Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-02

She was OF our own people: she was our
sister; and nothing but the Potomac
river ever tried TO separate Us, and even
that couldn't do II, (Applause)
| have a right TO stand before VIZ
ginians and upon Virginia soil In penat
of the Monumental City OF my STATE. lot
| was born in Virginia. although, To para
phrase the remark OF very distinguished
Virginian. have for many years been
native OF Maryland and when we come TO
Richmond l always know that we come
with the hearty invitation OF every citi-
zen OF this grand old Commonwealth. l
have heard that distinguished Virginia
gentleman who is now Consul-General 10
Cuba say that in the coming years, when
all the Confederates that lived in the
State Of Maryland should be dead except
one. II that one had the power OF locomc-
ton. and any Confederate celebration
should take place south OF the Potomac.
he would hire brass band and train
and come down here to II.
| need not tell these people here OF the
hospitality OF our city. | need not tell
you OF what Maryland has done. or what
MARYLAND will do | need not tell any
southerner that when he reaches the
Monumental City he stands among friends
that have proved their friendship In the
hour of trial. (Applause.) We might ask
OF you 90 come as a matter OF sport, be-
cause we have the champion baseball
team of the world Great apDlause)
And we might ask you to come for many
other REASONS.
COULD NOT DIVIDE US.
The Potomac river never could divide US
from this Southland. The war only made
US your friends and you our friends. The
hospitality OF our city is known both
North and South. The Mayor OF Balti-
more bids you come: the Council bids you
come; the people bid you come; every
class and condition of people promise you
their hospitality. and bid these rebels OF
the Confederate nation TO come 10 Balti-
more and be with us and partake OF our
Confederate hospitality.
And you, my General General Gordcn).
on whose staff I once served. whose every
order | carried 10 the best Of my ability.
| nope the time may come when, standing
In Baltimore, / may Introduce you and
your stan to our good people OF Mary
land. and we will give you a high place
In our line. Our hospitality will know
no partisan character, no sectional lines.
no individual distinctions; but, as Mary
landers and Baltmoreans, we will giv~
you welcome-your wives, your sons. your
daughters. and your granddaughters.
and the more daughters and granddaugh-
ters you bring. the more II will please us
young bachelors (Appause) You will
see why | have been chosen as the one
10 present our claims. My head is not
slvered DER with gray. Uaughter) 1
represent the young people of our city.
with their prospective future, the Inn
mediate present. and with all the glorious
memories Of the past And In the name
Of the noble Maryland Confederates who
died at Antietam, in the name OF those
who died all over the country. in the
name Of the Silk-Stocking Brigade which
Maryland gave to the Revolution. as well
as to the Confederacy. In the name of
our manhood, our hospitality. our men,
and our women. 1 ask you to come and
give us an opportunity TO show you that
we have hands outstretched and hearts
filed with love for every one connected
with the fathers OF our Confederacy. pro
longed applause)
Colonel John o. easier. OF Oklahoma,
seconded the nomination Of Baltimore.
ST. LOUIS WITHDRAWS.
In response to a call from the members
Of the Missouri delegation, General Joseph
Shelby came to the front of the platform
to speak for that delegation. IN lntros
ducing him. General Gordon took occasion
10 remark: Comrades, this is Old Joe.
but who, like General Kyd Douglas and
myself, represents the young generation"
Q-aughter)
General Shelby began his brief speech
by saying: Like many from Missouri
| have come here to mingle with you for
the affection and love that / entertain
for you. We are here as ex-Confederates
10 watch the laying of the cornerstone
to a monument to the memory OF Jeffer-
son Davis whom we all love and revere
| stand here as a representative of the
Confederate cause west of the Mississippi
and | speak for the biissourians when
/ say that this for all time shall be our
Mecca, and we shall ever do him honor"
General Shelby then stated that St.
Louis withdrew her claims as the next
meeting place of the convention I'm favor
Of Nashville.
GENERAL JACKSON'S SPEECH.
General w. II. Jackson, better known
as "Old Reb" or "Barbed- Wire Fence"
Jackson. was the next speaker for Nash
vile. He said: | rise to second the
nomination Of my gallant friend, General
Shelby, of Nashville as the place for
this convention 10 meet In 1897. Here
are resolutions from the Governor OF
Tennessee from the Mayor and City
Council OF Nashville, the Ladies' Asso-
citation, and every other association
within its boundaries. l invite my com
rades 70 join us there on Tennessees CEN
tennial anniversary into the sisterhood
of the States.
Tennessee is a State that has been the
volunteer State through all time. From
the Alleghanies TO the Golden Gate OF
the Pacific she has been the advance
guard Of civilization and the rear guard
of Revolution She Is one Of the sisters
OF the Confederacy. Knowing that she
would bear the brunt Of war. she did not
hesitate 10 go out; and, OF a total en-
rolment of 5000 troops in the Con-
federate army, Tennessee furnished
$4,000, over one-sixth. (Applause) II
is she that assisted you Floridians in
driving out the SeminOles IL was she
that played a great part in opening up
the mouth OF the Mississippi 10 you
Louisianans. She has contributed largely
to both the civil and military glory Of
this great country OF ours. furnishing to
all the country Jackson and Polk, and to
the State OF Texas a Houston. (Ap-
plause)
A DAUGHTER OF VIRGINIA.
Many of you here are sons OF Tennessee.
who have settled In other States ana she
herself Is a daughter OF Virginia All
honor to old Virginia! No man can sur
pass me I'm love and affection for viz
gnia: for all my ancestry repose or her
sacred soil. And 10 Baltimore and Mary
land-my good friend all honor 10 your
STATED / am sorry that I cannot be with
you next year, for the hospitality OF Bal
timore is boundless. and the first sweet
heart / ever had was q girl Of Baltimore.
But you must come with US 10 Nashville
and be with rs az the reunion OF 1897.
LOVES OUR SOLDIERS.
Tennessee loves the Confederate soldier,
and there Is no place that surpasses
Nashville I'm her affection for him She has