Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-28

Gov. KEMpER's SPEECH. "A notice of Gov.
Kemper's speech, 10 welcoming back to their
homes, the Richmond Knights Templar, ap-
peared 10 Saturdays. Gazette. The following
is a full report Of his remarks
SIR KNIGHTS: This is a pleasing scene-a
beautiful and imposing spectacle to b, hold your
ranks after your distant and eventful journey.
ings-to see you return unhurt, i'll coed health
and vigGr, sound and jubilan!. With a sincere
heart, with q full heart, and in the name of our
Common wealth, / cordially congratulate you,
and l welcome you, on your return to your
State, your home and your friends. The Old
commonwealth Reaches out her arms and afec-
tion.te'y greets her children couring back home.
Led by the beautiful teachings and the noble
ties of the great Order OF which you have the
honor to be members, you have just journeyed
to the ancient Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
and her capital city Of Boston. You travelled
under the guidance of that hieroglyphic bright
which none but craftsmen evor saw" You won't
at an interesting era just as the hundr, dth year
of the Republic dawns upon us. You went as
you ought to have gonr, as representatives, VI
Virginia rs she is You went clothed with no
garments ut SACK cloth, with no ashes or heads
bowed in humiliation. You went protesting no
repentance, asking no forgiveness, making no
recant.tions. singing no palinndes. You went
n. Virein,sns proud Of Virginia and all her past.
You went with the SINE OF 0 n:olerate battles
on your ga mtlts, with your minds and bodies
erect, with your bruws uplitted, with such
true faith to your State and the Union US none,
but brave hearts ieel-to greet anu to be greeted
by the representative m@n of New England, and
OF the States rs respected equals and hono!ei
peers. On the basis OF equal rights and cltIZ1n-
ship, and mutual and cordial respect and good
will, you greeted and Wore GREETED by the repre-.
srntutlyes of our Sister States OF the North.
Notwithstanding the years of alienation and fra
tricidal strife, you were thus recognized and
welcomed Ms friends and equal citizens of n re
united common country. In this spirit and in
this Way you have gone Il step towards inaugu-
rating the true work Of thu centennial period
the work which is to teach each section to SEQ
the other AS each sees jtself-the work which is
10 extinguish all src:i. nal animosItics forever
winch Is TO a6rogate all enforcement laws and
other repressive and unequal legislation which
is to restore real peace, equal justice, equal
rights, equal protection, equal benetcnnce, h4r.
muny. fraternity and prosperity to every ser
ton and TO every portion of the grent Ameri. on
republic. On such II b sis rs that may the Am.
erican Union OF Stale, rest, indissOIub!e, indie.
structablc, eter. al rs lha solid continent On
whic we stand. On no other basis ought it to
r vt. On no other basis will any patriot desire
it to rest.
And now you are carried back to Old Virgin.
Ia. You went to n massachusetts, in u good work
and in the spirit OF a true peace. Not ono Of
YOU
Whose heart has not within him burned,
As home his footsteps he has turned
From wandering on u distant strand.
You bore Virginia, escutcheon with you in
your pilgrimage, and you bring it back home
to-day without u stain or blem:sh on its glitter.
ing surface. | thank you, aad the people of
Virginia. whose hearts you We touched, welcome
you and thank you.
In conclusion, let me tender you the best hos
pitali!ies of the Executive Mansion, and lot me
greet each OF you by the hand. God grant
health, peace, happiness, long life to each lem
plar OF the Richmond Commandery.
VIRGINIA AM MASSACHUSETTS. MIR. Geo.
Bancroft has written a letter to the mayor OF
Boston 10 which he calls attention to Il pledge
made by Congress, October 20, 1881, to the
victorious army, to France, to America, and to
the world, that the patton should build at York
town, Va u monument of marble to keep fresh
10 memory HE triumph Of peace which was
perfected by the SURRENDER Of the BRITISH army
J at Yorktown aud the virtual end of the rcVo!u'
ton. MIR. Baucroft thinks such a monument
would not only be the redemption OF a pledge
and q lasting monument Of the battle, but also
! ceivedi agsaa gghla ASS tl M LBS ree" at Tie rsce yt' eeu ,,as isl
at Bunker Hll. Mayor Cobb, 10 transmitting
this letter to the Boston city council, cordially
ludorses the suggestion, aud says:
IL would seem 10 be fitting that Boston, AZ
'c "'e"'o - bito luC uhUutuCul COLI
memorallnr the first pitched battle of the reyo
luton at Bunker HILL, should be foremost aud
earnest IN It's eudravors to secure the erection
OF a like memorial Of the last and crowniny bat.
tie at yorktown, Va. The most obvious
method w"ud appear to DC u petition to Con-
HrtsS with The expectation that other cities,
aud the whole country, will cordially uultc with
us 10 such al effort TO secure au object so ap-
pruprlate and desirable. Some action ON our
part III this direction, whether in the manner
proposed or any other, | should regard as a
naturaI sequel to our receut celebration, in
which We had the happiness OF uniting frater-
nally with our fellow clIIz Us trom all SECTIONS
or the country III commemoraling the ~iilustri-
I us deeds OF our fathers and theirs a hundred
years ago."
The city council has taken the first step BY
appointing a joint special comrittee to act un-
GU The correspondence.
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