The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-23

,es CorRrHoUse. July 22.-The
w a. the unwilling OF The Confederate
crow, yesterday Is ysriously estimated
mouuIa evc 10 seven thousand, and " Is
81 IT, that double a many people would
e'iu' noen here II the weather had Oeen
bsyc eeen wv
byorsble. u.,os lain w Daniel
iv vernor Holiday was a disappoint'
Spv General Fiiz. Lee. Hon. John Gooue,
mtu' .o,ornor Kemper, however, maze
ana .S,8 speechos, which added 10 toe,r
Speu',t,, and did credit TO their heads
fepps", An Interesting feature OF the
80" u, ', yrqs the corps OF veterans, CON-
oc'N u, ali about three hundred, two
pN"> crhom we're mounted, and appear
tbhu.o,,irv They were under command
ca . V...i LINES A. Walker, OF WYthe,
81 ueu,t" oresent Licutenant-G Governor Of
Nh' uis second IN command was
NHA''', W t,liam II. Payne, 81 FdUquier.
6eu'l1 Vorton Marye. 81 Alexandra. act.
Coo"o' r.. Colonel William A. Ashby, OF
tu =, NO, a6iutant. and Lieutenant w. a.
t"1to..on. Of Rappabsnnock, was sergeant
hs 5,, - Third Virginia regiment OF state mi.
......o5 out four handsomely
~. - (ouipned compsnies-Ylz', the Cuife'
@uu v,nnie.Men. Captain Mule; the Monli-
~, I;pqrd,. Captain Woods; t1e AleNah-
S TI, Ilgbl Iniautry, Captain McBurney;
oad the WlrreutOn Rifles, Captain Galnes-
a,l, ,b,ni $50 men. They were well nan
T.t and preseuted q soidierly appearance
Tbo PROCESSION was swelied by the addltion
n several lodges OF Good TemplarS, Odd-
Fellows, &c.
FORMING THE PROCESSION.
a, noon the procession formed under es-
1.-the military, the place OF honor being
',.,rdod me representatives OF the Grand
,,a,e %; virginia. 4. +. A. NJ, and Eau.
l.,r Lodge. No. 40, uuder whose auspices
~. monument was 10 be unveiled. Arrived
., ibe grounds. the military and veterans
t,raed a hollow square, enclosing the mon
rmsnf and the Masonic Grand Lodge.
,emoorary 4 hi. and stations for the wardenS
had been arranged at the base OF the smart,
ma latter tcug draped with black cloth.
Grand Master PcS ton :. Coles assumed the
doi.. with his grand wardcns and stewards
In iheir proper places in the south and Wes'.
p,,rlam,tiou was then made that the ccre-
,o,nirs were about to commence, and the
s.,vjces proper began with an appropriate
nr9yer by Rev. N u. Jrtines.
The Third Regiment Band then played
d;lce for ibe dead, and the funeral grand
bonors were given. Then followed the
n.r,l Masonic ceremonies Of such occasions,
fbo veil was dropped and the Soldiery fired
their volcy, OF muskctrv.
ATTORNEY GENERAL FIELD PREsIDES--sPEECH
OF GENERAL LEE.
The civic programme began by calling TO
the chair General james G.. Field, Attorney
General Of the State, who made brief adj
dies. IN which he said that IN honorine the
dead Wc honor ourselves. The war bad
ended. but our love for the brave dead
could never end. He and they had fought
for wbqt they considered the right
Inc cause had failed. but love, honor,
and duty never fai. He then intro
ducad General Fnzbugh Lee, OF Stat
ford. who held the vast audience for nearly
three quarters OF an hour. He alluded
10 hi. passage that morning over fields,
drawn bv the iron horse. through which,
In the faieful struggle OF war sixteen years
AGO ne had urged bis steed 10 many a con-
AIc,. From Culpeper to the Potomac was
noy historic ground, and seemed TO him,
AZ he naS,ed over 10 a few hours ago, jle
trees and stones recognized him, and, in
their wlv. gave him a welcome. Now the
picke,S OF both armies are called in-the
war has closed, be hoped, for ever, and we
have come here, not TO bury our dead
they had done that long agO-but TO dedi-
cafe to their memory shaft as enduring rs
the deeds !. was designed to commemorate.
General LIE paid a splendid tribute to the
yalor and truth OF Slonewall Jackson, and
then said:
AFEpERAL OFFICER, BITTER IN WAR,
brilliant 10 peace, recently said over the
grave Of his soldiers that ." in our COM
memoralou OF our dead or in hOnOring our
living soldiers we are making neither re-
pro1ch nor criticism on those who fought
against H.. We appreciate their devotion
10 the cause for which they warred. We
honor their bravery, admire their fGritude,
and cain no small part Of the glory which
they acquired on the battlefield 10y all their
soldierly qualities. because they are Amer
leans. and bone Of our bone" The hour
which marks the northern people marching
uD 10 their sentiments wilt find that this
great republicl Is at last what our forefathers
intended 10 10 bc-the glory OF America
and blessing to humanity. Then will the
ioundatiOn.>tOnes OF the temple Of American
liberty be relaid in cur ancestral faith, ana
the perpetuity Of republican institutions
be fully assured. We viii at last demon
,trate To wondering world that the pro-
uitul Oh q litt CUurtltulipUdl 0ONCI
has been satisfactorily worked out on this
continent, because the clements OF social
order, justice, strength, and equality have
at last hIled the hearts Of all Der people.
I'm closing, TIE General paid a glowing
tribute TO the ladies OF Cupeper and the
South for their care OF the Confederate dead,
eloquenily porlraying the sufierings war
causes TO maid, wife, aud mother.
Ex-Governor Kemper was then called
out, and poke briefly and forcibly. He
characterized the rearing Of such monu-
ments as patriotic duty, and said he had
no doubt lbe time would come when the
whole United States would honor the Con.
Itderale as they did the Federal dead-the
ueed' OF arms which gave lusire TO the
struggle between tue States would be alike
h0nOred ~ the North and South. The day
VIII pass away when success Will be cOnsid-
ued TIE standard Of merit, and defeat the
measure Of wrong. He ielicitated his au-
uieoce on the fact that no sOutherner had
ever stabbed President, and thanked God
lnal The South had no Guiteau! HOnorlng
lhe dead by such monuments inculcates the
sentiments Of honor, gratitude, and deyO-
lioh and these were necessary to pure ma
uonal feeling.
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN GOODE.
Hon. Johu Goode, OF Norfolk, congratu-
ia'ed the people Of CuIpeper on their
patriotism aud good taste. He believed
win New YOrk's noble son, Horati0 Sey-
hOur, That such monuments mark nations
progress IN the right direction. How can
we forget The herOi,m and devotion of our
iaiien counlrymeuy The dead lying on the
battlefield, Of the South illustrated the
ssorror, and died for the integrity OF their