The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-31

| taught us to love liberty, and as We clasp the
bands Of friends sealed with blood ne re-
kindle our love of freedom.
He vividly sketched the history of the
army until it at last surrendered to sixleea
times its numbers, and elcqIently Insisted
that the posterity Of such men will not con.
sent to be slaves until rivers run red with
| the blood Of the slain and not corporal's
| guard is left to carry on the ii Sht.
he said that in turning the pages OF his
tory We admire not Alexander weeping be.
cause be bad no more worlds to coGQler,
| but the three hundred at Tbermopy'a, who,
though conquered,
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
in freedoms cause. Not Scipio but Hannibal
excites our admiration. 1t was the great
" rebel - Of Polsnd who exclred those lines,
And freedom shrieked
hen kosiusco fell"
General Lee was rlp:urously applaudcd
all through the delivery of his speech.
6."The Confederate artillery. The roar OF
their guns from Bull Run to Appomattor ,vas
! the grand oasso to our battle chorus"
GENERAL LINDSAY WALKER
said that he supposed he was called out be.
Cause he happened to be the senior artillery
officer present, and although he was, unlike
his friend Governor K"mper, in that he had
never made fire speeches in all his life.
YET, like the artillery during the war, he was
always ready TO respond whenever called on.
| He was proud to have belonged to q ser.
vice which opened the way for the infantry
| at second Manassas and at Gettysburg, an1
| he bore willing testimony to the efficiency OF
! the other branches of the service. He was
| never afraid when he bad Lees cavalry or
Elrly'S infantry to support him.
| T." The Infantry Of the Confederate
| Army"
Inannouncing this toast General Lee called
on the lender Of
| THE OLD sToNEwALL BRIGADE,
General James A. Walker, to respond
General Walker facetiousH said that he
bad never before beer So proud of the
cavalry or so ashamed of the infantry, as be
had never seen the cavalry so far in front or
the infantry so far in the rear as upon this
occasion. He was proud to have belonged
TO the infantry of the Army Of Northern
! Virginia-proud 10 respond to this toast.
He wanted no higher bonor than this
wreath, which he mish. bind around Iii;
head and bequeath 10 his children. After
the cavalry and artillery had done their duty
the infantry went to the front, and the
realls serious work of the battle begun in
| the rattle Of the mlIsketry. But he rejoiced
in the privilege of bearing testimony to the
skill and gallantry of the other arms. The
infantry were never surprised when the cav.
airy was in front, and the artillery, under
such leaders AS Long, Thompson, Brown
Lindsay Walker, and other gallant spirits
could always be relied on to do their full
| duty.
General Walker spoke of the intelligence
| of our private soldiers, and illustrated by
AN INCIDENT
| Of private soldier in bis old brigade who
upon memorable occasion. had gone out
on little independent scout of his own
and learned more about the character and
designs of the enemy than the NJ 'jor- Gen,
eral commanding had been able to obtain.
General Walker pronounced glowing
euogy on the private soldier, who, bare
| footed. hlf-ciothe1, and less than halt.ied
| had done such heroic service.
They met around this board as common
| brotherhood, bound together by ties as in'
diss0lubIe as ever bound together men who
| suffered and fought for common cause.
General Walker, too, was loudly ap.
plauded. as indeed were all of the speakers
s. 1.-The Medical Stqf Of The Army."
DR.. j. S ID. Cullen being called on TO re-
spond, said that he knew not
WHAT A Nos.coMBArANT COULD SAY
| in this gathering of gallant soldiers unless to
| tell the story OF how they used to come to
| the rear all mangled and CORY, and how they
bore their su1erings with indomitable cour.
age and patient foItltude. He would tell
such a story. At Gettysburg one of our
bravest general officers lay, as was supposed,
mnrtally wounded. ct tlhe request OF Gene.
raj Lee bmseIf be called TO see him, aHd
finding him better he tried to cheer him with
the hope that he would recover. "No!'
said the soldier, 81 shall certainly die. !
have no hope of recovery, and wish you to
carry message to my old comrades. Tell
them that Armisteads brigade covered them.
selves with glory in the charge, and have
glorously wiped out any unjust stigma
which may have heretofore been attached to
their Dame."
And thus the noble soldier, expecting to
die. had no word for himself or his own
! command, but sought to do justice to the
command Of brother officer. The hero did
not die, but survived the War, and is here
tonight as the esoldier-Goyernoro OF this proud
old Commonwealth.
! This incident was received with deafening
applause.
| 8. "The Confederate Navy"
General Lee said he had selected to re-
spond to this toast " Captain Porter McCor
kie, as gallant seaman as ever walked over
gang plank"
It being ascertained that Captain McCor
kle was not present, there were loud CALI
for DR.. Darlington, who SAID, In brief re
sponse, that the Confederate navy had beer
called on 10 90 euerpckere and fight eee1y
tcnere ercept on rnter.
10. "The Women Of the South" )"
JUDGE FARRAa
being called out made humorous and elo
ouent response, in which he related very
amusing and at the same stime touching ip
| cident Of woman's devotion. He said tha
while We bad lost many things we could re
ioice that the purity and beauty Of on
women are still left us.
i ii. maryland" p In response to calls
GENERAL BRADLEY T. JOHNSON
expressed his qualification at beip:
allowed In this presence 10 eSisses
his love for his motheF-state ant
Il her sons who wore the zFfts, To-
gentlemen Of Maryland were Wtsa Eisgini:
In that struggle. There was ne ot ID
best families of Maryland but had hatl ete
, seutatiYes who rode with Stuart, or charge
, with Ashby, or went to battle witt BE Stss
rams OF the line. A Virginian himself now !
naturalized by four years bard service Y
, defence Of her sell-he Warml3 thanket