The Charlotte Democrat., 1893-07-21
To the Manned Disabled Veterans of the
State

FeiloW-Comrades: The resolutions passed By
you at Wrightsville at the reunion August lasi,
were forwarded to me TO be laid before the Gen
erAA Assembly. asking aid In defraying the ext
these resolutions in the hands Of Hon. II. O.
Olive, Senator from Wake. They were intro
duced and referred to q committee, and were re-
ported fsvorsbly. March 18th they were on the
Senate calendar; when brought up there wa
some Misunderstanding, and they were tabled on
motion OF Senator Owen. The small appropria.
tion asked for BY you was nothing compared
with the kindness and kberality Of the railroads
throughout the State in passing our men over
their roads Tree OF charge. Il L with pleasure
70 the presidents and other officials for theif
kindness. Without this aid We could never meet
In reunion Since the failure OF the passage of
the resolutions have received cornmunicalions
State, asking that no appeal Be made to private
Citizens for aid in defraying the expense Of the
encAmpHent this year. In this your comnitteS
heartily concurs, the same being denied by the
state: the land that gave-you birth. The Pen4
sion Association was formed In 1889 that YOU
might meet in the union from all sections of
the state and ia q body ask such aid as the State
could eford to give. Only those who wear the
shoe can tell when the shoe pinches. The exI
penses OF the two reunions which have been
OF Wilmington. We are greatly indebted 10
our trustee, Mr.. John T. Patrick, and Col. Il. d!
Hall and Adjutant General OF the encampmeut
and the noble and patriotic ladies OF the Memo
rial Association Of Wilmington and other
ladies in all sections of the State
Their gratitude will ever be remembered by
the disabled veterans of the State We are also.
greatly indebted to Hon. J. 8. Carr, Capt W. G.
Stronach and other gentlemen of wealth and in-
nuence throughout the State. Officers Of the
companies in the Congressional districts will
please let it be known that there will be NO re-
union this year. Your committee has secured q
magic lantern outfit with all the late improve
ments through our trustee. who loaned the mon
ey and made the purchase, portrsying wildly
battle scenes where the raging conflict can be
Gen. Stonewall jackson. No one should miss
seeing this exhibition. which is the best ever
seen In the South. 1t will be under the entire
management of our trustee, and We are confident
its efforts will be crowned with SUCCESS. 1t will
De exhibited the coming winter in the different
towns OF the State. We hope bY these means to
raise funds and have glorious reunion in 1894.
Fellow comrades who have proved yourselves
worthy as glorious sons OF Q noble mother in the
dark days which tried the nerve and courage of
men, being cOmplimented by the representatives,
OF foreign nations on the blood stained fields of
Virginia, when after q hard days fight many q
brave soldier was glad to hear the sound:
"As our bugle sang truce and the night skies had
lowered,
The sentinel stars set their watch I'm the skies
When thousands sank down on the ground
overpowered,
Tie weary to sleep and the wounded to die"
SERGEANT HAMILTON,
Auburn, n. o.,
Oh. Ex. Com. Pensioners Association.