Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-07-15
SATURDAY. JULY Is. 1905.
ECaOES OF BETHEL

We copy the folio wing extract from
l.srer TO the Detroit MINI, Record,
writtsn by lady originally from that
Ssats but now resident of YorkviIls, |
Warwick county
We attended the uuveiEng o q mon
u1cnt 10 the Confederate soldiers killeo
AZ Bethel. Juae 10. 1s61, and enjoyed It
very much. bat I am proud OF The fact
that ara a daughter 90 q Union man.
! had nc idea that the feeling was 50
strong II the South. IL was al Coined
crate. not a L. : Gag shown except two
BY ths guards fron Hampton and New.
port News.
.sThr-c vvcre some fne speeches BY
Gov. Montague. the mayor OF Newport
News AID TWO men from n : They
spoke srrouEly IL favor Of States rights.
and seemed 70 think the North did not
5cscat thsn. They said, we WCre not
defeated bur worn ont with victory.' !
could Dot agree with that and should
liked 70 have said 50. They bad good
-uusic. AID a trek dinner, winch vas the
costing The State $500. wish had
papa's army corps badge 1 should
have worn u couspicuously' that al
,rsiglt know that an q true Nor theTDer.
We are IN hearing distance CT the sham
battle cAunons a. Old Point Comfort
We rep-oducr the above for two rea-
sous, VIZ, 70 correct the errors ana &c
show how IA and fast bad news fies-
The writer has evidently not lived her'
e vr-y long time. Il sbe means that th'
ceiling IL the south Is strong against th'
North and Sortherners because OF II
Iatr wHr, We are sure her residence Il
Virginia has been Of short duration. 70
or erperience OF nearly sixteen year
has demonstrated that The Virginia pee
pie as q whole receive The Northerners 3
cordially and Hospitality ss the Poop
frosn any Southern State. He kno
So-thern -aen who hold political pos
tons here. frequently eiected over nati'
borz candidates. The present heutsnai
Eovernor q Virginia. now 3 candida
for governor. is Northern man
birth. Hundreds 81 Northera and We,
err people Hye in This section AID Z
fact that they remain here relates I
charge made or implied that The feelii
strong against hs North"
However, Il The correspondent Of Z
Record means that she had no idea Z
Seeling IL 80 strong IN the South Tor Z
gallant IDsn who defended their HON
and hrezides tor four long weary yea
then abe has had revelation Ths
never were more loyal peOple 70 th'
heroes than the present generation
SOutherners. and II they were not
they ~oslc be ingrates. snWOTthy I
name os Americans.
cit Was al cOnEederat.s" CertaiI
II was a Confederate occasion. 20
honor 10 the 6Fst COnieceTste that
a. q cause. though long sinoe lost, b
sacred &c the hearts Of those who
Bexed il that cause
The statement we were not deiea
but worn ont with victory. p Was I
By one speaker he quoted it iron
old soldier. and eas used ss al inns
tion. Ii created considerable nserriu
snti,e audience, a. il was inten3ed.
The writer shows The average IL
amer Of the sentiments entertained
abe people Of th< South for the sol,
OF the Consedesaey. Theirs Is q :
meat haIlowe6 By the mernory Of n
a bloody bAttie. destroyed homes a
6evas.ed land. A people that is 10y
a dead nation and Sta non phal
array. can never Be disioyal 10 asvs
These sspofts arc not esieslat<
msss sosshsfsers love tss'r kliov