Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-28

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CAPTAINS J. NJ. BIlLMyER and H. F
kEARhEY.
Judges.
Dr.. l. 8. Tanner. Lieut.. p. Marshall
and Mr.. john HoLlIDA.
The following knights-
The Knightliesi Of the KnigLlly rscs
" no since III. days of old,
Have keI he Iamr % chi'airy
AIeht in Learns Of sou,
entered The list.
Hest Berktley-Scou Hensell.
StontWnH Br'eadt-J. WIZ Tas Tor.
Ted ROutr-Jas. A. Hsmmil.
POtOmac-May berry Mckee.
UMte Plume-naviJ Hensell.
Red, Uhle anu Red-W Staley.
Brktiey Ciub-- Robert BIIlmyer.
Shentone-Chsrles Foreman.
Stumfs CaunIry-Ed. HenseIl.
Siiver &ar-W IN. g. Butler.
Nanassns-Ed. Skater.
Ttmpla-Thos. A. Buckley.
acknowledgements Jones.
No One TO Lore Roush Mckee.
Palmetto Piumr-Fred. Kepinger.
Southern CauSe-Frank. Grove.
Laurel Brigade Jas. Melvin.
UWow UeN-Philip RInehsrs.
hindaIe-J. SeIss Licklider.
Uiid Horse-Frank Jones.
Lone Stor-lsasc Jones.
FaNey-Wm. Rinehar,.
Disinhsrued-N. d. Baker.
Shady Groue-C. b r, berts.
Secret IafSman-Jss. Small.
J.Grson-J. Will Roberts.
Sharpsburg-Roberl Grove.
About IL o'clock the Knights appear
ed, accompanied by the KeedysviIIe
Brass Band, and having been drawn Up
in line by ,he Chief Marshal, were adj
dressed by Major Ii. X. DOUGLAS, Of
Winchester, somewhat as follows:
SIR KNleurs-Two years ago, in Richmond
looked upon picture Of which tins scene
reminds me. II was painilrg-a SOL
iIary horseman representing all that was admi-
10 bic in the chiyalry Of the past and with the
motto Dec Vindiee, forming the zeal OF rising
nation whose hUrsemauship and chiYalry had
never been eAcehed. But that picture vi the
representative horseman has disappeared, and
like II the hopes OF rising young nation nave
fled and The flag tina, hosted 10 triumph
over more than hundred immortal battle helds
had been iurIed aud laid away. his scene IL
but the counterpart Of another. The war lor
Scottish indie pendence had been checked III
spite of all lnat Bruce anG Wallace had done,
Scotland was hot yet free. Smoke was over
all the land and blood on many door step
beauty had fled from lis parlors and mourning
was III every chamber, for IN every house son
had fallen. Yet, after all had been lost, save
honvr, band of Scottish horsemen assembled
in one Of her Wales, and with the deep listening
wood around them-the pure, blue heavens
aboye-the noble danes aud maidens Of the
Highlands about them, they swore that as
Scottish valor and honor had never been tar
nished they would transmit the nj, thus unsu-
lied, 10 Scottish babes for all coming genera
lions.
All is net lost nor is our destiny gone. We
that survive must not shame the memory Of
of those who died. We have much 10 be proud
of, nothing TO be ashamed Of. We have seen
many glorious field, and it would be cowardiy
10 despair now. Now is the test for our man.
illness. Virginia, God bless our mother Slate,
is weak, exhausted, bleeding. We must revive
her, strengthen her, battle her honorable
wounds, aud make her herself again. As she
was first in war, so will she become again, if we
do our duty, first in peace. Men OF VIrgnla-of
the Old Dominion, speak to you honestly and
earnestly. Let US net waste words or moments
in useless regret and sorrow. We may stand
still, but the world will roll on, over US or away
from US. In the clarion language of the great
est of our dead We must Push forw ard ~
We must lift up our fallen and restore our old
Commonwealth 10 that position which is her
birth-right in the front rank Of States. This is
not the lime nor the occasion to say how this
can be done. Our duty 10 ourselves and 10
each other, is plain. If We perform that duty,
the history which tells Of such long line Of
glories, will not end with Jackson and Davis
aud Lee anu Stuart. but it will march on With
civilization, and the sons Of to-day and their
children will not be unworthy Of those who
fought and fell at Winchester, Sharpsburg and
Chance ilorsviile. Let US remember TOO that
signs Of nobleness Ike stars shall shine on all