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The Cartersville Courant-American.
VOL. IX.
REtM 18th CA. REGIMENT.
The Confederate Survivors Have
a Big Time at Conyers.
Kul! Account of This Notable Meetinp—
Bartow Men on the Roll—Speeches an<l
Betters From Absent Members.
The survivors of the 18th Ga. Regt.
met in reunion at this place on YYcdnes-
j ilV July 24th, and were in session two
days- The following members met the
secretary at the court house, enrolled
their names, and received badges: Capt.
r Wikle, J. Walker Altuand, Geo. S.
Owen, A. G. Dempsy, D. TL Whitfield,
Logan House, John Brown, C. W.Pyson,
W .F. Brown. W. H. Jackson,,!’. Whita
ker Jno. W. Garrison, J.M. Mann, IV.
I> Reagin, C. Hurapheries, A. M. Anchors,
I-;. T. Anchors, W. F. Harding, N. M.
Hammond. J. T. Graham, S. A. Hill, J.
Leadwell, B. J. Williams, J. J. Stan
di, E. Hurling, W. H. Barron, R. A.
Stancell, C. C. Philips, J.€. Durham, M.
and. Phillips, W. P. Stanley, James
IcLain, LB. Stancell, J. B. Smith, W.
1. Smith, G. W. Parker, W. L. Garbor
ugh, ILL. White. F. M. Herring, W.
V Colton, B. E. McDonald, C. A. Blake,
. M. Overton, W. W. Swann, It. F.
'hompson, J. M. Tanner, A. Nichols, J.
. Stewart, IV. S. Stancell, C. W. Cun
ingham, Jonathan Poison, F. S. Scott,
. S, Goodwin, J. L. Lemon, J. W. Al
iond, J. F. Espy, Jno. F. Gay, John
Ireen, It. S. Sims, M. T. Trasher, H. W.
ell, A. A. DeLaperriese, F. M. Poison,
LJ. Morgan, R. A. Guinn, Thos. Mor
an, Geo. S. Hull, Albert Smith, J. B.
ains, 1L C. Penn, T. D. Guinn, T. J.
ardage. H. H. Stowers, H. IT. Miller,
eo. W. Maddox, It. H. Hollings
orth.
The old veterans were formed in line
t the court house and escorted to a
rove, near Oakland Academy, by the
Conyers Volunteers” where a stand had
eeu erected and seats prepared. The
onyers vocal club met us at the stand
rid sang “Hurrah for the Flag, Boys,”
hich, with the entire music they gave
i during the two days, was rendered in
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■ btjie equai iu uu,y o t > txu.y uiiu
B>t strictly professionals. Theaddresses
■ welcome were delivered by Rev. Geo.
B. Phillips, a one-armed veteran, in be
lli' of the veterans of the county and
Kizens, Hon. J C, Barton, mayor, in
■mlf of the city; and Major J. A. Stew-
Ht in behalf of the survivors of old
Bfipany “B,” These addresses were
Ml what they should have been in every
■pect. Rev. A. G. Dempsy, Company
B corporal, responded to these ad
s in his own style that was pecu-
Hrly adapted to this occasion, and
Bught forth considerable applause.
Be secretary read the minutes of last
Beting, which on motion, were adopted.
B A. Watson and L. I. Hutchins of Com-
Biy C „ere reported as having died
i|| e last meeting. T. A. Niblack, J. B.
Buan and H. J. Randolph were up-
Bntod a committee to prepare and re-
Bt a suitable tribute of respect for these
Bnrades at our next meeting. The fol-
Bing tribute of respect was read by the
Bretary:
Blr. E. 0. Stancell was born
B. 21st, 1825, he married Miss Mary
Btterson, April 11th, 1858, he enlisted
Ha private iu the Confederate army in
B 2 in Company A, 18th Georgia Itegi-
Hit? He died at his late residence near
in Cobb county', Sept. 3rd, 1887.
B| wife who survives, him bore him no
Bdren, hut his home was always a shel-
Hfor the homeless and orphan. He
Bed several poor children and started
Bn in life to earn an honest living. He
■ a highly respected citizen, kind and
Bgiag neighbor, true and devoted
Bd and ever ready' to help the needy.
a brave and gallant soldier,
BO’s at his post and would assume the"
■es of his fellow soldiers rather than
a single duty. He was among the
■to advocate a reunion of the 18th
■■gia Regiment. He was a faithful,
■>g and provident husband. In the
W 1 Comrade Stancell, the country
IHost one of her best and noblest citi-
hose departure has left a vacancy
filled. lie was honest to a
■ true to every trust and conscien-
* n the performance of every duty.
I Jas. L. Lemon,
I Jno. YV. Garrison,
I Henry House,
1 Committee.
M ner "as now announced and scores
B vil . v laden baskets were emptied of
contents and the immense crowd
rB r, ‘ (1 ' n the grove were soon engaged
IB 1 u 'tless attempt to devour the
v iands spread before them. The
booming of a piece of tbe At-
IB Artillery under Captain Forbes
fj 1 , 1 1 ’ crowd and served to remind
E B of the days of yore and
many incidents of camp
Botomac and around Rich-
o clock the 18th re-assem-
H the stand and were greeted by
IHM club with “Hear Dein Bells.”
ITT 1 ; Sr<3vvar t called the meeting to
‘-ii Lieut. H. \\. Bell otiered the
following resolution which was adopted
unanimously by a rising vote, many of
the audience also rising.
YV hereas, YVe the members of
the Survivors’ Association of
the eighteenth Georgia Regiment are
deeply grateful to the people of Georgia,
and tae authorities thereof, for what
they have already done for the benefit of
disabled and indigent ex-Confederate sol
diers in the way of computation money
and the proposed home to be erected in
Atlanta, but like our patriotic Governor
we feel that the time has come when sen
timent, however pathetically' expressed,
should no longer suffice, but that our
State should make ample provision for
every disabled indigent ex-Confederate
soldier and the indigent widows and
orphans of deceased ex-Confederate sol
diers living within her borders who were
honorably discharged or paroled from
the armies or navy of the Confedt rate
States or were killed or died in service.
Therefore be it,
Resolved, That we commend and
heartily endorse from beginning to end
the late message of Governor Gordon to
the Legislature of Georgia now assem
bled, in which he forcibly reminds that
body of the State’s obligation to her
ex-Confederate soldiers, enjoining upon
them immediate action and recommend
ing such legislation asis necessary to dis
charge, in some degree, at least that ob
ligation.
Resolved, That this manifestation of
interest and patriotic effort on the part
of Governor Gordon iu behalf of this un
fortunate but worthy class of our citi
zens. once the flower and chivalry of our
Southland, deserves the gratitude of
every ex-Confederate soldier in Georgia,
and the thanks of this Association are
due and hereby tendered him.
On motion of Capt. J. R. Wikle the
secretary was unanimously directed to
furnish a copy of the foregoing resolu
tions to Governor John B. Gordon, the
President of the Senate and Speaker of
the House of Representatives. The sec
retary read a communication from Capt.
Hugh H. Colquitt asking our associa
tion to send n delegation to the meeting
in Atlanta August 15th. which propose?
to organize a State Veterans’ Associa
tion, whereupon, on motion, the follow
ing were appointed, viz: Capt. Jesse R.
Wikle, Cartersville; Capt. J. L. Lemon,
Acwortb; Major J. A. Stewart, Conyers;
Lieut. IT. YV. Bell, Jefferson; Lieut. Gid
I. Lassiter, Vienna; Lieut. I). H. Ram
sauer, Rome; Lieut. ,T. R. Brandons,
SGlesboro; Capt. Geo. YY r . Maddox, Em
erson; Lieut. YV. YV. Cotton, Cartersville;
H. P. Chester, Pierce Henderson, N. M.
Hammond, Dnadilla, Ga. Short speech
es were made by L. L. MiJdlebrook, of
Covington, Col. A. C. Perry, J. C. Bar
ton, A. G. Dempsey and Maj. Stewart,
interspersed with some choice selections
of music by the vocal club. Jefferson
was selected as the next place for meet
ing.
Thursday morning at 9 clock the
association was called to order by Pres
ident Stewart, and the first business
transacted was the election of officers for
the ensuing year, which resulted as fol
lows; 11. YV. Bell, President, Jefferson;
J. A. Stewart, Vice-President, Conyers;
George \\ r . Maddox, re-elected Secretary,
Emerson; W. 11. Barron, Treasurer.
Cartersville; E. Harling, Chaplain, Eu
harlee.
Hon. John D. Stewart delivered a very
eloquent address, bristling with the
keenest humor, pleasing the entire au
dience.
The dinner hour having arrived, the
Atlanta Artillery announced the fact
through the medium of one of their Na
poleons that it was time to take up the
line of march for the table. The proces
sion was formed with the oldVSth occu
pying the post of honor, ladies next, fol
lowed by old vets and citizens bringing
up the rear. At least five thousand were
present. The tables were built in the
form of a square, whose mean length was
over five hundred feet, and wereladeued
down with an ample supply of barbecued
meats, interspersed with Hie contents of
many a well-filled basket. The inside of
the square was occupied by the old sol
diers of the 18th and the ladies. The en
tire crowd ate heartily, but were inade
quate to,consume the supply.
At two o’clock the association re
assembled at the stand and was called
to order by Maj. Stewart. A resolution
was passed instructing the secretary to
take charge of the banner presented to
the association last year by the ladies of
Cartersville and the list of battles in
which the 18th Ga. was engaged and
have them at future reunions. The fol
lowing letter was received by the secre
tary, through the mail, frofn Capt. Sam
uel I). Irwin, and read:
McCormick, S. C., July 23d, ’B9.
To the Survivors of the 18th Regiment
of Georgia Volunteers in Reunion at Con
yers, Ga.—Greeting: Though not per
mitted to meet with you in the flesh on
tomorrow, I will be with you in the spir
it. Amid all the sad memories that will
necessarily intrude upon you in recalling
the past, I hope you may have a time of 1
CARTERSVILLE, GA„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 8. 1889.
unalloyed enjoyment while you are to
gether.
YY’hiie the survivors of the army we
confronted are able to attend reunions
regardless of distance or expense, it
must be remembered that they have an
income at the present time approximat
ing one hundred millions of dollars
annually, paid out of the public treas
ury at the appointed time, with the same
punctuality and as much certainty as
the rising and setting of the sun. The
men .vho wore the gray are differently
situated. Their’s—a large majority of
them, at least —is the heritage of pover
ty, if not absolute want. They are de
barred the privilege of meeting annually,
or oftener, to exchange greetings and
fight their battles over again. When
State lines intervene, and too often when
county lines are to be crossed, the em
bargo laid by the absence of surplus
means is not to lie evaded but by the
sacrifice of meat and bread necessary to
the daily sustenance of themselves and
families.
It is not pleasant, of course, to be de
nied the few moments of social inter
course which these meetings afford, but
if we shall all prove victorious in the
battle of life; if we shall have vanquished
the foes that tempt us within our own
breasts, and continually, persistently,
endeavor to wean us from our allegiance
to the King of Lord of Lords;
if we shall have fought the good fight of
faith, unseduced by the prize that the
world holds on high, then it will not
matter what our lot in this life was.
May we all be conquerers, and more
than conquerers, through Him that
loved us and gave himself for us, is the
prayer of Yours sincerely,
Samuel D. lit win,
of Company “D.”
A vote of thanks was tendered the va
rious railroads of the State, through
Ass’t Corn’r Slaughter, for a slight re
duction of fare for persons attending our
reunion; tiie Western and Atlantic for
passing all disabled soldiers, and other
favors; the East and West of Alabama
for the lo.vest rate given by any road iu
Georgia, it not being a member of the
Southern Passenger Association.
A vote ui thanks was given liie press
of Georgia, Alabama and Florida, for
publishing our notices of reunion, and
especially the Gadsden Weekly Times and
News, North Georgia Times, Mineral
Post, Daily News and Advertiser, Plow
boy, Courant-American, Ishmaelite,
Daily and Weekly Chronicle, North Geor
gia Citizen, Solid South, Catoosa Cou
rier, Cherokee Advance, Covington Star,
Dooly Vindicated', Calhoun Times, Lake
Eustis (Fla.) Region, Montezuma Re
cord and Marietta Journal, for both pub
lishing the notice and also sending a
copy of their papers to our secretary for
our portfolio.
The sincere thanks of not only the sur
vivors, but of the entire crowd, were
given Capt. Forbes and a detachment of
the Atlanta Artillery for firing the na
tional salute and in otherwise contribut
ing to the pleasure of the occasion, and
in firing, morning, noon and evening,
guns, using about one hundred rounds
of cartridges; the Georgia railroad for
free transportation of cannon, tents, ete.,
from Atlauta and bacit.
After all this thanking, the Conyers
Vocal Club came in for a full share of the
best thanks for the excellent music fur
nished at all times during our meeting.
The chaplain, Rev. E. Harling, now
delivered the benediction, and the ciSiwd,
after two duys unalloyed pleasure, left
for their homes. Geo. YV. Maddox.
Cnssyille A I<lance.
At a regular meeting of the Cassville
Alliance held on Aug. 3rd, 1889, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
introduced and passed without a dissent
ing vote:
Whereas there is now pending before
the legislature of Georgia a bill propos
ing to appropriate large sums of public '
rnoney’for what is known as higher edu
cation which money is the (Annon prop
erty of all the people, and if used in the
way proposed by said bill, will be unjust
ly taken from th% tax payers without
the ghost of a chance so far as a large
majority of the people are concerned of
ever receiving any benefit therefrom.
Therefore resolved, Ist. That we the
members of the Cassville Alliance are
opposed to the passage of said bill and
ask our representatives to use all honor
able means in their power to defeat its
passage.
Resolved 2. That it is the sense of
this ailiunce that whatever of public
money the legislature may see fit to
appropriate for educational purposes
ought to go to the common school fund
where all may have an equal chance to
participate in the benefitsarising there
from.
Resolved 3. That the secretary fur
nish the Courant-American these resolu
tions for publication, and a copy to our
representatives now in the legislature.
By order oi the alliance.
Low Gilbert, Sec.
Scott Dodd, I’res.
Aker man sells Sullivan’s celebrated
free and easv tobacco.
FLOYD IS WET, VERY WET,
The Negroes Vote Solid For Anti-
Prohibition
Incl !eil* of (ho struggle—John Temple
SnuTs 1 Speech—Banners nn<l Brass
Bands —Notes and Comments.
The prohibition battle in Floyd has
been fought, and whisky won.
The contest, for many days before the
election was fast and furious, and echoes
of the struggle have from time to time
reached Cartersville.
On Monday evening before the election i
on Tuesday I concluded that I wanted to
see the ebb and flow of the tide in Rome
on election day. I also wanted to hear
Editor John Temple Graves.make his
Monday night speech, so ! boarded the
Rome Express at 0 o’clock and at 7;15
was iu Rome.
The excitement, was then at the full.
The sails of both sides were carrying all
the wind they could hold, and every man,
woman and child 1 met seemed to be
expecting something to happen. The
indifferent and uninformed passer would
lmve known, the moment lie set foot on
Broad street, that something of unusual
import had just happened, was then hap
pening or was about to happen.
There was hurrying to and fro. Men
were peering about in the thickening
twilight as if looking for something or
somebody. Women and children were
hastening along as if bent on some par
ticular place. Negroes were grouped on
the street corners, with here and there
a white man amongst them, iu close
consultation.
After supper there seemed to be a more
definite purpose in the people and the
tide of humanity set in two directions:
one towards the warehouse and the oth
er toward the city hall.
The whole of Rome seemed to be on
the move. There was a sound of music ;
in the uir. The tin Lorn and bass drum j
made night noisy if not hideous.
“Which meeting will you attend?” was |
the query.
“Wllir-H um.rrw. LwiL.r,
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was my interrogative reply.
“Oil, yor.’rs a prohi; goto the ware
house.”
The warehouse was filled with a mag
nificent audience ot nearly three thou
sand people, who were evidently all pro
hibitionists to begin with. And if they
had all been voters the result of the next
day’s vote would have been very differ
ent. But the y were not all voters —not
by a large majority. Three-fourths of
them were women and children.
I sat there and watched their faces and
saw the look of deep earnestness in their
eyes. Such a magnificent audience!
There sat the beaut , the culture, of
Rome. There sat the mothers, the
wives, the sisters and the sweethearts,
that grace and gladden our hearts and
homes. It was an audience to enthuse
and inspire aspeaker. It was an audience
worthy of the most graceful orator in
Georgia.
John Temple Graves was the speaker
of the evening. Have you ever heard
him? I had not, and the desire to listen
to him was the inducing motive that
prompted rny visit to Rome. Mr. Graves
does not look like an orator. He looks
anything else. He is small. He appears
modest and retiring. He does not, at
a glance, seem to have that personal
magnetism that fills and thrills an au
dience.
But he is every inch an orator. As be
warms to his subject his very presence
becomes magnetic and the air about him
glows and radiates until his entire au
dience hang on his words and seem elec
trified b.v every motion of his hand.
The hand played, and then Junius
Hillyer led off in a short, practical talk.
Then Col. Hamilton introduced “our
own John Temple Graves!” As if by a
sort of inspiration the band broke into
the thrilling strains of “Dixie.” And
then the audience went wild. “Dixie’s
Land is the Land I Love.” Have you
ever felt that peoiiFiir thrill of wild de
light that sometimes flashes up and
down the spinal column and then breaks
into ripples through the whole body? That
was the sort of feeling which swept ove?
the audience under the strains of Dixie.
Then Mr. Graves came forth and for
forty minutes he charmed and delighted
and enthused his hearers. No need to
review the speech. It was impromptu
and came from a full heart. It was en
thusing and yet conservative. It was
beautiful and yet practical. It was flow
ery und yet argumentative. And in
every part it was graceful and eloquent.
The antis also hail an enthusiastic
meeting, which Seah. Wright facetiously j
said “was as black as thunder and smelt \
like whisky.” True it was a black meet
ing in the main, t .t it was led by such
irieu as Seav, Nevin and King, aud it
must be acknowledged that they are
successful business men and progressive
citizens.
And it must have been a meeting'of
voters. Certainly there were few women
and children At midnight of .Mou
PORTER & VAUGHAN’S
Closing Out Sale
. —vjMEANS BUSINESS.
ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 20TH
OUR BUYER LEAVES FOR NEYV YORK
To Purchase
AN IMMENSE STOCK
OF FALL GOODS.
To make room for them, we are compelled to offer our sum
mer stock at a great sacrifice. Th?s sale is your gain. Don’t
fail to price our goods.
PORTER & VAUGHAN
Have Knocked the Bottom Out of Prices!
White Goods, Satines, Muslins, Lawns,
Laces and Embroidery
To go at Give-Away Prices. A big lot of
Fine Custom-made Shoes for Ladies, Misses
and Children.
To go at reduced prices. These are celebrated makes.
Clement & Ball s Fine Shoes for Ladies!
J. F. Swain & Co.’s Shoes for Misses and
A. rare opportunity to buy fine Shoes. Just received a full line of
GENTS’HATS,
Comprising all the new styles and colors in soft furs, crushers
and Derbies.
PORTER A VAUGHAN,
Leaders of First-Class Goods and Lowest Prices.
day the negroes were in the midst of
their nocturnal revelry, and the air of
night was broken by the sound of music
and dancing, which, I am told, was kept
up for the entire night.
Tuesday morning at six o’clock the
opposing forces began to form for the
day’s battle. From the veranda of the
hotel I could see the gathering clans.
The negroes formed on Broad street and
the prohis gathered at the court house.
Standing on the rising ground between
the Central hotel and the court house I
could readily see thecharacter and meas
ure the strength of both sides.
And such a contrast!
The ladies, heaven bless them! were
there id numbers. They wore the blue,
and on their banner was stamped,
“Against the Rale.” “For God and
Home and Native Land” was their mot
to, and on other banners, in large letters,
were stamped such mottoes as “Strong
Drink is Raging,” Save Our Boys,” “For
Purity of the Home,” etc.
It was truly a fair sight to look upon,
and such as I had never seen before. If
candidly asked what I thought of such
demonstrations around the polls I
would answer, on general principles, that
I was opposed to them. But a prohibi
tion election is not like any other, and,
surely, if there is ever a time when women
should be permitted to talk and work
in an election, it is when the whisky
question is an issue. And the ladies of
Rome are subject to no just criticism for
their efforts on Tuesday. 1 watched
them with interest (liow<couid I have
done otherwise, being a man?), and 1
heard and saw never a word or act that
was inconsistent with the sweetness and
polity of 1 lie noblest of our noble South
ern womanhood.
A nd the women were not alone. I think
I can safely say that three-fourths of the
business men of Rome, with all the
preachei ■, both white and colored I was
told, wore the blue.
But what of the other side?
Well, I mean to be candid in this state
ment, and I would not willingly be unjust
to anyone; but candor compels me to
say that the wearers of the white and red*
budges (some of them bearing the im
print of “Peace”(?)) were a mixed and
motley crowd. No part of the mixture
was femiuine. Here and there was a
white man, hut I am safe in saying that
nine-tenths of the wearers of the anti
badges were negroes. I was told that
uiauy white men would vote “wet” who
were unwilling to show their colors.
This is not surprising. I was proud to
wear the blue badge (pinned there by a
sweet woman;) i would have been
ashamed, in tliui crowd, to have worn a
white badge.
But it is needless to draw this story
out. All the good men were not on the
prohibition side. All the bad men were
not on the anti-prohibition side. But 1
must say—l am a prohibitionist—that I
believe seventy per cent of the white, tax
paying citizens of Rome voted “aguiust
the sale,” aud that eighty-five per cent,
of the colored voters of Rome were “for
the sale.”
The balance of power was hold by the
negro. He used it. The face of the re
turns show a majority of over fivo hun
dred in favor of whisky. This majority
will be hard to overcome in a contest.
But the prohis are determined to purge
the ballot box of illegal votes, and there
will be a vigorous contest. So the end is
not yet. Indeed the vote of Tuesday
seems to have been only the beginning of
the end.
But whatever the final issue of the
struggle mag be, of one thing I am confi
dent, Rome will pull herself together and
continue the march of progress that has
marked her career in thepast. I look up
on her as the queen city of the hills, and
have thefullest confidence in her future.
\V. J. N.
Attention, KeU Mi l.;
You arc hereby requested ti, • at
wigwam on Thursday shop at Bth run,
pnmii.’iy. -\ **!';< iii adoption degree.
All visiting chieN in good stauding are
cordially invited to attend.
Albekt Stkicklanii, Sachem.
Jas. M. lieu), Chief of Records.
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Not the house of wood, or brick, or
stone, in which you live;; but your bodily
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system and the digestive organs grow
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combines the best kidney and liver in
vigorators, with the best alteratives and
tonics, all from the vegetable kingdom,
carefully and prepared
in a concentrated form. It purifies, vi
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up the system, giving the whole body
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against the attacks of disease.
tl 2d w in aug
NO. 8.