The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-10


1.-THE sanction and cooperation Of brave
men OF the Federal army from It's great ex-
commander, whose fame fills oil continents
down TO the bumblest private. who, him
sell MANNED and poor, " ieauy 70 con-
tribute to this cause from INC slhiii pension
paid by the Federal GoSeIhu'ent. And 1t
blessings which have resulted from
our great conflict, when are common
to all Is the courage ana the discipline
OF the soldier; citizenship chiValry, and
martial spirit; love ana glory and
appreciation OF the honorable, truth
fth, and intrepid character; scorn OF mean
ness and baseness aud cow@uice; courage
to strike drawer blow for right than any
power dare strike for wrong; the as
sured greatness and beneticence Of
our common country, South and
North, rs one great army, marching
20 r common cause and under common
flag, the emblem Of Union one and inSep-
arabic.
The next speaker was General p. A.
Sheridan. who made the humorous speech
Of the evening. He said he believed In
fighting at the proper time, and only
then. he thought that II we could re-
member something Of the South beside
the war, it would be pretty good
thing. There were innumerable heroic
and noble things about the South that
could easily be recalled. He continued
~ sometimes think 1t well to remember
that when war is over It Is done. We
sent out brigades, divisions, and regi-
ments rs fast as we could, and the
South did the same thing az well as
they could [aughterl, and thank God
they didn't keep IL up much longer.
[Laughter.l / know / had enough OF IL
several times. [Laughter.] We fought and
they fit; we won, and they didn't, and IL
is mighty mean man who will remind
them OF It, except under some such cir
cumstances as these" [LaughterI Gen
eral Sheridan hoped the good work would
90 on, and promised to help it with his
purse and in every other way he could.
General Floyd King, OF Louisiana, said
that the South was ready to-day TO do its
share OF protecting the United states
equally with the men Of New York city.
Judge Albion Tourgee was next intro
duced. He said he did moi believe IN all
the stories told by old soldiers, for II he
did he would have to think each one OF
them had killed more men than Samson,
and probably with the same weapon. He
did believe it was the duty Of the well-to-
do TO hold out the hand Of sympathy to the
disabled soldier Of the South; not from
gush or ostentatious charity, but out OF
respect for their manhood. Because they
need 1t, give it.
Corporal Tanner asked the assistance OF
every person present, saying that they
could send such contributions as they
could afford TO General Gordon at No. So |
Liberty street. The Corporal also told how
he had sold 1890 worth OF tickets for an
to be given for the same OBJ
iect in brooklyn.
Colonel O'Beirne read a'dispatch from C.
II. Jones & Co., Of Florida, which stated
that that State had subscribed $1,000 to the
fund.
On the platform during the meeting sat
Judge Thomas j. Mackey, OF South Caro-
ina; Major d. II. Llewellyn. OF Kentucky ;
Captain John O'Sbea, United States navy
Bartlett S. Johnston, w. J. Splain, Of Bos-
-On; James Swami, Of the First Tennessee
cavalry: Lieutenant Henry A. Kraus,
United States army, and many members OF
he Grand Army OF the Republic and sol
liers OF the ex-Confederate army.