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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
THE CALL TO WAR IN ALA
BAMA

va VIC ~ 49,
Alabama, my adopted State, seceded
from the Union In the same month
and year I. then planter, residing
IN Dallas county, near Selma, voIun
teered as a private AID joined Capt
William Boyles' cavalry company,
known as the Mobile Dragons, on
the Gulf coast, near Mobile Capt
Boyles was a prominent lawyer Of
the Mobile bar at that tiae After
serving IL months the company
reorganized with Capt H Marshall,
a nosed wholesale merchant of Mo
bile. as captain. He was wounded
in the Shieldsboro, Miss, fight. with
the 9th Connecticut, and was so
disabled that he never rejolned his
command Capt 8oyles was author
lied by the war department to raise
a regiment He succeeded in dong
go This command was known as
the 56th or 57th Alabama cavalry.
After serving in Marshali's compa
ny q part of the ensuing year, aud
being anxious to see more active
service. the coast service consisting
entirely of scout. reconnolterlng and
skirmish engagements. pro
cured substitute TO take my place
in the dragons and accompanied
Gen j W Hardee through Bragg's 8
memorable march into Tennessee and
kentucky Hardee was then moving
aorthward, via Mobile, Meridian and
Selma
By way of DEPRESSION ! here say
that Gen Hardee,s plantation and my
plantation, in Dallas county, Ala,
Joined with only a dividing fence
between hence our personal inti-
macy, and as a further depression l
should say that my substitute made
a gallant and faithful soldier to the
end
In the meanwhile l was in active
duty in Kentucky and Tennessee. as
an evidence of which | refer to the
Atlanta Constitution. the Selma Re
porter. the Chattanooga Rebel and
other newspapers of October. 1862
date. for full accoun. of the battle
of PefryvllIe, KY. in which G
spaun. of Alabama J Rochelle, OF
Louisiana, and johnson. OF
Georgia (Christian name not remem
bered), distinguished themselves for
valiant condnct for which conduct
Hardee aud several other officers
signed q written commentator OF 5
G Spann to the confidence Of the
secretary of war On the faith OF
this paper ! presented myself at the
Office of the secretary of war, IN
Richmond, Va, to whom | was intro
duced by my old fried and classmste
the Hon A II Garland, q S senator
from Arkansas
TIE following is copy OF the
document authorizing the enlarge
men, OF my usefulness. and speaks
for itself the original | bold III my
possession
Confederate States of America,
War Department, Adiutant and In
epector Generals Office, Richmond,
Va, april u. 1868 Authority is
hereby granted to 5 6 spa..a to raise
for the service CT the Confederate
States company from the lnhabi.
sants eas, of the Mississippi river, as
scouts or such other service as they
may be assigned to
After the company ls raised Mr.
Spann may proceed, if he can, 70
organize first battalion and then
eplarge tha; battalion to a :eglHen;
The organization when raised ~li!
be mustered into service, and COPIES
of the muster rolls forwarded for
file in this Office Ii will be subject
.o the rnles and regulations govern.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
From the Sunday Newe, FEB. Is.
CONFEDERATE,
CH0CTAWS.
Their Old Commander Tells
of Their Services in Ala
bama.

In Response, TO the Request CT his
Comrades, Messrs Thomas Y
Walsh and R j Brown6eld, of
Dick Anderson Camp of Sumter,
Major S. G Spanu Tells of the
Organization and Services of the
Eighteenth Battalion of Confeder
ate Cavalry and the Fret Battalion
of Choctaw Indians
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
TIE Final Touch.

.'Erushley was :: good hearted fel-
low; 10 one ever appealed TO him for a
loan in vain
NO. and wasn't his death charac-
teristic? He was struck by lightning.
you know. Philadelphia North Ameri-
can
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
COL. WALSH'S LETTER

To ;bo Editor of the Sunday News
| Do.c IL last Sundays issue of The
Sunday News You publish commuoi-
cation frou Major S & Spsuo as to tie
1873 battalion, Confederate cavalry
The headlines say that l and ano'her
comrade reqncs,ed The publication Of said
piece | csp'f recall ever masiug such
request
Thos Y. Walsh.
sumter. March |, 1900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

Maj 5 G SPANS reply to the D; K
Andersen Camp committee in yesier-
Gays Itec, was banded in fer publica-
tiou this morripg, bu: owing to its
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
~AR C~
The Appetite of a Goat

7EFtttitc-of =
Is en.isd by al poor as<pcptics whose stonn
ac:, aud Itver GU, Of order. Al such >houli
know tn:u Or. kings New Life Pills, the n
derful stomach ami Liver Ecm@dy, gives a
splendid appetite. sonnd digestion aud resu-
lar bodily habit that inSures perfec: hsalth and
great energy. Only 25e att Z: W. DeLorne's
drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
CAPT. BROWNFIELD's LETTER

To tae Editor of the Sunday News
I co rot remember requesting Major
S G Spann to publish his "experl
ences' With tie 18th battalion, CoDfed
crate cavalry, as the headlines OF bis
communication 10 your last Sunday
issue would indicate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

Foss the more enectnal execution OF
the duties devo|ved upon me issued
several general orders, defining the
requirements OF the Law OF exemption
AID conscr'ptiou. also ao appeal to the
dese.ters then 10 hiding and who could
not be reached by the ordinary process
These orders aud appeal were polished
10 the Tuscaloosa Observer. aod also IN
aand bills for more effective dis.rioo,
ZION
Jus, at this juoc:r-e another dark
speck CT turbulence showed itself 10
South Alabama ADD East Mississippi
About oue buodred Chocfaw Indians
had been mustered into the Confederate
service uuder Capt } " Pierce, al
ezc.li~ut and brave officer. tus camp
feud s9.ape up sad many o! his lcdians
braves mutiuied witch ;hreateued bis
des.ruc lon aud their deser'ion to the
enemg. To avert tins lmpenaiog
calami:v al his con,Dis-ioued fl ,ers
(white) and uou commis ,ered ch!cers
GIndlae- petI''ened Adj Gen Cooper
to oave their commands transferred TO
my command and personal charge as
d,smosated scouts 'i2h!s retilon vas
granted ap6 / es,ab;i-hed ivo ca"5ps CT
Cboctaw WARMERS. ooo al Mo'iie, Ala,
ard ooe 10 Ne~;ou Eoon'7. Mississippi,
On the Meridian aud Jackson Railroad
This command was styled lss battalion
OF Cboctaw Indians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

diaas 10 their voluntary act of num manity
as we'll as their pride of courage and
respect for their commander. This
;Dcident can be vouched for by living
witnesses, who now resides 10 the
vicinity.
We must remember that the best
history is that history which does not
omi. the minor details of even tie most
bucoble factor that helped to make up
the grand whole The tiniest ril pours
its living current ioto some other
stream. which helps to make the great
rivers that fill tie mighty ocean so.
when the best history of the war
between the States shall have been
published the bcmblest Confederate
soldier whose readiness TO do HE duty
at ali times ob the battlefield az 3
solder. though lackiog often the
opportunity to prove it, shall claim a
nspicubus and honorabe place ln its
pages
M ith this spirit. future pages shall
embrace p7t on!y the part took, bu'
particularly the heroic deeds CT com
radcs With uhom | claim the honor of
bav,og shared the four years per!ls o!
soldiers life
By gay 0: postscript. my surrender
was at Mobile. Ala, July 10. 1861
retaining I'll equlpage, side arus. etc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL,
CLOSING REPUBLICAN RALLY.

Magnificent and Convincing Address by
Hon. Edward p. Brown OF New York.
The Auditorium was we'll filed last Sat-
urday evening, when the closing rally of
the Republicans in the state campaign was
held. The First Regiment band was in at
tendance and the Brattleboro male quartet
sang selections. George L. Durham, the
president of the Brattleboro Republican
club, presided and introduced the speaker,
Hon. Edward P. Brown of New York. Mr..
Browns theme was Expansion" but con-
trary to the general expectation, the expan-
sion discussed by Mr.. Brown had no spec
ial reference to our policy in the Philip
pines. Instead he spoke of expansion as
our national policy-the policy of develop
ing American trade, American manufact-
ures, American shipping, American labor
American interests OF every kind. In a
brief Introduction Mr.. Brown showed the
inconsistency of the present Democratic at
titude toward expansion by reminding his
audience of what was done during the ad-
ministration of Thomas jefferson by the
acquisition of the enormous territory of
Louisiana, and later under the Monroe
administration in acquiring Florida, and
still later Oh in the annexation of Texas.
All these were distinct acts of annexation
done under Democratic rule. Mr.. Brown
next said, and proved, that the two al
legged Democratic issues of imperialism
and free silver are fake issues. The issue
of free coinage Is to l was met and settled
in the campaign of 1896. The issue OF
imperialism does not exist and cannot
exist so long as the American people keeI
their own affairs in their own control
Mr.. Brown then proceeded, in the body
of his address, to take up the one great is.
sue of the campaign-eXpansion Thi:
policy, he said, was the American policy
and in an array of fact and argument pre-
sented with convincing force, he showed
how this policy includes the development
| of all our American resources, the finding
of an outlet for our manufactures, the re
Mobilization of our merchant marine, the re
turn of our carrying trade to our own flag
the incubation of true spirit of Ameri
canism, and its result in the well being
and happiness of all the people of the grea
Republic. The speech was by far the
broadest and most powerful and convinc
| ing presentation of this subject, in which
| lies wrapped up the whole future of tn,
country, which has ever been heard in Brat
tleborO. Mr.. Browns array of statistics
| given entirely without notes, was a marve
OF memorizing and presentation in logica
| sequence.
The hour was growing late when Mr.
Brown finished and Col Haskins, who wa
also announced 10 speak, took the platform
only to say to his audience thas the hes
service he could do them was to give then
an opportunity to think over this magnifi
cent address, and he closed with a few
words urging upon all Republicans the i'm
portance of the Vermont vote in Tuesday
election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
PALACE OF LIGHT.

glass. The draperies and hangings are
wonderful creations in spun crystal, en-
bodying exquisite floral designs and fn-
ished with fringes OF cut glass pendants.
The door coverings, made to initiate gor-
geous Smyrna carpetings. are strewn
with scintillating stars OF golden glass
while the divans about the walls are OF
like material in various Colorings. At in
tervals about the interior walls tall
French glass mirrors are so placed as TO
transform the central hall into a vast in
tricate realm Of dazzling brightness, in
which the occupants are multiplied into
a great coucourse OF strangely familiar
beings.
Bewideringly beautiful as this i'm
mense jeweled habitation appears By day,
its weird maguihcence is increased yet 4
thousand fold by night when myriad
electric lights. distributed throughout its
Is and hidden in the midst OF its regal
furnishings. convert the entire structure
into a blaze of dazzling spleudor. Then
the wide glass Stairways ascending on
either side are like unto molten pathways
leading to the sun. These wonderful
stairs, fanbed by balustrades Of phosphor-
escent seashels, give access to galleries
the walls Of which resemble grotesQue
aquariums. pcopled by marine monsters
with amber scales and emerald eyes and
whose yawning mawS emit myriads Of
flashing rubies and sapphires. Among
the branches Of the trees overhead are
birds Of living fire, and strange luminous
insects dart hither aud thither through
the golden mist. driven upward by the iri-
descent volumes Of water that descend
in continuous cascade into the midst OF
the sylvan lake, from their source among
the glttelng foundation stones OF the en-
chanted palace above.
The motif Of this chimerical creation is
at once spectacular and educational The
interior of the main pavilion contains one
OF the most magnificent collective exhib-
its Of jewels and precious stones ever re-
vealed 10 mortal vision, while in a cav
ernous grotto under the quartz foun-
dation a marvellous glass blowing plant
is installed. The appointments OF this
subterranean chamber are thoroughly in
harmony with the fantastic details of the
exterior Here. surrounded by glittering
stalagmites, a colony Of glass wizards are
constantly employed at their mysterious
craft fashioning out Of molten crystals
with a dizziness that is superhuman %
behold all manner of quaint ornamental
conceits to be carried away as souvenirs
by the wondering visitors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
d. VI. Burke, the Eloquent.

Hon D. NJ. Burke of New York, native
of Middebury, consul general to Brazil
under the first administration of Grover
Cleveland and consul general to Spain under
his second administration delivered the clos
ing address in the Democratic cOmpaign in
Brattleboro Monday evening in the Audi
torium. Lawyer F. d. E. Stowe of Brat
tleboro, who was announced to speak with
Mr.. Burke, was detained on account Of ILL
ness. Music was furnished by the First
Regiment band.
Mr.. Burke devoted his entire address to
the subject of "Imperialism."
There was little in the address that was
new, in the way of argument, but it was
made impressive by the speakers fiery "elo-
quence" and his dramatic posings.
The orator accused the administration
with conspiring with the English govern
ment which, a generation ago, sympathiz
ed with the southern confederacy. He
borrowed some eloquence from Danie
Webster and Senator Hoar, recited the
Declaration of Independence and closed
with a metaphorical expression about i'm
porting dead soldiers and exporting coffin;
and beer gardens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
The supreme Court on the Dewey
Bounty Money Decision.


The text Of the decision of the United
States supreme court in the action brought
by Admiral Dewey to determine the
amount of prize money due him and his
men for their victory in Manila Bay has
just been made public. The question at
issue was whether Dewey met superior
force at Manila, within the meaning of
the United States statute, which provides
that the bounty shall be 500 for each man
in victorious action when the enemy's
force is less than ours, while if greater,
this bounty shall be at the rate of 5000
man. Dewey contended that it was not
alone the Spanish fleet which was to be
counted in the enemy's force, but the land
batteries, mines and torpedoes. A major
ity of the court held that the land batter
les must be excluded and the size
and ornaments of the Spanish vessels
alone considered. 1t appears that Chief
Justice Fuller and two associate justices
dissented. In the course of his dissent
ing opinion the Chief Justice said:
The chief distinction, as a military
achievement, OF the battle of Manila bay,
is that the American fleet, unaded by an
army, attacked force composed of ships
supported by powerful shore defences, to-
gether with submarine mines and torpe-
does, and in defiance of these open and
hidden dangers, in addition to the power
of the enemy's fleet, sailed in and not only
captured or destroyed all the opposing yes
sells, but captured or silenced the shore
batteries. To omit consideration of these
circumstances in determining pecuniary
reward under the statute seems to me al
together unreasonable, and yet it is held
that. in comparing the opposing forces,
the shore batteries and submarine mines
and torpedoes which our fleet was COM
PEELED to encounter should not be taken
into account, though the bounty could not
rise above the number of persons on the
enemy's ships"
1t is a common. sense view of the mat
ter that the Chief Justice and the other
two dissenting justices are right in their
view-but the majority of the court held
to strict construction of the letter of the
statute. The law of 1854 under which a
bounty was awarded has been repealed by
the personnel act of March 3, 1899. so that
no case under the act can rise hereafter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07

most original ideas and can express them
in terse and striking words. She is study
ing the labor problem on this side of the
Atlantic, and incidentally she is deliver
ing a few lectures. She recently made
most interesting address at Hull House,
Chicago.
Here are some examples Of Miss Ash
by's views on sociology: Strikes are
merely a phase Of the existing class war
between labor and capital They are not
the evil itself, but only symptom Of the
existence Of unjust and untenable condi-
tons There is something fundamental
ly wrong in the relations between labor
and capital. Their interests. which should
be in common. are directly opposed to one
another Each party is lighting for the
larger share of the margin Of profit. Cap
ital wishes t. monopolize the entire prof
its. and labor, feeling the injustice of that
distribution, attempts to obtain at least
a share.
1T is the injustice of the present sys-
TEN. which enables one individual or one
corporation to monopolize the result Of
the labor of the many and to absorb all
benefits arising from the use of labor saw
ing machinery and time saving appi-
ances. which is to blame for the conflicts
between capital and labor
The middle classes feel themselves Sc
rioUsly threatened in their existence by
the trusts and try to fight them, but they
never will succeed. Trusts, being moth
ing but combinations for the most eco
nomical production and distribution, are
bound to stay. The trusts themselves
are not Objectionable 1t is the abuse Of
the power which they WELD that is dan
gerouS.
The American national hymn calls
your country the land of liberty, and
your politicians like to dwell upon the
liberty enjoyed by the American citizens.
But the people forget that they merely
enjoy some sort Of political liberty, while
their social and economic thraldom is
just as oppressive as the economic slav-
cry existing In any country of Europe.
What should be done to remedy the ex-
listing evil? Well. | am a Socialist and
believe that all should have a share in
the result OF labor"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
September Meeting OF the BrattIeborO
Bird Club.

At the meeting of the Brattleboro Bird
club last Monday evening, Mrs. D. p.
Webster gave paper on Fall Migration
of Birds"
The first decided fall in tempera .ure is
sure to be followed by a flight of migrants,
chiefly warblers, September, like May, be-
ing characterized by this class of birds.
Migration is at its height in September.
At this time the orioles leave us, also hum
ming birds, king birds, rose-breasted gros
beaks, and many others.
The first killing frost, usually early in
October, deprives the insect-eating birds of
a large part of their food.
Flycatchers and swallows leave at this
time. This month is, however, the har-
vest time of the sparrows. In countless
numbers they throng old stubhle, potatoes
or cornfelds, doing untold good by des-
troying seeds of noXiOus weeds Among
the birds which leave us this month are
the redstart, ovenbird, bobolink, phoebe,
catbird.
In November many OF the sparrows
leave us, and usually by the middle of this
month We are reduced TO our winter list of
permanent residents and winter visitants.
! Mrs. C.. F. Pratt read paper on the
Fall Plumage Of Birds" All birds are
/ 'JFGL W all annual LlOlt, Nullt eOulc
undergo in addition a second and even
third partial change Of plumage. This
mott, which usually takes place in August,
soon after the breeding season, is one of
! the severest strains TO which bird life is
exposed and causes more deaths than an
occasional want Of food.
1t is as yet an unsolved problem as to
| how far some of the change of color in the
| plumage is due to actual mott and how
| far TO the alteration of the color of the
! feathers themselves.
Melting is absolutely necessary to bird
! life as the old and broken feathers need
replacing before migration, thus giving the
bird strength for its great annual journey
and leaving 1t in the best condition for es.
Gaping the attendant perils.
Miss Grout read extracts from an article
published in The Osprey June 1899, on
Longevity of Birds" Very little is act
ually known on this subject, as We can
readily believe. The writer closes his arti-
Gle by giving list of known ages. Among
these we find song thrush living to the az,
of II years. cardinal grosbeak, II years
cuckoo, % years; domestic goose so years
domestic fowl, 30years tame pigeon, IS /;
years,
Reports from various members of the
club showed that the nighthawks anG
chimney swifts have already left Us in larg,
flocks. The purple martins left about two
weeks since.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
A. V. D. PIPER,
Co. NJ 10th Reg.

Because he beat and kicked his wife
when she refused to go after beer for him,
Charles Chopper, of New Britain, Conn,
was fined $500 and sentenced to seven
months in Jail. When sentence was i'm
posed she kissed him, and said she was
sorry for him.
The New York Tribune calls for the re-
moyal of the Dewey arch in that city.
Whereas it was once rated thing of beau
ty, and, presumably, joy forever, it has
now become a blemish and an eyesoTe,
with no chance of restoration. Alas, how
have the mighty fallen - Boston Herald.
Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist, landed
from the steamer Lucania which arrived
at Queenstown last Friday. He stated
that he was paying a flying visit to Great
Britain and Ireland. He will visit Cork,
Limerick, Waterford and Dublin, and hold
services in each city, and will then go to
London, where he will assist the Rev.
Thomas SpurgeOn in opening the New
Tabernacle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07

This is the famous sonnet of the late ex
Senator John j. ingalls, of Kansas, as re
vised by himself. An eminent critic ha
rightly said that it gives him greater CLAIM
to immortality than all his work in Con
gress, or in the political field:
Master ~ human destinies ami!
Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait.
Cities and fields walk; penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and, passing by
Howell and mart and pa ace, soon or late
IEnock unbidden once at every gate.
If sleeping wake if feasting, rise before
Turn away. II is the hour Of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned TO failure peHury, and Noe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore
answer not, aud return no more
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
atnsRtionaI Elopement.

A sensational elopement occurred in Pei
ham Sunday night Charles Wilson. a
married man, eloped with Miss Hawley,
who is about -, and the daughter of John
HaWley, who takes care of the Amherst
reservoir. Wilson. who is - years old
married, FIVE years ago, a woman several
years his senior \ month ago they sepa-
rated, but with NJ divorce The Hawley
family noticed a growing intimacy between
the two and Wilson was forbidden the
house, but Sundays development came as
a surprise to the neighborhood. Wilson
drove the girl from Pelham to Amherst
early in the evening in a buggy hired from
A. J. Guertin Of Amherst. He changed
teams in Amherst, but no one knows which
direction he took