Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-06-17
Memorial Day at Winchester. /.

for5the decoration of the graves of the Cons
federate dead at .StonewalT Ceine.sry," Wins
chester. the people Of that honored town and
surrounding country, on the day named, per
formed this sad yet pleasant duty a writer!
in the Baltimore GaSettee says:
The matter of greatest interest to the puh-
Lie was an enthusiastic demonstration made by
this large coneourse of people, representing
this whole region of country, favoring the
idea, which has take a strong hold upon our
people, of having the 6 foley Statue'' of Stone
wall Jackson placed. in this cemetery. which
those who fell under his flag.
When the grounds were entirely filed, Coll
onel f, w. NJ. Holiday called the assembly
to order, and read an address giving some of
the reasons why the Foley statue of Stonewall
jackson should be located on the central
mound OF the Stonewall Cemetery, at Win
chester, Virginia. The address stated that
Winchester is the centre of the region whence
camcin large part the men of the" Stonewall
Brigade, !" and gave a=eraphic account of the
military operations of the great chieftaiu, and
Ills affection and regard for Winchester and
the Valley.
The address further stated that the people
of Winchester and its vicinity were among
the first in the land. North or South, to re-
cognize the duty of collecting the remains Of
the dead. twenty-five hundred dead lie in
the cemetery, seventeen hundred of these are
from various States; every Southern State
has its dead and its separate lot, upon which
is reserved space for the monument which it
is hoped they will place there, and the press
ent monument is to the memory of tho eight
hundred unknown dead. t'Others have giv>
en- their lives, they have given their very
names and memories. For them State
will rear tho votive marble, no friends weep
over their unknown grave I; they have left but
one record, they died in the jacket OF gray"
In conclusion the address says: 'sThither
will come The soldier who followed Jackson,
and with his one hand point his child to the
image Of the man whom that missing arm
helped to make immortal. and once year,
young and old, the Scared veteran, the noble
matron, the young men and maiders will
throug from all that historic region to gar
land the graves of Jackson's men sleeping on
the field of his glory. and to keep fresh and
glowing their love and yencration for both
them and him"
3'ife following resolution was offered and
adopted by acclamation
"FcSoIce7, We, the people of the Lower
Shenandoah Valley, assembled on this occa>
sion, do earnestly ask that the Foley statue of
Stonewall Jackson be placed in the Stonewal
Cemetery, at Winchester, and do pledge our
selves and those who come after Us to cherish,
protect and care for it for all time to come"
From the notice of the Winchester Times
of this occasion, we clip the following ex-
tracts:
The Georgia 10: was admired by every one
In addition TO the handsome garands which
graccd the shaft, there was placed just in
front Of it stack of miniature guns, under
which was a cannon, and on the top of this
stack, lay Confederate jacket with bright
and beautiful buttons, upon which was placed
these lines:
ssFsld it up carefully. tsy It aside;
Tenderly touch it. look it wit;-pride.
Dear let it be TO our hearts ever moro
The Jacket OF gray our loved sudiers wore"
at the Same place was displayed uttered
hnttIc.tlug belong to Georgia regiment, of
which the following account is given On
one Of the occasions when the Federal forces
occupied Winchester, Number of prisoners
were brought in and placed under guard in
the Court House lawn. Among then. were
some members OF Georgia command, and
when some of cur citizens had gained access,
in order to minister to their wants brave
Georgia boy si@nificd the treasure which he
had and succeeded in transferring to n citizen
this battle tf:s Of his regiment, which he had
concealed under his coat, when captured, and
had borne from, the field Of battle
One Of the most interesting features of the
occasion was q band Of lovely children,
dressed in spotlesss white, will. n black scarf
over the shoulder and crossing tho BODY of
each Each of the children bore in his hand
black pennon /; on the silkon folds of each
was emblazoned in letters Of gold tho name of
one of the States of the Confcderacy and
sweet it when tue voices of this little
band broke upon the air, as all in Unison they
sung,
s'Forget not the fold where they perish q,
The truest the last of the bravo
All gone, aud thc bright hopes they cherished
Gone with them and que nched in their graves.'
During the singing of these touching lines
many of those present were bathed in tears.
gae~ Among those prominently mentioned
as the successor of Chief Justice Chase, is
Justice Noah II Swayne of the U. S. Supreme
Court, we'll known to many of our citizens.
Justice Swane was born in this county, and
in early life moved to tho West and settled
down in Columbus, Ohio, whero he arose to
eminence in his profession, and was finally
called to the Bench of the Supreme Court of
the United States, which he has filed with
distinction. No otter appointment of Chief
Justice could be made by the President.
How IT WoRNs.-The ditor of the Rris>
toll Aces is informed by Mr.. c. w. Palmer,
of Saltvile, that between the 1st and 18th inst.
there were killed in that locality by dogs
sheep to the value of $4,000. This is more
than all the dogs in Virginia are worth.
Lynch. Rep.
[Oh no; there is mistake here. Dogs
are valuable, and sheep worthlcss-ese why
not more stringent laws in Virginia and West
Virginia for the reduction of the former and
protection of TIE latter.