Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-07-30

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casion of great interest, and drew out an
assemblage of between fifteen hundred
and two thousand people. The post took
$50 members, handsomely uniformed,
headed by the Carlisle Brass Band Of
twenty pieces. The post was commanded
by Capt. w. Z. Miller, and the excursion
| lists accompanying numbered $50, princi-
pally from Carlisle, MELVILLE, Shippens-
| burg and Chambersburg. The train ar
rived at 10 80 a. NJ. The excursionists
! INDUCED in war expressions over the
splendid scenery of the Luray valley, as
well as the rich farming section between
Front Royal and the Potomac river. An
| other train quickly followed, bringing
! several hundred eXcursionists from Hal
| gerstown and intermediate points. On ar
! irving at Luray the post and excursionists
| assembled in front OF the huge restaurant
where an address of welcome on behalf of
| the corporation authorities was delivered
by DR.. II j. Smoot, mayor.
This was followed by an address of well
| come on the part of the eX-Confederates
| by Capt. Andrew Broaddus, who said in
! substance: Thanks to the ruling of the
| God of battles, we meet today in peace.
We who wore the gray are here to greet
YOU who wore the blue with cordial well
come, anu tOgtlucl w III grave VI
oblivion whatever remembrances of our
! intcruecine war that may yet linger in any
| mind: and rs we commingle here in glad
reunion We may well believe that the
spirits of our fallen braves, who offered up
! their lives on the altar of principle and
| devotion to what each thought was right,
are raising a more joyous shout of praise
to Him who rules the nations that peace
mud goodwill N
this the proudest, the grandest and the
most promising land of earth. Shall we,
my fellow-soldiers, who, saved from the
dangers of 4 hundred battles, still live to
bask in The growing glory of one common
country, and who with just reason are
proud TO be known as American citizens;
shall we. after so many years OF peace 1T
home anc peace With the world, bear
aught of hatred taught ofrevenge or aught
of feeling, the one for the other, that is
not born of common brotherhood and
common nationality: Let us forget
the war, its battles, its hardships, its raw
ares; and in the new era that has dawned
upon our common country, an era OF pros
perity and of glory such as never before
has been accorded to any land of earth,
remember the language of the inscription
upon this arch, In union there is strength
and that if we would preserve the exalted
place we have won in the galaxy OF ma
lions, we must cultivate and preserve the
feeling of amity and kindlness that calls
us here today. Soldiers of the Union army,
and YOU who followed the fortunes of
Stonewall Jackson and of Lee, you did
your duty, animated by the common i'm
pulse of right; you grounded your arms
ONLY when after the scenes of Appomatto1
| the tocsiD no longer sounded the notes of
conflict, and now, when the smoke of bat
tie has long years been dissipated and the
sun Of peace shines again upon our land,
let us be equally true to the demands of
peace.
Today rs we mingle together let there be
given free expression to the kind feeling
which we know pcrvades each heart, and
may we not hope, yea, we do hope, we
will hope that the iron bands which to
our mutual benefit bind the beautiful val
leys OF the Cumberland and Susquehanna
to the equally lovely valley of the Shen
andoah, shall not be more enduring than
the bonds of amity and brotherly feelings
which shall knit the hearts of these who
people them, and that from this meeting
! together of the representatives of the
| once hostile sections there may go forth
| all influence that will permcate the North
and South; IN influence for good strong
| enough to resist and defy the efforts of
partisan leaders, who, TO promote party
ends or selfish interests, would fain keep
down the cry for peace that comes from
| every section.
Members of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, we welcome YOU and your wives
and daughters who come with you to the
| poor hospitality which we are able to- OK
| tend, and assure you that, however made
| quate have been our means TO receive you
and to make your visit among us pleas
| ant one, it vet is offered with q hearty
goodwill, and we trust to convince you
| during the short hours of social inter-
course that had we ut command facilities
equal TO our desire, you should leave Lu-
| ray and the Page valley with no cause to
complain of your reception by the cx-
| Confederate soldiers of this county. We
trust that your brief stay among us may
be pleasant. and that you may bear with
you when you leave US pleasing remem-
ORANGES of the day, and leave behind you
those whom in after years you may know
and recognize as friends again. We well
| come you to our valley"
At the conclusion of Capt. Broadus's ell
oquent remarks, Gen. Henderson. of Car
Isle, Judge of the Dauphin and Lebanon
law circuit, responded in an impromptu
speech, in which he acknowledged the
handsome demonstration made, and pre-
dicted that good would result from this
reunion of the boys who had worn the
blue and the gray. These remarks, like
those of the preceding speakers, were
loudly applaudcd.
Among the prominent persons with the
PENNSYLVANIA cXcursiOnistS were Cap. j.
~ Ia, l,,r fol ,,i.
in Caldwell Post, Judge Henderson,
Capt. w. Z. Miller, d. X. Wagner, cdi-
tor of the Carlisle News, and &. \ Garner,
editor of the Carlisle Volunteer.
AS soon as the spcechmalling was con-
Guided, the post was served with an ell
egant lunch, in which hundreds partici-
pated, and conveyanCes were then taken
to the cayernS, where several hours were
spent in examining the wonders. More
than one thousand persons visited the
caves which were handsomely lighted up.
After this the crowd returned TO town,
and there was profuse libcrality displayed
by citizens in entertaining the visitors,
the formality of an introduction being dis
penSed with.
At5p.M. the train bearing the post left
amid the cheers of two thousand people
and music from the band, and other trains
quickly left, going North and South, leav-
ing the town by nightfall as quiet as
usual.
The railroad arrangements were perfect
and the day passed without any accident
to mar the pleasure of the occasion. But
for the heavy rain the attendance of the
country people would have been much
larger.
E@y SHEPHERD CoLLEGE.-ln answer
to several inquiries we are authorized to
saw that this Institution will begin its