The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27


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,nvs itin straffof, Wsre needed Of the hoiuS De
hsd acndircd on the hearts OF cur people, on |
ths hearts OF the good aud brave and true
M the civilized world. It wouu |
he found ia ts1e universal lsment whien went
mn eycry q here whef, Il was ann0unced thati
Isrr xoI, wan desi from the itttle girl az tue
Chandler hotise. who 6 wished thai Gou
would ht her die In his stead, benuse ihen !
only hcs mother would cry; but i JACKSON
died All the peonte OF the country Woutiui
erv rom this humble child up 40 the
cnm ma nder.5r.ctiief VINO Wept as only ineI
stroog aud brave can weep at se.5
-Hr r,pfNas on HIS FALL - y stti&
from the weasher.beaten Enghsh sea;cap-
tain. wbe had never. seen MS Iace, DuI VINO
burst into loud, uncontroiiaote gIlei, staDa-
inc ON the deck Of bis vessel. Win nis rug,
ged sailors around him wondering rWnas mac
happened to break that heart OF oak, up 70
the English earl, honored on sppln siues 81 y
the Atlantic, who exclaimed when tBe sao
news came to bin, "Jaekson was 10 some
respects the greatest man America ever pro-
daced.n
The impressiYe ceremonies OF the hour
NIL, hiring back 70 some here present the
memories OF that day of sorrow! wien at
the fring OF gun at the base, of yoDder
monument procession begun to move to
the solemn strains OF the Dead March In
sai1l. the hearse on which the dead hero lay
preceded by a portion Of the command OF
General Pickett, whose funeral obsequies
You have lust celebrated, and followed By q
mighty thropg OF weeping citizens, until,
haSine made detour Of the city, it paused
at the door of the capitol, when the body was
borne within By reverend hands and laid on
nm altar erected beneath the dome.
The Congress of the Confederate States
had a6opted device for their fig, and one
emblazoned with 1t had just been completed
which was intended 10 be unfurled from the
roof of the Capitol. 1t never futtered from
the height it was intended to grace. Ii be-
came
JAcKsoN's WINDING SHEET.
oh mouruful prophecy Of. the fate of the
Confederacy itself!
The military authorities shrouded him In
the white, red, and blue fag Of the CoDfede.
racy. The citizens decked bis bier with the
white, red, and blue flowers of spring until
they rose high above it-a soft, floral pyra.
mid. But the people every " here embalmed
him In their hearts with a love sWeeer imam
ali the fragrance of spring and immortal as
the yerdure of the trees under which he now
rests by the river of life.
And where In all the annals Of the WORLDS
sorrow for dep irted worth was there such
natbetic impersonatiop of q nations grief as
was embodied in the old mutilated veteran
of ,Ickson's division who, as the shades OF
evening fell, and when the hour for the clo-
sing of the doors of the Capitol came. and
when the lingering throng was warned to
retire, was seen anxiously pressing through
the crowd to take his last look at the face Of
his beloved leader. "They told him be was
too late; that they were closing up the cot.
fin for the last time that the order bad been
given to clear the hall. He still struggled
forward, refusing to take o denial, until one
of the marshais Of the day was about to ex.
ercise his authority to force him back; upon
this the old soldier lifted the stump Of his
right arm toward the heavens, and With tears
running down his bearded face exclaimed
BY this arm, which lost for my country,
demand the privilege Of seeing my General
once morev Such an appeal was irres:sti.
bic, and ut the instance of the Governor of
the Commonwealth the pomp was arrested
until this humble comrade had also dropped
his tear upon the face of bis dead leader"
Your ExeellencY did we'll to make the path
broad which leads through these Capitol
grounds to this statue, for IL will be trodden
by the feet Of
ALL WHO VISIT THIS CITY,
whether they come from the banks Of the
Hudson, the Mississippi, or the Sacramento !;
whether from the Tiber, the Rhine, or the
Danube.
Teader though they be, cold and sad are
the closing lines of Collins in bis ode 10 the
memory OF the brave whose rest is ,hallowed
by their country's benedictions, depicting, as
they do, honor coming ss ga pilgrim gray"
and freedom al a f" weeping hermit" repair
ing to the graves Of departed heroes.
Not so will Honor come to this shrine, not
as worn and weary pilgrim, but as gen.
erous youth with burpishedsheld and stain.
less sword, and heart beating high I'm sym.
pathy for the right and true, to lay his mail.
clad hand on this altar aud swear eternal
fealty to duty and to God.
Nor will Freedom for time only repair
TO this hallowed spot, but here she will
finger iorg and hopefully, BOT as weeping
hermit, but as radiant divinity conscious of
immortality. :.
Ills true that memories unutterably sad
have at times swept through this mighty
throng to-day, but weare not here to indulge
| in "reminiscences only, much less In vain re.
| grets. We have future to face, and In
that future lies not only duty and trial per-
| haps, but also hope.
For when we ask what has become of the
principles in the defence of which jackson
imperil!ed and lost his life, then answer
IA form of government may change, policy
| may perish, but principle can never die.
Circumstances may so change as to make the
application of the principle no longer posi-.
bic, but its innate vitality is not aft cted
thereby. The conditions of society may be
so altered So to make it idle to contend for q
principle which NO longer has any practical
force, but these changed conditions of society
have not annihilated one original truth.
The application of these postulales to the
PRESENT SITUATION OF oUa COUNTRY
is obvious. The people Of the South main.
tanned, as their fathers maintained before
them, that certain principles we're essential
to the perpetuation OF the Union according
to It's original Constitution. Rather than
surrender their convictions they took up
arms to defend them. The appeal was vain.
Defeat came, and they accepted it, with It's
consequences, just as they would have &C.
copied victory with its fruits. They have
sworn to maintain the Government as it is
now constituted. They will not attempt
again to assert their views Of State sove-
.reignty by an appeal to the sword. None
feel this obligation to be more binding than
the soldiers of the late Confederate armies.
!; A soldiers parole is 8 sacred thing, and the
men who are wiling to die for princlple in
time Of war are the men Of all others most
lhkely; TO maintain their personal honor in
lime of peace. fis -, = n. ..,,1