Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-15
coNFEpERATES KNOW ROSSER.
THEY TALK HIM OVER AT A MEET
ING IN BEHALF OF THE CON
FEDERATE HOME.
prom The New York Sun.

From the New lOik quiz
The New York Citizens commit
tee to aid the National Confederate
Soldiers' Home at Austin, Texas,
met again at the Fifth Avenue 10.
tel last night. Letters were read
from Carl Schurz, General Roger
A. Pryor and General Sherman. 1t
was moved that subscription lists
be placed in proper hands, and
General Jardine moved that the
newspapers of this city be asked to
take hold of the matter, receive
contributions and print LETS OF con-
tributors, as many who could not
afford to give large sums could be
reached and would give in that way.
He also suggested urgent appeals
TO the churches and theaters.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree expressed
disapprobatiOn of the remarks
which general ROsser made con.
corning General w. T. Sherman on
Friday night at confederate sol
diers' banquet in b Baltimore. Major
Stewart spoke sarcastically about
ROsser's remark that southern
gentlemen was good to whip yam.
kee any day. Major Stewart said
he had good reason to doubt the
truth OF the assertion, and didn't
think ROsser ever had much reason
to know whether a confederate
could whip yankee or not. Sec
rotary Downing mentioned that he
happened TO know that Rosser was
taken prisoner by a single union
soldier during the war. There were
some men in the south who were
more wind than fight, and dis
PLAYED themselves on every occa-
sion. The wine, he said, was prob
ably bad, or he had too much OF 1t.
Colonel Matthew Clark, OF Vir-
glnia, who Is a member of the socl'
ETY. of the army and navy OF the
confederate states in the south,
which gave the banquet, said that
had he been there he would have
denounced the language OF ROsser,
and he did not doubt that the 800
ex.cOnfederates there assembled
hung their heads with shame as
their guest uttered such sentiments.
Manager Sanger, of the Broadway
theater, offered the use OF that
house to the committee.
Major Stewart said that be had
very much wanted an invitation to
be present at the Southern society
banquet, and had asked for one, as
representing the cause Ofthe home,
but had not received 1t, and that
since he had been in the north he
had more union soldiers extend the
hand of fellowship and help him
than he bad cOnfederates. lie also
SAID that il the southern society
could get along without him that
he was mighty certain he could
get along without them, and he
didn't care who knew it. The fol-
loving appeal was issued:
To tue Public: For over TWO
years the John B. Hood camp, con-
federste veterans, of Austin, Texas,
with the help of the citizens of
that state, have maintained a home
10 that city for the destitute and
disabled veterans Of the "lOst
cause" The home consists of an
old frame house and tent with
sixteen acres of land.
The people of Texas have con-
tributed over $4,000 to buy and
maintain the home and are still
contributing. The need is great.
Many. applications for admission
are on file, bat cannot be consld-
cred, as the home is full. Money
is needed to erect buildings aud to
provide means to care for the old
cripples who are obliged to seek
shelter there. The camp now calls
on the north for assistance.
That Doble body OF veterans, the
John A. Andrew, post 10, q. a. Il.
of Boston, first responded by call
Ing on the people of that city for
funds to help their late adverssrles
bat now friends and fellow citizens,
in the performance of sacred duty
in caring tor their destitute and
disabled comrades. Boston re-
sponded literally. Her noble
women have organized a perma-
nent society and are at work max
ing bedding and clothing and rails
ing money for these poor old GRIP
pies of the dead cOntederacy.
New York, ever foremost in
works of patriotism and charity,
must do her share.
We call upon our patriotic men
and noble women for aid, confident
that the response will be such that
it will swell the wave of patriotism
nov sweeping over the land that
shall make tbls a union OF hearts
as of states.
General Grant said, just before
his death 81 feel that we are on
the eve OF a new era when there IS
to be great harmony between the
federaI and cOnfederate,n
General Sherman said but a few
days ago: "Any means that will
relieve the wants of the cOnieder.
bite soldier made prematurely old
BY the yicisstudes of a war he
could not prevent meets my sym
oathy, aud | wish you success"
General Franz Sigel says: 81 a IN
sincerely in accordance with such
steps as may be taken for the main
teuance of the National Conteder-
ate Soldiers home, and will do my
part toward it"
Contributions may he sent to
Hon. Chauncey VI. Depew, Grand
Central depot, New York.
Cast Thy bread upon the waters,
for thou shalt hnd it after many
days.
HENRY A. BARNUM, chairman; CHAUN-
CY NJ. DEPEw, treasurer; OLIVER
DOWNING, secretary; EDWARD JAR
DINE, VI. Il. MCMAHON, ROGER A.
PRYOR, JOHN A. COCKERILL,
CHARLES A. DANA, JOAN Z. PAX
TON, VIM. MCENTEE, j. ARMoY
KNOX, J. c. CALHOUN, PETER u.
BOEHM, HUGH j. GRANT, JOHN ii.
INMAN, THEODORE FIELDsTEIN, j.
A. DECOsTA, s. CALHOUN SMITH,
b. LORINE, A. NJ. DAVIES, JOHN
w. JACOBUs, EUGENE l.. LEVY, +.
w. BAYLOR. WALTER l.. MCCORKLE,
MATTHEW CLARK, GEORGE l.. Kill
MER, j. ARMSTRONG. FRED ID.
GRANT, FREDERICK $. GIBBS, III. &.
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