Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
Silly SANDER.

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In frank and manly letter from an Off
Ger. who is personally stranger to the
editor, but is Individually a soldier, Capt.
c. A. Sinclair, of the Branch Guards, st.
Louis, the following paragraph occurs:
eve are now drilling three nights per
week for your drill; and, should nothing
happen, you may count on 3 first-class
team from st. Louis, as we well know the
standing of the companies that are talk
ing of entering.
"This will be our first trip South; and
we have had quite number TO try and
discourage us by saying: No Northern
company can win a first place in the
South
"But we are not prejudiced, and reply:
when you send better team than the
Mobiles, Chiefs, Crescente and HOustOns,
/ you may expect 10 VIM
''lt is our intention to try and do this.
/ Whether we do or not, remains tObe seen;
/ so please keep Us posted, and greatly
oblige tho Branch Guards"
! Capt. Sinclair writes like the soldier the
/ Mobile boys know him to be and st. Louis
/ can wen trust her colOrs In such hands.
/ But in refutation OF the silly Islander
/ (Which seems in no way to have infiuenc-
/ ed him or his men), we need add no words
1 The spirit that prompts such attempt to
/ Introduce sectional prejudice intO truly
national movement for fraternity between
! all men OF eli sections is small enough to
/ be smothered by the contempt which it
I must engender. The Corresponding Sec
retary's reply to the Branch Guards sim
/ ply said:
RE arding the absurd and slanderous
! attempt to prevent your coming, by state
ment that no Northern company can get
] Urcf pTiVA In flA South = ! LIZ mood rn
mind you that United s ates army officers
make both the programme and the decis-
! lOna upon its execution by all companies
/ Your libelous friends would scarcely
accuse those gentlemen Of such wrong
/ doing as their feeble spite suggested.
/ "Your reply as the true and proper
one, and you may rest perfectly content
1 that the place you deserve is the place
! you will get. Faithfully yours,
4. c. DELEON,
Cor. Sec'y Board Managers.
In this connection we may, once for all,
/ refer these harmiessly dirty suggestions
/ to q drum-heGd court-maFtial, composed
/ Of average manhood ana sdidierly inter
est, with common sense as judge advO-
/ cate. And-Were additional evidence
needful. to convict promptly the mean
inYentor--an extract may be ADDED from
a letter written on Feb. 8. to another true
/ splutef OF INC N0riU, N&pb. - D. Nuktlk,
! indianapolis Light Artillery:
'RagarJing She strange idea you have
heard mat Northern companies can not
get justice so far South') l am heartily
glad that you were toe goo3 a Democrat
as wen as too true soldier and 3 citi-
zer--tO believe anything Of TIE kind
/ 81 assure YoH personally and officially
that any sueA charge is equ9lly uufOund-
ed rs absurd. the whole intent and pur-
pose Of OgF drillis Interstate fellowship,
and we are not weak enough to suppos
that this great and good ens could he &C
coinphsAad save by perfect impsFti94ity,
true, soldieIly iustcp, and 'hieA erected
thought, seated ia the heart 81 courtesy
"You and your bTothers-iu-srms can
come without fear, as rome will receive
! favor.
''Come, try our climate and our oysters,
and trust faithfully our impartiality.
/ Faithfully yours, =. G DEDBON,
Cor. Sec'y Board Of Mana gers"