The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-09


and his rights everywhere respected by
the dominant race-is losing the deep IN
terest he formerly felt IN casting his
ballot, and thus you can easily account
Tor the return 10 our House Of Represen-
tatives OF the candidates whom you are
led 10 believe the negroes did not vote
for
Then it IS violent assumption 20 sup
pose that those people after more tnan
a generation Of experience and educa-
tion. will continue 10 think along the
same lines and march In solid column
under the leaders who attempt 20 use
them for political ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Now MS member OF Pickett Camp
not OF Picketts Division. ] have given you
these hurried thoughts.
4 BUTTERMlLK RANGER.
belonged 90 the Buttermiik Rangers
Of the ARMY OF Northern Virginia and
was gathering up mules and wagons iu
rear OF Meade's army and foasting on
apple butter aud iightbrcad the first two
DAYS Of Gettysburg. and was on tho l'it
OF our lines skirmishing with Federal
cavalry ON the day that the flags oi the
Federal end Confederate soldiers were
wrapping So many brave men for inn
mortality.
only wish 7 enjoyed the proud d's-
tinction of being survivor ~ that band
who marched into the jaws Of death
while an the world wondered.
! have heard a. said that private no
the ranks-and these were often as I'M
.eiligent as the 0dlcers-approc the
mcmentous consequences OF that charge
said. Boys. this will De SAD day Tor
virginia" And 80 10 was. a company
from the county In which / was raised
was in that column. and that county
was draped in mourning for years after
that eyentful day.
THE SIGN APPEARS.
After forty years conflict the houses
Of York and Lancaster were again united
and the white and red roses blended In
one. After thirty wears the North has
just realized that the South IN good faith
and earnestness accepts the result or the
conflict between the States and Us as
loyal in fact as she has been In senti-
mont and profession 10 the laws and
Constitution OF a reunited government.
We hope you Will excuse ms when we
declare that a. DOUBLING people have been
seeking a sien. and az last no better sign
can be given than the response TO the
call for soldiers that has been answered
by evry Southern state
40 better sign than Generals Joe
Wheeler. Fitz Lee Rosser. Butler and
and the former on alter carried 10 the
front and there in the front line OF bait
tie directing sons of men who wore the
Blue and the Gray. virginia, the mother
OF States. Virginia. that gave 10 the
Revolution for independence the immor-
tai Washington, and furnished 70 tho
conflict between the States the soldier
whose name is reverod by the men who
wore the Blue as we'll as those who
wore the Gray meets Pennsylvania too
day IN this city OF Brotherly Love and
responds heartily 90 this spirit of fra
ternism and good will that has marked
every hour OF our soi0urn here and gives
you this sentiment that rang out from
the loyal heart of one 0f her gifted sons
on the historic plains OF Yorktown al our
centennial celebrations
Give us back the ties ~ Yorktown.
Perish an modern hates,
Let us stand together brothers.
In defiance of the fates-
For the safety of the Union
is the safety Of the States
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Colonel A. Is. Mcclure. the veteran
editor of the Philadelphia Times, touched
the hearts OF the men from the South in
o speech which emphasized the fact that
though they fought the north and fought
bravely. there are 40 more loyal Ameri-
cans than these same veterans of pickett g
Division. He pointed ont that many OF
the visitors are the men who are work
ing hardest for the commercial and
moral prosperity OF the South and the
whole country
General William a. Hemphiil of the ATT
laut1 Constitution made a. speech. the
keynote OF which was the present war
ana the evidence f. has given that the
men of the South are first of all Amer
leans ready 20 fight for tho whole coun-
try as bravely as they fought their own
battles ger-rlti0n ago.
After an inspection of Independence
Hall the reunited soldiers OF the North
and South took q boat for Washington
Park on the Delaware. whore the enc
campment is being held. There We're
more speeches during the afternoon, the
first being by Dr. William ID. Jones, pre-
sident of the Association OF Veterans,
which was responded TO by Colonel Chas.
~. L0ehr and Major Charles Pickett.
Mr.. William L. Royal Will speak at
Washington Park to-day.
AT the close of the spcecl-making this
morning Mrs. Pickett pinned q rose on
the coat of Mayor Warwick and he. after
bowling TO her. said TO the Confederate
veterans. OF have been knighted by the
wife OF your leader. now 1 am one of
YOU
FLAG RAISING.
At the regular encampment az Washing
fon park fin the afternoon the formal eX-