The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-02

our country. She gave Scott and Taylor TO
the Mexican war; and she gave Lee, oacs-
son, Ewell, Stuart. A. i. liili, among .he
dead. and Joe Johnston, Early, ana hosto'
others, among the living, 10 The Conieuc-
racy. She has given an empire 10 tue re-
public In the day Of her wealth ana power,
and In the day OF her exhaustion ana weak,
ness the republic divided aud plundered
her. and yet to-day she Is an empire withih
herself-the mother Of heroes and states-
men-the admiration OF her sister States
and the pride OF her people. God bless tue
noble old Commonwealth! i,
Richmond fell; then fell Virginia, and
then the Coniederacy.
NV comrades, nearly eighteen years have
nasscd since peace was declared. Of those
who survived the war a large number have
wear by year fallen into their graves. Year
by year time is tracing it indelible impress
sions upon us all. MANY have grown gray,
all OF us fallen into the sore and yellow
leaf, and we, too, must soon 90 the way OF
all the earth. While we live TO us is COM
mitted the sacred duty OF keeping green
the graves and TO preserve unsullled tne
memories OF the dead. While one OF us
NAV remain. let him, il need be. Ike Old
Mortality, devote himself 10 the pious task
OF renewing and preserving the records
and chiseling deeper in the marble IN
scriptions that tell OF deeds that must not
die; aud let me urge you, II it be neces-
sary to this end, to teach your children the
names OF the battles. the names OF the
heroes. as far as il can be done, and tue
graves OF the unknown martyrs. Let them
take IN the sacred task where we leave IT,
and LEI them so teach their children and
children's children 10 the latest generation.
LET Dixie and Yankee Doodle live side by
side. They had thelrsorigin in the aspira-
tions OF liberty. We will cherish them
both. Let Manassas, Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville, Kings Mountain and
Yorktown, live in our memories together.
never TO be forgotten. We were unsuc-
cessful. That proves nothing as to the
right. The principle is unchanged. I'M
partial history will vindicate Us, and to
that tribunal we commit the Lost Cause.
There need he no conflict in all this with
our duty to the Union. II is the duty OF
every citizen to preserve ii in peace and
defend il in war, and none will respond to
that duty with more alactrity than the bat
tle-scarred veterans that followed Lee and
Jackson and their descendants.
A BOUQUET FOR GENERAL SCALES.
General Scales took his seat amid loud
applause, was warmly congratulated, and
was presented by northern lady with a
beautiful bouquet.
General Early was loudly called for, and
in response paid graceful tribute to North
Carolina and to General Scales.
LEE MONUMENT.
He then presented and had read by the
secretary (Judge George L. Christian) q
letter from the Ladies' Lee Monument
Association.
The letter stated that this Association
have near about 100000 in hand, and pro-
| ton here, which. if done, will give an ag'
gregated fund of near $4,000.
Added TO this, this city proposes to give
| a site and fouDdation-wOrk.
The Army OF Northern Virginia have
no control over the Monument funC
| (of which the State Treasurer is treasurer)
but the letter read will no doubt be giyer
the proper direction.
The old officers were reelected and the
Association adjourned to
THE BANQUET
at SANGER Hall was splendid affair.
After the good things provided had beer
fully discussed General Lee called thu
board to order and announced the regula
toasts, as follows:
The army Of Northern Virginia:
| "The embatlled souihrOns stood
| And fired The shot heard round the world "
Eloquently and admirably responded d
by Colonel William Allan, of Maryland.
| The Lost Cause:
| "Ah! Realm of tombs but let il bear
| This blaZOn 60 the last O' times;
| No nation rose so white and fair,
| OR fell 80 free from crimes"
Responded to by Captain John Milledge
Of Atlanta, in an eloquent and appropriate
speech.
Or Dead:
| Faith that could not fail nor yield,
| Was the motto of their shield:
| From the field OF death and fame.
| Borne upon their shields they came,
For the Land for which the ybled,
| Honor to the Warrior Dead.
| Responded to in eloquent strain by Rev
II. NJ. jackson.
Then followed volunteer toasts, som
eloquent speeches, and good time gene
rally until the "wee sma' hours"