The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01


Oct. S1-The I'D. "" editorial of last
Sunday reminds me of the good old
country preacher who said: Brethren,
I'll drap a ointment fur tew weeks
from ter-day, God willing, but four
weeks from ter-day. whedder or no"
And nobody smiled at the innocent
old man. The case Of Veteran
Winans of the Ninth New Jersey Reg
iment, mentioned in the same issue,
who was hit by four bullets while set
ting fire TO a bridge during the Civil
War, is less remarkable than that of
Veteran Dunphy, who had both arms
shot off on FaTagut's flagship in the
battle of Mobile Bay, and is now prob
ably dead, or dying, in California,
from nineteen stabs given him recent
~ by a drunken veteran. What thrill
ing temperance lecture this awful
scene presents. In the item
about ministers meetings in Savan-
nah, in my last letter, the printer made
divisions out of discussions" l ar
gued against any splits, but to agree
TO disagree" in a spirit of Christian
charity and good will. Unity Of spirit
diversity of Methods.
Historian William B. Collins. in the
McDuffie Progress of Thomson, Ga,
oct. %, gives an alphabetical county
roll of members of the Georgia Con-
vention of 1850. From Hancock coun-
ty see the name of Eli H. Baxter. 1
have been trying to locate Eli H. Bax-
ter, Jr., who was a cadet at West
,,aN Jt1af
presume he was this BaXte-'s son. An
drew ]. Miller, from Richmond county,
was a cadet in 1921, but did not grad
uate Chatham was represented by
Richard D. Arnold John E. Ward,
Francis S. Barlow and r. r. Cuyler.
Barlow and Toombs and Wofford and
Gartrell, were the only members who
became Confederate generals. Charles
]. Jenkins, George r. Gilmer and
Alexander H. Stephens are the only
governors on the list. Many of the
delegates, like Miller. jenkins, Car
trell, A. II. Kenan, David j. Bailey
Gen. Wofford were also members of
the Legislature of 1880, one that
was remarkable for the eminent men
in it, and the matters upon which they
acted. Not one of them, so far as
know, is alive to-day.
am heartily glad that Sir Gen. Ham
iton Of the British army, in his adj
dress to the famous Seventh United
States Cavalry at Chickamauga Park,
Endorsed my views in regard to the
value of the cavalry branch of our
army. For many years 1 have opposed
curtailing the cavalry branch of the
army, peace or no peace. There must
arise occasions when cavalry will be
needed, and when nothing else will be
found a successful substitute.
Camp Sanford of the United Sons of
Confederate Veterans, at Troy, Ala,
Blum of the Daily Messenger, as adj
jutant of the camp. Sidney is the son
of a veteran printer and publisher, Will
liam ]. Blan, as brave and true a Con-
federate soldier as ever went forth to
battle, If he did name his only boy
after Yankee" soldier. Like Gen. Lee,
when the war was over BILLY" Blan
quit fighting and bent all his energies
TO the rebuilding of the South's waste
places. And God has blessed him in
his good work.
A Dublin, Ga, correspondent of the
Atlanta Journal thinks the remains of
Gov. Troupe" should be taken to Lau-
renS county, as now proposed, for re-
interment, as that is This native coun-
ty." Well, well; it is evident that his
native county don't know where the
distinguished "son" was born If his
body is to be re-interred in his ma
tive county" then it must go to Wash
ington county, Alabama. Gov. George
Michael Troup was born in 1880, at
Mcintosh Bluff. in that county. his
father being an Englishman and his
mother a sister of Gen. John McIn-
tosh. During his early years the fam
lily removed to Georgia, but Wash
ington still remains his native coun-
ty." In the syndicate ready
made Questions and Answers" in re-
ply to an inquiry as to where infor-
nation can be obtained of the record
of merits and dement's of retired Off
GERS, the inquirer is referred to Ma
tional Soldiers Homes. This is a clear
case of "the blind leading the blind ;,
The proper official records of all such
officers can be obtained from the adm
tant generals Office of the War De-
partment, or from Gen. Fred C. Aims
worth, U. S. A, of the Records and
Pension Office" at Washington. D. G
The national soldiers homes have
nothing whatever to do with retired
officers of the army.
Newspapers that refer to Capt. Rich
ard p Hobson are a little off the
track. His name is Richmond Pear
son Hobson, named for Consul Rich
mond Pearson of North Carolina. re-
ported fined for abusing railroad Off
clal over in Europe recently.
The Jacksonville (Fla) METROPOLIS
speaks of zone Allen Thomas" of Tam
pa, who does not think Gov Jennings
favors men who wore the gray. The