The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-07-19

Our space - 30 Iutly occupied win other mat
ter that oaf account of tie Re-unioa Of Peryh
Brigade must ssoe.sarily BE hrisG We give
elsewhere The oalciAl record AZ de meelines Of
the Brigade Association, which win be found
exceedingly interesting, and Or which We ere
indebted 10 1F. d. c. Wilson, lie Secretary IL
the Association
On Wednesday small party e9 gentlemen. a
the invitation Of Major Conan. went down .
81. Marks % meet and weacone 0saesal Perry
and the Pensacola delegation, who were coming
By sea from Pensacola Tie party consisted Of
Receivers ConAnt and Hawkins, Col Alien, the
new General Manager Of the road, Judge West
cot al the Supreme Court, Governor Bloxham.
Mr.. Ad0lpA Eagies, Mr.. Shields, Dr. Troap
Maxwell and FLOR1DGAH renortef At St
Marks wharf We found the lArge and handsome
steam tug L L Simpson, 0f Pensacola, com-
manded BY Capt L b. Rnger4 with the follow
ing party On board: General e A Perry and
wife. Misses Genevieve and Nellie Perry, Mr. and
Mrs Z T. Hunt, Mi@ Annie Simpson, Master
Edward Perry, and Mr.. c. Z NoriDa, Of Jack.
sonville. jolly and entertaining specimen OF
the ex-Union soldier. who happening 10 be Ia
Pensacola and anxious To get home, accepted
Gen. Perry's invitation 10 make one Of the party.
These were quickly tranlerred to the train, which
arrived at Tallahassee about O'Clock III
On Thursday at 10 O'Clock the members Of
the Brigade, escorted by . detachment Of the
Governors Guards, preceded by Snider's Silver
Cornet Band, Whose services. by the way, had
been generously rendered without charge TO the
Committee of ArrangemenIs) marched in pro-
cession through the principal streets from the
Capitol Grounds to Cables Hall, where the ses-
siOns, of the Reunion were held. The hall was
rapidly occupied by The largest assemblage il had
ever held, and presented mOsi attractive and in
teresting appearance; the decorations, consisting
of evergreens, flowers, flags and portraits of Con-
Tolerate chieftains, having been under the espe-
cial charge of committee ot ladies, headed by
Mrs c. A. Bryan. The old, tattered, battle
flags OF the 2d. 9Th aud 9Th regiments of the
Brigade, ere censpieueasly displayed over-t the
stage. appropriately supported on one side by the
nationAl flag. and on the oaher By the beaufiful
State dag Of FLORIDA Isis
General Perry, - Presidentof The Association,
called the assemblzge 10 order. aad introduced
Rev DIT. Garter, Of St Johns Episcopal Church,
who offered prayer. 80 sftas
The stage was occupied by the officers Of the
Association and, 10y special invitation,) the Gov
ernor and members of his Cabinet Judges of
the State Supreme and Circuit Courts the act
ing Mayor. Mr. Julius Ball, and members of the
City Council, and members OF the press Mr..
e. IL Allen, the General Manager OF the Railroad,
Judge Fleming, Of Georgia, U. s Senator Call.
and all ex Federal soldiers present. and others,
were also especially and warmly invited to seats
on the stage.
Mr.. F. r. Myers delivered a most eloquent
and admir- able address of welcome. which viii
be found entire in the official record in another
column. General Perry responded in few
brief remarks, spoken 81 feelingiy as to bring
tears 10 many an eye unused to weep, and awak-
ing mem0ries Of oGhsr days and scenes, which
had been for many long yeAEs not dead bat
sleeping" IL is . matter 0f siacere regret that
we are unAble To Gise his 2ddfess in inll as well
as the others who followed him. % full are they
Of pasriDtic and geaerOus sentiments, and affect
ing and eloquent passages. His reference 70 the
great object OF the AssOciatioQ-Lo erect q State
monument 10 the memory Of Florida soldiers
who died in the wAr-was . powerful appeal u
his hearers. and b. the whole people Of the State,
10 remember thai while Leon county had already
ereciel a county monument, as other counties
would doubtless do, yet there were cnunties
whose citizens could not a1ord to and he urged
that the erection Of q State monument was .
work in which all should therefore join. Escamr
bia bad been asked for - 90 6~ tan porpase
and had given $4,000, and promised more II il
were needed. Other counties had given freely,
and he hoped not one would be found out OF the
ranks. Ex-Federal soldiers had given generously
to this fund, and the Southern people should he
ashamed 70 do less thAa they. Hex-Ooafederate
soldiers in OHIO OF Massachusetts, had the OppOr-
tunity they would do - these had done He
gave thanks, in glowing terms, 10 behalf OF the
membess oT The Brigade. FOR the hospitality and
welcome Ehev had received
Mr.. r. C. Long presented % the President
beautiful and elaborate bouquet Of the flowers
Tallahassee is famous fos, as the gin Of one nf
the airest and most patriotic ladies OF the city,
which W Is received by General Perry in a few
wellchOsen words Of thanks
GovernoV BloxhAm, being loudly called EDr,
made one OF those brief and sparkling little
speeches, 80 Characteristic Of him.
Judge Fleming Of BAinbridge. was called for
and resp1ndedi In glowing tribute tothe bravery
Of the Flnrida Troops with whOa he had been
thrown ID contact during the war.
Attorney Geaeral RAAey responded 10 the fire.
quent calls OF his nAMBa Do one Of the nealest Of
the ma ny neat and Appropriate speeches be is in
the ha bit Of making.
Mr.. E <. Foster, Superintendent a Public In
struction. an ex -Fedesai oaSes, came onward as
his name wa called, aad spoke hrieAy a. the
hearty god feeling prevailing thro1ghnat the
South, a well q The North, between the ex-
soldiers 81 the war on both Sides, nuewikhstand-
ing all the efBsrts AZ partisan psess To create
q different impression. He instanced bis own
experience Of sixteen yean in the South. and
averred that throughout al thai time me bad
never met with nnkIad words q eeafAalt fhnm
any ooe He stnod. - the Confederate sol
diers sibOd. In sentiment, Is upnn this sta4se.
between the two aAgs-h0n0ring one and revef-
ing the bsAer. - kA4 = 49, = ~
Chief Justice Randall was loudly called
for His few remarks were GaIl Il good
feeling and patriotism. BE aid that he bad
visited many n the Capitals of he Nosthefn
cities and had sesa many old, iaiierei bAfil p
aags Of the Uninu troops hanging there. and hsd
heard many speeches made under them By Uniea
soldiet END - kad snee Nc 81 hall lwtlle
GeaeFat Perry vas speaking. Via eiassA eyts.
he exmh have enailv mistaken M areeeh ID