The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
SIDNEY HERBERT's LETTER.
FACTS ABOUT THE ROSTER OF
THE GEORGIA MILITARY INsTI-
TITE.


TUTE.
The Object of the Navy League of
the United States-The Tenacfty
with which Some Veterans Cling
to Life-COmments on the State
ment That Streets in New York
Were Named After Notorious
TOries-Gen. Miles a Good Fighter
in the Field, But Has Never Dis
played Qualities of a Command
ing General or a Statesman-SOme
other Matters of General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Aug.
22.-I fear I have given too much
credit to Cadet Searcy in regard to
getting UP a Roster OF the Georgia
Military Institute Cadets. 1t seems
that Cadet Julius L. Brown, of Allan
ia. son Of Georgia's famous war gov
ernor. Joseph f. Brown, is the leading
and acting spirit in the movement.
He is Jealous in his purpose, as he
feels that a complete Roster of these
Young heroes should be Incorporated
in the General Roster of Georgia Con-
federate soldiers to be published by
the War Department at Washington.
They promptly obeyed the call of the
Governor, and their battalion, under
Maj. Frank w. Capers, (son Of the
sainted Bishop Capers and brother of
Gen. Ellison Capers, now Episcopal
Bishop of South Carolina), did noble
service in the field. The poet said
"Beardisss the chins that proud bat
TALON shows,
Health on each cheek and vigor in
each limb.
And splendid courage on each forehead
CLOVIS
Each eye speaks out the courage of
Such as sung, korner e'er his own
was dim"
/ am compelled to put aside far fu-
ture letters, several matters that have
already been delayed But my cor
respondence has really overwhelmed
me, and it will take some time to catch
up with 1t. The University of the
South at Sewanee, Tenn, so fragrant
with Confederate memories of Bishop
Quintard Gen. Kirby Smith and Gen.
favors yet to be noticed. Gen. H. H.
Boyce, of New York, informs me that
/ have been made a member of the
Navy League of the United States.
AS the real object of the league is to
secure permanent Peace through a
world defying navy, ! accept the hon
or, as 1 am, like the once blood
thirsty" Sergt. William Riley Boyd,
Of the heroic Oglethorpe Light Infan-
frxy n 70 OtoIxr
as to Castine, Me-, and it's ancient war
memories. The Portland Sunday Tele-
gram of that date comes to me with
an illustrated historical article on the
war of 1S12-14, in which it is stated
that Gen. King sent word to the Port
land committee of safety that "a large
fleet, with troops" had left Castine,
steering westward, perhaps to attack
Portland. But there were Minute
Men" in those early days who left
their plows in the burrows;
"And mustered in their simple dress,
For wrongs to seek a stern redress
To right those wrongs, come veal or
woe.
To perish or oercome the foe
A Georgia-Florida veteran asks me
if Gen. Alfred Iverson is dead | have
not heard that he is. He moved from
Maitland to Kissimmee some years ago.
and | think he is leading a very quiet
life down there. Our Confederate gem
erals in Florida hang on to life with a
tenacity that is remarkable. Gen. j
j. Finley of Lake City, is very old and
quite feeble, yet he holds on in a serene
and honored old age. Gen. William
Miller of Washington county, is also
quite old, and somewhat feeble, but
he served In the last Legislature Gen.
Robert Bullock of Ocala. despite his
years, has been talking about running
next year for Governor. Gen. Evan
der McIver Law. who was a distin-
guished major general from Alabama.
in the war, now lives at Barlow, and is
major general, commanding the Flor
ida division of the United Confederate
Veterans. Gen. Finley came here from
Tennessee way back and was a hero
in the battle of Wahoo Swamp and
other Indian fights. He has been a
judge, congressman, a United States
senator, and noble and patriotic cit
izen in every respect, and the good Lord
has abundantly rewarded him with
length of days" made cheerful by the
love and devotion of his friends.
A prominent citizen of Savannah
who knew William MurreIl In Alabama,
commends my mention of him in my
letter of Aug. 2, and cites the case of
Col. j. II. Deveaux of Savannah as
similar example of how a worthy ne
gro can rise in the world and win and
retain the respect of the white race. I
have known Col. Deveaux for over
twenty-five years. and I have always
found him worthy of my fullest conf
dence and respect. The same was true
of Mai r. j. Henry, the porter for
Maj. Livingston Minis in Atlanta. I
could name a few others, but they are
as "a drop in the bucket" compared to
the shiftless, unreliable, 'no-count Mig
gers" that are constantly disRracfng
their race. 1t is not true that educa-
ton reforms or elevates a certain class
of negroes morally, physically or in
tellectually. What they need is 10 fol-
low the example of the industrious.
worthy men and women of their re ce.
This will lead them to save their
money, make for themselves homes of
neatness and comfort, and raise their
children in an atmosphere of moral ana
industrial culture. Murrell and De-
veaux and Henry and many others
have shown how easy this is 10 be
done. All cannot expect to rise as high
nut all can win a good name, a COM
Portable home. and be respected.
So the New York Press. as copied en-
last Sundays Morning News. sug-
gests pull on the British lions tail
by changing the names of streets in
New York named after notorious To-
ries. The De Lanceys, the Bayards
and Barclay and Murray and Riving-
ton are especially named. AS l am OF
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