Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-27
BUSINESS NOTICES.

BUSINESS NOTICES.
GENERAL SrUARr.-In Hollywood, amid urns
aud mausolea and monumental slabs ana SOUP
tured memorial marble, is a soldiers resting place
The rank grass Of the graveyard waves IN the
wind above il beside il the waters OF the james
are ever intOnng requiem ana arOuhu II steep, IN
that last long sleep which knows no waking until
the lat trump shall sound host OF gallant Con-
ssJarate dead Betimes one may see upon it a
fresh wreath Of flowers, placed there by loving
hand hut no other memorial is there TO record al
lection for him who lies beneath That grave holds
the mortal remains Of heroic son Of old Virginia,
General James Z. B. Stuart
Great and grand, and glorious soldier was he -
No stain on his escutcheOn-nO blot upon his name;
for fairly, and squarely, and brayely he did sol
dier's part. No cleaning torch wherewith 10 lire
the rOOftree of the helpless and the unprotected did
his right hand ever hold. No waiting woman did
he leave in his track, weeping over desecrated
a ruined home. Oh no, thank Cod no. No mai
den cursed him as the peTpetra0r OI outrage on
her honor. Oh no, thank God no. No little one
ever wept with hunger at her mothers knee
for lack Of food destroyed by MS hahd'-
oh no, thank God no. lie warred not on
the deenceless but he drew his flashing blade to hight
fOrwhat he thought right, 10 fight as the high
toned Rivalry did in the days OF old. lie sleeps as
we have said in grass grown grave, but the heroic
men who rode close beside him IN battle, and who
responded with their whole hearts to his sOulStrrng
war-cry have determined that this shall be no longer
and so to-day another gallant hOreseman, worthy
cOmpatrOt OF the gallant dead, summons them To-
gether 10 raise a monument over stuart which VIII
do honor 20 his memory and bear everlasting eyl-
dence Of the admiration and love in which they held
him.
On the l4th Of May, 1864, a meeting Of the City
Council of Richmond was held, at which were pres
ent David j. Saunders aud Messrs. Randolph, Stokes,
Crutchfeld, Richardson, Griffin, Eppes, Denoon'
Walker and Hill General Randolph, after announc-
ing to the Council the death OF General James b. Il.
Stuart OF the Confederate states Army submitted
the following preamble and resolutions;
WHEREAS, the people Of Richmond, in common
with their felOwcitizens Of the Confederate states
have to deplore in the death Of MajOrGeneral j. T.
b. Stuart not only the loss Of one Of the inst mill
tary characters Of the age but also the loss of cit
zen whose eminent patriotism and pure life gave the
best guarantee that his military capacity would
never be otherwise employed than IN the cause OF
freedom and for the welfare Of his country anu
whereas they not only recognize this their great
misfortune, in common with the rest OF their eoun-
trymen, but, bearing in mind that he yielded up ms
heroic spirit in the immediate defence Of their city
and successful effort TO purchase their safety by
the sacrifice Of his own life, they are profoundly
moved with sentiments of gratitude for his great
services and of benevolent feelings for his glorious
memory and are DESTROYS to express aud to record
their sense of peculiar obligation in an emphatic
and permanent manner: therefore, be 1t
"Resolued That the Council Of the city OF Rich
mond in behalf Of the citizens thereof tender to the
family of General Stuart the deepest and most
heartfelt coincidence and earnestly request that the
remains Of their great beneactOr may be permitted
TO remain under the eye and guardianship OF the
people Of Richmond, and that they may be allowed
10 commemorate, by 4 suitable monument, their
gratitude and his services.
0ResOIred That the President of the Council com
municate copy of the foregoing preamble and
resolutions 10 the widow Of General Stuart; and II
the request Of the Council shall meet with her ap-
probation, that a committee Of three be appointed
whose duty it shall be to report design for suta
bic monument and inscription TO some future meet
ing of the body"
The resolutions were adopted, and MeSsrs. Ran
dOlph, DenoOn and Hill were appointed the commit
tee.
At a meeting of the Council, held on the Slst Of
the same month, and at which were present Messrs.
Randolph, Hill Haskins, Scott, Walker, Richard
SON. Crutchfeld, DenOOn, ClOptOn and Eppes, Gene
raj Randolph read the following letter from Mrs.
Stuart in response to the above resolutions;
"RICHMOND, May 20, 1861.
Dear Sir-I beg you to communicate to tie
Council Of the city of Richmond the earnest as
surance that most gratefully appreciate the kind
ness and sympathy expressed in the resolutions
adopted on the 18th instant To my children and
myself the knowledge that such sentiments are en-
tertained by the people of Richmond constitute a
precious Inheritance. | acknowledge the claim OF
OF
who freely gave his life as an offering OF affection
and devotion to his native State.
Yours, respectfully, .--..
FLORA STUART,
To DAVID J. SAUNDERS, President Of the Council
Of the city Of Richmond.
The work contemplated By the Council has never
been done. Let it be done now, and particularly OF
all our citizens let the members Of the Council who
adopted the above resolutions attend and lend their
aid Don't be ashamed of it, and don't be afraid OF
it, but testify your respect for the memory OF one
who cheerfully shed his blood for you. Read Gene
raj Rosser's call.
BUcKINaHAM.-In Buckingham palace pictor'G
Regina defeHsOr dsi, and so forth, lives in royal
state, and her income of six hundred thousand
pounds per annum is paid partly out of the sweat OF
/ the brow Of poor Fenians. But the tenlans say
/ this shant be much longer If they can help it
/ Just hear what a Louisianian sympathiser says to
them:
| PLUCK from each heart the bigOts lore
/ The wedge that split your land in twain,
| Have but one faith Your nGtipe shore;
| One Hope-tO leave it free again
! One Charity-to soften down
| The vengeance due for times that's gone,
And swear in spite Of cross or cr0t0H,
/ For evermOre you'll be as one,
| And let your Fenian teachings be r.
/ An dOwntrod nations shall be free.
! Where's Englands friends Not everywhere,
/ But everywhere her Irish foes,
/ She taught them Indian suns to dare,
/ The Alpine and the Arctic SHOWS,
| Starvation heFe--and exile there
| And Islander from the mouths they feed,
| If this, with servitude they bear,
Then base must be the Celtic breed" ..
| But speaking Of Buckingham palace puts US in
i mind Of the Buckingham quarries slate from which
Deane & SomeFyille, corner Cary and Ninth street,
i will sell YOU. Read advertisement
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