Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1887 — The Verdict Unanimous. [ARTICLE]

The Verdict Unanimous.

According to the f efinition o ‘ the Message considerable “gush” was indulged in by the “Blue and the Gray” on the Gettysburg battle field the other day. General Lucius Fairchild says lie is not a candidate for president. —Exchange. Whal supreme cheek! He’s o e vof the last who would be thought of in connection with that high office. No, he’s not a candidate — simply a tool to boom the candidacy of Blaine or Sherman, or some other candidate.

In making its renowned historical charge at Cemetery Ridge, battle of Gettysburg, J uly 3d, ’63, Pickett’s” Division lost in killed, wounded and missing, 3,300 out of 4,700 men it took into action; the Philadelphia Brigade, in repelling the attack, lost 475 mon out of 1,400. The brave love the br ve, and these men realizing that the war ceased long ago, that the Union has been restored, and that one flag waves over all sections clasped hands as brethren amid the scenes x>f their former deadly conflict

The man who organized and led a mob to resist the draft, iu Blackford cornty in war times, now holds a good position in th pension department. There are hundreds of similar case?. —Rensselaer Republican. It would be so nice if our neighbor could give the name of “the man *>ho organized and lad a mob to resist the draft,” etc. Our neighbor will bear us out in the statement that one Gen. Longstreet, who organized ami led an army corps against the “boys in blue’ on many battle-fields, and with murderous effect, notably at Gettysburg, was appointed by a republican administration to a more responsible position than that of a department clerk. Our neighbor will confirm the statement that one MosebiC “who organized and led” a guerrilla band, in guerrilla warfare, in the rebel service, was appointed to high place by that same party. Then the Louisiana negroes, for perjury and forgery in the interest of Fraud Hayes were given positions of profit and trust, ’Lize Pinkston was assigned a place in the radio? 1 calendar as a martyr saint, and her soul, in company with that of “Old John ’Brown,” goes marching on. Bro. Marshall should give the name of his man, and not impose . upon his readers “a man of straw.”

Bro, James snapped at the bogus Jeff Davis letter, and denounced with a vim what he regarded a pernicious State Bights heresy. J£ow comes Bro. the -other high priest of the radical congregation in Jasper county, ■ ■and declares that th \ opinions expressed therein, and denounced b ’ the Message, clearly established its “oogusity;” that the the views not the ex-confederates .are entirely at variance with those Announced in the bogus document, and denounces the Message as a sort of a ‘dam’phooP “Nondescript’’ for being sucked in to “treating the forgery as a genuine letter. The attitude of the ex-consul today toward the people of Rensselaer and Jasper county is savage in the extreme His pretended estimate one year ago seems to have

undergon a vast change. But the people are all right, and so far as Horace is concerned, he may rest assured there is no love lost.

Colonel Ban a s, President of the Philadelphia Brigade Association' in his welcome address to the Pickett Division, at the Gettysburg Reunion, greeted them in generoup, true soldierly style, and in language becoming a man whose br tve deeds are known to his covntrymen. He said: “Fellow-citizens and members of Pickett’s Division of the Army of Northern Virginia —An honorable and pleasing duty has been assigned to me by the Philadelphia Brigade of the Second Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. This veterau brigade, composed of the Sixty-ninth, Seventy-first, Sev-enty-second and One Hundred and Sixth regiments, Pennsylvania volunteers, upon more than one occasion during the dark hours of the republic encountered your people in active warfare, and it fell to our lo’; to meet in Instile array and deadly conflict in what may be truly called the crisis of the battle of Gettysburg, w ithin the sight of the masses of both armies on that memorable afternoon of July 3,1863. The old issues are dead an I new ones confront us. We, who have \ought as the blue and the gray, can discuss the past, if need, in the light of the present, as travelers who, aft r perilous journeys and conflicts by the way, sit down o j the mountain top and review the scenes through which the,' have passed, and the dangers of the road over which they have journeyed. “We welcome you to this historic field and its memories with true soldierly greeting. In the performance of this duty we would fail to honorably acquit ourselves did we not announce to you that the spontaneous movement of the Philadelphia Brigade m the tender of this reception has the cordial and practical support of our citizens of all classes and pursuits of life. And now it remains for me to say to ou, the men of Pickett’s Division, by authority of this brigade association and its friends, that we desire that you will honor us, during your stay at Gettysburg, by becoming our guests. We welcome you because you were brave soldiers in war; we welcome you because you are true citizens in peace, and may our stay here be one of p easure to each of us, and of fraternal greeting that shall guide us to higher resolves for the perpetuity of the Constitution and the Union, to the manly determinidioij as citizens to meet conscientiously and in the- fear of God the questions and issues of the hour, and to such an abiding faith in the magnificent destiny of the Republic as will lean each of us to trust that Almighty Being who spoke from the cloud and the pillar of fire* to til l leader of Israel, saying, ‘Speak to the children of Israel that they go forward,’ ami who to-day is calling us by his providence to higher and nobler achievements in the cause of humanity and t e government of the people.” To the Fairchilds’, Tuttles and James,’ the grand, patriotic and noble sentiments expressed above, coming from men w'hose patriotism, prowess and courage is recorded in history, must certainly be dumbfounding. The creatures who fail to realize that the war has been over for lo these many years; who think none were “loil” and brave but themselves, and are constantly “blowing theicowr* horns,” may stigmatise it as “gush,” but it is such “gush” as reduces their pretensions and services to very circumscribed Lints.

Although bo special arrangements ! had been made by oar citizens for a j celebration of the loricus 4th in j Rensselaer, preferring rather no*, to I intrude on the preparation* of our j sister town*, the day was not permitted to pass without recognition.— It W9B ushered in by the ringing es bells, and quite a large number of people fr>ai the surrounding country assembled at this place, bringin their dinners with t cm. In the afternoon a well contested game of base ball, between the Rensselaer Blues and the Chicago Rockwells, was witnessed by a large crowd of pectstore. The game resulted as follows: RENSSELAER BLUES. Outs. Runs* J. Eaker, 2d b. 2 2 M‘ Worden, r. f. 5 0 C. Rhoades, p. and 3d b. 7 0 G. Wood. c. and c. f 3 3 A. Hop Kins, i. f- 0 6 B. Morlan, c. and c. f. 3 3 L Hopkins, 3d'band p 1 5 D. Warner, so 4 2 C. Simpson. l?t b 2 2 Total Runs 23 CHICAGO ROCKWELLS. Outs. Runs. Eaag, c 3 4 Mills. 8 8 4 2 O’Rourke, P 4 2 Glei bon. 3d b 4 2 Dan Smith, If 5 1 Latobiord. 2d b 4 2 Griswold, r f 13 Colseth, c f 0 3 Chai. Smith, Ist b 2 3 Total Runs, 22 Oae of the “Blues” says: A feature of the game wasLatchford as second base. He seemed to be all over the field aud on the base at the samo time. He tindeistauds his business.

W. D, Suit. Dtuggist, Bippus, lad., testifies: “I e-tn recommend Ele trie Bitters as the very best remedy. Ev•iy bottle sold has given relief in eve* ry case. >jd» man took six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism < f 10 years’ standing.” Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellevi !e, Cho, affirms: “The L**st selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years’ experience, is Electric: Bitters Thousands of others have add® th?ir te-itimony, so that the verdi t is unanimous that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a half dollar a bottle at F B. Meyer’s Drug Store. ' 2. THANKS! To citizens of Rensselaer: As members of the Rockwell Base Ball Club, aud as men, we nerewi h ten ler you our vote of thanks for 'our great kindness to ourselves and friends, hoping that some future day you will give us an opportunity to reciprocate Rockwell Base Ball Ulub, Per A D LATCHL ORD. (Kelley) Aetiag Secretary Chicago, July 6; h. 1887

The Rensselaer Blues ext nd f heir si .cevs* ‘.hanks to 'he merchants and o.hcrs wii contributed the funds ne ■ essary to secure the attendance hereof the club from Chicago, July 4tti.

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