Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-22
UNITED WE STAND.
THE VISITING VETERANS.


iicw They spent the Dss Yesterday aud
They wm DO ro.Day-Spocches Last
N,eht
Notwithstanding the fatigue Of the
previous day and the ugly nature Of the
weather. the Union veterans walked up
Yesterday morning and were out bright
and early sightseeing. They went out
to the city almShouSe, an institution
presided over by Major Charles p. Big
ger. and they came away, as almost
every body else does, declaring It one of
The bestkept places Of the Kind that
ihev had ever seen. Major Bigger
lunched the party; aud when this was
finished the visitors set out for the SOL
dieIs Home, on Grove avenue. Here
collation. was spread and very much
enio,cd and when this was over he
Seward Post men. in charge Of friends. .
srent the balance Of tnc day in quietly
seeing The main places Of historic III
tCresl about the city.
At night he Veterans assembled at
Sanger Hall 10 enjoy a Gispcnsa'lon OF
bhablcs At the hands Of MIR. Charles J..
Sicerl. The garden was the place to
which the Veterans were introduced,
and. despite TIC chilly nature Of the
weather. every thing went ofpleaSarily.
Cereal John X. Cooke, commander
Of X. T.. lee Camp, No. Confederate
Veterans. introduced a. the first speak
or Colonel Thoras j. Evans, who came
forward and said
Iclov-Ciulens anu Fellow Soldiers. 80
These meetings az fellow fi1cu~ nom dif-
fertIt sections 81 our common country.
whose lnnis Of life and thOuRht ufe 50
similar. WHO sptsk The grand cd English
isnGUnre. who worship tho same God
these exchanges 81 co ricsics Hni hosp
taltics SIZE pleasant 900 themselves 10 those
Who participate lu them ani ere pro table
10 oar Who.c courirN profitable IA mis-
that thcy tend iu TO small degree 10 make
friends al those who wrt, recently foes. and
make the people q different States better
aCCua ntcd Nith each OiHcr and more AT
tHrhtd Goo each other.
These New Yorksrs Viii 20 back home
and ten tnelr ne IFhhpi. fuNt ON tueiT visit
go Nirriula. on the eve az AN excited cleo.
ton they saw uO white nAn Win fpur.e.
barrel shot guns or psfo.s az Dow.e knives.
and saw 40 color'd men hiding ana shrink
ing from the uurccOnsiru"icd rebels.
We can fCll our FrOp.e hero VINO have not
IGd fhp pleasure of meeting our friends
nom Now Nolk nat "e nave not found one
Of them waving q bloody shirt. Indeed NOS
one Of them brought any sucn garment
Weare American cii.zcus- proud OF our
past history. mot ashamed ri cur present
pros Ier q. and hopeful ~ oui future glory.
Ietany ciiizcu" II the tuiicd states travel
over our country nd hc VA como back
home proud OF las country proud OF his
people
lie was followed by Mr.. William
Sccrs, a member If Seward Post and a
resident Of Syracuse.
he commenced Dos ,ny ing: "Geutiemon
friends comrades. and brothers. and
launching out. compiimcuted ColOne
Ivnls s. speecE M nigh terms. lie saii men
who 20 abroad we're very APT 90 come home
disappointed. ana iu candid terms confess
td hat be had hrsu made q d -aplOnted
man lu his WISH Go Richmond. re mad
found That he dld Hot know tulng about
the south ana Tile iet.ng mat prevailed
here
lie lad heard 81 virginia hospitality. bat
De found u Ten tnouSand times better than
he had ever dreamed of. Inc welcome he
lad received on tnr Capitol square al the
hands ol the Na, or and tine Governor mad
soff.lcd hI~ heart nud thst Ofc every man loo
stewart Post 40 81. Grand Army Of the
Il n,ci more. nv friends than can ex-
press. $50 AaNf seen Things lhni nave
'.' ,'.,..i. Nil s.t n'. ,,r-nh'. m mes
uous ana wll tell Them thatlhave peen
ipon'r" i"n d,c,i NV If S.faI so'
never tloueat thai there eas "a leop.e any;
T" ' '", ,oD'p -, .n. "y 5er. ar '' NO
bloody shirts of chesns hore;. a, dlf-etS
n.o H. ', ls'e D'' tr men, '''' mon"
e so.d Mhcn Dec 's.G AVA AVA h.ssg i NE ,9 40
Voiced he sentiment Of seward Post. OF
Autumn ~ ms g.'eianGe ana t ~, mo, ,. ony
y, fi BON IN. TIE Nof,n and 1ne S6u,h.
In eoneuson mr. seeis s ,.. ia, ,,., l9eir
fcen Srep'y aarc,ue ~Tne.e brave mon
said he. whaie'.i may n.nce. "i DO be
,h her imping urou crr,,acs and leaning
upon canes crpp.,i ona i"a .'. in Wa w'r.
Want .' 10 ,aix PLAINLY and I'm SO. .aa, these