The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
NO SECTIONAL
LINES NOW FOUND.
Veterans in GRAY Greet Weavers Of.
Blue.
COL. O'FERRALL's ADDRESS.
Greetings and Declares This is
One United
Country.
Veterans in GRAY Greet Weavers of
COL. o'FERRALL's ADDRESS.

About one hundred veterans and friends
who had attended the reunion Of the Army
of the Potomac at Fredericksburg Fri
day. arrived in this city yesterday lnorn-
ing and spent the day in visiting the vari-
Gus points Of interest in and about Rich
nlond.
They LEFT Fredericksburg on special
train yesterday, and We're met at ASH
land by the local reception committee,
who accompanied them to this city. On
their arrival at Eloa Station, the party
went Immediately to Murphys Hotel
and later adjourned to Lee Camp HAM,
where a formal welcome was extended
Commander D. C. Richardson, Of Lee
Camp. acted as master of ceremonies
and introduced Mayor Richard Taylor
who welcomed the visitors on behalf oil
the city and Acknowledgement Monta-
que, on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Ex-Governor Charles Z. OFerrall wei
coined the visitors to Richmond on beAaIf
of the Confederate camps. He SAD III
part:
You have been welcomed to Virginia
by her distinguished Attorney General,
and to Richmond by her ilonored Mayor,
and it is now my privilege and pleasure,
as THE spokesman on this interesting oc-
casion, of R. E. Lee Camp ana ficAelt
Campfire two Camps OF Confederate
Veterans of this city-to welcome you TO
their camp halls and to their JOINT iestsi.
board Knowing, as you do. the metal OF
which Confederate Veterans are made,
that their words are their bonds, anu that
their souls are as free from deceit as
virtue IS from wrong, Confederate Nete-
rams speak as they think and act as they
feel there is no DISSEMINATION In .helf
character, no dupicity in thesr Hatuie
Like all brave men they are FRANK liz
! candid, and when they extend hae Ianio
of fellowship, the heart goes with It
81. know you will agree with me "neil
T say that your journey to-day 10 .iie
gates of Richmond was ATTENDED VIZ
far less difficulty and peril than WheA YOU
sought to reach them in the Gays oi ~
Young manhood. Then bayonets sils'en-
"a and sahres flashed in the, sunlight;
shot and shell filled the air; the rush anu
roar torrent and tempest of battle quick
ened every pulse and strained every
nerve; passion was ruling ana reaSoii
was sleeping. It was war; grim-Vlsased
war.
NOW the vengefJll blade is shea thed-
long since sheathed; passion has sun
sided-lone since subsidized; reason has
awakened-long since awakened; no
| alarms startle: no drum beats are heard;
no buele sets the wild echoes flying !;
| our whole land is in smiles. not IN tears
| in gay attire, not in mourning.
Peace reigns; fraternal feeling mas peefl
restored, and reunited we stand as one
people, with one flag, one Constitution
and one destiny.
! Eve honor you for your pride love. de-
votion and reverence, and in turn l know
YOU honor us for ours. Show me man
who condemns your pride or ours in mar
! tiaI achievements and deeds OF daring on
| the field Of battle, your love or ours for
| the memory Of fallen comrades, and your
reverence or ours for heroic leaders, and L
will show you man dead to all manly
| and ennobling impulses. Yes, gentlemen
| we will continue to erect monuments and
| have our memorial days North and South;
| we will continue to feel the glowing OF
| pride in our victories, one over the other,
as long as we both shall live, and you
| will not feel that we are thereby disioyai
| to the flag that floats as our nationa! en-
| sign from the dome of the Capitol OF our
| republic, and we will not feel that you
are thereby seeking to rekindle the pas
| siOns engendered by the unfortunate
| EVENTS of a generation and more ago.
''Veterans of the Army of the Potomac,
| do we need evidence that the people of
| this unequalled nation are united in the
| bonds of a lasting Union? If so, let US
| GILL Ipl me lluStSl luis VI lie IdtS Wal
| with Spain and the volunteer lists OF the
| army now in the far-away Philippines.
| We will find that this hour the sons of
| the North and South are marching Shout
| der to shoulder under the inspiring airs of
| Dixie and The Star-Spangled Banner in
| our new Philippine possessions, and not
| only barring their breasts to the missiles Of
| death, but facing the perils Of disease
| whose myriad germs swarm around them :"
! Inrat Z mo of r1Ir>1
n. Y, responded, and Gen. G. D. Rig
giles. governor of the Washington Sol
| diers' Home, also made an address, after
| which refreshments were served.
The party then returned to the hotel,
where luncheon was served.
SEEING RICHMOND.
This afternoon the members Of the par
| ty visited the various points Of interest
in and about the city, many Of them
going to the battle-fields of Seven Pines
Mecflancsvilie and Ellerson Mills The
party returned yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
Colonel Murphy (chairman) had the as
sistance of the following committees:
From Lee Camp-Commander D. c.
Richardson: Comrades George Winfree
John Boiling; D. A. Brown, quartermas-
ter; D. Hardy Pyle, Charles T. Turner
| James T. Ferriter j. Shelley Van Horn
3. NJ. Parham, John Murphy.
From Pickett Camp-Commander W. U
Bass: Lieutenant-Commande J. D
Redwood, j. w. Burgess; Past Command
ers w. T. Woody, c. T. Loehr, P 2. Win.
ston, j. E. Sullivan, S. r. Gates.
Acca Temple Committee, A. A. Q. N
NJ. S.-Captain T. W. Cunningham, past
potentate: Alex. Archer, Z. y. Catlin
Captain J. T. Brown, Captain Hume, w
H. Sands.
Among the more prominent of the Wis
itors are General Horatio c. King, Mrs
King, Miss Mabel King, Mr. and Mrs
Edward Barr, Brooklyn, n. Y; II. j
Gamer. Orangeville. N. j.; Clay Tilden
Jersey City, N. j.; c. P. CELERY, Rock
land, Me-; o. Burr. Braxton, n. Y; j.
f Moore, Morristown, n. j.; Mr. and
Mrs. John Williams, Philadelphia; Chas
Davis, Allegheny, Pa; John Suter, Jr,
Pittsburg; A. w. Sturdy, Attleboro,