Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-06

they wore engaged. and Awakening sacred rl-n-
ofies OF the days of our heroic struggle. TO al
vhO fought with Pickett and helped TO MAKE
that chiyairic General's fame, the orator IN lat-
guaee choice ard tunefIl gave praise, and then
haTing sketchcd the main points Of Picketrs life,
soid
General Pickett was hi ghly esteemed BY his sr-
peri0r officers aud in command " the Depart
ment o. Virginia and North Carolina exhibited
decided executive ability. lie participated and
bore q conspicuous part in most Of the cngage-
monte which immortsi ized the Army of Northern
Virginia and commanded his division In their
walk TO death up the biOdy steep Of Cemetery
Hul
This monument will tell oi Walter Harrison.
his spectOrcencrhl. and of Lewis, his chief sur
geCu. their duty done. their work On earth COM
plefed: Oi his men and officers. who. though de-
MED success "on Tames eternal besd-roil,
W0rthio o be fylod viii tell Cf 81 DIVISION IN
the language Of a sweet singer OF my native
town
"Wherevor leld was n re held or Won.
or hardship borne, or right % bn maintained,
Or danger mot, or deed Of valor done,
Orhonor, glory gained
Called % froni death face to iaces
There was IFS rightiul place.
HOLLYWOOD.
We plsce our monument 20 Pickett and bis
men where rest the heroes - " tho Lost CaTse y
Here sleep moro than seven thousand near Dy,
with no stately marble nor enduring brass o
mara the spO.. Only a granite curb Inscribed
Lieuienant-Sencral A. ?. hin is all mat vas
mortal of the great soldier whose name
WAS last upon the lips a Ja-ts1n ana
Of Ice, But the words by thcn spoEen
e. Tel 4. y. HiI ~ yffjd- for dlffCl ' Sfnd foi
4. J.. Hiifr-" tn 4. T.. mn r. Di0rs IN Ws fi7'f'
will ring and echo dOwl The corridors q time.
and survive tns tablet Of brass. Or The granite
column Here lei tle chiyainc, dashing, light
hea-fet commander Of "Our cavalry corps
10 Val Tnv "a daft
Of Richmond, and here are smith, tFice
Governor. crowned with civic and military
wreath: Wise. who. when tho range 81 his gnns
was insufficient for the WORT. lcsscned he de
tance between his command and the enemy
whore voice la 1861 VA Cor Wat. but war within
the tntOc Harris aud v heat
"Soldiers rest. thy warfare DER.
sleep The sioep tbat knows not bresking:
Dream q hatlo-helds no more,
Days ~ danger, nights Of waxing
oUB LOYALTY.
C0mradesi we indulge no vain regrets and
harhor 20 Rebellion. thoughts. We claim 20 D.
worthy % "our dead" hoUsa mn Loyal cit-
ions ~ thls great republic, bat loyal, too. 90
Virginia ana the south We believed, and To-
DAY believe, the cause q Virginia aud tho
South was INST the principles for which We
fought the foundation Of civil liberty and sell
government, the worry cornerstone OF tho
column. voa the keystone Of the arch upon
which fesjs the Federal Union. our construction
a. Tho Constitution was that ot the mon
who made it. aud with whose blood fhat iusfru-
m uf was baptized Wc bcl!evc that eternal
night, though all else fail can never bo maie
wrong aud that "there Is divinity which
shapes our ends, rough hcw them se We WILL
We Appealed 10 the sword. and 10y tho tlde-
mont rendered We stand stand true 90 our
manhood without APOLOGIES and point 10 tho past
a. pledge OF loyalty Ia tho future.
HisTORcAL PARALLELS
From conflicts AMI years % continued wars,
dcaHa.Ing, devastating, irtnrnecine. came
" nitod Germany" "1he fatter land. great as
wa he great Fredcri and his kingdom. greater.
far greater " 7 hr German Empire ona ii5
grand old Emperor william transmitted % hi
son. the patient, brave, suffering Frederick, and
now ruled - tho grandson From fnrrnni tur-
fnoiia--tho Wars of toe Roses aud civil strgc-im-
perial England aud "The uited Kingdom Of
Great Britain was born. 40 msy II please HIM
whose yoirc u Tie thunder and eye the llghi
ninc'u iiaah. who rides upon tho storm ord 9'tlFe
Gays are Withournumbort % bring out " o1rs'rtie
md "our war q better people and moro en-
during government.
CUR OATH.
BY this monument sui these grave!
and I'm the sight q this "coud 81
Witnesses, We swear II this be not tho result II
will le DO fault ~ oursi
"Out Of the gloom fuinrr brightness ~ born,
A after the night lJoms TIE sunrise ~ morn.
And the graves OF the dead Tith grass cvor2TORn
May yet from the fOOt-tool of hbgrt}s throne.
and racL Single wreck in the ssr-patn Of might
SHAH set be d fort lu the tewlh efrighL'
TuE PHILADELPHIA BRIGADE.
Soldlsfsof tine Philadelphia Brigade Welcome
20 Nlrrinla. welcome 60 our capital city. We
greet Won rs f-cnf4f "perra has hnr yk,t1rie5
not le. Clor.ous ttau war; We meet as citlzeus.
cpcUual cittIHns, ~ our common county Ne
have mot before. The years that haKo passed
have silvored Our hclis, fUrrOWsi our ia, e3 AMI
diuHgd our eyos, but Our heart, are h0no7t anf
Ia H.sHH Nor
''the uoody angle and "thc Stone NAIL upon
Cemetery IuL Your sturdy CcloAcr OF Ls
mn " 40 dee angle. stubborn resistance. nn1
"laukec- pluck made your brigade immortal
and you hcroesi Coming generations who read
" Marathon. 1hemopyiU. Ausierit1, Tho
bridge of Lodi, waterloo, nod % talAki.va
viii read also OF 6ct.ysnurgl Drcat a each, yoa
greater than all Thrice welcome fO k.rgiuiu.
Ne welcome your GorofnOr. welcome each ono
end all Of yOu-a persOn9i welcome - tho able.
courteous, and patrtotic editor Of the Pniladel-
phla Iimcs, your guest
THE UNION.
To-day. IN "Our Fathers House." Virginia and
"Thr Oll South pleige with you allegiance 90
this gni0n-an iudlssolublc Union Of sovereign
aud tndcetructihlo StRtc-i 1hs object aud pIr-
pose of the SO-iciy OF tiucinnhuir r OURS" %
preserve iuyioiate the rights and liberties for
which Wc have couteudef: To promote and che
rish national honor and union between the
States. % maintain uroiherly Kindness 70 each
other. anf extend relief 20 those who are in
need"
Major Scott was literally applauded
during the delivery Of his speech, which
he closed by thanking the association for
the compliment paid him in inviting him
to be the orator on this occasion, and in
the most feeling terms bade farewell 10
his comrades, to General Corse, and 10
Mrs. Pickett, who was deeply affected
and sobbed as she stood leaning upon her
sons shoulder.
NOTES.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson pronounced the
benediction, and after an inspection Of
the monument the procession was re.
formed with about half numbers and
marched back to the city.
The music during the unveiling cere-
monies was furnished by the Naval Post
Band Of Norfolk, and was very sweet
and pathetic, especially the rendition Of