The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-18
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tcTOaN on tne utulcatl0n OF ine tomD OF IDe
Louisiana Division, Army Northern Vir-
ginia, and the unveiing Of the monument
TO Stonewall jackson, and l will attempt
no further details. But there are few adj
d,lionai items which may be OF special in
ieres: to your readers. General Fitz.
Lees Grafton was well delivered and was
frequently interrupted with yOciferous APP
plause, and 1t has given tue liveliest salts.
faction 10 Confederates generally who seem
raptur0us over 1t. His reception here has
been not only cordial but enthusiastic, aud
it will be difficult for him 10 tear himself
away next Monday 10 meet an engagement
to lecture on THURSDAY in Macon, Ca.
Mrs. Jackson and Miss Julia have bad a
perfect ovation. The best people OF the
CITY have called TO see them, aud dinners,
receptions, screnades. drives, excursions,
ETC., for their entertainment come thick and
fast, and they are importuned TO prOlong
their stay that they may receive yet other
attentions. They have had presented TO
them the most beautiful fora designs
have ever seen, and various other souvenirs
TO remind them Of the warm place which
Stonewal Jackson has In the hearts OF the
people. and the high respec; they have for
his wife and daughter.
Il
greatly 10 the interest Of the occasion.
II has been nv privilege 10 have good
deal Of private intercourse with Nj. Davis,
and while shall not violate the prOprlctIeS
of the friendly converse with which he has
honoIed me by giving for publication bis
private conversation, | will say this: He Is
one OF the most charming cOnverSlliOnalists
| ever met, and as he draws from his rich
,,-Io Il nj do N n a
Of men and things 10 adorn every subject
he touches. one feels that he Is in The pre-
sence OF a scholar, a statesman, patriot,
polished gentleman, and Christian, and
that IL i worth crossing the continent TO sec
him. He has very warm remembrance ol
Richmond, and inquiries with kindly inter
est after many Of his old friends there. lie
is now giving the tnishin" touches to bi'
great work on the Rise and Fail oil Tue
Copfederacy," and from advance sheets
which have seen do not hesitate 10 say
that il will be book OF rare interest and
value, and even those who may not accept
all Of lis statements as conclusions VIII Ue
compelled 10 admit that ii Is a book OF great
ability, aud written in the terse, classic
English for which Mr.. Davis is so famous.
This morning when Mr.. Davis called on
Il
pened 10 be present in the spacious parloI
Of the St. Charles Hotel delegation OF Tie
:. ZEE Association OF Mobile, the officer
and number OF members OF the Loulsl'
ana Division of the Army Of Tennessee" 6
committee and other members OF The Lou
isisna Division OF the Army Of Northern
Virginia" daughter OF General Bishop
Polk, General FtZ. Lee, General JOSEPH
a. (fnnfaRnrQtn
and n number Of ladies and others. The
conversation turned On the womer
OF Virginia during the war, and
as Mr.. Davis pronounced on then
euloov as eloquent as it was Just
and the faces OF all cleaned with satisfac
t,on. n Nirginlan present said, "Well
the Confederates have recaptured New Or
leans after ALL" And so it has really
seemed during these charming days OF Con
federate cOmradesmp which have spen
here, and during which the committee o
the Army Northern Virginia Association
Captain w. X. Lyman, Captain |. l.
LYONS, L. A. Adams, +. \. Ober, }. IL
Murray, J. Il. Sinnott, Colonel j. b. Rich
ardson, Major Joseph Buckner, ID. K: Cal
der, and Major L. ID. WIlleli), our old Rich
mond men Charles and William Minnige
rode, and other old COnfcderates have eX
erted themselves to see that nothing nects
sary to our comfort and enjoyment was leiI
undOne.
Mrs. Jackson and Miss J9lia seem to ap
nrecia;e warmly the kindness which has
been lavi,hed upon them.
The Jackson statue is really superl
niece of work. The base and the granite
shaft are very beautiful, and in the bSur'
and face the artist has caught exactly tht
posture and countenarce OF the great cthct
tain, So that an old "fOot.cavalryman,
looking at it, exclaimed, "Inat Is 'oIO
Jack as knew him." The oid cadet car
tIting on the nose, the boots. the spurs, tn(
uniform, the posture, are all llie'llke, ano
one almost expected TO see the old, raw
bOned sorre brought out. see old Stone
wall mount, and hear the cheers OF ms
ragged boys as he galops along their lines
1t is real, not an ideal, StOnewail JACK
son, and reflects the highest credit on al
concerned in its erection. The vaults be
meath the mound on which the statue il
erected are designed to contain $500; anC
If is the purpose Of the committee 10 gather
from Virginia as many as they can of the
remaius OF Louisiana soldiers and to de
noaif them in these vaults. Ii Is said thai
the night before the first battle OF Manassas
Jackson declined to post guards, saying
Let the poor fellows sleep, and vii
Guard the camp tonight" And during
the liveIong night he stood the lone senti
mel over those weary-worn heroes. Ant
so. es the wears 90 on. this granite figure
gill .tand a lone sentinel over the heroes
wbo sleep beneath the mound.
The Confederates here deserve the great
a., ered,, for what they have done TO bonOl
the memory OF our fallen. Besides The
hesut,ful Confederate monument, the
WASHINGTON Artillery monument, aud the
Zee monument now nearly completed, and
mi. Jackson monument just completed at q
cost of s15, 900, they have other simlial
schemes on band, aud have shown in II az
zeal. energy, and Hberality worthy OF at
praise. D..
some things 1 wished so say abOGt New or
leans Itself. IL is wonderful city, with
vast capaiiliiies and possibilities. with
OF $4,000; with more than 49,
200 miles OF naYlgable rivers briseing 10
i,s wbarves the products Of twenty-five
states and Territories the conSerglnS
noint of extensive systems OF railways, tn'
Ished and projected; with an outlet 60 fhe
Gulf OF 80 feet OF water, ana It's nuitIpy-
mo lines Of steamships 10 all parts OF tue
world: with q commerce which for the
rear ending SeDtember l., 1880, reached the
nm of SlOl, ,053 372; with every branch OF
Iodps;ry fiourlshng. New Orleans Is des-
ilned IN spite OF yellow Jack y TO have
n the future place among the great cities
)f the country which even us most s'n-
nine Deople scarcely dream OF now.
4 went this morning (under tue courteous
,uidsuce OF that brave soldier and polished
Gentleman General BeaUregard, and In
.ompany with General Fitz. Lee) 10 see Tue