The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-30
THE SOLDIERS BANQUET.
Glorious Reaaion Of Ex-ConederateS.
SPEECHES IN GENERALS LEE, JOHN.
SON, TERRY, AND PAYNE, EK.GOV-
ERNORS SMITa AND LEgcHER,
MAJOR DANIEL, AND
OTHERS.

printing 10 IuH m"Joi Oso",' Iy:-,,n:, 4
report OF the Army OF Northerh snsss
rtioion was necessarily cut sno,'. anu t.s
report Of the Banquet crowded OUT aseo'
Sether. .p,u,,, ,,.
f.eneral Early who followed Major DANES. 4
A nd Enc resolutions which were attributes \
IN him In the report were dsered by General
Jnhnson at subsequent period OF the meet.
inc while Genecsi Early's were as follows
+ Yesolped, That the thsuks OF the Vfr.
<,;n;a division OF the Association Of the Array
Of Northern Virginia be, and are hereby,
rendered TO the subscribers to the fund TOT
the statue of Observation-Disclosures I. }. Jac&-
son which has fsscn .preseofed to the State
OF Virginia aGd erected on the Capst0
grounds .:.,..
2. That the sss:a subscribers be entitled
in our meetings 20 all s&e privileges OK
members of the Association OF the Army OF
Northern Virginia.
3 That Mr, Al. Is. Bssesford-Hope be-
and he 10 hereby. admitted as an honorary
member OF the FiTsnia division OF the As
ISOLATION Of the Army OF Northern Vlrg'nla'
and that the President transnit TO biin tRe
insignia and badge Of The Association.
THE RASQUM.
Over two hundred old soi&sers sat down
70 the srlendid bauqaet spread by Sneihns
ut Monticello Hall on tables arranged 10 re-
present the Confederate battleetS.
After discussing tue edibies IN styie
wbicb showed that these old "Conteds. "
have not forgotten how to "draw rations,"
fhe president Menerai ~. II. y. Lee, In
few aDpropriate words, introduced the resu'
lar toasts. which were responded to rs loi'
lows: s,
scns--like Cornelia, she inVokeS the ald OF
the living.
G,nerai Lee expressed regret at theabsence
ofGoyeroor kemper, who woEld naturally re-
spord to this toast. and read letter from
the Governor gracefully expressing bis own
regret al his absence. But be rejoiced that
we had present another soldier.Gorefnor
who could respond, and called on ex.GoEer-
nor Smith, who was received with loud up
plause.
He said he was proud to be Virginiap,
and proud 10 be here, and earnestly anG
forcibly spoke Of the duty of the sons ana
daughters OF Virginia 10 rally around tnelr
old mother and build up her waste places.
He concluded by advising all 10 work every
day, spend less than we make, and make no
bad bargains.
There we're then loud calls for "Honest
Johp.n and Governor Letcher made hu.
morous and earnest speech, in which he said
that one of the proudest chapters OF bis lie
was that in which he appointed the officers
of the Virginia forces in 1861. He had re-
Gently gone over the list, and he knew OF but
six he would omit we're the list to be made
out again. It was not for our armies TO WIN
success but they had deserved It,
2. The Maryland Line: Cowpens and
GuilfOrd. Manassas and Appomattox. The
heroic sires of the first revolution gave no
bastard sons to the last.
General Trimble was called on to respond,
and was enthusiastically received; but in
few eloquent words be excused himself aud
called out General Bradley T. johnson. who
responded in eloquent and feeling WORDS,
saving that he could now only speak for
Maryland by suf[erante, since he was 10
heart aud interest q Virgniap. He ske ched
wildly the Maryland Line of 1776-said that
in the Confederate Maryland Line no historic
name of the old State was unrepresented.
and earnestly spoke of the deeds of that no.
BILE band from first Manassas, where Beaure-
gard said to their Colonel: "Hail, Elzey,
thou Butcher of the day % to Appomattox,
where they surrendered fi(ty-nine muskets.
General Johnson was received with an en-
thusiastic applause which showed that he
has the confidence and esteem of his old
army comrades.
8. The Infantry Of the Confederate Ser
Uice Look, there stands the Infantry Of A.
n. v. like stone WALL"
In introducing this toast General Lee
said that OF course General Early was the
proper person to respond, and the sentiment
was greeted with loud applause as General
Early rose to bis feet. He said that he was
trying to watch all of the points, and should
seek to transmit his badge to coming genera.
lions with no stain upon 1t. He read an in.
terestiDg letter from Hop, Beresford-Hope
detailing the circumstances under which he
turned over 10 Virginia the Jackson statue.
Governor Letcher then said that there was
piece Of history which ought to 60 on the
record, and to which he desired to..cail atten
ton. In the spring of 1851 Early led the
Union p,riy IN the Virginia Convention up
to the passage Of the ordinance Of secession.
But when the ordinance bad been adopted
be came at once to him aud said, "Virginia
& has acted; I do not think she has acted
{ wisely, but no one should dare now cavil at
herEaction" This was received with deaf.
,ening applause.
General William Terry, Of Wytbevile,
was next called out, and made y telling re-
spouse, in which he said that the bitlereSt
cause Of regret TO him was that we aafght
have whipped The fight, but failed to do it.
4. The CGoaay:
GOOD knights, and true as ever drew sword with
knigbtly koleud,
Or died by of'ssks Side for love OF nartyred Po-
This was first responded to by General
FitZ. Lee, who delivered an eloquent eulogy
on General j. L. B. Stuart.
General w. Fl. Pay ne and Captain Thomas
Whitehead followed in telling speeches.
But want of space forbids any further re.
8. -artilery: The deep.mouthed and
heavy handed giant of the service, whose
voice and blows always thrilled friends with
inspiration and foes with terror and dismay.
Captain Garden, .late OF South Carolina, NOW
OF yksinia.
&. Inc Stgf: The lnerves Of tbearmy, con.
Meeting The Drains Of the leader with the
muscles Of the follower.
ColoSel Fl. Peylon, M0jor II. VI. Hunter,
sssjor j. w. Dniel.
!. 2he Macy: Soldiers ashore. sailors
afoat-the cariug spirits that burst The iron
bands OF the blockade, and, fierce and tree
as the winds aud the wkSes they tragersed,
carried hbe Il X aud the guns Of the Confede-
racy into every sea.
DIR. Fontaine Darlington.
8. The &snenQ Of Me: Cnsfederacy:.yshnnyI
Rebs mother, sweetheart, wife-tne slgels
OF the hospital-thel ofliest aspiration OF the
soldiers devotion.
DR.. Thorn.
g. The Rasak and ,Ege. Private Alexander
Hunter.
Colonel y. E. Withers and others made
eloquent speeche:, the entertainment ran into
the wee Sma hours.S many an old camp; i
"a pus fr.tN 1nd krilI tr,ot