Tensas gazette., 1896-07-10
THE REUNION.
Business Features of the Great As
sembIy.

business Features Of the Great As
sembiy.
Never before in its history, not even
upon the occasion OF the unveiling of
the Lee monument in 1890. has Rich
mond seen such a crowd within her
limits as that which assembled there
Thursday to witness the laying Of the
corner stone of the monument to the
memory Of Jefferson Davis. Thursday
was the last and greatest day Of the
sixth annual reunion of the Confederste
Veterans, which brought to Richmond
about IL, 900 veterans, besides thous-
and of other visitors.
The Rorss Memorial Hall Associa-
tioA met Thursday morning and COM
mittee was appointed to obtain
charter for an organization. Gen.
johnson, of Alabama; Gen. Briggs, of
Kentucky; DIR. league, of South Car
olina, and Gen. jackson, OF Tennessee,
we're appointed committee to visit
New York and confer with Mr.. Rouss
aud show him the great opposition in
the South to locating the proposed
Battle Abbey in Washington. In an
interview, Mrs. Davis expressed de-
cided opposition to locating the Battle
Abbey in Washington. and sold il
would be Just as appropriate to erect
the monument to Davis in Boston
The veteran cavalry held meeting
Thursday morning to take steps to-
ward erecting monument to Gen. j.
E. B. Stuart. COL VIM. Hempstreet
of Brooklyn, made q speech in which
he spoke kindly OF the treatment he had
received by veterans, and said he
thought they were all true to the
American flag. But, he added, he was
disappointed to find so few flags Of the
Union used by civilians in decorating
their houses. Lieut.. George p. Hall,
of Hanover county, Va, replied to
Col. Hempstreet by saying the South
ern people do not wear their patriot
ism on their coats, but In their hearts;
that the South was true as any section
to the Union, and if the president
should call for troops to oppose fer
eign foe, the South would be the first
section to respond.
The convention was opened at 10
o'clock with prayer by DR.. j. P. Smith,
of Stonewal Jackson's staff The ses-
sion was very short. Gen. Gordon
made brief address praisine Rich-
mond's hospitality. A memorial was
submitted asking that the rame Of
Confederate Veterans be changed to
Confederate Survivors Association. A
request that the memorial be sent to
all camps in the association, was
adopted. An invitation was extended
from the Philadelphia brigade to attend
the reunion of the blue and gray at
Washington, September Is, when a
monument to the brigade win be nm
veiled at Antietam. Gen. Gordon said
the invitation would be sent to the
various camps for action.
The Rev. j. William Jones was OPP
posed to this on the ground that this
was the brigade that kicked up the
row in Richmond about marching be-
hind the Confederate flag.
Gen. Gordon replied: CDR. Jones
belongs to church that believes in
conversion. Our friends have long
since repented their action"
'sYes, but they should bring forth
fruits for repentance" responded Mr..
Jones.
A paper from Louisiana in references
to the monument to Southern women
was referred to the monument commit
tee and Gen. Gordon said he would
stop there.
A petition from fredericksburg in re-
ference to Q national park at the battle
field near that place, was approved.
After resolutions of thanks to Rich
nond and Gen, Gordon the conven-
ton adjourned.