Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-12
eRIFFEyBEnG ANSWERED.
Hot Shot From "veteran"--A Record of
Service in the Cause Reviewed.

Hot Shot From "Veteran"--A Record of
Service in the Cause Reviewed
Editor Emery Egeniag.. An article in
your paper Of March It'll, over the sig
nature of civilian Il. Griffenberg,n
concerning the G. A. r. of this State,
and the encampment held at New
Castle, February 10Th, smacks largely
Of desire to engage in skirmish or a
pitched battle with those who dare to
speak their minds about that encamp-
ment and certain methods used to elect
whom they would; tramping out all low
and precedent, not only for the election
of officers but in all other business en-
acted thereat.
Comrade Griffenburg's desire to fight
comes late in his life. How he exhibited
some of this spirit in the years of from
81 to '65, when there was "plenty good
fighting all along the lines" ii would
have been more creditable to him than
at this late day; however words are not
so dangerous as bullets, hence his eager
ness Now that he has put himself on
the sllirmish line in advance of the
crowd, he will have to stand the fire,
and for the first time in his life, so
Mr., Champion don't get scared if its shot
Of these harmless 6ulIets make Tlad l Won
duck your head stand in IN lie rscls
remember Won mt vourseIf IN thc ont
most and tLe safety If vonr frionds ID.
mend on vonr ,throyorv ana yirilanoa y
because firmly believe that before you
are mustered out of tho position you
have voluntarily assumed, out of the
position you will wish yourself again at
drum ,tmakina mnsic for no Cn,fedor.
aten whom We caurht for Won II tho
front. Iadmit that 81 doysof fhat kindiof
service M Inc fart made II nossihla
for Won 10 have m honorable diachargc
and TO ioin the q A. r. n stand sn6n,
sor for The crowd who tbini, as vop IL
and inv if nossible to smircb M reg,I,
lation and Standing az mon ,ybo cai7n+
their battle from yori,town Va ~
Annotomax. more nan baIf hnmdireJ
hot contests and Won forget cir tbat
these men whom yon saw van viii make
il hot FAR made II nossible for vn,' ' ~
have a Mace IN Inc Grand 4 rn,y If ~ th y,
Renuhlic INT vonr groot des;ra =, - ~ r.,
the front in III nrder il, Ia rocrr5s u
these mon have bIindnd vorr o,as H.
tbeir claims and tbo ,,osit;nns ~. a II
q i the 4 7 a i ana IN I a. ~
well taken care of Nv tbe cro,yd IN. NJ
veteran naed AMY y bos baen s,,nda3
ALONG tba linz apd W;I,iat, Mil, IL
little drnm sounds Tho erhn 80
Now. William inst siy afidoy;,s a.
on file tbat Won II New CastIa Baia
ware. February 1gtb 1901 did deciaro
tbot Won was 1isgrstad ,,,;tb Az S ~
ceedings Of that enca,nnmnnt. tha+ IN w,
did believe Cnmrada lInntins oioc,od
legally. thnt vou wore goinr dow,,
home: that van norson.llS MA Ga,it
your Post No. n alive lar several yoore
~ making ant ali ranarts ottond;n ~" ~
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bnt wonld Surrender IN cha,tar af IN
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81 far &C sandi,G 1870, -, "ltd w. ~ Hao ~ y.
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crowd Row II nanned iiI ~. oss sssN tlle
when thew we're co disq,,stoJ y ~ Nc w. ~
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to d. tbis With ~ iYas 49, etsyiiialy
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has alwsvs been No @I,idnt 1 ~ ,n amu !.
tbis Civ y bolm oth b pov III, VI ,ialy N
hers If the Enthusiastically - ~ ,, .aoni
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