The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29

| higher degree of martial individuality, prowess, courage and efficiency than | that displayed by the private soldiers of the Confederate armies. They were | often not only generals unto them- l selves, but suggested to their officers what to do in the stress and perplexi- | ty of some sudden emergency. Be | proud of your record, private com rades. for 1t has never yet been lower- | ed.
 For four thrilling years the Confed- crates successfully maintained their cause-many times lighting battles and | winning victories against heavy oids l when barefooted ragsed and hungry. We may search history in vain for l loftier instances of heroic endurance in private soldiers. We have seen them, uncomplaingly, limping barefooted to | the front through burning sands and | freezing snows. And we would marvel | that men of such mold could ever have | been vanquished if we did not know | that they were overcome more by the momentum of numbers than by prow- ess, more by famine than by fighting. The Confedcrates were outnumbered in white population at the beginning of the war by four to one; besides, the | North received additions to it's army | from our territory and foreign coun- | tries to the number of more than 900,- | 900 men, or about one and one-half times as many as the South had in all her armies. From first to last the North enlisted in her armies in round numbers 2,s50, 900 men, while the South had in similar numbers only 600,000 or
 fewer than four to one. We not only fought the North, but, to some extent we fought the world from which the North largely received both soldiers and supplies. Nevertheless, for four | booming and, blazing years we made it
 lively for them all. And when the dis parity in men, in means, in war facili- | ties and appliances of all kinds are
 considered, 1t must be admitted that | the South made a gallant fight in de- fense of her right to independence. ! Think of it. It took four Federal sol diers for years to overcome one Con- | federate. I congratulate you on such
 a record. What country can show
 better one? But your record Is estab-
 lished and I need not dwell longer
 upon that.
 And now. comrades. again greet you and once more bid you welcome to our city that sits upon the bank of the
 grandly flowing Mississippi. as sat her | ancient namesake upon the banks of | the classical Nile.
 And, comrades, if while you are here you feel like taking a little something | for the temporary exhilaration of the inner man, why just call for 1t at the
 usual places and it will be admins tered unto you for little cash But | if you want a cup of coffee or some | thing to eat, go down there (pointing | to it) to that tent, almost as large as the gallant little State of Maryland, | and tell the Commissary- John Myers, that you want to test the merits | of his cooking, and he will invite you | to a seat at his spacious table. And lastly. comrades, 1t is my pleas ure on behalf of the local Executive | Committee of the Reunion to turn over this hall to you and your commander | in-chief, Gen. John B. Gordon. whom I now present as your permanent | chairman. .se
 - The membership of the cohhmittee on | Resolutions and of the Committee on Credentials is as follows: No names
 having been handed in where the State l Is not given: SFF
 ' Personnel of Committees. Resolutions-Alabama J. W. Bush;
 Tennessee, W. P. Tolley; Mississippi, K. M. Haskell; eGorgia, Charles Golf | fin; Louisiana, B. r. Eshellman; South
 Carolina. Thomas w. Carwile; Missou-
 ri. J. B. Can't; Virginia, George l. | Christian; North Carolina, A. l.. Smith; i
 of Columbia, Hilary A. Herbert; Kan
 sas. J. H. Shields; Oklahoma, Wm. D.
 Matthews; Texas. R. E. Beckham:
 Florida, A. M. Barnes: Pacific Divis-
 ion, A. B. Fusz.
 redentials-Tennesse, c. H. Bailey;
 Alabama, J. G. Guice; Arkansas, Jo-
 seph Mitchell; Georgia, c. McWheat-
 ley; South Carolina. A. W. Marshall;
 Florida. John c. White; Missouri, How. UirCinto T TavI0r FL
 lison: North Carolina, B. H. Hyam;
 Kentucky, W. L. Dulaney; District of
 Columbia, Dr. s. E. Lewis; Kansas, T. P. Alexander; Oklahoma, S. O. Chesney; Texas, W. H. Richardson;
 Pacific Division, F. D. Brown.
 The Committee on Resolutions and
 Credentials met immediately after the
 adjournment of the conventions. The
 former considered but one resolution,
 which will be favorably reported to
 the convention tomorrow. This is that
 steps be taken by the association to, prevent men who were deserters from the Confederate army from procuring
 membership in the organization. An
 other resolution, which was expected,
 and will without doubt come before the
 convention later. although 1t was not
 presented at today's meeting, Is that the power to invite to the conventions
 
 member of the United Confederate Vet
 erans shall be vested only in the dele gates in convention assembled, and not in committees or individuals
 But two cities have thus far evinced an intention of securing the convention of 1902. These are Louisville and Dal- las. Neither delegation today was able to make any statement as to it's strength, but both were working hard and professed to see nothing but en- couragement ahead.
 Commander in- Chief Biscoe Hindman
 having announced that he would not | accept reelection to the office even if
 1t were by the unanimous vote of the convention. and Bishop .Gailor having very urgently requested today that his name be not considered for the posi- | ton. the friends of Gen. R. B. Horton of St. Louis, are advocating him for the place. MT, Horton is a native of | Mississippi, and was reared and edu- cated in that State, and the Missis-
 s!pp! delegation. which !s ene Of the | largest in attendance upon the reunion,
 Is pushing his name to the front. There are also ardent supporters of General Cox of Virginia, and his name may be placed before the convention for election tomorrow.
 Sons of Veterans.
 Memphis. Tenn, May 2S.-The attend ance of delegates at the first days ses- sion of the sixth annual reunion of the | Tinted Sons of Confederate Veterans, held in the Auditorium, was curtailed l owing to the fact that during the morn