The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-06

- -AatFl 1-tfAa1s ha4yi Bfun W.
Daniels father was Willi5m DaDIei, Of
county. for many years Judge
of the Circuit and General Cours. He wsS
The Judge whose flmous ObseTylti0n that
u A d-n lie is the first hex" is 50 often
quoted. He was an ofteer 10 the war Of
1872. ard served with credit 10 the Legis-
IatGre % Virginia 80 1879.
Mai0r Daniels father, William Dinie',
Jr.. was born in Winchester. Frederick
Va. in lS06. HIS mother was Mis-
Baldwin, sister Of Judge BriscOe Bald
win, Of Staunton, and a cousin Il Hon. A.
Fl. II. stuart. Her father, Or. Baldwin,
was a surgeon IN General WashDgion's
army. Before william Daniel, Jr., was
twenty-oue years Of age ne was elected TO
the Legislature, and be there served several
terms.
BE was q leading Democrat In this sec
ton, and the famous dtbte 10 which be
participated az Campbell COURTHOUSE won
FIR him considerable Tepu alton. There be
met 10 political disputation Leslie Coombs,
the famous hun,er-orator from Kentucky.
The conies; showed tha, Coombs had found
a worthy foemsn 10 Vuginia. HIS father
was one Of The most thorough and scieuti6c
farmer, of Campbell county, aud for many
years the pres dent CT tie Agricultural So
ciety.
10 lS47. while member of the Legi,la-
ture. william Daniel was chosen judge 0i
the supreme Court Of Appeals. This posi-
ton De held until the close of the war.
HOw GOES Tbs BATTLE.
Atthe close 4 the dlt'- hg8t at Manassas.
after being several lines wounded, " 'ior
Dlniel was hmplng 90 toe hospital, walk ss
with two inverted mnske's - cruiches. de
va. covered with blood, dust, and powder.
When some distance from tie q ID where
the fighting bad occurred the Major met a
Richmond company. with Captain DR. J.
Grattan Cabeh 90 - head. The ID JctOr aud
the Majlr were friends, bot ibe latter vas
30 disguised Win the stains ~ ibe battle
tnat be was not recognized ~ bis Redmond
acQuiinf3nce. stopping moment, Captain
Cabeii asked:
How gOes ihe day
Hot and besyy.' replied the Msior.
" We need every man 10 trout; press on
with ai' speed.
Dr. Cab-u rec0gu uiZed tCe voice. "Why,
this !. J0lu DANIEL, ard ben added " 4
have met ffiy men % daY le.yilg the 1eld,
and yeu are the FIRST min who didn't s8y
that We were .l' cIt 20 Ilr-t, aud The day
was LOST
Tfe MAJORS Personal APPEARANCE.
Mr.. R4v. who wrote uy M.jpr Daniel m
the Enquirer q 1877. and from whose ml-
-erial We have Lese freely drafted. described
him 1t llar da.e s, follows:
John Daniels profile r-m lG- ne n Lord
Gyr0r. b.- wlfl ,L., grL't--'l1n: Bryon'-
lir. are sensual, ard iGay ilG.ci.e want
II decision 4 c..rocter. Ite h1es 81
plrie'. mou D ar not uncertain ones.
TIE forehead - b % aul broad. and ite
eve. blue. .n sl'Ure te * uGder the
average.
The stranger vt) t>a1a,s b.s aye E.ll
De led a--ay. The nur 60 tte Lee lat
mark tL- man - .l.rR rV@ lle H-p'iag.
T.. weri, DO b.l-G. ~ i1'ks % ue i.Ny
ten yr4r, f...-cT ,L-u z, '~.
Fora soldier. Nla-r 4~..t> 80 ihe c'o, ~
tie war TrIe4 hsa-dO0u ctFAfY h0f'e
and "a Cln.-..i4.- r1f I'D. tae lf.ie man
Uitl TIE cIEcl aa- iotaius 10 ce a,1aCed
Of.
PANELS ELCQrENCE-Gt-TT. HCRG-AN TX
AMPLE.
The Nsilf'- aIe---, 90 '1e 90 Campaigns
ana Btv.s % G.t.bul.," delivered o
RicamoUI. .;t~ecfel .uerfion throughout
tie country. j. SIS .eIyeIel * OF seFen
wears agl .ef0le i.e Virginia Division or
the Amy u NJu4,rG NFglan. Iue 3D.
dre~>. w1Icl Wts ptiuiod Ig lle Dtspqtch,
open, Wiz these N0-ds:
..Not win tus ungiag bugie nor The
thro5uiag drum u cur v4n. nor win me
battle az I.rns proudly 0'ef oar tatieled
uniforms 1rd bright muske'., come We
again 70 --e historic city NAicl wa- once
b.. IA. "a ~
The Couf-Isra'e revolution.
~tlteIr ra ct, u0W nn- tie avenues %
Ia,elv fl-I wi.u rllrrcd. smoking rBi1s.
The 6elds ar7-nd us smile 10 culuVltrl
beluiv Whe,e ateIy trGd t5e iron nOof of
war .fet.ock deep 10 blood The l0rily
river. no .oH.er grim with batteries on a.
bJnks 1El .r0a-c.ai, Upon IL sLiface' nor
rooked WIN 0b.'rGciicus in its channel.
roll. IL u.i-s,lc de, 10 unbroS-n elf-
rent, 10 the -e9. And ave lere spd there,
where some rude e-finwork, oYef2ro"n
with gra,. lnd weeds, scIr- toe landsc1pt'
fir nature .t.'- 20 t1|e II me devastation
OF civil ,'lfr.
..Ba. leuS .f.T ne e.eme ts, changing
seasons. aaI Ire ,i0w pr0crs, Of The time
have obG-er4ei from tee plyscll world
every sign - c0lfc'. zoe -een-s around u,
animate WHh 'cer heroic sc.ors. sbsli oe
portrayed 90 other generations with sli tbe
yiyidn.s- % sil.s.', bi $50 aud poets song,
and fitLlll e-Toni,iers sh4N recount ID
eager ear. lle story which has made the
name n Richmond Dor less memorable tba1
the name u Ancien. Troy. and hgs imm0r-
taHzed those more tnsn TTojan heroes, the
devoted citizens 0idiery q The Army oi
Northern Virginia.
surviving comrades Of thst yal AIT bcsi,
| hal you wlih c1mradt's Nar0est greet
Ing. In Flrgnia's name ! welcome you
back 70 Nirg'nia's capital city. amongst
those generous people Who nerytd your arms
by their cheerful courage, who bent over
YOUR wounds Rit1 ministrriog earr, who
conso,ed adyer-ily by ddelily, and pIueked
from defeat fs ,ung.'
After telling he story Of Oeilysourg ae
And when the mOIalis;, king The
highest example of 81 bat j. neroic and grand
in aciion aud marfyr-ige 10 spirii. that be
NAV erect before Humankind a model thst
shall warm t. 6sesl i4ueies and excite ils
hIgbest aspirations. ne shalt 3cd u 10 lhe
pfrson Of RobeT. Z. Lee. up9o The summt
Of Seminary Ridge. TIE mOu0, Of h,s conhs-
uratioB. where, su0iiBaling ail earthly III
siiue,s, TIE divinity q BIS bosom none trans
lucent through he msB. aud 1l- spirit rose
no into the godaEe. And TIE day shall
dawn when 5eTe, % the CapNoi square, Ne
shall look again upon the warriors forn
aud face moulded IN peren0lsl bronzs-
shall see him Orce more Doua'ed on TrsYfi-
Ter. hi ballle-sleed. lae seeming image %
majesty and y,c;oFY. Aad bere TIE eve 81
the wavfartr. TOE nilgrim. srd ibs psiri"t.