The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-20
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
REMARKABLE CHANGE IN MIR. Gull
LUM's WEST POINT REGISTER.

LUM's WEST POINT REGISTER.
Atlanta Confederate Camps Attend
Divine Service in Honor of the
Memory of Gen. Wade Hampton.
Grand Army Encampment in At
lanta-ErrOrS From "Leaves of an
Old Scrap BoOk"-SOme Comment
About Ex-Presidents - Something
That Must Have Given Pleasure to
Ex-GOv. Thomas G. JOnes-ErrOrs
in Articles in Established Maya
zines COrrected-Other Matters OF
Special Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, April
19.-In his notes of travel, referring to
the death, at Dungenness, of Gen.
Henry Lee, called Light Horse
Harry" the statement of Col Estill
that his lips uttered the immortal
sentence, First in war, first in peace,
first in the hearts of his countrymen,"
was no doubt surprise to many read
ers of the Morning News. There is a
widespread belief abroad in the land
that they were uttered by Richard
Henry Lee, but it should be better
known that Gen. Henry Lee was also
notable statesman, and not merely a
dashing cavalry commander. He was
several times a member of Congress, of
important conventions, and Governor
of Virginia. At the time of Washing
toms death Gen. Lee was in Congress
and pronounced his elogium, in which
was the sublime sentence above quoted.
1t is only a step from the sublime to
the ridiculous, and an example was
given during the great G. A. r. pa
rade in Chicago A jolly fat comman-
der of an Ohio post, as the line halted
in front of a jolly fat policeman, ex-
claimed: First in war, first in peace,
and first in the hands of the Chicago
police"
The Spanish-American War, in
which the Blue" and the Gray"
fought bravely side by side under the
stars and Stripes" of a reunited
Country, seems to have made a Won
derful change in Gen. Cullems Regis
ter of West Point Graduates. Before
that war Southern graduates in the
Confederate service were thus chroni-
cled; Joined in the Rebellion of
1876 against the United States" But
in the last volume, issued recently ave
read, in connection with the name of
Capt. Bertram 7. Clayton: "son of H.
d. Clayton, Mayor General Confeder-
ate States Army" . On Sunday
right I had the sad pleasure Of at
tending the Memorial Services in honor
of Lieut.. Gen. Wade HAMPTON, held in
the First Baptist Church in Atlanta,
and conducted by Rev. DIR. W. w.
T,aoCh11rV1a nd A
The various Confederate Camps in that
city were represented on the list of
speakers by Hon. Albert H. Cox, J.
w. Austin, Esq. and Col. L. R. Ray.
Gen. G. l. Walker. of Charleston, COM
mander of the South Carolina, N. C.
", spoke for that state. l knew Gen.
Hampton, having been associated with
him on three important occasions since
the war, and he had a warm place in
my heart. Peerless as a soldier and
gentleman South Carolina may well
mourn her illustrious son.
The G. A. r. encampment in ATTAIN
ia on Tuesday last was a very success
full affair and great enthusiasm was
created by the presence of Gen. Tor
renee, the commandment -chief Col.
William M. Scott of Atlanta was elect
ed department commander, and Col M.
c. Wilcox of Mount Airy delegate to
the National Encampment at Wash
ington in October. At night a grand
reception was given Gen. and Mrs. Tor
renee at the Kimball House by the d.
A. R., the Colonial Danes, the u. d. C.
the w. r. c., the u. C. V. and the G.
A. r. Gen. and Mrs. florence were
attended by Gen. S. Herbert Lancey,
his special aide, and his wife. 1t was
a brilliant affair, and the Blue and the
Grey mingled most pleasantly, both be-
ing represented by distinguished veter-
ans. Mrs. Terrence being a D. A. r.,
was highly honored by the ladies of
Atlanta, and was the distinguished
guest of the d. A. r. at their meeting
at Cragie House on Tuesday after
noon. Gen. and Mrs. Terrence and
Gen. and Mrs. Lancey left on Wednes-
day to be present at the Alabama En-
campment and public reception on
Thursday.
Judging from the errors into which
he falls, it is evident that a Georgia
Colonel" who edits Leaves from an
Old Scrap Book" is indeed a genuine
Georgia Colonel and not war colo
mel. He refers to Gen. Leonidas K.
Polk as killed at Kennesaw Mountain,
when it was Leonidas Polk and Pine
Mount. The death of Gen. ]. E. B.
Stuart is given as Stewart. Noting the
promotion of Stand Waite, a Cherokee
Indian chief, to be brigadier general in
the Confederate army, he says: Il be-
lieVe he was the first and the last In
dian that attained such high military
rank in this country" refer the "Geor-
gia Colonel" to the record of Capt. Ely
S. Parker, A. A. G.. of u. S. Vols, and
brevet brigadier general, during the
Civil War, and later a brevet briga-
der general in the regular army, in
which he had been a brevet captain,
major, lieutenant colonel and colonel.
Although a Seneca Indian he was
Gen. Grants "right-hand man." and
prepared the papers for Grant at Lees
surrenders. His services and promi-
nence were far superior to those of
Cen. Waite, who was in command of
Indian troops from the territories.
Gen. Parker of New York and Maj
David Moniac of Alabama were the
only Indians to be commissioned in
the regular army.
There seems to be some uneasy peo-
nile who don't know what to do with
our Elk residents"-pension them,
make them honorary senators for life.
or let them alone. In the first place,
we seldom have "Ex-Presidents," as at
present. for we have only Ex-President
cleveland. and he is amply able to take
care Of himself and his family. The
%, No was fY.ua of Fillmore Johnson