Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-12-24

the actors In that war were Major Gem
erals Thomas Pinkney, Wade Hampton
and George lizard, of South Carolina;
James Wilkinson, of Maryland, and Thos.
Flouroy, OF Georgia..
Taylor, of Louisiana, who won Palo
Alto, Resaca De Palana, Monterey and
Buena Vista. and 1t was Scott, OF Vir-
ginia, who led our ariniey In their tfi-
umphant Victories from Vera Cruz to the
City OF Mexico. Prominent In that strug-
gle also was the gallant Guitman of Mis-
sissippi, Twigg Of Georgia, n Pillow Of
Tennessee. and our southern troops In that
war suffered prop~ortionately much great
er losses than did those of any other seci
ton.
In the war OF 1S61-6j the martial spirit
Of the southern people was most slgnally
demonstrated. The entire country rose to
arms, the able-bodled men OF the southern
states hooking to one or the DINER OF the
standards OF the c~ontending hosts. the
records showing that the people OF the
s~lave-holding states were almost equally
divided, those who fought under the stars
n stripes OF the union being fully equal
In number to those who arrayed them
selves under the stars and bars or the
tOnfcderacy,
When the call to arms was sounded n
Few months & the people OF no part or
our country responded with more fervor
and devotion than did those OF the south-
crn states, and none were more anxlouH
han they to encounter their countrys
foemen, The first officer TO give up his
life upon the sea was the gallant BaBley,
OF North Carolina, and the first officer to
fall in battle on land was the gallant Ca
prom. from a family proudly elaine by
the state OF Florida-that land OF sun ana
lowers. While It is true that there was
no distinctive southern organization In the
Cuban campaign. yet every state In the
south was represented in the regular reg
lments and the first volunteer cavalry.
The same Is true regarding the regular
regiments which were at Manila, while
one of the best regiments OF our army
In the Philippines was the First volunteer
infantry from the state OF Tennessee.
Governor j. II. Johnstons, of Ala
hama, responded to the toast, "The
State Governments Answer to the Call
TO Arms"
Shaftcr ON the Army.
General Shaftcr responded TO the
toast, "The Army" He said in part:
The consequences OF this war will be
far reaching, only vaguely appreciated
now by { r ablest statesmen; one result,
however, Is very apparent. Never before
In our history nave w been so truly one
country with but one flag. firmly bound
together by love for both. The dreams Of
our colonial fathers have been realized;
our country stands before the world to-
day devoid Of sectional hatrcds or fac
lions.
Too glowing IA tribute cannot be paid to
the noble little army which contributed
freely the lives Of its best men to bring
about this happy issue. The bulk and the
flower OF our regular army composed the
Santiago expedition. Words cannot graph
lcally depict the obstacles overcome, the
suffering ndurcd and the ~hardships un.
dergone. If you could have seen as ] have
officers and men alike pushing from day
TO day on 10 Santiago through the trop-
cial jungles under "A tropical sun, wet with
tropical rains, exposed to unknown dis
eases, and only the coarscst fare TO eat,
you would agree with me that the typical
hero Is the American regular. All this he
bore unComplainingly-it was his duty; no
questioning, no faltering, and this it Is
that bore him on to victory. Such Is the
soldier or the American army today. He
Is entitled to all the love and gratitude
a great and generous nation can be-
stow upon him.
Criticiscs Volunteer System.
General S. NJ. d. Young filled the
place assigned to General Chalfee. He
spoke to the toast, "The Volunteer as
Viewed by n Regular in Command
General Young said that it was un-
that the volunteer regiments
and officers were accepted and mus.
tered into the United States service in
their entirety, owing to the fact that
they had received no professional edu-
He dwelt particularly on the
Se%venty-first New York and Second
Massachusetts regiments, Of whom he
said that while there is no better ma.
tcrial in these United States than could
be found in these two regiments, they
were not fitted for the work, as they
lacked the instruction and training
necessary TO succeed in the extreme
hour Of trial"
lie wished, however, to be distinctly
understood that he had no criticism to
make of their action under fire.
Others who responded TO toasts were
Hon. George Il. Peck of Chicago, Hon.
O'Meara Cf Boston, Hon. Ly.
man j. Gage, secretary of the treas
lry, Postmaster General Charles En-.
Dry Smith, Mayor Charles +. Warwick
Of Philadelphia, and Congressman
Evan Settle of kentucky.