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


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sections of onr comruon carn t,v e., All.
.dav. abonndin9 with stern memn,ia. ~ .e .the
Epast and great a,,purtes of the fnf,ire 7 con,e
To greet Won and In the mn ma and hu an, @ ha,.
lev of VIRGINIA T hid vou ali and sooh ,vai.
come a beart.warm Welcome. In her "a n;fai
WITH a nother,s tea 20 and iova ,,,,,h .a-a.
monies 10 he chronicled in her. archives and
transmitted to the iateet 7,oa,aritn tha IarsH
monwealth tb;s dav ernhIsz,na ,la s;r,,'as
and consacrafes aenTitstsno.a1i,rc, So,
image of her mighty dead: no:: Tar [ ,harsaif I
alone. b,t for t6e sister s,atea whose aons
he led In war virginia accents and aha vc,II
nroi1d,v nreserv9r ina saerp,i- -trr,at now con.
[sioned 10 her perpetual custody .~not for
the annilarn ,,ennla onIv. hIt ~ auarr ct,t.
.a,, ~ act;o ~ ,t,a "A ,,sasas
,,s,ts,a ths ~ 80
penirs ia sransraiited 10 The cnmina n soes e aa IN
ha cher;ahad as n wiz hes ysifls ~ tinrai
nrtiie as nrse II t,,e nohlest a.aesnnr1ala m :
common heritage OF elory. Nav. in1everv
country and for all mankind stonewail jack.
sons career of unconscious heroism win 90
do.yn as an insniration. teaching the nnvrer
nf eourare and cnnaeienee and saist d,recsad
tn the Dlerv ns Gnd. - - 80.
Ast6is fribute has sprung from the adrn..
rai;on and yvmnathv nj kindred hearts nm a =.
o{iibr con,inent, a, the ewes az Chrsstend
have haen tnrned fn hehnld the achieve.
ments Of the man on viii the heroic life here
ershrIned radia,e hack to the remotest
ho,1nds of the vyorld the Lessons its examnle
has tanpht. -
II snankss To ,t,r. feI.o ow.cftizana Of the
Nnr,, and ray;yinp M animos,ties os The
hloody naet Il commands their resnect for
yaIor. the % manhood, the integrity. and honor
of the neonle of whom this Christian warrior
xas representatiye type and Champion.
II sneaks TO onr stricken brethren OF the
sonth' bringing hack ma subIime simplicity
end faith HIs kniohtlv and incorruntibie
6de,;tv tn each enpaoemeot Of dutv: and Il
stands an enduring sdmonition and euaran-
tee that sooner shall the sun reverse its
course ip the heavens than HIS comrades and
| ms coupatriot people shall prove recreant to
the parole and contract of honor which binds
them in the fea,ty of freemen to the Consti.
tution and Union OF the States.
Itsneaks with ponaI voice 70 every portion
of the r. Il nited common country. warning all
that in,partial Justice and Impartial right to
tha North and yo the South are the onIy NIL.
lers on which the arch of the Federal Union
nsn securely M rest -
r trepresents that uubought spirit of honor
which nrefers death to degredatior. and more
feeIs q stain than a wo1nd: which Is the
storm nurse of freemen. the ,ayepptpg genius
of Therty- and which teaches and procIajms
that fhe free consent Of the goyerned ia at
once the strength and the glory of the Gov.
ernment.
n stands forth mnte protest before the
world AGAINST that rule Of tyrants which,
want;ng faith in the instincts of honor. would
distrnst and degrade brave and proud but
nnsortnnate neoDle: which wonld bid them
ransnt in order ,n he foroiven NJ s,,ch deeds
and ochievements as heroes rei,ice TO par.
form and sueh ne the nd miration OF mankind
n evarv ape has covered with olorv.
Tet the snirit and design With which we
erect this memorial TODAY admonish our
wb hole country that the acti1al reconciliation
nr ,he Sta,as mnst come. and an far 40 ,,on.
orohiv In no lies shaiI come. bnt that its
vol w;l, meyer he comnlete until the euual
honor and eo1al liberties of each section
shaii no acknowIadued vindicated and main.
tained nv both. We have buried tie strifes
and nassions of the INST. We now perpetu.
ate impartial honor to whom honor is due,
and. STOPPING to resent no criticism, we stand,
with comnosure and trust. ready to greet
everv token of inst and constitutional paci.
fcatinn.
Then. let this statue endure. attesting to
.ha nar,d Jor ma and onr children honor
homaoe reverence for the heroism of our
nos, end a. tho some time the kniohtliest
ideltv to our obligations of the present an d
the fnture.
Let il endure as SYMBOL of the respect
which both the sections will accord to the
illustrious dead of each. signifying not that
either will ever be prepared to apologize to
the other. but that, while calmly differing as
to the past neither will detiIe Its record. each
will assert its manhood, its rectitude, and its
honor, and both will equally and Jointly
strive to consolidate the liberty and the
peace, the strength and the glory, of COM
mon and indissolub,e country.
Let it endure as perpetual expression OF
that worldwide sympathy with true great
ness which prompted so noble gift from
Great Britain to Virginia. and let its preser-
yation attest the gratitude of the Common.
wealth to these gTeat-hearted gentlemen OF
England Who orlgiDaeeo anu pfocu1eo II as
tribute 10 the memory OF ner sou. -
Let this statue staoo, VIII lts mu'e elu'
quence, 10 inspire our cniiaren VIII palil.
otic feryor. ana 70 maintaln tne pso's pow,
tne C9inlIan W;u,;nio 10 paheia;nn her nast
as OF ola: Let ttrelDM, oeho'u.us -. no, pas ra
10 Inc lient Oh enls efen, .ahe c,otao au 80
Jolce 10 her lutufe. Motse! VI S.a.s, a;th aut'
sages. ana heroes pomeu ~ ;.s nosium, a,ts 70
bosom bruised ana "ouuueu' VIZ aso, m.o n.nn
rent and rolled IN o!ood, arise anu uaSu a%ay
/ all tears! NO STAN dlms your s,i..siins s .,
escutcheon! Let your DroW De llIteu up
with the glad CONSCIOUSNESS OF uhplohen
rrida and nnQnllIpd honor DeUldUu duu re-