The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-05-17
MEMORIAL DAY.
1T WAS OBSERVED INA BECOM.
ING AND FITTING MANNER
Ex-GOv. Scales, Gen. Cox, Mai. Bing.
ham, Gen. Cullen A. Battle and E.. W
P0u, Jr., Esq, were the Orators.

ham, Gen. Cullen A. Battle and e. "
Pou. Jr., Esq, were the Orators.
See how the flowers hang their heads ant
droop and wither. Because the memory O
| those who lie below passes away so soon
At first they tend them morning, noon ant
night; they soon begin to come less fire
quently. from once a day to once a week
rom rom once a week to once month; then, a
long and uncertain intervals; then, not a,
au.-lCharles Dickens.
May it never be thus written of the
friends and relatives of the Con
federate heroes who gave their lives fol
the Lost Cause! Let the Southern people
never have this reproach! We do not be
lieve that the South will forget its love fol
its dead or fail to decorate their graves
with flowers. Last Friday in many towns
IN the State the heroic deeds of the sol
diers were recounted and their graves
strewn with flowers.
In Raleigh it was an occasion Of more
than ordinary interest There were more
people froM a distance present than usual.
The Durham Light Infantry came down
as the guest of the Governors Guards.
The Raleigh Cornet Band discoursed the
best music we have ever heard it make.
The Raleigh Hook and Ladder Company
was out on dress parade. Metropolitan
Hall was beautifully DECORATED. An oil
painting of Gen. IaettiRrew rested on an
easel In fnsl view of the large audience
The band played, Rev DIR. Skinner offered
prayer, and then Chief Marshal A. B..
Stronach introduced ex-Gov. Scales, the
orator of the occasion.
Ex-GOv. SCALES ADDRESS.
The Memorial Association was happy in
the selection OF Ex-GOv. SCALES as the
orator upon the theme of GENERAL PETIT
l. Il.
himself and he was most competent to
give full and able vindioation of GEN.
PETTIGnEw and this ho did in the most
convincing, logical, and lawyer-like way
1t was q masterly argument thoroughly
unanswerable, and our ex Governor did q
good service to the South in presenting a
true statement of the matter The charge
made by SWINTON and other historians is,
in brief, this: That on the third day at
Gettysburg GEN. PErTIGREw'S brigade in
which the soldiers were ''compaI atively
green were "panic stricken and hastily
fled at the sight Of the army of the Poto-
mac. These are tho men that deserted
Pickett and loft him alone.n That is the
charge which Gov. SCALES pronounced
"utterly false" and ''slanderous.
To answer this slander the Governor
gave the evidence of the great ROBERT E.
LEE who gave praise to PETrIGREw;of GEN
LONGsTREET, who commanded; of Judge
(then CaptainA Jos. J. DAVIS who partici-
pated in the fight and who says: "The
advantage was all on the side on the Con-
federacy and ! aver that this was partly
if not chiefly due to PETTIGREw's brigade"
of Mr.. Jos. BACHELOR who made a thor
ough examination of the field and report
ed that he found dead North Carolina sol
ders as far in the front rank as those
from any other State; and he also gave
the testimony Of many other we'll known
and reliable witnesses. Resides this evi-
dence the Governor showed by the facts and
figures that PETfIGREw'S brigade lost more
than Pickett'a 'a-that they were not green
men but we'll drilled and brave soldiers
that they stood the terrible fire on the Third
waiter having been in the previous fights
as long as mortal man could stand it
that they did not retreat until after Pick
EFT had retreated-and that the false state
ments had originated with ignorant, care
less or malicious war reporters who falsely
stated the facts. We regret that we have
not space for the full argument. The
''The following is the loss in killed of the
Southern States:
North Carolina, 1882
Virginia, 5,329
South Carolina, 9,187
Georgia, 1858
Mississippi, 5,sO7
ING, OTHERS DID THE MOST TALKING AND
MADE THE MOST NOISE, AND | FEAR ALSO
THEY MADE MORE HISTORY"
The Ex-Governor then paid a handsome
tribute to the North Carolina troops at
Gettysburg and said that mo amount of
falsehood, SANDER and injustice from
whOmsOever it comes, can blot the record
out" He then alluded to Pickett, saying:
"God forbid that ] should attempt to do
any injustice to the noble old Common
wealth of Virginia, our sister State from
the days of the Revolution to the present
time. She has been mentioned in history
as the mother of Presidents, heroes, States
and statesmen. l would not detract a
laurel from her brow. There is glory
enough carved out by bloody hands from
all the States to give each one his full
share. l have nothing to say except in
terms of praise of the noble Pickett and
his gallant division but l ask, and want
Justice for North Carolina"
The Governor concluded his address by
saying that full history of North Caro-
lima in the war ought to be written and il
Col. W. L. SAUNDERS health would per
NIT he is the man to do it.
AT GOLDSBORO.
Maj Bobt. Bingham was the orator
The Argus says:
The address of Maj. Robt. Bingham wa.
as interesting and original as it is posi-
BILE to conceive. He took as his subjec
the Confederate Private Soldier" anC
for one hour he recounted many thrilling
incidents that came under his own ob
servation in camp and battle life of th'
| patience and fortitude, the suffering-fo
they DID suffer, and heroic death of tn
''boys in Gray; not forgetting to inter
sperse his address with some of the humer
Gus incidents, too, of the field and CAM
| and march.
ATT FAYETTEVILLE
The Fayetteville correspondent of tn
Lumbertou Robesonian writing of tn
celebration says:
The memorial services last Friday wer
extremely interesting. At least 200
strangers were here. The military com
panies from Bennettsville, S. c., Maxto
and Lumber Bridge came up on a specia
train and took part in the exercises, an
the Hope Mills band furnished the music
The military presented fine appearance
and their soldierly demeanor and gentle
manly bearing deserves the thanks of ou
people. Their kindness too is appreciated
Hon. E. W. Pou, of Smithfield delivere
the address, which was a good one, RI
plete with beautiful thoughts and sent
ments The services took place at th
cemetery. The stores all closed and
number of buildings were draped in mourn