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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-13
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-13

Change the feeling in an individual,
and his whole method Of thinking viii
be revolutionized change the axiom or
primary sensation in science, and the
whole structure will have to be reereat-
ed The current political economy Is
founded on the axiom Of individual
greed, but let a new automatic emotion
spring up Gas of Justice Or fair play, in
stead Of individual greed), and the ba-
sis Of the science Will be altered and
will necessitate new construction. So
when people argue Con politics, NOR
ality art, etc. it viii generally be
found that they differ at the base; they
go out perhaps quite unconsciOusly from
different axioms, and hence they cannot
agree Occasionally, Of course, a strict
examination will show that, while
agreeing at the base, one Of them has
made false step i'll deduction In that
case his thought does not represent his
primary feeling, and when this is point
ed out he is forced to alter it.
This is the commercial age, the oil
garchy and plutocracy Of Plato. Honor
quite gives place to material wealth;
the rulers rule not by personal or by
hereditary but by property qualifca-
tions. Parliaments, constitutions ard
general 'palaver'' are the order Of the
day.
Wage slavery, usury, mortgages and
other denominations indicate the advance
of the mortal process. In the individual
man gain is the end Of existence, e,-Car-
penters cause and Cure Of Ciyiliza
ton.
Husbandry is the frstborn, but it IS
not the most favored, trade, because
farmers cannot live in the towns. and
consequently they have not much infu-
ence in making the laws. We must
stand shoulder to shoulder against the
drones who govern US and who produce
nothing but laws
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-13

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-13
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

ard Admiral Buchanans flagship, thc
Tennessee. being master" OF tho latter
shin He served later on the savannah
river az master OF the Confederate eu"
boat Macon operating against Eenera'
Sherman's army on the savannah rNsH
lie was attached TO the Macon wheh '"o
war closed. and surrendered at Augusta
Ga under the general terms OF surreh"',
arranged between Generals Sherman ana
Johnston. A..
cpntain Mccarrick Is known TO the
noonle of Richmond, Norfolk ana
throurhout Virginia az general southern
o,,or, for the clyde Steamship Company.
having direct charge of their business
i'm Norfolk. Portsmouth. Petersburg. ana
Richmond. He holds the position as AIDE
do.campe Grand Camp, Confederate
Veterans OF Virginia.
Captain !. NJ K. Davis. known 70 his
friends as Jack Davis. and who Is
now I'm charge OF the United states Ar
,illerv-School. at Fort Monroe (Old Point
comforD Va, asserts that the flrst bat
tie OF the war between the States was
fought between Captain McCarrick ana
himself. lust before Fort Sumter was fired
on He gives Captain McCarrick credit
for FIRST blood"
They were fellow-students at George
town, and quaTreueu o'cl t"N 90 -,
Davis took up for the Union. ana NC
rarricjx espousei the southern side. "A
decided "mix-up" followed. After leaving
Georgetown. Davis graduated at Wess
Point meantime serving creditabiy IN
the Union army. Shortly after the war
no was assigned 10 duty at Fort mon
roe and despite the feeling sun eN'Se-
ing ing between northern and southern par ;
tis s hunted up Captain Mccerrick +, ana ma
ext t' him many courtesies. They nave
been fast friends ever since.
WASHINGTON TAYLOR.
captain Washington Taylor the SUP SUP
Zoo, Of this sketch. is quarternass,e,p
General Of the Grand Camp OF yoIll.Sa
80 Veterans. Department OF Nirs'nid'
"a hos held the Office since the organiza-
lion was formed. ,..,.,,.
''S Cao,ain Taylor was born In Norfolk ss,
va FEBRUARY % iS!S. and recei'sc c,G Ias
education at tho Norfolk Military A'"''-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

The fashionable interest is divided be-
tween the FairiaN-Iennant wedding,
which IS down Tor this week, ANA tho
sryier-Adkins wedding which comes ot
week after th.s When they are hoiA
over then the fashionable attention WiIl
readiust itself no thc summer resorts, nni
soon, your correspondent VIII Doe waiting
with adaptable Dir. Micawher FOR 'sonie-
thing 10 turn up. There will nor Dee long
waiting; things always happen at me
springs.
The rep0rtorial vocabulary has already
been taxed 10 express Miss remnant
and Miss Tyler charming qualities, and
10 pay certainly due respect 90 the so.u-
lar gentlemen in the TWO cnscs. Miss Iy-
Ter and Air Adkins will DE married on
the tenth, IN 81 pauls church. ieF.
Hartley Carmichael officiating. Nine /.
NJ IS the hour SIR. VIM. Adkins, pro-
Their Of the groom. will bee best man. MIS-
Florence Clark. Of AlDcmare, maid ot
honor. The bridesmaids VIII Doe Misses
Mabel Todd. Maud McKenncy Lima Mayo.
Lyle Tyler. ana Lou Adkins. ot hlcA-
mond; Nancy Doil. OF Philadelphia;
Grace Iuslee Of New York, and Isabel
Ferris. of Jersey City Invitation 20 me
church IS by card only GlV of which
have been issued Elghty-1Fe Invitations
20 members OF the family and m-st
intimate friends. have been ISSUED Tor
the reception which Will follow lhe wc--
ding.
Miss Rebe GLASGOW viii attend the H.
nails Of Washington and Leo and the ".
II. /.
Mr.. AIRED Harris. Miss julia Harris.
and Miss Elsie Cameron san The I'm 0t
June for Europe they viii be absent
several months.
Miss ,Emcie pegram Will spend tho
month OF June In Norfolk.
The members Of alrs. Caskle Cahols
Current Events Class. which has gone ol
so happily and been go enjoyed. have
conc their diverging ways Tor tle si.I-
mer. but with energetic determination %
"au meet again next October Alr9.
Caben. thanks 10 the literary wave tN4.
struck the city a year or TWO ago. and
sun waves, shares the determnatop
which means more pleasure and beae1t
next winter. OF the kind we owe to her
for this.
one bright day last week Mrs. Kate
Sheppard, long an invalid, and bound
within the four walls OF Der chamber
was able 10 go driving icisureiy through
on the pretty western edge OF Richmond
Miss Mary Crenshaw IS visiting friends
In Gloucester
Miss Kate Edwards, 105 west Grace, =
better. but not well.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

at the universities Of Berlin and Leipzig,
studying classical philoiOgy. ON his re-
turn he was chCVen principal or ~.
Johns College, Annapolis, Md, where he
remained FOR ten years. filling also the
Chair Of History and the English Ian
guapc ANA Literature. Hc conducted
university school Of his own at Ellicott
City, Md, for two years. when he was
chosen First Professor Of the hnsHsh
Language and Literature in the Uni
yer-ity of Virginia. ID 1872. III lA95 lhia
chair was divided. hnd he has since
filled the Chair of the English Language
alone In 1859 he assisted i'm forming
John Bowie Strange Camp. G. ". Of
Albemarie county. and in 1892 was chosen
its commander which office he still Mods
by annual reelection.
THOMAS c. MORTON.
Lieutenant Colonel IT, G. Morton, In
spector-General Of the Grand Camp
Confederate Veterans OF Virginia. ls 90
years old. ana served in the Confederate
army from April. 1851 TO the close Of
the war, April. 1868. He was educated
al old Washington College, Lexington.
Va. was % years old, was principal OF
a Virginia high school. was an original
secesslonist. and mad Just hc'n maffl-H
when. AT the call Of President Lincoln Tor
Co 600 troops TO coerce the south, ne en-
listed I'm tho old wise Legion. which
was then campaigning I'm the hanawha
valley Having been instructed in mill
tary tactics by a West-Point officer. he
was very soon appointed 10y General wise
a drilmaster for his new recruits, with
the commission of thirdlieutenant, and a
few months afterwards was elected sec
ond lieutenant in a company from i'ed
sulphur Springs. Monroe county now
Weet Virginia Upon the reorganization.
&, 1SC9 he was elected first Lieutenant Il
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
Nr,. Camm'. schooI CLOSES.

The closing exercises Of Mrs. Camm's
Preparatory School took place on Fri
day at IL o'clock 4. NJ. at the school
rooms corner OF Franklin and Fourth
streets.
The first honor. a handsome gold medal.
was awarded Master Wilbur *. Wclsi-
ger. OF Manchester, Va, the second,
handsome silver medal. TO Master Ed
mund Addison Rennolds. Books, knives.
and other prizes for scholarship, conduct
and punctuality were awarded 10 Mas
ters Abner Pope. William c. OFerfaH'
James Mcdonald Wexford. VILLAIN Llttle
Price. William Triplett Montague LOWS
Cutchins, Allan Edloe Donnan. Jr., Max
well Gordon Wallace. Alvin u. Hutzier'
Charles Pickett Lathrop. William ira
zler. John Munford, James Beaie cohen'
Corydon sutton, and William II. Talbot.
Certificates OF merit and promotion were
awarded 10 Masters Charles OBJ. Co
wardin. Meredith Montague IT, hehry
TavIor Jr.. William RueSer, Jr., tray
ers naniel. Arthur Dcnoon. John Cary,
Merton Rosenbeum. Lewis l.arus, Charles
6 Dodson. Iandon Carter Wexford.
stenhon putncy. Jr.. Harry Frazier. Jr..
CHARLES p. stokes, Jr.. John West.
THOMAS Branch Grundy. Clayton Lefe-
vre Isaacs, and William Ryan Rein
hardt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

(First Lieutenant Grand Commander.
nassas. He was then assigned to scouting
service by General Whiting. until APP
pointed on the staff OF General Law.
at the battle OF Seven Pines ThencefOr-
ward he was frequently assigned 10 out
post flank. rear-guard. and detached ser
vice. During Longstreets Suffolk cam
paign he surprised and recaptured tort
St11bling by a night attack. with a
handful Of picked men. suffering scarcely
any loss In the campaign against Pope.
when the Federal General Ricketts, block
cd LOngstreets march, TO reunite with
Jackson, no took a hundred r1ncmen over
the mountain, driving the enemy's out
posts and skrmlsh-line and creating
sudden stampede. which led Ricketts, TO
relax his hold on ThorOughfare Gap.
and make a hastv retreat toward Centre
Vile. This opened Longstreets path 10
jackson. II was Just at nlgnuan ana
HOODS Division fled through the pass
and divouacked that night on the eastern
side Of the mountain.
At O'Clock next morning. August %.
49,. Captain Cussons found' Jackson. and
IN reply 10 sv1't ana eager questioning
informed him that Longsteret was
through the gap. and the head OF his
column fast approaching along the War
rentOn turnpike.
At dawn on the third-day's fight, at
Gettysburg ne was captured on the
slope Of Round Top. and from the crest
of the mountain. "a a prisoner. witnessed
the splendid charge Of Pickett on the
afternoon Of that fatoful day.
Returning from prison. hc was sent 70
the West. and finally fell with portion
Of FORESTS command. some ten days
after the AppomattoX surrender.
Captain Cussons Is now one OF the
most substantial citizens Of this section
OF 1lrrluia. re owns large real-esiate
interests at Glen Allen. and carries on
an extensive publishing business.
JAMES y. STUBS
Second Lieutenant Grand commander
James =. Stubbs was born on the Eth
Of October 1SGe in Gloucester county. He
is a graduate Of Wi'lam and Mary col
lees and Of the University ~ Virginia.
Sorator Lovenstoin. of Richmolt and
an1fo' Subbs began their nuh'c career
at the same time. iney were m the
House together i'm 1860, and Senator
Stubbs was among those who were in
iurcd i'm the dreadful Capitol disaster
which occurred April z. 1870. He has
never entirely recovered IRON the injuries
he then sustained.
During the war he did gallant service
FOR the Con:cderacy. and he IS at present
a member Of the History Committee Of
the V'nited Confederate Veterans, and
also chairman Of the History Committee
oe the Grand Camp Of Confederate Nete-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
= and appointed adj mt of

LIS company. and appointed adj ant RI
TIE battalion.
Soon afterwards. at the battie Oh
Isvisburpt Adfuant Morton, VINO was
acting as aide for General Heth' hau
a horse shof under him. ana nafIo"lF
escaped capture. In the fall OF 49, ne
waS promoted 10 the captaincy OF MS
company. which was attached TO bchols
ffrst Ertgane and COMMANDED Il 1" ZIG
cl'se OF the war. -.
lis company did good service nhher
General Breckenridge at thc 49,
Now marlet. in 1854. and was Tn an eh'
hard-fought battles with General Early
I'm his memorable Pennsylvania campaign
and at Second Cold Harbor the same
year he was struck down, seriously
wounded. by n minnie-ball. which took
effect I'm the head. and he was so long
unconscious that he was reported and
published among the killed, ana had the
unusual privilege afterwards or reading
his own obituary
After the war Captain Morton engaged
I'm the newspaper business. IN Staun-
ton. Va. where he has since resided lie
was also I'm the insurance business. and
was secretary OF tho Virginia World s
Fair Board. lie has held the position
Of Inspector-Gonera Of the Grand camp
for two years and has been active IN
the organization and inspection or quite
n number Of veteran camps.
REV. u. y. TUCKER. ID. ID.
Rev. DR.. Tucker. chaplain Of The Frano
Camp. Confederate Veterans or NirElhia'
vas horn IN Rlcnmond. ne went TO
England in 1857. and was at school IN
Liyerpool. and at vcrey, Switzerland
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

born in Fairfax county. Va. After re-
celving his academic education, ne at
tended the Medical Department OF tho
University OF Virginia. IN lsol In -
he graduated. with the degree OF u -.
az the Je.>rson Medical Coil,Se' III
Philadelphia, and engaged IN the practice
OF medicine In Prince william county III
1856. In 1861 ne entered the confederate
service as private IN the fiince W imam
cavalry which was afterwards Company
A Fourth Virginia. Soon after the first
hattie of Manassas. he WIS appointed as
slstant surgeon on the stan OF Colonel
" smith. OF the Forty-ninth Virginia
Volunteers. and resigned IN March. 1852.
lie went into the secret service under
stonewall Jackson that fall. and later
was under General r. E. Lee. He was
captured January. 1858. imprisoned IN
Carroll prison, Washington. Your month";
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

He obtained a uermi, i-om 4lisOy 10 pass
tbrouah the lines. but on orders from
washington. q squadron Of cavalry was
srnf IN pursuit. though be succeeded IN
reaching Imhodcn's command. near Har-
rlsonburg. lie entered the service IN Com
pany G.. Third Battalion, loch-deience.
Al the time Of the Dahieren raid, served
with that command until the winter or
1Sff-'c5. and was then transferred 10 the
Otev battery. Thirteenth Virginia Ar
tillerv. and was parolcd with the COM
mand az Ivnchburg five days after the
surrender. He studied az the University
Of Toronto. in i,G5-ii. taught IN VIM
chester in lsG5-7. entered the Theologl-
cal Seminary at Alexandra, ln 1871, ana
was ordained deacon bv Bishop johns
I'm lS75 and priest in 1870. lie was nine
years rector OF fUO churches ~ Richmond
county and took charge Of ST. PauIs'
Norfolk. in December 1852. lie has been
chaplain Of pickett-Huchanon Camp, G.
v. since it's organization lie delivered
poems at the dedication Of the Otey Bat
terry monument. abe monument At 1louces-
ter Courthouse. and at Portsmouth, and
on two acknowledges in Norfolk. lie
delivered the ode on Nirgifia|Day al
the Columbian Exposition.
Dr. Tucker married Maria, daughter OF
I,ieutenant-Colonei john Augustine Wash
ington. Of Mount Vernon. who was aide
de-canp Of General Robert T.. Lee and
vas killed nj Rich Mountain.
DIR. JOHN :. POWELL
Dr. John $. Powell sutgeon-General OF
tho Grand Camp. C.. V, Of Virginia. was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

my He entered the service or the con-
faderacy IN 1862. at the age OF Il year,
and was made courier 20 Colonel w imam
Pannfll. provOst-marshal at Feters'uIs'
Ia Tulv. 1853. he was made chlef-cierN
al Jackson Hospital. near Richmond anu
,n March Of the following year was APP
rolufod lieutenant land adjuiant or
battolion Of local troops. under MAJOR
rro,.y q Scott General Custis Lee
commando and served as such until the
close Of the war He was Daroled %"
A,rl u 1865 and returned 10 NorfoiN'
,,hore he has been actively engaged IN lhe
,yholesale-grocery business since.
CAPTAIN Taylor IS Past Commander OF
pickett buchanan Camp, G. v, mem
- Of tho Board Of Visitors Of Lee Camp
Soldiers Home Richmond ana retlre"
csntain and commissary Of subsistence
Of tho Fourth Regiment. Virginia Noiu"-
teers.
OLDEST PAST COMMANDER.
colonal +. NJ. Henry who leads one OF
49, divisions IS the Oldest past-grand-
commander I'm the state and the second
commander ever elected.
General John r. Cooke was the nrst
and when he resigned I'm lN> Colonel
Henry was elected 10 succeed him.
Colonel Henry was n gallant soldier
during the war and served with DIS
tinction until the close Of the great strus-
eIe He is now che Of the most promi-
nent citizens Of Norfolk. and is assistant
nostmastcr Of that city. Colonel Henry
vu no doubt attract much attention IN
the parade. especially among the Nlrsi-
MA veterans. .
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENHR AL'
Cantaln +. J. Kosher has been an
nointed by Grand-Commander Smoot,
Assistant Adjutant-Goneral Of the Grand
Camr. c. v. Of Virginia.
Cantain Rosher was born in Rich
n.ond fifty years ago. and IS the second
SON OF the late r. II. Bosher. At tho
aca Of seventeen he joined the Second
company Of Richmond Howitzers. and
bore his part nchly as a rrlvete soldier
I'm every fight I'm which the battery was
eny,roI from Charlottesville 20 Ap-
nonlattox. At the reorganization ~ the
IIowitzers after the war he was elected
a sergeant. and rising - the rank OF
captain, filled that position for seven
wears. He is still honorary captain of
The company. Captain BOsher IS or the
firm Of r. n. Bosher's Sons. member
~ the boards OF the Mechanics lnsti-
tute and the Male orphan Asylum. and n
very active church-worker. His proud
est claim is that he was private IN the
Confederate army.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

The Traction Company Expects 20 Run
Cars One Day Next Week.


General Manager ". NJ Habilston. Of
the Traction Company. when asked yes
terday as 10 the status OF work on his
line, said.
I'VE are almost ready 20 operate our
Broad-street line. and expect 10 run mo
first car some time next week. Ihat
WI give us plenty II time 10 ger every
thing I'm good running order By the tine
OF the reunion. our roadhed, the entire
length OF Broad street. wit. tho excep-
ton OF the special work az the ClesA-
peake and Ohio railway crossing ana pall
of the temporary work on Broad street
il finished our power-house is approach
ing completion and will be ready for op-
Grafton on next Wednesday. Within TWO
weeks We expect TO have the power house
fully equipped with duplicate machinery.
the parts Of which are being rapidly put
I'm place. Some OK our cars have ar
rived.
"Our equipment has no superior any
where. and there Is nothing Ike II IN no
South.
III is our intention 20 use every enoft
10 make the reunion success. ana "o
have made an exceedingly liberal con-
tract with the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company 10 facilitate It's trans
portation facilities 20 the Exposition,
Grounds arranged so that the public WIZ
be accommodated 20 the utmost.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

tu the regiment was roorcanized. near
Yorktown. on April g. 1862. when DR.. W.
NJ. Lewis surgeon OF the seventeenth VIZ
eluia Infantry. advised him 10 go into
the cavalry. which n did. and joined the
Black-Iorse Troop. Company ii, Fourth
Virginia Cavalry. and was with the regi-
ment I'm the fights at Williamsburg. Va.
and vicinity. Mr.. Smoot was with the
company on their celebrated march
around McCicllau's army and was IN
several other encounters with that mag
ninccnt band OF soldiers commanded by
CAPTAIN lgliIy PAYNE. ana afterwards
General w. II. Payne, then Captain
Robert Randolph. and was with the
Black Horse while they were under stone
wall jackson. prom the ngnt at San
giir's Springs TO his going into camp at
Bunker Hin. he remained with the Black
Horse Troop until the close OF the war,
when he was parolcd at Winchester. May.
1865. and returned home 10 Alexandria.
whore he has since resided. He was
wounded several times in battles and
skirmisheS. and on one occasion was left
10 the mercy OF the enemy. but they,
thinking the wounds mortal. did not dis
turb him.
General smoot Joined the Robert r. Lee
Camp OF Confederate Veterans upon its
organization, ana was elected one or the
licutcnant-commandc and in April, 1886.
he was elected commander.
since the war General Smoot mas oeen
ono OF the leading citizens ana business
men OF Alexandria,
While General Smoot IS al the head OF
the Grand Camp Of Virginia, he is re-
tained as commander of his own local
camp X. r.. Ice. No. =. al Alexandra.
JOHN CUSSONS.
First-Lieutenant Grand Commander
John CussonS came TO Virginia In April,
1851. as lieutenant in the Governors
Guard. Fourth Alabama Regiment lie
secuted for General Bernard Bee until
the death Of that officer. at First Ma