The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-06

sketch of Maj. Allen C. Dickinson, in
the Confederate Veteran of Nashville,
Tenn, for August When referring to
the fact that Maj. Dickinson served on
the staff of Gen. l.. L. Lomax, the
writer adds: After the war Gen. Lo-
max located in San Francisco, Cal.
failing health forced him to =
return to Virginia. He
buried at Spottsylvania Court
House" Now this refers to Maj. Dick
inson and not Gen. Lomax, who is still
alive and residing in Washington, d.
c. Old Confederates as well
as Mexican war veterans will be glad
to know that Maj. Gen. Samuel G..
French, c. S. A, is soon to publish an
illustrated volume. Two Wars" an
autobiography of his career as an Of
ficer in the United States army and
also in the Confederate States Army,
Gen. French is a veteran in years as
we'll as service, being a graduate of
West Point in 1S43. in the class with u.
S. Grant. He is, 1 think, the oldest sur
viving major general of the Confeder-
ate service. He was a lieutenant in
Ringgold's famous battery of Gen.
Taylors army in the Mexican war, and
''Non his spurs" at Monterey, Palo
Alto, Resaca and Buena Vista AL
though born in New Jersey he married
a distinguished Southern lady near
Columbus, Ca, and was out of the
United States army when he entered
the Confederate service.
The Rev. DR.. M. B. Wharton, a we'll
known Baptist divine. in view of the
assassination of three Presidents of
this republic, recommends Suits of
armor for Presidents" I am surprised
that so good a Bible student as my
friend Wharton certainly is should
make such a foolish recommendation.
Sacred and profane history show that
the heaviest and most complete armor
or coat of mail, has proved to be no
protection against we'll directed as
sault. No armor, no coat of mail, no
steel vest protector-in fact, no hui
man invention can stay the work or
the deadly knife or bullet of the assas-
sin. Vice President Roosevelt won our
hearty commendation when he dismiss
ed the armed guards at Buffalo. They
were no protection to him, as armed
detectives had been none to Lincoln,
Garfield and Mckinley We who were
at the "Milburn house" in Buffalo on
the arrival of Vice President Roose-
welt clearly saw the folly of guards
as a protection. He could have been
killed in front of the very house In
which President Mckinley lay dead
had anv bloodthirsty wretch desired
his life, There is simply no protection
a rainst such a crime in this or any
other country-norle at all.
II is a singular fact that while the
late Bishop Henry B. Whipple was
of the Sons OF the
PsvoIutIon. and on both his fathers
and his mothers side descended from
heroic Revolutionary fighting stock,
his dearest friend in the Episcopal
church was Bishop William H. De-
I,ancey of Western New York, whose |
ancestors were among the most intrepid
and gallant soldiers in the Kings SER
vice. AS they were also my own high
bred ancestors on my fathers side, l
am proud to know that they were he
roes worthy of a nobler cause. IL was
Bishop Delaney who led Bishop
WhippIe into the holy ministry and |
him deacon, priest and
and their lifelong friendship
was Of the David and Jonathan kind.
The DeLanceys were a proud race in
Old England and loyal to their King
In victory or defeat. Perhaps this is
why Bishop Whippie so often visited
and oficiated in that country. In token
Of his great love for Bishop Delaney,
his "Father in Christ" In these times
Of reconciliation and a reunited people.
L is gratifying to note how closely our
growing republic Is nesting to the
Mother Country" The death of
Queen Victoria and President McKin-
ley have drawn the two nations very
near together.
President Mckinley is not the first |
American 10 have funeral honors paid |
him in Westminster Abbey. as stated /
n the press. My dear friend. Bishop /
samuel s. Harris Of Michigan. died in /
England at the close of the Lambeth .
conference. and on that sad occasion /
his famous repository Of Great Brit |
AIMS celebrities was opened for his
funeral services, and my other dear |
friend. Bishop Henry b. Whipple OF |
Minnesota, OBLIGATED. In early life, be- |
ne n native of Alabama and full of |
patriotic valor. Bishop Harris entered /
he Confederate army and served gall
anty to the end Of the struggle, And |