The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-10

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frebs. Spread on the tables rnpnii,,a II, sss tie
whole iength OF the heatits sfHf 4iau fwfaIeh.
DYs tne sBayss ssas tasseTaIl aSsofafef'la
i Was ~ supper ft1rnished aa aby Sneisfngs3
-. nss a 0es5 gs Sly good enodgh forI
/ asKiIo be ubssArtsalA and deiicacieS of
sas q seasols Were Ebunda for ails md splen-
u.oiy served while the, taste dispIasa6 tnl
.ne aeeoratieE OF the tables sHrs simply en-
Colonel John g. shselds .nrfa,f f,snt ~ s.,a
piest STYLE He intyod,ieed itASs, sys,r;sss
with arf Interesting statement AZ its,s s,jsfnss
land ob5sctsgf the Association. and haiis, t,,s
1 guests ashaafsy welcome ID tHe festive fnaSd.
80 Tho eomp3ny then feaf ID, assa ssnads a
most successful assault Upon the enenDy ba..l
lore sshem.k ass
Alter the edibles were, dsispossa q, ilsstsrs|
were read from ahts ExsefeuayeC Governor
KsmpeE, General F5fz. Zee, Gs6efaI W.H.1
Richardsons Colonel 7TkdIsaf9f4 e sCAxfar
Mejor 81 w. Daniel Colonel NJ H. Palmer.
land Sergeant Henry q. 95nsisy, exnrcssina
their regrets 90 not being abI4 % be present.
50 3 :5 80 rHE foAsrs. 8 81 4.
The regular loasis were chen read. by Kr.
b 81. Bosher, and responded ta, as follows
l.. FirgniGs; Mother of States; and Sages,
and Heroes 81 Bowed in ssFrog, with 30.
/ som bruised and woundsG Rith garments
rent and rolled ing blood. Arise ! and
dash away all tearsll No stain ;dinls your
| lglittering escatcheont - Siss
Mr. Joseph sR. Bryan was called on to re-.
lspond, which headid In, o! chastA and selo-
anent speech, a3whsch ha said That he found
| bis chief difficulty in the yastuess OF the
theme. He could sum up all that Was be-
Eoic, and just, and yirtuous, and true, and
noble in the one word Rirginia. i he earn
estly insisted that he was no rebel y and
no "'traitor"' who was loyal to the behests
OF bis mother Yirginia. BE; had rather be q
g rebel with Lee and Jackson than
"loval" by turning bis back on his native
State. He made an eloquent enlogy on Vir-
ginia, and took his seat amidst loud ap-
plause. -, & ,yty5.s, s,ss;: !. 4s
The band then played I: Garry Me Back
to Old Virgins" ~, ~. i,
2. The, Army sof. Northern Virginia !:
"That array; Of tattered uniforms and bright
musk that body Of ineomparable infan-
| |try-which for four years carried, the revolt
On it's bayonets, opposing, a constant front to
the mighty combination OF power brought
against it; which, receiving terrible blows,
did not fall TO give the like, and which, Vitaf
in all its parts, died only With its annihila.
jtiop." e...t.. -, i-.ss.... .,s. :,
Rev. j. William Jones being called out,
ing permittedSte niingie IN tie lreaeion Of
tthe Richmond Howitzers, and correspond 10
1atoast to the noblest srapy that eyer marched
under any banner or fought fox any cause
/ BE spoke of the omp6stion 81 that army,
its heroism, its patience, and it's devotion to
principle, and of the e"uHWritten Schaptern
Of that army in its Noble bearing since the.
t5ar. t,.a :tsetf.s,.. s, .,,.sa:,;g.l.s .;6ssF
which was loudly applanded. -
8. Union Of the States ::'i" Impartial JUS
ttice and impartial right to the Nerth and to
the South are the only pillars on which the
larch of the Federal Union con securely rest"
Z Captain sHudnaa being al&sd SnL made q
lmost felicitous and telling speeehs In which
he insisted that as Virginia was the mother
+ or the Unions so she bas never deserted the
fundamental principles on which it was
based, and that the guns OF the Howitzers in
their seVerest struggles were, but sounding
. 1.-The true "Mnsic of the yUHion.p ~! s.i Ia
Hepinsisted upon the truth Of the senti-
tment Of the toast, and closed With p hopeful
Eyiew Of the future Of, a Union bulls on equal
ilrights. tslsiSao so pet aaEt ~ raE.e Il. q:
4 Mr.. Hudnall was frequently and loudly
lapplauded. s4 z!tai !.
i The band then played a'slar-spaDgled
II 4.sThe Women'Qf the South: In the dark
days Of war they hurried the men to the
4 front and nerVed them for the conflict; while
! they themselves were miDisieriDg angels In
the hospital Since the surrender they have
. be IN sunshine in our homes. i AT oil times
II they have been the most beautiful the pHrest
the uoblest women on Gods green earth.3
i Captain Charles o. Wiliams made an elo-
! auent response, In which be related q touch.
ing incident OF some noble Maryland womer
who refused 10 leave the circle Of fire, al
!. lSharpsburg injorder that they. might remain
4 and minister! to our wounded.,. His speech
> was cordially received. the band played
I" Home, Sweet Home, J" and the company
rose and gave three 'rousing cheers for !" The
women Of the South" y st
/ 5. Present Company Of Holrtzers Heirs
tef proud name and stainless banner
] This was admirably responded to in q few
tremarks by Captain Henry. Carter, in which
The pledged his brethren Of The old company
THAT the new organization would never dis
| grace the name they bore or the banner they
tcarried. tigss. :l1 @Eas. 1G4 70 5kg g.i3 Z
/ g.. George ". Rando.ph: !, Captain RIch.
mond Howitzers 1859, Brigadier General
1851, Secretary OF War 1S82-th Patriot,
tEsoldier, Statesman whose early death was
I so deeply lamented. - ,lg2!l5G ~ .s2s .
4 lColoue, John G. C.sShields made Imast ap.
fpropriate response, in which he recalled
some most interesting "reminiscences Of the
lorganizition OF the HoWitzeYs BY denersl
u Randolph, who linked his name inseparably
with the Howitzers. 9tis5t bttss q .Ei4E
4 He paid fitting and eloquent tKlbute %
! -iGeneral Randolph, who: shed lustre upon
name sillustrious from colonial times TO the
lpresent, and took his seat amidst LOUD ap
| 4. BallBeegaad Hara- Racs :4Hari to gesl
Fl easy to eatt'ia "a gaiGt2a D. ~ 10 I'D gt z,
IF Sergeant George,L. Christian made mos 9 !,
facetious and appropriate response, ~ Wniee
he said that he had the hardest ease 10 aeal
with which had been issued so-nighf. ana ne
would only deal out few . hunKs :" ano
a lfew 81 hara-tacks.' 's1@ lSs fssF$f soa 99:]ttS
HerecaIIed some most amusing reminis
cences of the camp, and made saIlusions
8 uh;cfS e,nyl,lsed q The boysn with laughter
HE paid an ELOQUENT tribute TO tiie' private
soldier. and was frequently and rapturously
appsauded,p and was! Rarmly congratulated
sEwhen he took his seat by hss old comrades.
81 8. The Memory Of our Dedd':'o Is'ssst y
.sThe ii Wing arc the only dead i;;.,.1 9. S,
III r,ss;ed The;deat stye nevermoge 10 aHi;,I, q n
Aaf Tbey eItaH lever sas's were ii 80 mi nigh.
The company rose and drank in silence Y
! the memory Of Randoiphs Brewn, starsra a..
!, McC earthly, w atson, Morton, hosety. wv
land the long roll of dead heroes OF Inc i, hoB
II itzers. s.. s.... 4te, s;a, ;s5. Fl ~,