Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-26

Marcus, of Baltimore, Wilfred g. Potter, of
Quincy, Illinois. and Carey S. Mills, Joseph p.
Broders, Ernest Atwell, aud William Glasgow,
OF Alexandria, were mentioned as having made
the required percentage when In attendance,
but as navlog lost too much time by late entry,
or illness, to compete with aoy hope Of success.
The Il oral display Was beautiful; the sweetest
and lovellest flowers arranged in unique aud
beautiful designs, being sshowered upon the
cadets tytheiF young LADY friends, some being
sent even from Baltimore.
The audience, which comprised a number
Of ladies and gentlemen from the neighboripy
counties Of Maryland and Virginia, as we'll as
from the cities of Washington, Baltimore, aud
Richmond, then slowly retired, delighted with
the entertainment, but annoyed at the conduct
OF the large number OF children who kept w
such q hubbub 10 the gallery that halt the
speeches Were lost to many.
The musicians. who bad been engaged, too,
failed from unexplained cause to arrive al the
proper time, aud when they did come, could
not get Into the hall, which was 50 packed that
lngress or ct TESS Was ATHEIST iU poSAuIu.
Gen. F:tzfugh Lees Speeches.
The following IS the full report of Tue re.
marks OF Geu. Fitzhugh Lee at the Bunker
Hill Centennial, asynopsis of which has been
heretofore given 10 the Gazette:
Mr.. Mnyor and Ladies and GeuHcme4. l
thank you Tor this most Gorilla we come extend
ed TO my comrades and myself. | came hare
with The Norfolk LigDt Artillery b ues, d Con
tederato organic tion whose guns have roared
upon many q hard fought field. As we arrived
before your city this Mi ernuon and wcrs steam.
iur III VOur ID nutItul lu1 hor t,a II, Ct t,ntac tb,t
fell upon our listening ears came from the band
OF music sent with the escort who were to meet
and greet us The tune was rect gnIz Il by all
as AUD Lang Syne," tnpplauscy whose must
cal meaning went straight to our hearts
Should old acquaintance be- forgot,
And ne'rr be brought To mind, =
and we felt as il we were not going to Boston,
but returning indeed to a con mon country and
d comm n heritage. (Uheers.) | could have
wished my poor presence here should have BASS
cd unnoticcd ard That | II isht have been per.
United To have romiaued h sllen: locker OH in
Boston. When | ref ct that this is the first time
that l have eve stepped upon the soil of Massa-
chusetts l necessarily itel some embarrassment
Ut addressing SO unex pocteliy such an immense
ana splendid audience MS see before M but
That hesitation dlsapleus when | reInem Der that
L too am IN American citizen, and that | too
am IL drscondenL of those men whose her, i:
valor gave US this country, and that | havu y
rs v " no heio Y AKA plClul uECuS.
(Grrat cheers
We teel that no centennial celebration would
be complete Without u representation from Sir-
ginia, one of the original Lhirtean Colonies, and
we therefore meet and unite with you in this
magnificent demonstration in honor oflhe heroes
who fought TO elnancipate US from Brit sh thral-
DOM, fought for our most precious RICH 8 and
privileges. fought for freodcm and Justice, for
liberty and truth. When l ponder that their
posterity owes to them a debt of gratitude be-
cause they sscertslned that Britain was too
Jealous OF America to govern it wisely, 800 ig-
moran, Of il to govern it we'll, and too lar from
1t to govern it ut ALL" CHEERS J whom | reason
that every incident connected with our mate ,ial
rise and progress is due to the efforts of those
renowned patriots BY whom our nationality was
u hieved, l am disposed to render every HON.
age to celebrate any event that will blnu forever
Ill perpetual remembrance the splendid yalor,
uncomprumlsln spirit and invincibie purpose
Of those worthy old torefathers OF ours (Great
chserlng.) l rec al that one hundred years ago
Ii Jealous patriotic divine, being compelled to
his pulpit used the following emphatic Ian
gusge: 'Oh Lord, il our cn,mies will fight US,
.et them have fighting enough, and If more sol.
diers are on their way hi!hor, l pray thee, oh
Lord, TO ;lak them to the bott M OF the sen )"
and every heart responded to him: "Yea, Lord,
let them have fighting euough.' daughter
and cheering.) Now when | SEQ this grand as
s,mbIage Of Americans before me, when my eyes
look into yours beaming with f5iendi n So and
& 1od will towards me ana mine, The sluIuburiny
nres OF the past seem to rekindle and burn with
a brighter glow than ever before, and | feel tha,
hereafter, should foreign or domestic foes threat
en- our common country, menacing our be.
queathed liberties, and evince u desire to resort
to arms, that Massachusetts and Virginia, Call
fOrnis and Florida would shout forth with
one v ice and proclaim aud 70 echo the response
of the congregation o! the Boston preacher,
: 81, Lo:d, leS them have fighting enough"
Great and prolonged rheering.) W. come, fell
low-cltizens, to Show that VT fully appreciate
the achievements ot the men who planted here
the seeds from which I'll e nation which now spans
the continent grew to show by our actual
presence, that we ars in sy Il. ralhy with tho Ieel.
Ing so g:neral throughout the country, and
when lound an expression up N recent decora-
ton days, where loving hands intertwined beau
tliui MOWERS about tue graves OF the soldiers of
6otn armies with like Partially. Applause.
God and nature III IKE no distinction between
the remains OF the Blue Or the Gray, resting be-
meath tne sodi how puerlle in mortal man 10 do
80. [Cbe' rs Nor do | fellow cisiz ms, forg get
that my own beloved old commonw 18th bore
her proper part in the st uxg,e of q century ago
for tDe Invaluable heri.ag; ol self-gnvernment.
That rIgat fe"e, where death anu destruction
threatencd to ovtrturn and destroy lie and civil
and religious iibcrt that here, VIII IRE the Brit
I'm lion rNarlr 6 IN the m GIT and majesty OF his
power, was spa 81 6 a. 1t We're at the very
1hiNaI vi III AoUiS alue icall EaSle, lrglnlA
canie to lh', rescue AID seat to you tt cit.2e.,
who, Ill lie original oft qu4.uu .~aryusse OF my
own grandfather (and / hope The var:ty in
this niiuslon msy be partoued,) was fr.l i'll
peace, first IN War and FIRST i'll the lie rts of HE
countrymen. tt1reat cheeri' & and enthusiasm.
S1nt to you u Soldier whose character" in the
words OF Andrew Jackson, cannot BIZ too pro-
foundly studied nor his example too closely fol-
lowed By his countrymen. LCheers Yes,
George Washington appeared here i'll the midst
OF tho troops came with II desi G 90 10 avert
0loudshed; calns with an earnest wish 10
turn aside the dire calamit es uVershaduwlny his
people; yet c.u.e with the invincible purpose to
mako Ills country flag indeed wave DER the
land OF the free and the home Of the brave
[Cherrs Order succeeded confusion. Dorches-
ter lie gnts yonder were covered with troops,
and eight months alle- he assumed command,
the city and harbor OF Boston were evacuated by
the British troops. prolonged cheoring | am
deeply touched, ladies and gentlemen, by my
rec :ption here to. night, and sincerely thank
you fer the genuine warmth of your greeting.
ICheers upon cheers