Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-11-06

of General Early, who never. forgets
hoW nla,lysere as, anytgiSen point.
The cavalry ffeedeh nos eulpgy-
IfIei r<deeds may, speak sfori them. He
knewat least one great captain-the
INN rtal Stonewall Jacksori-Who ap-
preciated them, for he had once said
to the speaker 81 always sleep quietly
when Stuart is IN my front"
THEY FIRED THE FIRST SHOTS
on lie outposts at the beginning Of the
war, and at Apponattox Courthouse
the ring of the cavalry car!,ine5 nude
the last shots OF The army. They were
always the first ia the advance, and
the last on the retreat. BIT it was nut
OF the cavalry that he desiredto speak.
The infantry, artillery, ana cavalry are
ali brothers, and Us he sat st this board
TO hear the familiar voices and clasp
the hands of comrades once b,ackened
with the powder OF the conflict, Joy
filed his heart.
Yet sadness came over him as he
looked at the vacant seats Of the
lamented dead. But the example Of
these mQrtyred ones taught Us to loYe
liberty, ard as we clasp the hands OF
friends sealed with blood we rekindle
our love of freedom.
He wildly sketched the history Of
the army until it at last surrendered
to sixteen times its numbers, and eio-
quentiy insisted that the posterity OF
| such men will not consent to be s ares
until rivers run red with the blood Of
| the slain and not corporal's guard IS
left TO carry on the fight.
He said that turning the pages OF
history we admire not Alexander weep
ing because he had no more worlds to
conquer, but the three hundred at
Thermopyln, who, though conquered,
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
in freedoms cause Not Scipio but
| Hannibal excitee our admiration. It
was the great ''reber' Of Poland who
excited those lines,
and freedom shr. ked
When kosiusco feIl.''
! =. "IEc Confederate a5fiiicrp. The
/ roar Qt Nteis'. guns from BuU Rtl7e to
App0aaGttoT acas the grond bnss0 TO
! o'1' bGftio chorus"
Ia- GENERAL LINDSAY WALKER
sad hat he supposed he vas called
cut because he happened to be the
senior artillery officer present, and al
t-t't'5oIi nc WAS, ttIliikS MS lTIeul NCf-
Crnor Kenlper, in that he had never
made fee speeches in all his life, yet
Ike. the artillery during the war, he
was already to respond whenever
called on.
He was proud to have belonged to
/ q service which opened the way for
the infantry at second Manassas and at
Gettysburg, and he bore willing testi-
nlony to the efficiency of the ether
branches Of the service. He WIS never
afraid when lie had Lees cavalry or
Eariy's infantry to support him.
I. "Ihe I!tunt.y Of the Confeder-
ate A1?ay."
In announcing this toast General
Lee called Oh the leader of
TIE OLD STOSEWALL BRIGADE,
General James A Walker, TO respond.
General Walker faceiiousIy said that
he had never before been SO proud ct
the cavalry or SO ashamed Of tne infsn-
try, as he had never seen The caval, y
SO far IL front or the iu!uL3rr So far in
the rear as upon this occasion. He
was proud TO have belonged t. the i'll
fantry OF the Army Of Northern Nir-
gin'a-proud to respond 70 this toast,
lie waited no higher houor than
this wEcata. which he might bind
around his head aad brqueath to his
children After the cavalry aud artil-
lery had dcnc t cir luI!ttLe infantry
went - the front, and the really seri-
Gus work q the bat lie begun i'll tue
rattle Of the n1usketry.
:. "IH,e Ntdicat .S'GB'cfthe -fTu3y. -
DR. J. :. y. Cullen being called on,
responded most appropria e'Y.
.. "Jhe CDnfccler0tc -Nt:ty.'
GeD.ra? Lee sad he had selected
to respond to this toast Captain
Porter McC1rkIe, as gallant a seaman
as sv,c walked over a gang plank"
1t being ascertained that Captain
! McCori.!2 was not present, there were
loud calls for DE-. Darlington, who
said, il a brief response, that the Con-
federate navy Lad been called on to
! 80 Cce,UWIterc and .JigAt ccorywI,cre
c.rccl)t on aCdtCr.
70. "Ihc IIoniess ojNe So,th."
JUDGE FARRAR
| being called ont made q humorous and
eloquent response.
IL. "-NayUiaad. In response to
calls
GIN. Bradley T. JOHNSON
expressed his qualification at being
allowed in this presence to express his
love for his mother-State and her sons
who wore the gray. The gentlemen
u Maryland were with Virginia it that
. struggle. There was not ore OF the
best families OF Maryland but had had
representatives who rode with Stuart,
or charged with Ashby, or went to
battle with the veterans of the line.
4 E;rginian himself now-naturalized
by four years hard service in defence
Of her soil-he warmly thanked these
Virginia gentlemen for the honor they
have done his native State.
u. "N0l'th Carolina 0n5bei. Troops.
Resembling the native products, she
pitched IN on all occasions and stuck
to it to the last.
GENERAL ROBERT RANSOM
was loudly called for and said that lie
. thanked his old comrades for the very
| handsome manner in which he was
brought to his feet. He was proud of
his native State, and Of her war record
| He had recently colonized over here
IN Chesterfield county, Che said coEon-
led; for he had brought ten Ransoms
with him. and he meant to stick. And
if his sons should ever be called to do
| duty IN the cause OF constitutional
freedom, he trusted that they would
! prove themselves not unworthy of
their n.obie old State, and the gallant
sons she had sent to the cause Of Con-
federate independence.
The Virginia Military Institute"
was next toasted, to which General T.
Ii. Smith responded.
The fourteenth toast was "The Staff
Of General Z. L. Lee" to which Col
onel c. $. Nenable spoke with much
| effect.
Colonel Marshall, "Tho Orator Of
the Evening, responded to a personal
! toast.
| Wit, humor, and good fellowship
reigued supreme. Many memories of
the camp, the bivouac. the march, and
the battle, were recalled, and nothing
disorderly or unpleasant married this