The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-30

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their ancestors and sing their proves and
patriotism, and the Government binds
SeotcBmen BY exhibftfons OF Justice, mag
nanin1ity, and nobieness Of soul. In ae-
ceptiDgiall the legitimate consequences Of our
defeat, in piedGng fealfy to the 5oyernpnent,
| in desiring earnestly its prosperity and glory.
| it surely cannot be desired or expected that
| the honest convictions Of year, shall BE dis
fowned and that,the argument of force shall
persuade us to the expedieney, Of caRsplida-
ton. A true citizen Of the North ought to
be willing to do justice to the motives and
| principles Of the South, and to the tnsur.
passed gallantry and herofsm ef our men and
women. Should another war occur 10 re-
sist foreign invasion or protect constitutional
GUARANTEES, the Grants and McCielians can
desire. no truer, brayer, or more patri-
otto men than those who followed the flag
| and shared the fortunes OF our Stuarts and
Wheelers and Hamptons, our Hardees and
Earlys, our Jacksons, Johnstons, and Lees.
General Early next introduced
REV. DR.. HoGs,
US one who, If he did not bear arms, yet In
his appropriate sphere contributed much to
keep up the spirits Of the soldiers and help
the cause.
DR.. Hoge said that he had been absent
from home, had enly to-day received his In
yitation, and had come, not to speak, but
simply TO express his deep interest In this
Society. and his willingness to do all In his
power to promote Its interests.
The next best thing to have succeeded Is
to write a correct history of our struggle.
He had regarded our struggle as only second
to the first Revolution, and not second In
true heroism and patriotism. If We had no
Washington we had Lee and II he was
| not sufficient to match the Father of his
| country we could throw into the scale our
jackson, and Johnston, and other living he
roes.
Much Is now said of good wishes for the
| prosperity of this great Union, and In all
| this he most heartily concurred, prouided
| the States of the South are to be granted full
equality With the other States; otherwise
all of the prosperity and glory would be but
| the gliding of the crown of despot.
DR.. Hoge then took his seat amid loud sp-
plause, and General Early next introduced
MAJOR ROBERT STILES
| rs one who was sent to him as lieutenant
of engineers, but said that he did not want
| to command working parties, but to join
the artillery and go into the fights. Begin
ming with pleasant story on General
Early, Major Stiles said that he had never
apologiZed, and meant never 10 apologize
on earth, and he did not cy. ..ect to be called
on to apologize in Hcay Ell. fOc having been
an humble Confederate s,ldcr. lie came Us
one from the ranks Ia lS 10 his comrades.
He would have this SJciery meet squarely
the real issues of the war, and write the his.
tory without apology to any. ....
He thought that our real difficulty was in
the apathy of our friends, and he would seek
TO remove this by stirring the soldiers mem
ory and pride, and kinding anew their Gu
thusaism. He eloquently refuted the popu.
lar idea that the camp Is the school of vice:
said that he had found it promotive OF real
piety, and wondered that We had not had
more such men as Havelock, Hedley Ylckers,
and Stonewall jackson.
He insisted upon the value Of the soldier
who was after all at the very bottom Of tue
| life Of the State.
He then drew vivid and touching pic
ture of the life, the hopes, and the dreams
OF the noble soldiers OF The Contederacy,
and contrasted it with the life we lead now.
lie insisted that the soldiers ought to como
together and revive the memories of these
heroic days. - t'*
He told a touching story of the evacuation
of Fredericksburg by the, TWenty.frst Mis-
sissippi-of how the Captain of the rear
guard (Lane Brandon), upon recognizing
as the captain of the leading company OF
the Massachusetts regiment, who was ad-
yancing, his old chum Of Harvard, suffered
himself to be put under arrest rather than
retreat before him of bow rough sergeant
rushed back, and Mt the peril Of bis life
snatched up a little girl who was playing
with the flying she!l--of how that baby was
behind that historic stone-wall nprsed
tenderly by the rough men during ali
of that terrible fght-and Of how, at tho
close of the battle, Sergeant Denham sprang
to the front with the baby on bis shoulders,
called on the TweHty-6rst 10 follow those
colors, and carried the child back to its Al
most distracted mother.
He gave a most thrilling incident OF the
heroism with which, at Spotsy Fania,
: man of the Richmond Howitzers fired
. and kent back q column Of the enemy
7 when the Infantry had all reatreated-
, of one of the men who fought his way
down the line with his frying. pan and OF o
touching scene OF prayer with dying Fede.
: ral soldier. He related thrilling incidents OF
the evacuation Of Chaffln's farm and the re-
c treat, which we regret our space VIII nos
/, allow US to give, and asked II the woria
, should ever know the true story oi these
|, deeds Of heroism.
l He closed with an eloquent appeal TO bis
fellow-soldiers to pay the debt they owed 70
, martyred comrades, and pledge that nc
, would seek to do his own part.
: Major StiIes's address thrilled every heart
u he was frequently interrupted With ap-
i plause, and was applauded to the echo as be
took his seat. t' 't.a' S@i
SOUTHERN AL0AxN1.
+ General Early cordially recommended the
+ organ OF the Society the Southern Nagd
/. zine made some gallant remarks to tbe u
: dies; and announced that there would %
i meeting of the Society tonight after the 40 40
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