Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-23

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There annual gatherings Of " the me-,
vhc wors IN gray :asye long been
regarded a. ore c( tho most interesting
5eetufes 81 - Fair week. Last uish:
vas no vxceyiion. The hall o. tho
Ilcuke q Delegates was crowded with
isis wonen srd bfxve men. and ske oc-
ea<ion was one cf deepest in,eress.
6eaeral w. II. y Leo. president Of
The Association. called the rsettine 10
order. and called on tho chegksin tOf.
}. William Jopcs), who led 10 prayer.
GENERAL leo introduced A. orxtor OF the
vvtning Geoers. d. II. Bill'in the fol-
lowing gvaceirI verbs, wAich were
ksaftily arplsaded:
ihavs the honor, ladses and gentle
men. TO introduce TO ysa as our orator
Of the evening one Of the farous captains
Of The gallant Army OF Northern Vir-
ein,a. whose name and fame Is inter-
vovec with its history. =. Is especially
pleasing 10 virginisns to greet this dis
t,nsaished soldier, not cIly on accoant
Of his own great merits, being known
- smcsr the brsvest OF It's generals,
bot also because ne comes from eur
sister State Of North Carolina, whose
Fsrlant sons poured oct their blood so
frcelyon virgiuis's sell in defence Of
constitutional liberty.
General Hill eas received with deaf
snspr applause and stood for some min
nfesbefore he could proceed
.Apprfss OF GENERAL u. u. HILL.
essersl Hin began his address A.
follows:
Soldiers Of the Army sf Northern
v1finis,-I, Is meet and proper that
this association Of the veterans Of the
mel lest. truess. and brsvest srmy that
che sun ever shonc upon should assem-
bic In the capital Of Che sste Con-
5edsrscy. II " eminentiy Citing. too.
shat }, shosld meet In the capital OF
Virginia, sIpce its nsuS ard ialne are /,
-irssparaliy associated with fIree illus
s,ious yirginisns. IL WAS Nirginian
who first organized II and sent Il upon
Its wonderful career Of victory; IL
was yirginian who, al It's head.
held o. hay for three years the
army recruited from the focr quar-
tiers Of the globe, and who, with
embarrassing forces. fossa ne woyld
On arms II was Nirginisn who, with
portions Of this famous army, made
those stcslthy marches to the rear. and
struck those terrible blows which 40
sstonished the world. We remember
that u was Nirginisn whose eloques 70 !
most fred 80 .---t- =. .ise coionists
against British aggression that Il was
. vireinian who moved in the Cont
mental Congress for declaration Of in
that IL vas q yirginian
' bo wrote that declaration that IL was
y virginisn who led thu armies Of the
against Great Britain; that II
was yirginian who 20 expounded the
principles Of the Constitution as to
make that instrument acceptable to the
American people; tbstit was Virginian I
who presided over the court established s
inder that Constitution with such abil-
ty and impartielity that he is to-day
'egarded as the wisest, tie greatest, and =,
,urest OF the Chief Justices Of the United :
states. We remember with Just pride =
hat one half Of the life of the nation, 7
rom Washington TO Lincoln-thirty- !,
TX OF the seyenty-two years-was
assed under the Administration Of !;
'irginian Presidents. We remember
nth reverentiai awet Father of his ,
'ountry, the Virginia-born Washing :.
On, Of whom Wellington said that r
be was the greatest and sublimest, =
nd yet the plainestsnd simplest, char
ct er in history ~; concerning whom !;
yi'on made the pathetic lament that =
tn 9 earth bad no more seed to pro- \
ice another like unto him." Zap 8
au 70.
b, It though from the settlement of
me stown to the present hour proud
EN-, uies and glorious traditions cluster
Gun the beautiful women and illus
ous men Of Virginia, | honestly be- p
we bat the most heroic portion of her q
story is from 1901 to 1865, when she Il
gran dly barred her bosom to the hos a
9 bio and bore with such patience II
. desc lation OF her soil and the slaugh-
of Il 10 noblest and best Of her sons. N
'e An ny Of Northern Virginia So a
it be Let the grand old State and .
, grand old army bear the same name II
W and orevermore. fApplause.l II
General Hill then gracefully intro s.
ced as b is theme b
THE co NFEDERAVE SOLDIER OF
THE RANKS" A
His pictu re Of "Johnny Reb" as he NJ
S, and his illustrations Of what he &C o,
nplisbed against oyerw helming odds, Il
re vivid Al I'd lifeAike, and frequently
ought dow, 4 the houseln loud laugh J.
or enthusi ssdc applause. Il
His facts q nd fgares were of great is
.toric value, and were at the same n,
10 trib, tie Of SURPRISING elo- il
ence to he qualities of the .,
Iya,e soldi, r IN the ranks of
, Confederate army. He gave anec- !,
ties, illustrate pg the eoo,ness, cour-
e, and devot ioa to country of the a
waite soldier which were, by turns,
susing or patti eic, and. evoked the
thusiasiic app ioval Of the sold a,
bs" who hear him. lie brought Il
t, in illustrate, m very valuable d,
asement OF the b stde OF Seven Pines "
! which he paid . warm tribute to
,sorel Thomas IL Carter and the -,
INC William Artillery. which he then ~
South Mountain, and ~
which he regarded as one Of "
q best Illustrations Of the .psowess W.
she Confederate army. lie gave q,
me very carefully -compiled statistics e.
show that, instead Of having, o. 900 g.
HhaJpsburg .tss General Mcclellan
pertsd), General Lee had really only -
,lfa0.men there He Illustrated also h;
y the campaign ef 1864, whom General N
es's army killed and wounded more y.
tho ,sna nay than they had, aud THAR h,
'rviof in tbs breaches at Petersburg. n
THE PEResATIoS.
General Hal concluded ~ follows; al
Ard shat shall BE- .said Of those un-
'l6sh patriots who were true to their
,lora 10 the Last, WkeC the ravaess of