The Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1876-1890, 1890-05-16

ana y. ~. brinlth came forward Ano
transferred their membership from
other clubs 10 the Port Gibson club.
Chairman Fulkcrson explained the
object Of the meeting 10 be the reor'
ganization Of the club for the coming
campaign, the election OF new officers
and also the election oftwo members oi
the county executive committee.
On ballot, Chas. "A. Gordon was
elected president, the vote being alter
wards made unanimous. G. A. French
was chosen vice president and II. q.
Moungcr was reelected secretary. A.
X. Jones and w. w. Moore, Mr. Cor
dons' defeated competitors, accepted
the result mcekly, ,ssand locking-their
arms in his, escorted him to tho prcsi-
dents seat and installed him in the
Craftsmanship. Mr.. Gordon arose aud
as soon as the applause had ceased he
said
"Brethren Of the Port Gibson club,
this honor comes unsought. would
have been content, as in the past, 70
serve in the ranks under the guidance
Of our veteran ex-prcsidcnt Capt. Ful-
kerson, whose honest hand / am proud
to grasp turning to that gentleman
and shaking hands with him amid
thunders Of applauscl. But as your
voice has called me to this high Office,
| bow TO your win. TO the noble dem
ocracy OF Claiborne county I dedicate
anew my time and my energies, and
undertake to lead our gallant hosts ~
gain to victory in this campaign.
Friends, thank YOU"
A ballot was next taken for the
choice Of two members Of the exccu-
tive committee. J. II. Gordon and w.
w. Moore, the present members. were
reelected by acclamation, and the club
unanimously instructed that, al the
next meeting OF the committee, their
two votes should be cast in favor Of
nominating a candidate for the consti-
tutional convention by primary elcc-
tion.
No further business being before tho
club, a motion to adjourn was put and
carried. Immediately afterwards The
club organized itself into
CITIZENS MEETING
for the purpose Of discussing the qucs-
tion whether the Blue and Gray Reun-
ion Association Of Vicksburg should
be invited to spend ono day in Port
Gibson as guests Of tho citizens. Capt
Fulkerson was called to the chair and
Capt Jones was made secretary.
The secretary explained that the
Claiborne County Memorial Associa-
lion, at their meeting March 2ist, had
given to the Confederate aud Fed
eral veterans who expect to attend the
reunion at Yicksburg May $3.50, an
invitation to visit the Port Gibson bat
tlcfeld. No further action had been
taken on either side until recently,
when letters were received fromsIessrs.
Swaford and Campbell, on behalf.
of the reunion management. inquiring,
in effect, whether our citizens still pro-
posed to carry out this plan, and II 30,
suggesting the matter be arranged for
some date that would not clash with
the Vicksburg programme.
The secretary,after reading those let
tcrs, rose and said:
@Comradesl twenty-five years ago
the sun Of the Confcdoracy sank IN
blood. Tho mighty political fabric that
the south was striving 10 erect tumblcd
into ruin with a crash that resounded
throughout The globe. Truly, all was
lost TO US save honor. The Scared
veterans Of a hundred bloody fields
laid down their arms ia bitterness oil
soul, and turned back to their dcsolat-
cd homes. But from the midst Of de-
feat we brought with ms immortal re-
collections. Fredericksburg, Chanccl-
lorsvillc, Petersburg, Gaines Mill
comrades, do not your hearts thrill az
those glorious syllablcs fall from my
lipsr
Here Capt.Jones was interrupted by
frantic cheering in the back part ofthe
house, proceeding apparently from a
single individual. Great confusion fol-
lowed The disturber OF the peace was
discovered 10 DO Mr.Frank Footc,whom
the orators eloquence had wrought
up 10 such pitch Of excitement that
BIO was with difficulty restrained from
singing an old Confederate battle-sonf.
Quiet being restored, the chairman re-
marked with severe c0untonnnco
that speakers would please con6Be
themselves strictly 10 the matter in
hand.
Nossrs. Calm, Hastings, Moore and
others then joined in thc discussion, ,the
suggestion Oh picnic On tho battle
field, Saturday, May 5ist seeming ~