Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-10
WITH PICKETTS MEN.
THE THIRD DAY OF THEIR VISIT
TO PHILADELPHIA.
The Gathering mt the Park-yery
Few Grand Army Men show Up
Was Financial Faiiure-The
Speeches.

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and the welcome of Mayor Warwick, wa
sounded again this afternoon. 1t wa
Pickett-Day. and the exercises were cor
Quoted by the Confederate veterans. TT
sun sulked behind sullen clouds. and Il
weather while not absolutely threaten
ing was not inviting. TO this fact Cole
mel Frazier attributed the very meagI
attendance at Washington Park. IL In
been said that hundred thousand pee
pie would be present upon this occasion
but there were less than one thousan
there, by actual count, including Picl
etts men. and scarcely one hundred rel
resentatives of the Grand Army Thi
was disappointing to the veterans, an
remarkable, in view Of the fact tina
Philadelphia has forty-one posts, wit
an aggregate membership Of 5000. TIL
attendance, indeed, las never been larg
since the reuniol began, and there /
little doubt that. as a money-makin
scheme, it will be a dismal failure.
The earnestness Of the Confederate
has been contagious. and as your cor
respondent stood talking TO Colone
Frazier this evening a Grand Army o
the Republic man came up and said wit
enusion: IF we don't make any none,
out Of this. we ought to be satisfied (,
have met these men"
A BIG CONTRACT.
1t is generally known that the fifteer
posts, with their auxiliary associations
nu6orfOnx 70 ali -.
reunion, at Is cents apiece, on the under
standing that they were to receive
cents of this sum for their separate or
ganization, the balance going TO Mr.
Thompson, proprietor of Washington
Park, who is paying the expenses OF tn,
visitors. II Is this that has aroused tn,
prejudice of large part Of the commu
nuty The Philadelphians are genuinely
glad 10 have Picketts men here. but
prominent bankers, clubmen. merchants
and officials, who were interviewed By
your correspondent this morning. deplorC
the auspices under which the reunion is
being held. and resent the fact that Pick
etts men are so palpably on exhibition.
This morning was spent by the visitors
at the large department and wholesale
stores, and after dinner the ceremonies
arranged for Pickett's-Day were begun in
the band pavilion. On the platform were
Mrs. Pickett, Mrs. Hemphill, Mrs.
Northen. Miss Loehr, and the Misses
Leahy; Major Charles Pickett, Congress
man Lamb, Colonel Hemphill. Mr.. w. J..
Royal, Judge Farrer, Polk Miller, Colonel
Frazier, DR.. Jones. and Thomas Kay.
MRS. PICKETT'S REMARKS.
Major Pickett was called upon to pre-
side, but he delegated that honor 70 Con-
gresham Lamb, who introduced Mrs.
Pickett to the audience. She was re-
ceived with tremendous enthusiasm. She
said: "AIy love 10 you, one and all. Upon
the great field Of Gettysburg it was said
TO Mr.. Lincoln: Think OF the men who
held these heights. Mr. Lincoln said:
Think Of the men who charged them
And think first Of tho boys I'm gray who
charged those heights, then 1 think of the
men who held them, the boys in blue.
miss many faces among you all. but the
day will come when there will be a last
Confederate, but the last comrade i'm blue
will always live" She made a graceful
allusion to Colonel Charles Bains, and
concluded by saying: ITO Picketts men
first, and to you all, good-by."
MR.. ROYALL.
MI w. II. lNOldll was lntn introduced,
and as a representative Of the cavalry
arm of the service. he said he was an
rebel. He had never regard
ed that term as one Of reproof. Almost
all the great events of the world had re-
suited from the efforts Of those who in
their way were stigmatzed as rebels. In
closing his address he said:
"And now let us deliver message from
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souled and generous hosts. To-day is
not the first occasion when Virginians
have met Pennsylvanians. Thirty-fve
years ago fifteen regiments Of Virginians
marched across that open plain at Get
tysburg under the fire Of eighty cannons
and many thousand muskets. Closing
their ranks as the gaps were made. they
moved steadily on to the stone wall
where Webb and his Pennsylvanians.
under Hancock, the superb, guarded their
country's honor with the solemn resolu-
ton of men who could die, but who could
not be dishonored. Upon the blood-stained
ridge Of Cemetery Hill these Virginians
met those Pennsylvanians, and each
learned there to respect the other.
"Armstead, Garrett, Kemper, and the
commanding officer OF every one Of those
fifteen Virginia regiments went down
before the awful fire of those Pennsyl-
yanians, who, In turn, had reason TO
know when the catastrophe was ended
that Virginians could shoot steady and
true. But murderous as was the assault
which each made upon the other upon
that memorable day, there was no trace
even then in the minds of either of a
vindictive feeling toward the other. Each
felt that the other were brave men meet
ing the responsibilities of men as their
consciences taught them their duty, and
while each was bent I'm producing all
the disaster possible in the ranks of the
other. each had then the kindest feeling
OF regard for the other when the awful
clash Of battle was ended.
THEY ARE READY.
'Pennsylvanians, those OF Pickett's Di-
vision who have survived that awful
DAY at Gettysburg commission me TO
say TO you that their respect for you
Is as high to-day as IL was then. and
that II IL should be the sad fortune of
our common country TO be confronted
with coalition Of Powers that require
her old sons TO march along with the
young ones. they are ready TO line IN
with you for the joint body TO face
the common foe, and for every such blow
as you struck upon Cemetery Ridge.
they VIII deliver its fellow upon the
enemy OF these United States of America.
And now. my northern friends let me
say in conclusion, that for long time
after the war you misjudged us Of the
South. We honestly and sincerely be-
ieved in the right and justice OF the
cause for which we fought, and we never
have changed that opinion yet. We
ought our fight out like men, feeling al
he end that we had nothing TO be
ashamed OF. but glorious record to