New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
pankine is being ripped of and 1t is possiois tnat
she NAV be put out OF commission.
THE RECENT DISPLAY or REBEL FLAGS.
UNION VETERANS CONFIRMING THE TR1BUNE's

UNION VETERANS CONFIRMING THE TRIBUNE
REPORT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN RICHMOND
PHILADELPHIA Oct 13 (speciaD.-W. H. Brady, OF the
PHILADELPHIA Brigade, has received the following III
reference to the rebel flag episode In Richmond va
nj the visit Of the Phladepans In that city last wec
and in substanation of the dispatch In The Tribune
as TO the display OF rebel flags Robert s. BROWNING,
leading manufactures OF frankfort, who accompanied
the brigade says: Every word The Tribune printed
bopt the carving of rebel flags by the Confederaes
In Richmond was true and the facts we're not strongly
enough presented
Sylvester Byrne, member OF The p'gaoe coh'
nected with the Central News OF this Guy, says :
aThey certainly did carry rebel flags and In con-
sequence Of this, / took the American nag borrowed
from the Veteran Legion OF Philadelphia IRON inc me
The Portsmouth delegation carried one oil their ola
rebel flags which considered insult TO the Stars
and Stripes There were exactly ten rebel hags on
the stand in Hollywood Cemetery from which Major
r. Taylor Scott delivered an address, almost every
word of which was of a seditious character DEFY
any to deny the statement
Isaac Tbbins a resident OF Franlford, who
captured stand of rebel colors at Gettysburg, says
al was dumfounded when the rebel flags brought
into line. II was a National insult and left the
ranks. General Sherman can rest assured that all
The Tribune said the subject strictly true, and
the facts were even worse than reported"
Charles Franks says: 81 expected all we got
These people not reconstructed and their rebel
flags carried"
william II. Cunnnton, Philadelphia correspondent,
who accompanied the brigade, says: The reception
TO the PhIladephlans from beginning stale and
fat. The ex- Confederatcs all wore badges bearing
rebel cmblems and Lee Camp and the
Portsmouth delegations undoubtedly carried rebel
flags 1t was wonder to me that
the Phlladelphians did not leave Richmond at once
In plain words, the rebels behaved shamefully. and
they are, II possible now than when they were
In actual war, trying to destroy the country which
they control now"
Charles Lawrence, expesldent of the Common
Council, a guest of the brigade at Richmond says
%" think 1t is the duty Of the members OF the brigade
to speak out In their behalf against the Insult
offered them by the Haunting of rebel flags In their
faces The address of welcome OF Mayor Ellyson
in decidedly bad taste, and echoed the old rebel
sentiment Of Y0u have whipped me, but am not dead
YET | consider Major scott's speech abominable.
am astounded and mortified 10 hear such sentiments
at this late day. The Tribune dispatch about the rebel
flags was true and cannot be contradctcd'
"The Manchester, Va. Leader" in referring to the
rebel flags says: 1T Is all folly this foong with
Yankees In reunions Let them have as much nag
as they want. Let them abuse the South as much
as they wish. Let stay at home and behave our
selves, observe and respect the laws, and when we
want to have talk and good time. even II 1t is
about the war; let US have It among ourselves. The
Phadelphians who came to Richmond upon the invita-
ton of Picketts men, TO be present at the unwilling
Of monument to Pickett and his division, were afraid
Of an old Confederate flag and refused to march In the
procession until they furnished a United States
flag The men of Poketts division, the people OF
Virginia in fact, will to-day defend the colors OF
the Union Just as quick the foolishly sensitive
phladelphans, who are ignorant Of the rules
that should always govern guests, especially
when such open-hearted hospitality Is extended as
was done In this case. They knew that the occasion
was commemorative Of the cause of the Confederacy
when they accepted the invitation TO come here Ii
they failed Of respect for that cause and us repre-
sentatives they should have declined the invitation
and thereby saved themselves from painful exhl-
btion of lack of good breeding by behaving as they
did It is therefore, best to let these people alone:
They are not made of heroic material That Is lac,
settled twenty five years ago. III Is stun anu hoi
sense to try and make heroes out OF mem now
The Press has received The following from P1tts,
burg: "Grand Army men hcreabouts 40 not leeel
kindly toward the Richmond exContederates for
the insult put upon the Philadelphia Brigade week
ago. .. Cou,
Major Samuel Harper, Past Department Com
mander of Pennsyly ania, Grand Army OF me lle-
public in speaking of the matter to-day, SAID
do not think any good can come rom inc LoeniV th
OF the Union and ex-COnfeerate soldiers unless 'he
latter abandon the old spirit of rebellion when 50
often the, permit TO betray them. j am Tor peace,
but | cannot forget that there Is only one uas loi
Americans II 60 10 reunion ana am Conirgn ~, ~
by a traitOrous flag and hear boasts OF whad ueedS
az sInerOr bravery traitors have done, am Onenueu
and 40 is any other Union soldier. A. gfeai muni-
Der of these blue and gray reunions there are IeMs
Nm gray who indscreely, by word ana actlop, eINo
the old comrades of the Union army the most Migrant
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