The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-26

from receiving a pension, be eliminated
from the law. This was defeated, 1t
was moved to make the provision 81
coo, and that was defeated, as was also
the motion to make the provision SSOo.
The following committee to present the
claims of the association before the
legislative committee: Mr. w. {. Stron-
ach, Mr. l.. II. Busbee, Mr. John \.
Ramsey. Capt. G. r. benson. Col. j.
S. Carr and General w. I. Roberts.
Calls were made for Col. A. NJ. Wad-
dell, who came forward and very clio
quently addressed the meeting:
Il understand that the object cf the
meeting is for the purpose of securing
sone legislation regarding the pensions
of the Confederate soldiers of the State
and for additional appropriation for the
Home, and l am here to add my mite to
accomplish that purpose"
Speaking Of the utterances of Presl
dent Mckinley relative to caring for the
graves of the Confederates, he said he
was opposed to any such course helng
carried out. These graves have been
cared for for thirty-ive years without
assistance of the government and they
should remain so. The graves should
remain in the hands of the Southern
women.
Il am opposed to the pensioning of
Confederate soldiers by the United
States. The Confederate veterans do
not come as mendicants any more than
they come as miscreants.' The bill he
denominated as a piece of demagogury.
1--WE have got along for thirty five years
without such aid and there are not many
more years for us, therefore let us get
along peacefully and not take the posi-
ton of mendicants.
Il don't object to being called a rebel
he said. "but the man who calls me
traitor will get my fist between his eyes.
when the last Confederate soldier
disappears from the world, then the last
representative of Constitutional liberty
will be gone.
Il am Just as loyal as the rankest Yam
kec that lives in New England, but !
am not ready to do anything to reflect
on my dead comrades"
Mr. +. II. Busbee then spoke, taking
issue with some parts Of Mr.. WaddelPs
addess The meeting then adjourned.
The following delegation of veterans
from Durham county came down yester-
day morning and attended the meetings
of the Association:
r. II. Saunders. J. G. Blake. w. r.
Wood, ~ ID. Holland, ]. f. Cheek. l.
\. Catz. C. Il. Cone. w. ID. Mangum,
j. w. Barker. V. Ballard. ]. S. Carr,
Commander; Jas. a. Turrentine. ]. r.
Ireland, VIM. NJ. Andrews, d. +. Nor
row, ]. b. Guthrie, w. A. Jones, !.
II. Seagroves, 6. d. Spence, J. G..
Howard. John s. Glenn, Green 4. Hill,
Berry Bryant, j. e. Austin. 3. T. Gill,
B. Il. Afford, Charles FELTON,, l. NJ.
Fairly. w. A. Smith, w. NJ. Holder, s..
NJ. Stone, james Pickett, Z. c. Martin,
l.. II. Pickett. l. G.. Piper.
w w Ferrel. w. G. Lassiter, Il. IL.
Allen, l.. w. Hayes, G. King, J. ].
Goodwin, f. Budger. Dennis Parker,
W d. Blalock J. +. Maynard, G.
Cooper, J. II. Shipp. ~ Ii.
Stokes, J. w. Umstead. H. o. Brcn,
/ y. p. Goode. w. NJ. Barber. ]. n.
Christian. T. w. Belvin. w. Fl. Lyon.
+ w H. Rogers. r. B. Hobson. VIM. Ar
mold. w II. Smith, ]. \. Truelove, Al
/ len Matthews, Sargent Green. w. Fl.
/ Pearce, O. 3. McGehce. w. H. Pollard,
/ A. B. King, Il. w. Matthews. Il. NJ.
/ Hutchins, w. A. Power, Alexander
| Cults, Thomas NJ. Stephens, J. A. Hart,
w. j. Boone, w. T. Simpson, W. II.
] Hester. Henry Pickett, g. d. Mork-
ham. G.. A Rhodes. w. II. Mcfarland,
/ G. w. Mcdaniel w. T. George, Charles
/ r. Wilson, w. r. Slade, Hiram Fl,
Vickers, ]. T. Davis, L. Ii. Smith,
| Henderson Howard.
Capt r. A. Bost, of Newton. who was
captain in the 10th regiment Cook S
! brigadel is in the city. He was wound
! ed at the battle of the Wilderness, and
| has been a great sufferer from his
| wounds. He brought with him to the
| Bazaar a lot of Confederate relics, and
has his old haversack which he carried
J. through the war He was an eye Wit
ness of the destruction of the Cumber-
! land and Concord by the Merrimac. and
/ the celebrated encounter of the MOni
! tor and Merrimac He has srlnters
| of the flagstaff of the Merrimac and
! the Patrick Henry; and all these years.
| he has preserved a twig of the apple
tree under which Lee surrendered.
When the boys had finished taking
! twigs and pieces of the celebrated tree
it was all gone. even to the roots" Mr..
| Bost also has pine cut out
| of rock from the Crater and
many other relics that daily
| recall his war experience Most impor-
tant of all, Capt. Bost has kept the two
centre stars of the 46th's battle flag,
and several years ago Mrs. Gen. John
| r. Cooke and daughters made a new
! flag using the two centre stars Of the
old flag in the beautiful new flag they
made. This flag is on exhibition at the
, Confederate Bazaar. Capt. Bost was
not only n brave soldier in war-he is
| brave in peace, and said yesterday: 81
am and have always been a true and
| tried Democrat
DR.. S ID. Booth. of Oxford who has
regained his health after long Illness
is here mngIing with his old comrades.
He was at Bethel and his chief pleas
ure yesterday was meeting his comrades
| in arms who were with him at the first
baptism of fire when WyGtt's life was
! the first martyr blod of The Confederacy.
Capt. j. Il. Hunter, who was in the
Second North Carolina Regiment, is
here. MY idea is" said he, that it is
out of place for the Confederate veterans
to be asking anything for themselves
and also unwise to be protesting that