The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-05

,hn procession was formed to-day
h' rn;cn;s Tempar were brought into
,|e , ord an address OF welcome delivered
hEe; - SulherIin in behalf OF the Dove
ny 'r"!n,;lle( Commandcry, to which re-
t'ne w. made for the Dc Molay knights, OF
Ply M hv L. S. Gregory, Esq, OF
Petersburg. o,o,,. 81. hn,droa
i.' ionr At the head OF 1t We're the
!"n .hnr, OF the Council in carriages, ana
- - the line were the military ana hre
,, ~ snd the various benevolent score
. ~, ~ the city under their respective OFF,
GERS. In the line were the De Mola.
T!':I,n,s al I.snchburg, under Eminent
Ml,'ng.E,.n2cr BOYD: the Light Artillery
1n.o1'"' ~ I,vnchburg, under Captain
I 81 n Lee; the Lvnchbarg Home
I."" rn,cr Captain Kirk Otcy; the
T"", Uook-and-Ladder Company, with
.nn;r trrck and some OF their appara-
..>' ord , number OF Confederate veterans
90" GO, ta,nilies u Confederate veterans, IN
r.,.,,,;cS and carriages. On the truck OF 'ne
Doryilc uook-and. Ladder Company was
,.,oro,d. on which were the names OF Lee
tr:nrs,n Modes. and Garland. The Lynch
,,'r', Home {; yards bore several battle-ia@s.
',nd an,nnn>: these noted that OF the ccie-
hro.r5 Eleventh Virginia. Conspicuous in
w., rrocxs.inu was floral monument pre-
son,r1 70 the Memorial Association by MAJOR
,vL,.rInr. postmaster. formerly commanding
. New York battery. This monument was
>;x feet hi2h. with cross OF rare mowers on
,he TOP. and on the four SIDES reSpecti's'!
we're heart, a star. an anchor, anu ti'c
words. "laaor the Dead
Durlnm the march 10 the cemetery appro-
nrja,, music was made by the band from
-, s,n, I ,rhb
Ery. pr. Martin offered prayer from the
..a,A 2, the cemetery; one OF the bands
rendered Nearer. my God, to Thee " !;
CnIonrl Flourroy introduced Captain y. ;.
Wise Of Richmond. as the youngest OF the
soIdirrS OF ,he Confederate arny-a brother
worthy Of =. Jennings Wise, and sen
worthy OF h.> distinguished father; ana
CAPTAIN Wise spoke.
CAPTAIN Wise thanked Colonel tourney
for his COMPLIMENTS; congratulated thc
lid;r> OF the Memorial Association on Their
s,trrr.s in erecting tie monument: mHhcc
,hc nco,ic O! North Carolina 70 share IN
the celebration OF the day. they beln" the
AMY ucoDl,. between whom ana Erelnla
,r,rc i no nalilraI boundary Of river or ol
mountain, &ud none created by lear or
hatred: cpl.omizcd the experiences OF tEc
|nnfrLcrate soldiers and the Confederate
women: stated briefly but very distinctly the
rrncmhrance> to Dc pcrpctuatcd ana the
lessons 10 be taught b. the monuEent-Srr-
mons in stone: spoke IN one sentence, ana
for the only U:nc with some bitterness, OF
the lesson ioi' the dead Confederate, me
man who was eating the sweet anu the Dlt-
ter nil OF aro>l&Cy"; turned towards the
United stats cemetery. when was near
iv. and said That there were 10 ghosts com
f.-
ra,ta;us 20 haunt and thwart the members
Of the ConlctIelncy in their efforts to per-
uptuaic the memories and lessons Of The
war. and VII. the victories OF peace; re-
fnrycd In this connection beautifully to the
floral monument that had been presented
bv one who wns lately member Of the
Fedora! array. and had been placed near
NI,n ON the stand. Concluded amidst gleat
applause. c,.,
tain Bcrlvulau Greer took the floor and pre-
>cntcd him with Il beautiful bouquet i'll the
name al the Memorial Association, making
An auprorria,e speech while so dong, and
Captain Wise lephcd with some humorous
remarks.
Time and space would fail me should de-
scribe the manner in which the stores anu the
houses Of many Of the leading citizens were
decorated. FtagS tloated in every breeze.
Portraits OF Lee. Jackson, Pickett, and
other heroes were seen in many places, sur
rounded with emblemS OF memory and
mourning. Tie most conspicuous decor&-
ton was that ;,ut up by the GrayS. This
WAS a double arch, which reached across
Slain street and was covered with cedar
and adorned with the portraits OF Lee and
Jackson and tie old flag Of the Danrilc
Blues.
The monument j. OF blush-@rav granite.
1t runs up from Il pedestal which Is about
four feet square, into the frushrum OF Il
pyramid. ind i about twcn:y-fOur feet high.
The monument i placed upon mound OF
earth which i, about three feet above the
level, and vii! be covered with turf or
h0wcrs. On the north side OF it is bronze
east Of the head end neck OF General Lee;
OH the south side Is the cast OF Jackson.
These are the inscriptions on 1t:
Confederate DEAD.
Memorial Irhute Of riyinia'S Daughters
10 tic Fuiien Brdre."
"Thcy died ~ men who nobly contend
for the cause OF right and truth.
"Thcy softly lie and swectly sleep"
patriots. know that these iell in the
effort to establish Just government and per-
pr,uatc constitutional liberty. Who die
thus will live iii lofty example,
"Quidqujd tr his dnarinu.s, QuidQujd
'nir1N Stt3n1S, nAnet mansurotm que est IN
Nai7niS h0nl;nnm IN leternitate tempOram
jana TcruGl.'
The reporter would apologize for his
notes OF Captain WiSc's speech. Standin"
in the no: sun amidst 1T least two thousand
people and in knot OF veterans from the
Eighteenth and the Thirty-eighth, he could
do no better. ALPHA.