The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-11-15

We received the following interesting
Eletter from General WILpEs last week,
and, having his PERMISSION, we publish
lit to- LEI the old soldiers who attended
the Reunion on October 19 and 20, know
what opinion the General entertained of
it: $
AKRON, o. October %, 1881.
DEAR GENERAL: P,ease seui me
copy or two of your SPIRIT containing
an account of the Reunion. have not
yet seen one.
l want to thank you personally for
your kindness to all of US and particu-
larly to myself while in Woodsfeld.
The occasion was made very enjoya-
BILE and happy one to me. / tried to find
you in the evening after the Reunion but
unfortunately missed you every time |
called at your office. l never in my life
anywhere was treated so kindly or had
so much kindness or generous hospital
ity shown me. 1 would not have be-
lieved it had any one told me that such
reception from my old comrades of
the 116vh and your citizens, and the old
soldiers of other regiments who knew US
was in store for US. 1t must have been
very gratifying to all the old soldiers Of
Monroe County to witness the cordial
and grateful feeling existing still in the
hearts of the people for them. 1t was
"full pay and bounty to every old SOL
dier who lived to experience it.
Your people deserve more than pass
! ing thanks for their extraordinary re-
ception and patriotic welcome of their
old soldiers. They deserve, and they
shall have, the lasting remembrance and
gratitude of every soldier there present
You often remarked to me, as did
others, the want Of preparation by your
people for our Reunion, More prepa-
ration, more formality, might have de-
tracted from the pleasure of that occa-
sion. The absence of the very thing
you complained OF yourselves about only
helped to show the more distinctly and
prominently the overlooking kindness
and patriotism of your people. That
your welcome was entirely spontaneous
and vet so warm was the sweetest and
dearest feature in it to the hearts of the
old soldiers.
/ If you can do so nobly without prep.
aration it is pleasure to anticipate what
is in store for US next year as the result
of the grand preparations the notes Of
which were sounded the other day.
/ trust you to convey to your people
tthe heartfelt thanks of the l16th, and, il
they will permit it, our thanks to that
glorious old 7th w. Va. that derived so
much benefit and consolation from hav-
ing Chaplain. Let US all see to it that
our Reunion next year is made even
more memorable than the one just held,
and bear in mind that you will be wanted
there and every one else that was so
kind to US this time. Yours very truly,
THos. F WILDEs.
PSI have just received copy of
The SPIRIT. Thanks for your kind
mention and your publication of names
of those present belonging to the 10th
We will try to make next years Reunion
the biggest thing ever held by any coun-
ty in Ohio. The large number of SOL
diers sent out by Monroe County ought
to enable US, If we put our best efforts
into it, to make it a glorious time ]
will write you some time again after the
committees determine when to hold it.
All the old regiments ought to consult as
to time-especially yours, the SD, 25th,
92d, 7th W. Va. and 10th. Yours,
T. F. W.