Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-13
THE MEXICAN VETS
To Meet in General Convention TO-MOr-
row at NashYille-Departure of
the Memphis "B0ys."
Preparations for Their Reception ON a
Grand Seale-IndignantL Letter From
Pennsylvania Soldier.

The Memphis delegation Of Mexican
veterans, consisting of W. I. Beatty, VIM.
NJ. Hutton, James Bachman and Richard
d. Read, left last night for Nashville, to at
tend the reunion al that city.
They were very earnest in their endeavors
TO secure the attendance of Colonel Leon
Trousdale, who is on a visit to the city, but
business engagements prevented. He WIS
compelled to decline, which he did in note
full of gracefully expressed sentiment and
patriotic fervor.
REUNION OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF
THE MEXICAN WAR.
The Nashville Banner of yesterday SAYS
that the National Association of the Soldiers
and Sailors of the Mexican War will hold
their annual reunion in this city this week,
beginning next Wednesday. On that day at
9 o'clock the veterans will meet at head
quarters in Hicks's block, corner of the Pub
lie Square and College street, where they
will register their names in a book kept for
that purpose and receive their badges In
the afternoon the citizen members of the
Committee on Hospitalities will give infor-
nation and accompany visiting members to
all places of interest around the CITY from
headquarters at o'clock pm
On the second day the veterans will meet
at headquarters at 8 o'clock am, and form
in line and march in body to the House of
Representatives, where they will be received
by an address OF welcome by Colonel Thomas
Claiborne. The response will be made by
General Denver, president of the National
Association, after which the roll will be
called and the general business of the asso-
citation disposed of.
On the third day all unfinished business
of the National Association will be completed
in the House of Representatives, commenc-
ing at 8 o'clock am. At the close of the
business session the association will visit
Mrs. President Polk, at her residence on Vine
street.
The reunion will close with a grand BAN
quet on Friday night.
The Porter Rifles will give an exhibition
drill at the fair grounds on Friday, the last
day of the reunion. The Burns Tennessee
Light Artillery have also consented to give
an exhibition drill on that day. Other
amusements will be provided.
The veterans badge consists of buff silk
with gold bullion fringe at the top, Is printed
"l846-47-4S," and underneath is a represen-
tation of the Goddess of Liberty. Follow
ing this is "Tenth Reunion National Associ-
alton Mexican War Veterans, Nashville,
1882"
AN OLD "vET." SPEAKS HIS MIND.
From the Nashville american we learn
TIL Colonel Thomas Claiborne received the
following letter yesterday:
Colonel Claiborne:
DEAE sIR-The reunion of the Mexican veterans
is close at hand. Will you have the proceedings
published in the Nashville papers? If SO, send me
copies OF them. 1 belonged to the Second Penn
syfvania Volunteers The Second Tennessee and
the Second Pennsylvania charged together at the
battle of CerO GOrdO under General Pillow. When
the Second Tennessee's time was up they went
home, but were during the-war'' men, and
operated in the valley OF Mexico, OF course am
too poor to attend the reunion, but my heart is
wit the old boys There is no one against us
only a lot of old leather-heads in Congress, who
know that there is only few of US, and our votes
count nothing at elections. So when anything
comes up in our favor. old Hoar and his crowd are
ready with swill-tub full of bastard amend
ments. They stick up their noses and chuckle how
they fixed the grey-heads.
We don't want any tombstones for our dead, for
most OF the Mexican war veterans have gone to the
dust years ago. SO Hoar and his band of beauties
need not trouble themselves about the tombstone
expense. 1t must tickle the crowd of Mexican
veteran haters awfully to near of our old boys
dying in the poorhouse every day. Lord. how il
must make them chuckle. and millions of dollars
piled up in Washington lying idle, that come from
that country that our boys died for-but not one
cent for an old Mexican veteran.
ARCHIBALD MOONEY,
Company C, Second Pennsylvania Vol, NJ. W.