Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-21
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place whefe the dust Of our beloved dead mas
AIN almirkty God, grant Fathers bens s,1,s
,tos, 10 4 ne Great multitude now thfoukiut
This silent cemetery. and may every , vaJ
prepared by Thy grace iof ne ,.'o =,
~ giory' And 10 God Most High. re.ner
Son and Holy Ghost, win we give al hon''
forever. Amen.
Rev. peyton II. Hoge, the orator oil
the occasion. spoke as follows and was
listened to with the deepest attention :;
GRAFTON.
Said the speaker;
The memory Of the past n the inspiration
Of the future. Great deeds ana epen, Prizes
have Immortality within themselves, LOT
they are born Of truth, and truth u porn OF
God. Their applications may cnanee, put
In new forms and under changed c0ndl-
fions they will arise ever and again 10 shape
,he des,,i,ies OF mankind. Great deeds are
the came in all ages ana IN all plhces,,
Whether Zone amid the frozen SHOWS OF
the north or meath the Durnlngsuis vi the
desert, they alike stir the common heare oi
humanity. whether recorded in the nusty
volumes OF antiquity or dashed fresh rom
their occurrence across the electric wire,
they alike kindle our enthusiasm anu nerve
our courage for new endeavor: IheriDololls
thrills us IKE Lucknow, and the death OF
Holland like the charge of the Light Bri-
gsde. -,,.,..
and great deeds, to keep fresh in our own
hearts and 10 hand down 10 posterity tne
great deeds and the great principle that are
our heritage, IL duty that We owe not so
much TO the past ss TO ourselves ana 10
those that are 10 come after us. AND whlie
we carefully cherish their records ana leal-
ously publish their story 70 the word. 'neIe
is no way to make them live In the
hearts OF the people Ike this-to Gel
ebrate their praise on days recurring win
the recurring seasons. and do them honof
In the sight Of all the world-for this Is the
way that has commended Itself 10 men In
ali ages, and God Himself has used II to
commemorate His dealings with mankind.
And where can we find principles more
worthy TO lie Kept In remembrance than
those fought for by the men whom we honor
to-day 1.-THE great principles OF constitu-
tionai liberty handed down to as by our IA
therg-principles Older than the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, older than the
Declaration OF Independence, older than
the Bill Of Rights. older than Naseby ana
Marston MOOr-principles that had been
shaping ihema Ives in the minds OF our
Anglo Saxon forefathers before the Norman
sat foot on Britain, until Saxon ana Nor
man Joined hands to force them upon
Norman king at Runnimede. The appllca-
tion Of these principles have indeed
changed and In the precise form IN when we
contended for Them may never arise agalh'
Time and the sword have nxed upon them
different Interpretation than that we
gave them. And we may be glad that II
is so: we may be glad that Providence mas
so Overruled our destinies as To give us
the liberty for which we fought, while the
nag OF our fathers still waves over an un-
divided country; for the sun that set In
blood and darkness set to rise on brighter
day: and so fidelity 10 the memory OF the
Lost Cause Is perfectly consistent win
loyalty to the Union in which we nave
again taken our place among our peers.
But as principles that for which these men
fought can never perish, and the cause for
which they died can never be lost; for
these principles are still the bulWarks or
our freedom. and when we stand by the
graves OF our fathers and brethren. let MS
say down 10 the remotest generation, Fer
these they died"
And need speak OF great deeds? Where
will you find in history a nobleract OF devO-
ton than when Virginia threw herself be-
fore her sister States. and. barring her fair
bosom 10 the invaders stroke, said, Let
the blow fall here?" Where will you find
a puier patriotism than when the gallant
sons of the South resigned positions OF as
suTed power. and careers that promised
wealth and fame and glory, 10 offer their
stainless swords TO Government that as
yet had no name and place among the ma
lions Of the earth? Where will you find the
record OF n more glorious struggle for liberty
than that in which men with hOary heads,
and men in manhOods prime, and youths
who had not lost the virgin blush of boy
huod-in which mothers and wives and
ma idens all worked together with heart and
hand and brain and blood and life, and gave
up All for the land they loved?
My friends. these things can neVerdle; We
must not let them die; for our duty in the
better times in which our lot is east is TO
emulate and teach our children TO emulate
the virtues which thei1 fathers displayed in
those times that tried mems souls.
Then let us gather tOgethcrfrOm wherever
they fell the bones Of those who died fight
ing their countTys battles. and let us lay
them reVcTently in hallOwcd ground; let us
mark the spot with monuments 10 COM
memOrate their noble deeds: and when
Nature yields her bounteOus wealth Of dow
ers let us bring the freshest and fairest and
lay them as tribute of love upon their
graves.
And when those who knew them can no
more visit their earthly resting-pace to
drop flower or shed a tear; wncn the
hearts that loved them have ceased 10 beat
and the eyes that saw them In their gallant
prime are closed in death, still may our
children keep their memory green, and
celebrate with unfading honOrs this memo
rial-day.
Aud Lang Syne was then performed
by Voelker's Band at the conclusion Of
Rev. Mr.. Hoge's address. when Com
pany b walker Light Guard, Captain
Jones, fired three rounds in honor of
the dead. This funeral salute was follow
ed by the Decoration Dead-March." by
D. l.. Downing, late leader Of the Ninth
New York regiment band, performed by
the band of Aaron Wilkes Post.
There were about ten thousand per-
sons on the grounds. The Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, Captain Cutchns,
Joined in the ceremonies few minutes
before G, and by half-past G the march
for town had been commenced, and
Hollywood was left alone with its silent
dead.