The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-27


Is 8 fllcs which canpos fail 10 arrest he atseh.
tlon and alarm the fears of the patriot Jhhs
infllieIity ana irreIigion. have already begun
10 Tiff. their lhcfrill, = lbrazen front q In
the land. IL was but the other day, IN
one of our largest cities, that q wp-
mar, stood I'M before a. g. crowded ajdiente
and scofIed ,t the sanctity of the institution
of marriage, denounced properly as tneil,
aud proclaimed that Jesus of Nazareth was
q Communists 2 And worse than sasl. these
atrocious and despicabIe sentiments were
loudly apptauded by thousands IS of men ana
women. When such doctriues ca1she pro
muigated, and not only protntii p E; Dpt
Iapplauded to an echo, the obligations OF. pa
triotism demand, imperattvely demand, lhas
you shall grid on your armor ana go ioftn
valiantly to the fight, If you would perpetu-
ate the blessings Of law and orderan rescue
the country from the anarchy, the rntsrule,
and ulI the horrors ofa French lnfdelity.
Mr.. Goode then referred to the high
claims Of the land of their nativity upon tne
Young men of, the South, and sketcned 10
ELOQUENT words the history OF the South
during and since the war. 1t would De I'M
possible. he said, to urge too strongly the
duties and RESPONSIBILITIES of the hour upon
the deliberate, earnest consideration OF the
vo,,np men of the South. The obligations
Of Patriotism demand that you shall NOT
sit down and fold your arms IN ignooie
and inpIorious ease. Yo must enter
the contests of life with strong arms
and stout hearts, or be content to
forfeit all its bright and magnificent re-
wards. The voices of the past come ming
| linz with the voices of the present, and they
all constrain you by every consideration OF
interest and of honor to dedicate to the ser.
vices of YOUR native land the highest energies
of your nature and the noblest powers OF
yo1lr souls. While it becomes pious and
sacred duty to preserve its noble traditions
and cherish its holy memories, it must not
he forgotten that to the keeping of Che
Young men of the South will soon be COM
mitted her future destines and oil ner
hopes of prosperity and happiness.
There is nothing which the people.Df fHe
South more ardentIy desire than lasting and
enduring peace. They appealed to the God
nj BATTLES in yindication Of their inherent
and inalienable rights. They staked all and
lost in their heroic effort to establish O
separate nationality: But, while l deny
that the sword has ever settled, or can eyer
cede that it is the dictate of wisdom and
patriotism to submit to the logic of events"
and that the highest craftsmanship con-
sists in a proper adjustment of the
conditions in which we find our
selves placed. Since the fortunes of
war have decided adversely to our claim of
separate nationality, and it has been deter
mined, in the dispensation of Providence,
IL ~ Of ha Init o1
shall be our Government, and the flag of the
American Union shall be our flag, it be-
comes our patriotic duty to eXtinguish the
bitterness and hate of the past, and with up
lifted brow to look bravely and hopefully to
the future. Instead of indulging in vain re-
grets over the issue of our unsuccessful
struggle for independence, let us re-
member that when our Immortal
Chieftain surrendered his sword at
Appomattox he made no mental rcserva-
ton, but acted with that perfect good faith
which characterized him through life. His
watchword was duty" duty in that state of
life in which it pleased God to call him"
While, therefore, we approach with reyer-
entail awe and stand uncovered at his tomb,
let us remember that it is no reflection upon
southern manhood to initiate in all respects
his great example, and that having acknowl-
edge our allegiance to be due to the AmerI-
can Constitution, we too have duties to per-
form as American citizens. .4.,
While do not counsel you to embark
upon the devious paths of politics, believe
that it is the patriotic duty OF every citizen
to take an interest ia the affairs of his Go
yernment-that those affairs ought not to be
left to the management and control OIL
trading and professional politicians, and that
"cternal vigilance is the price OF liberty"
Is is an undeniable fact that the public liber-
ties are now seriously imperilled. There is
imminent danger that the Government Will
be subyertcd and an empire established
upon the ruins Of the Republic. There are
influences at work which threaten the de-
struction of every constitutional barrier, OF
every limitation Of power, and OF every safe
guard of freedom. ....
We have seen State governments over
thrown and legislative assemblies dissolved.
We have seen civil government. completely
subordinated to the military. We have seen
the right of trial by jury denied, and the
great writ of civil liberty suspended IN
time of profound peace. We have seen
helpless and unarmed people diSfIanchscd
and subjected to the arbitrary rule OF MILL
tarv masters. 1t is my deliberate conviction
that there is no hope for the preservation OF
civil liberty upon this continent llntll iocai
selt:goyernment is reCstablished in all the
States, and the great truth Is recognized Dy
all DEPARTMENTS of the general Government
that il is Government of well-dehDed and
limited powers. Here is the sheet-anchor oil
our homes and the palladium of our liberties.
There is no way of escape from the dlllcul-
tjes which environ aud the dangers which
threaten us but in a speedy return to our an.
cestral faiths and to those cardinal principles
which underlie the foundation OF orr repre-
sentative system of Government. The 0blI-
cations of patriotism require every good cltl-
zen to oppose the centralzing Influences OF
the times in which we live, and to gather up
the fragments of broken Constitution with
the same eagerness with which the ship
wrecked mariner would seize the last plank
when the midnight storm and tempest are
bowling around him.
. They require the exercise of whatever in
sauence we may possess not only in opposing
the centralizing tendencies Of the Govern
ment, but in contributing to the moral ele-
walton and Improvement of the individual!
citizen. The public safety and the national
honor depend upon the force of individual
character. Striking illustrations Of this fact
were here given by the speaker. ~.
What glorious privilege it is, he contin-
ued, for the young men of the South to
catch inspiration from the noble example OF
such illustrio,ls worthless as Maury, Jackson,
and Lee-Maury. the great philosopher and
pathfinder of the seas, whose fame will en-
dure as long as the "deep, dark blue ocean
rolls jackson, the right arm of his chief,
who suddenly emerged from the quiet walks
of academic life, Ieaped upon the arena OF
civil strife, and in two years time hlled The
world with his fame. And Lee, the incom-