Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-11-04

panu Virginia military lHSlltuGe
Cadets, commanded by Col, Scott
Ship, 200 young men; Blacksburg
Agricultural College Cadets, 100; Vir-
ginia Institute Cadets and band; Mons
,icello Guards, Charlottesville. SO
Petersburg Grays, SIS. West Augusta
Guard, Stanton. so; Norfolk City
Guard, so; Norfolk Artillery Blue 43 ;
Richmond Howiters "a; a carriage
containing Governor Kemper and W.
w. Cofcoran, of Washington, D. c.;
a long line of carriages containing
State and city officials, guests and army
officers. Then followed veterans from
various States veterans of the Army
of Northern Virginia; the. Maryland
division, under Gen Trimble, So men,
and survivors of the old Stonewall
brigade, who were cheered by every
body, Catholic societies Of Richmond
singing societies, &c. The colored Or
ganizat,ons decided not to turn out,
although it was believed they would
participate up to the, last moment.
-Four negro men who served as cooks
in the Stopewall brigade all through
the war turned out in their old camp
dress and attracted much attention.
Some of the veterans wore their old,
ragged Confederate jackets. 'ii
The battle~fag OF the First Maryland
Regiment, with the 'bucktaiP' trophy,
was carried in the procession by the
veterans who had borne it in the war.
This relic has an interesting history.
After parading through some of the
principal streets the procession arrived
at the Capitol and was massed i'll the
vicinity of the yelled statue and the
platform from which the speaking was
to take place. Mrs. jackson, widow Of
General Jackson, was present on the
grand stand, with her little daughter,
Julia Jackson, aged thirteen years; Mrs.
Osborne ard Hrs. J. E. B. Stuart The
party were the guests of Governor
Kemper. Among the notable persons
also on the grand stand were General
Jos. E, johnson, who presided, General
". H. f. Lee, General D. H. .IIill and
lady, General Ransom, of North
Carolina; Ex-Governor Randolph, of
New jersey; Elk Governors Letcher
and William Smith of Virginia; r. NJ
T. Hunter, General g. Martin, and
others H"s s.' .s
Rev Bishop D. S. Doggett, of the
NJ. L. Church South, offered prayer.
5 sHEECH OF GOVERNOR KEAIPER.
Governor James l.. Kemper said:
.'My COMMUNICATIVE oldest of the
States has called together this great
concourse of her sons and daughters,
with bonored representatives of both
the late contending sections of our
common country. The Commonwealth
this day emblazcns the virtues and
consecrates in endaring bronze the
image of her mighty deis,l, and wei
comes all who have come to her capltal
Not for herself alone, but for the sister
States whose sous he led in war, Vii
gnia accepts, ard she will proudly
pressure the sacred trust now consign-
ed to her perpetual custo ly, n It for
the Southern people only, bnt tor every
citizen of whatever section OF the
American republic, this tribute to Illus
trious virtue and genius is transmitted
to the coming ages, to be cherished as
it will be with national pride as one OF
the MODEST memorials of a common
heritage of glory. [Applause.] Nay,
in every country and for all mankind,
Stonewall' Jackson's career Of uncon>
scious heroism will ge down as an in
spiration teaching the power OF courage
and conscience and faith directed to
the glory of God .Hs-
AS this tribute has sprung from the
admiration and sympathy of kindred
hearts in another continent; as the eyes
of christendom have been turned to
behold the achievements Of the man,
so will the heroic life here enshrlned
radiate back to the remotest bounds Of
the world a lesson its example has
taught Applause. 1t speaks to our
fellow citizens of the North, and reviv
ing no anlmosities of the bloody past,
it commands their respect for the valor
the manhood, the integrity and honor
of the people of whom this christian
warrior was the representatives type,
and champion. applause 1t spelks
to orr stricken brethren OF the South
bringing up his sublime simplicity and
faith, his knightly and incorruPtible
fidelitp to each engagement or duty,
and it. stands an enduring ,admonition
and guarantee that sooner will the sun
reverse its course in the heavens than
his con1rader and his compatriot people
shall prove recreant to the parole and
contract of honor which binds them in
tho fealty of freemen to the constltu.
ton and union Of the States. APPS
plause. lit speaks with equal voice to
every portion of the common reunited
country, warning all that impartial
Justice and impartial right to, the North
and to the South, are only pillars on
which the arch Of the Federal Union
can securely rest [App]ause. 1t re
presents that unbonght spirit of honor
which prefers death to degradation.
and more feels stain than a wound,
which is the stern muse of freemen, the
avenging genius of society. and which
teaches and proelaims that the free
consent of the, governed is at once the
strength. and glory of the govern nlent.
EApplruse.] 1t stands forth a mute
protest before the world against that
rule Of tyrants which wanting faith in
the instincts of honor, would repress
and degrade a brave and proud but
unfortunate people, which would bid
them repent, in order to be fergiving,
if such deeds and achievements and
heroes rejoice to perform and; such as
the admiration of mankind in every age
has covered with glory. [Applause.
Let the spirit and design with which
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