Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-19
"GATH" ON GEN. WILSON.
George Alfred Townsend in New York SIM

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George Alired lowhsehd III New York Sun,
The duy before Gen. James Il. Wil.,,.,
Wilmington, Del, for New York In s"ii Iu
tho coronation ceremonies of Edwnrdi' ~ vlIGSr
had the privilege of dining with Kim ~, .n
Judge George Gray, ut the bachelor 10y u,lu
dence Of ex-senator Higgins Of Dolnvoto
These three men, Of quite different az 5,t
ferentiated views, arc close friends ma WI.
far from the same uge, pnrh think I'm ,',, nO
80. Yet they ars MI youthful lnindoS np1
started III MY ourerYHt,on ;he thn,,g6t , KY
no part Of the United States il wi,b ug,
select spirits, mon iif;nd from the 'I inout
quality TO the nutiona, cgrrer hy tho WA aia
ncss of our institutions.
Gray, il Democrat, wac ono Of thn si,r...
of the Treaty OF piris. When knew NH
first, 81 ears nRo, no was luvvnr n, ~" ~
small bu, ancient town Of New Iasts ~ oa ae
the largest town but New York nm V, ~
American const south o. New EngnnS
After nearly two centuries and n mil n,
courts were removed from New Cnstr u
Wilmington, which may have more tboD
half the population OF all Dclawnre "Ua
Delaware has bosn settled since nbont 1Ea
II wis the precursor of Pennsylvania ma
the complement Of Dutch New York. Sine
l63S ii has been continuously or,1njaS /
Delaware was the tobacco phntatinn a.
New Amsterdam.
Ex-senator Higgins represents tho ala
settlers, from the Huguenots md on0kos
to the north Irish; no Is Of the connprticn
of the Bayards. He was the frst nerbSna
the only Republican Senator from INK,
ware, and since his term the Ropublic0p,
have factionnlized and elected nobodv
though twice possessing majority of Il,
Legislature. Mr.. Higgins has n IRrga Nv
practice. sN NV
Gen. Wilson is descended from n n;oroo,
of Illinois who was renred al front Rova1
Va, and married II Harrison, whose oak
home had been about Frederick Md, Wilson
went from Illinois 10 West Point. cnterS
the engineers in 1850 and uas tirpnt.
engineer and bridge-builder arcund WIZ
burg. going into the water, mys C;roS,
and working on the bridge Ink, ono ~ nv
men,
He was selected by Grant for secrai
services, such as going into Knoxville Wbau
| IL was beleapuered 10 carry Bnrnside =
| letter and WINS accoinpnnied by Cbnrjps l.
Dana, who ever after was his tear iriaps
| He also conducted Reconnaissance ON N,
Yazoo as predatory 10 Campaign
When Sheridan came East h, nsked ~
| Wilson mud cayr him diyiain nnG III,
| first prent raids were nnrticinntnl IN he ,b;,
mounted Engineer, the Confed rates ons
making him the subject of n r.oirentratnr
Of their forces: mi 6ef, nted. Ia cnina M
| all right. and fought in ,te Vaihv Of NJ
pinin ma we'll ms in ,ho Wildernes Ie va,
M Yellow Tnyern when j. b. II. Stpart NAV
killed. TransIerIed 10 Sbermns nm arm,
| Mas given him 10 co.oncrote in the grSnS
| strategy of March. 1s6b. leaving thc s Iss'
ncssee River with Ia ogn man a, WAGON.
| 10 DAYS rntions' n nontonn tran nni d,
bntterics ''' 80" y
Nenr Selmn he broke Tho fap,e and f,ry
NJ the renowned Enrrest driyny him y
miles in ono DIV. Dick 'Tavlor brothcr'in,
Inv nf Jefferson nnris ahandored Scms
the Gonfedernte arnorv and Arsenal mi
1 Wilson tonk II nnd destrnvea nj Xxx mn
shnns' Un took Montgn,4erv M lnmi|
So III hnles Of cotton fnr tho Ara, Inn,
ocsunving INT bir,h,lnrc Of thc CoD,
fcderacv, He took Columbus. "a. and n
field INNS with n loss of only "a men, nj