The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22
POWHATAN TROOPS OLDFLAG
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"sin brought death into the world ana an
our woes" 80 I'm this. our otherwise happy
country, the crawling serpent OF lohy'
faction. and fanaticism has come 10 WINS
Per dscord. scd.uon, and OBSTRUCTION IN
the cars OF our Northern brethren ana
fllod their hearts with envy, hatred ma
ucc and uncharItablcncss. Inc moral
VIM has di0ueod itself into the very
hearts and veins Of the nation and we
seem 10 stand on the very verge OF
revolution which threatens 10 divide our
country into two hostile republics em-
Uttered against each other oy some OF
the worst fallaclcs Of human nature.
WILL STAND FOR THE RIGHT.
"sbonld ever the sins and folly, the
rneanness and tho madness OF our TEL
lowu1on bring about such revolution
then IN that dark hour Of our country
gloom. men Of Powhatan. you VIII ne
found where YOU have ever stood. on the
side Of truth and justice. You VIII De
found in the ranks Of the armed hosts
~ tho Mother Of States. YOU VIII be
found faithful to our good old Dominion.
For amongst her sons there such
pre,fhcs not the man with soul so dead,
Who never 10 himself hath said
Tbis BIS my own. my native land,
VIZ heart has no'cr within him burned.
AZ home his footsteps he has turned
Prom wandering ON "a foreign strand.
n e1rh There breathe go, mark him wei,
For him mo- minstrel raptures swell
Iurh though his title. proud his name
Handles his wealth as wish can claim,
pcepItc those titles. power ana peli,
Tho wretch Conccntred AL in selt'
Twins. shall forfeit fair rcnown.
And doubly dying shall go down
TO the vile dust from which he sprung
invent unhonorcd. and unsung,
TROOPERS Of Powhatan! Pledge to serve
xour state and country, you cheeriully
dedicate 10 her cause your Ives your
fortunes. and your sacred honors And
wherever duty calls and danger oares
there you will bear this banner ana 1oi-
low IL 10 victory or 10 DEATH
Representatives of the Powhaian Troop
we bid YOU thrice welcome TO this, the
repository OF the outward and visible sig
rais Of the inward and imperishabie feel
inrs OF patriotism and love which every
true son Of tho South will ever have for
all connected with tine glorious history OF
the C0nfedcracy, in your mission to pre-
sent 90 this society this beautiful stand
ard. under which YOU first marched, by
the muhicd drum OF hope, TO conquer or
10 die. Let ms turn mack for while the
pages Of history and lay bare those feel
iucs and facts that went 10 make up inc
lirthrieht of the cause from which nave
This presentation and acceptance possible.
VIRGINIA ABOVE ALL
"Whcn the star of France was az It's
height the Frenchman was wont 90 boast
"That the world has mo- country Ike
Frauce-Francc. no city Ike Paris-Paris
no man like their sovereign when the
sfor Of the South. forty years ago reached
its zenith. the people of Powhatan OK
claimed i'm their contentment 'that ihe
world has no country Ike Amorica-Amer-
ica. no faircr portion than the SCUM ana
The South no nohler state than Virginia
The home OF your company was the nome
~ hospitality. contentmcnt and prosper
iiv. III was the home of the brave the
GENTLE and the true Your men were
God-foarine. law-abiding citizens, true to
themselves and il must follow. as night
follows day. they could not be false TO any
man.
THE WAR CLOUD.
"But there was gathering even now
in the Tar North a war cloud, no Digger
than a mans hand that soon began 10
grow and 90 broaden and 10 deepen anu
fo spread. until 10 cast shadow from one
end of this land to the other. A semi
,olirious and fanatical ferv0r for aboh-
tio, seemed TO De stirring those who
should have been the best friends OF
slavery. The signs of the times AN point-
ga to that dark hour in our history When
our country should Doe the theatre upon
which should Doe acted the bloody drama
of war. and the scene of civil STRIFE
whose thundcrs should awaken the echoes
of the world. Virginia, the mother %.
STATES. ever foremost with her voice ana
her work Tor the preservation OF the
i-rion of our fathers. sprung 20 the front
and tried by AN her power her inilut nee
and bv the memory. that she had given
"a the Union "a Patrick Henry 10 iire the
e,irit of Americans against English or
pression. a Washington 90 lead the cullil-
nation Of that sentiment TO victory ana 10
freedom. a jefferson 10 pen the Magma
Charta of human liberties ana lay the
foundation of a governmental s'IuC
which stands to-day the Wonoei AN" ,no
admiration of the world TO leoNe 'ne
questions In dispute among nle'hieh 40
reason. 20 law and 20 order. ana nov IuSI'
like the North onward TO the arpllrainehl
Of the sword ,..,.,os
AGAINST her. did she draw the sabre ih
ber defence. 10 took no Patrick Henry
A. stand i'm old st. Johns and say Men
MAJ. crv Tor peace. but there is no peace
for like then. every gale that swept l'oin
the North brought with IL the news OF
greater preparation and warned most
who cared for their country soou' WI"
M urmistakable voice. To- prepare TOT
tbe time when Greek should meet
creek and the battle of giants should
begin. ..,<.,,.r
PREPARING FOR FIGHT.
...rben and NOT I'm then did We see the
eo,s az powhatan preparing for the IN
,,itei,le conflict and the hraVest sons lh
her borders banded themselves togelher
to form the Powhatan Troop IN 1901 SO
mat they might the better strike lot
their affairs and their sires, for Coo anu
their native land when the cal TO
arms should come. Mans best helper
here. too. showed that woman IS VII
rinia's most blessed heritage. Ihey oNeo
their husbands. their brothers ana thelr
fathers. but they loved their country
tbeir state and their honor more ana I'D
seeking for some emblem OF tnelr luNh
IN their protectors. some insignia, mat
whether ln the quiet of campfire on 'he
mach of duty or in the wrirl ana rush
~ hattie YOU would ever have before You
a.. banner of their faith and trust they
presented 10 YOU this Tag. having upon
~ s,de the representation OF the beau
,i|,l pcoabontas. who threw herself be-
,,,e.n death and one of the earliest set
tiers of the old Dominion ana saNeo MN
=, usefulness and 90 history ana upon
"a. reverse side. the expression OF the
seNlincs of every man that formed the
moon Guard OF the Women OF fowha-
an and bid you go where duty called
,,sinq IL as % winding sheet IN 'no