The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03

state troops at Chickamauga next month
to take part in the ceremonies attendant
upon the unwilling of the Georgia monii-
ment upon the battlefield. Under the cir
cumstances, it is likely that other sub
jects will be discussed"
Col. Gordon said he had made no per-
sonal plans with reference to the possible
ity of hostiities, and was evidently in
clined to discount the probability of an
immediate conflict.
Capt. George p Walker of the Chatham
Artillery said he had done nothing aud
expected TO do nothing in Preparation for
war. He did not regard the prospect as
50 serious as many others seemed to think.
THE Chatham Artillery will be subject
to the orders of the Governor" said Capt.
Walker 81 do not see that ii is necessary
to make any tender of our services. We
are part of the state troops and can be
ordered as the Governor sees fit"
Capt walker is DESTROYS of having the
Chatham Artillery ordered into camp on
Tybee next month, where they can get
the benefit OF instruction from the officers
of the artillery regiments there, and also
of association with the regular troops. He
will prefer a request to this effect before
the meeting of the advisory board.
1T understand that the Georgia monu-
nent at Chickamauga will not be com
pleted in time for unwilling next month
and that in consequence the project or
moblizing the state troops at that point
may be Abandoned said Capt. Walker.
Anyway it will be a great deal better for
the artillery to spend two weeks at Tybee
under instruction of the regular artillery
| officers Our men viii be taught there the
methods of handling both the light and
heavy guns and will be made capable Of
rendering effective service in case OF
| need"
| The old veterans are taking keen in
| terest in the trend of affairs. They know
what war is and hope that it will be
| averted, but at the same time 1t Is safe
to say that should war be declared many
an old Confederate would offer his SER
| vices, and there are many of them who
are capable of doing good service yet
Should war be declared" said one vet
eran, lit will be our best young men who
| will offer their services to the country.
| They are the ones who will go TO the
| front, not the toughs and thugs and loaf
ers who could well be spared. In thirty
| days after war is declared, should IL be
| declared, there will be 100000 men in
| and around Savannah on Tybee and the
! adjacent coasts. Savannah will be an
| armed camp The best blood, not only of
| Georgia and the South but from Indiana
and Ohio and other Western states, will
! be here. Then, after they have tired Of
mand for an incursion upon Cuba, an En-
| petition against the enemy Thousands
of these young men will take part in
! such an expedition, and then they will
| learn what war is. bloodshed and suffer-
ing and hardship and often for nothing.
1t was that way during the. late war
| We were never satisfied to let we'll enough
alone. If the enemy remained quiet an
expedition would be gotten up against
them. There would be a bloody attack a
useless waste Of life, and rarely any good
resultsH
While everybody in Savannah is inter-
| ested in the crisis. 1t is evident that there
! are very few people in Savannah who are
] afflicted with the war fever. Business
! men, almost without exception are oppos-
ed TO it, and the citizens generally are in
| hopes that there will be no war Even
| the military are less warlike than thew
were few weeks ago. They begin to
realize what war means to them. At the
same time there is a general feeling OF
confidence that In case of war the people
/ of Savannah and her citizens soldiery
would not only do their full duty. bur
would add further glory to the already
high fame of the old city.
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