The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-21
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Gran" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


&C. "<. .o ,f the Eicnmond Dispa;ch'j
""E5',', ,>,>.ro>, Va. Aprii 10. 1879.
.S>...,,c Of Lee re&chpd the land-
~. North river in safety al II a. W. S',,
IN. under IN c,e"i. :" ie'' s'r"' ,i
To- ,Lmond College, ana va, 'i'' " wy
,.'" .,,,,r,,, Association. tho officers 'acui-
lie ", ,,,,,,,,n,s of Washington and Lee Uhl-
T.. ~" .nc otli ,ers. faculty. and cadets OF
N"7>,,.,,,;,is Military Institute; snd the CIT
"r S7',;roton aud vicinity. amoAg "hom
D. ~, ,, n,tle girls and ladies iaaen WIN
N'' ',,rI,,r>: M eager TO show reSl'cct ~
u. ,,~,,,,rv ~! the tno'"ria' Lee.
-. @' ,bn men Of distinction present
,,.,,aT l.c,ctcr. General Early. Heh'
W. ,,','f,,nu. General smith. and others.
r.. ,anaI gentlemen OF kc0'noho COR
'' :,,,,.;pl. the guard OF honor. per
$50 .,...r responsible task handsomely
.>r,l,y. slthou-h confronted q! Sc
r.a..-,I,,..> on The way. aud merit the
'".'> ...t,..cr,>trd ia the noIdc WorS OF
'','> ..,.' ,nr, kindly volunteered TO accom-
!...'' ...,, 90, The Wsgon bearing The statue
nugc The procession, consisting
...r.,,.> named above. moved 10
81. .,.r,,on uudc: iae conduct ol GOV
''.' .r...y aud Grutrat Early. alued 10y
'.''. .. .,,.,,> Of m&r>hHlS. the wagon be-
~. 90. ~, the students oi thc University,
...,-.,l, = following IN lIc. As Tue pro-
-. ,.,,,.d The Mrl;try Institute saiule
,.,..t,,u Guns was tired.
-. r.-HraL the University GROUNDS lne
as ,r,.rntf! hy Mr.. l.. K. Thornbtii.
'.. .,,.,rr. IN graceful and appropriate
=, y,gich Governor Lrlcher ulaue
..n,u.r on lrhn!! Of The Lee Memo
.'sar. IN, GOVERNOR ~as followed
,,gor,I William Preston Johnston, who
...a.rr,rG Washington and Lee University,
t..,y,rrd the tuli,H!ug cha>:e and beau
t.. a8act>>
,r,rr,> a. CoLnSgI. JOHNSTON.
i.,-... -,5.<,-Io have come together
=. ,s.gI,r Wr.u htlin- honors the monument
..,.rr..,.>,l has planned and genius exc
...5 ,n ;A,. memory OF Lee. lour pre-
....,,. L-rcirslitir> 10 Tie con>'ancy OF your
.,.n 10 The man ard in the cause that are
r.w both immortal II Is the teDderest
,r.s q mlya'r friendship TO CHERISH the
,..a.ary Of loved onc> who have gone from
s.,..r.. H. i. j. he most cX'i.ed duty OF puO.
l,.rryr-cucc - ,Hrpciuaic III enduring 1ortnS
TO-. service. Of great ncn, Who, forgetting
.s.il..., yc>. have lived and dlrd Tor otherS.
" max Tcjoic" that such memorials pave
, been !acking IN this. the home ana
l.rlusplIcc Of oar IL sGcr: that here the TAR
,.... 81 bcrchrnhrUUk has responded IN verse
lie inspiration OF the theme: that mere,
,na,, an l-r,rIiir in whom Is no guile, laid
..,. foundations OF his noble volume OF
"Reminiscences" and that here Valentine
,r,rmod, d the bust ol Lee that now comes
bad, 10 rs M ideal Of dead chiSairy, the mar
l.. .iii-y oil the Christian solder.
I,l> right. il i becoming, II Is our sacred
E.ty 10 rear 70 L." the statue. the mau>o-
LIN, the memorial pile TO cast In bronze
and rtr,e in marble the figure that shall
.na.,. u.> >ij.udld presence. To-Day we are
r..ua AID happy that 80 mNcl .! our Sood
Nah hl> Teen achieved. we nave VIDAL
-.guvy r1uuot hur-a Work OF true art-a
Uu,}.l .rru>, animated by love and venc.
,..;uu-a work worthy 10 celebrate the time
IL. ou. here. Virginia. the South, America,
81. uwr 4 debt OF gratitude 10 Valentine.
I~-,. j the stone that will commemorate the
yliu,, a. 'ar DEPARTED: hut in tie throbblug
h,,.,;, before ne behold the living monu-
L"., That more worihiIy attc>ts his excel
81. This beautiful tomb 10 cover bis
4,tr, i, but the outward aud visible symbol;
."-r"4t and generous heart OF the South Is
l,iiUc aud noble sepulctire that en>hrInes
L naur ard memory OF Lee.
We h.vc here to-day representatives, Of tue
r.,ic and military virtues Of this Common
wealth. You have heard the clarion tones
u .ar -r.at War.GoytIu0r--u voice that has
never ALTERED or given forth an uncertain
sound. There is another here among Us, Il
.,4ter on stricken fields, that never quailcd
t,,Jrc face of man or blaze OF battle, never
cJte in victory aud in defeat indomitabe;
tarh4ttv1s guardian Of the fame of Lee, OF
lie honor OF The dead COnfederacy, of the
slaughtered truth OF history. You all know
"a"ni mean Early. lpresent him to You.
Grucral Early then delivered brief but
characteristic address.
IHc dIurr was then placed in a room pre-
la"'t Tor IL temporary resting place, and the
.-'-, g., ably dispersed, eEated with having
>,~M day in doing honor TO the memory Of
IT. -Gr..i and good man, whose noble per.
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