Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-11-02

TIE formal Inauguration of the statue of
Gen Thos- j. Jackson, by Foley, presented
toYrginia by a number of English gentle>
men, took place in Richmond on Tuesday
The imposing pageant aud interesting cere>
monies combined to make the grandest demon
stration ever witnessed in that city. Decora-
tons Of every description were to be seen in
every direction. -
at an early hour the principal streets began
to present an animated appearance, the crowds
augmeuting steadily until the procession
moved, by which time the sidewalks along
the route Of march, were crowded with surg
ing masses, and every available spot where a
view could be had was filed with eager spec
tators: The procession occupied one hour
and half in passing given point, moving
rapidly, and was composed of all the city mil
itary, infantry and artillery visiting COM
panies from Norfolk, Petersburg, Charlottcs-
vile, StauRton, Williamsburg, and North
Carolina the corps of cadets of the Military
Institute, with their battery; the cadets of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College at
Blacksburg, va. surviving members of many
commands of the late war, including those of
the StoueWall brigade; Catholic societies of
Richmond; the students of Richmond Col
lege; singing societies, etc, besides a long
oortege of carriages and vehicles, containing
many distinguished individuals. AT every
point the old Stonewan Brigade was warmly
welcomed, and the Confederate battlelag they
carried excited hurrahs that were hearty and
loud but not rebolIious. The several reg
inents of this brigade were represented as
follows
Second Virginia, Col. j. Q. A. Maiden
bousch commanding, seventy men Fourth
Virginia, Captain e. D. Wade commanding,
about three hundred men Fifth Virginia,
Lieutenant-C Colonel q. D. Williams command
ing, one hundred and seventy men; Twenty
seventh Virginia, Captain Persinger COM
rnahdiug, ten men; Thirty>third Virgins,
Captain HuEe commanding, Eve men.
General Joseph E, Johnston was chief mar
shai and General Harry Heth his principal
assistant.
Arrived at the Capital, the procession was
masSed in the vicinity of the yelled statue and
platform from which the grafton was to be de,
liVered, when, after prayer By Bishop Dog
gett, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Governor Kemper mado an introduce
tory address, in which he spoke in most feel
ing terms Of the occasion, and in eulogy of
Jackson. In one of his references to this
tribute to the memory of great man, he said
tLst it endure as perpetual expression of
that worldwide sympathy with true greatness
which prompted SO noble gift from Great
Britain to Virginia, and let its preservation
attest the gratitude of the Commonwealth to
those great,hearted gentlemen of England
who originated and procured it as a tribute to
the memory of her son, He concluded by
introducing the Rev. DR.. NJ. D. Hoge, of the
Presbyterian church, as the orator of the day.
DIR. Hoge, after an eloquent exordium, in
which he alluded to the hallowed memories
suggested by the occasion, and the inspiring
scene before him, discussed what he consid>
cred the the three elements of the secret of
Jackson's power and influence first, in the
fact that be was the incarnation of those
heroic qualities which fit their possessor to
lead aud command men, and which, therefore,
always attract the admiration, kirdle the
Imagination, aud arouse the enthusiasm of the
people; second, his was the greatness which
comes without being sought for its own sake,
the unconscious greatness which results from
sslt>sacrifce and supreme devotion to duty
third, the purity and elevation of his char
actor as servant of the Most High God.
DE- Hoge eloquently and ably illustrated
and enforced these points by striking inci>
dents In the life of the grrat chieftain. In
conclusion, he alluded to the condition of the
country, and said that soldiers parole was a
sacred thing, and the followers and comrades
of Stonewall Jackson would be true to their
parole and to the Union of these American
States, but at the same time that Union can
only command their hearts love when i. re>
turns to those great fundamental principles of
the Constitution, which give to all of the States
equal rights with Massachusetts, and New
York The grafton was frequently interrupted
BY enthusiastic applause.
As the words of the orator died away, the
yelling of the statue was suddenly Withdrawn,
and amid the laundering cheers of the null
tituds. the firing of musketry, and booming
of cannon, the bronze figure of jackson
greeted the gaze of assembled thousands.
At this point General Page, of Norfolk, in
troduced to the crowd General Jackson's only
child, a little girl of thirteen, who was re-
csiVed With deafening and continued cheers