Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-16
MEMORIAL DAY AT EGENCgKES-
TER.

Winchester, took place on Wednesday
the 9th Of June.
AT 9 o'clock an excursion train COM
posed of twelve coaches, arrived from
Martinsburg, w. Va, and intermediate
points, closely packed with passengers,
including the Berkeley Light Infantry,
Capt. Charles J. Faulkner,Jr., II men,
rank and file, composed about equally
of ex-Confederate and Union soldiers,
headed by the Martinsburg Brass Band.
A minutes later excursion trains, COM
posed of twenty-six passenger coaches,
arrived from Staunton, Va, and inter
mediate points, bringing amongst 9TH
ers two fine military companies from
Staunton-the West Augusta Gaurd,
Capt. Bumgardner, rs men, and the
Staunton Artillery, Capt. Alexander
Fultz, 63 men and four rifled guns, head
ed by the Stonewall Band, a famous
Confederate corps of musicians. The
trains thus added about 1900 people TO
the crowd participating in the exercises,
which in all numbered 5 or 5000, and
which would doubtless have been larger
but for the threatening weather.
At 10 o'clock the procession formed
on Market street in the following order,
under the marshalship of Col. L. T.
Moore, in the absence of Gen. I. I.
Fauntleroy, who had been named as
marshal
First Diujsion-Chief Marshal, Ma
ior S. J. Moore,-Stonewall Brigade
Band, West Augusta Guard; Martins
burg Band, Berkeley Light Infantry,
Staunton Artillery.
Second D'visiOn-Chief Marshal,
Capt. II. NJ. Brent,-Mayor, aldermen
and common conncil, orator, clergy and
invited guests in carriages, the ChaIes
town Mechanics Band, eX-Coniederate
soldiers, associations of ladies, schools
and other organizations of citizens.
Third DiUision-Chief Marshal, Capt.
J. A. Nulton.-The Charlestown Brass
Cornet Band, the fire department Of
Winchester il uniform, including the
Union, Friendship and Sara Zane fire
companies, and a newly organized hook
aud ladder company
CEREMONIES AT THE STAND.
At the conclusion of the flower strew-
ing the crowd gathered around the
stand from which the speaking took
place, and upon which were seated a
number of distinguished guests, inclu-
ding the orator Of the day, Hon. a. L.
Boteler, of w. Va The exercises at
the stand were opened by the singing
bv choir of trained voices OF the dlrge
to Ashby, written by Mrs. Margaret j.
Preston, Of Lexington, Va.
The Rev. Samuel Rodgers, of the NJ.
E. Church South, then offered brIet
but impressive prayer appropriate to
the occasion. This was followed by
music by the Stonewall band, led by
Prof. A. J. Turner, after which Gen.
James II. Williams, of Winchester,
read the report OF the executive com
mittee of the Stonewall Cemetery AS
sociation.
The following is an extract from Hon.
A. Il. Boteler'S address -
Hon. Alexander II. Boteler, of Shep.
herdstown, w. Va, being introduced,
proceeded TO deliver the Grafton. He
said the immense assembly before him
with one accord had turned aside from
their ordinary avccations TO this halIOw-
ed groand OF graves, this "Stonewal
Cemetery" whose very name IN itself Is
"a history and conservation, to testl-
! T.. Il. L for
the memory of that noble army of mar
tyrs who fought and fell on these heroic
fields bravely defending the heritage of
their rights, the tenure of their proper
ty, The safety Of their families and the
sanctity of their homes, "who vo!un-
teered without bounty, fought without
pay aud died without murmur
AS they were faithful to the require
ments of war so should we be to the
obligations Of peace, and as war for
them had It's triumphs as well as its trl-
ais, so peace for us hath ''victories no
less renowned than war" AS duty was
their watchword so should it be ours,
and as they lived and died in It's per-
Torrance, so should we order our lives
as, like them, to be ready to lay them
down, if need be, whenever and wher
ever duty demands the sacrifice.
There is no one amongst us-no mat
ter what may be his occupation, or how
humble his position-who, as citizen,
is not the centre Of circle of some in
fluence, within which he is potent for
good or evil, involving responsibilities
which ne can no more diyest himself OF
than he can shake off his immortality
and you will concur with me N the
opinion that it is peculiarly incumbent
upon us now, as American citizens, to
do what we properly can to promote
that better feeling Of justice, llberality
and fraternity which is beginning to
prevail amongst many of our influential
men in high position, and which is ex-
tending itself among the people Of 5oth-
sections of our common country. Both
sections are learning to do justice to
the notifications of honest OPTIONS on
all political questions, and the really
representative men of each no longer re-
gard those of the other with the jaun-
diced eyes OF local jealousy from the
low level of their prejudices. They are
recognizing the fact, and, what is still
better, they are publicly admitting it,
that all the good Americans do not live
on the same side OF the Potomac, and
that all bad people do not belong to the
same political party.
Ynn will annreciate the motives which