Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-06-12

Union BanQ. OF w 1ncnester
Winchester Light Infantry.
Shepherdstown Band.
Independent Fire Company.
Friendship Band, of Winchester.
Citizens Fire Company.
Charlestown Cornet Band.
Shepherdstown Camp No. /, Confederate Vet
Grams.
=: Lee Memorial Association.
Citizens on foot and in vehicles.
The procession, after being formed,
moved in successive order to the
Methodist and Episcopal graveyards
and Edge-Hill Cemetery, at which
last named place the following order
of services was observed:
Music by Char!estown Cornet Band.
Vocal Music by Choir" Our Comrades Meath
the Sod"
Prayer-by Rev. j. w. Tongue.
Introduction of speaker by Hon. W. L. Wilson.
Grafton by Gen. w. H. F. Lee.
Address by Senator Pasco, of Florida.
Address by Col. II. Kyd Douglas, of Maryland.
Collection to raise funds for Headstones to
Confederate Graves.
Music by Friendship Band, of Winchester.
Vocal Music by Choir" Cover Them Over
With Beautiful Flowers"
Poem by Hon. D. B. Lucas.
Vocal Music by Choir" Loyal Hearts,"
Music by shepherdstown Band.
Benediction-by Rev. C. N. Campbell.
Firing of salute of three rounds, by Winches-
ter Light Infantry over graves of the Con-
fedcrate dead.
Music by Union Band, of Winchester. and
Strewing of Flowers.
Z Hon. w. l.. Wilson in a short
speech that was a very gem of patri-
otto eloquence, welcomed the vast
asscmblage to the sacred observance
of the peculiarly Southern services of
Memorial Day. He said the Lee Me-
mortal Association and the host of
friends assembled, were to be con-
graduated upon the suspicious bright
ness of the day,-a perfect day with
spring and summer combined. ''The
riches of earth and sky welded into
one." He spoke feelingly of the
dead heroes lying around the beauti-
full monument before him, and thought
that history related no Drawer deeds,
no purer patriotism than was shown
by the boys in gray now sleeping be-
meath the sod. That the phantom
hosts of the Confederacy were march
ing on down the Corridors of hasty
time, not with weak and timid tread
but with bold quick step toward his
toric justice, their souls rapt with
pleasure at plaudits of we'll done, rs
they follow the leading spirits Stone
wall Jackson and Robert Z. Lee.
That we must never apologize for the
deeds of the dead heroes who died
not in vain, and the memory of their
faith and acts must he kept green
forever, and their sacred resting
places he always garlanded with the
sweetest flowers of the Sunny South.
He then in graceful manner intro
duced the orator of the day. rs one
wearing a name already so bright that
all time could never add any luster
to its brilliancc,-a name from which
enemies could not tear n solitary
shred of its glory, and friends could
only supplement the praises of an
entire world. And in presenting him
wno wore this name so bravely, so
fairly, so uprightlv and so modestly
as becomes the Virginia gentleman,
he would give the name of Gen. w.
f. II. Lee y
When Gen. Lee stepped forward
at the mention of his name, he was
greeted with enthusiastic applause
He thanked his old comrades and
the ladies and gentlemen, for the
warm greeting they honored him with.
In the course of his remarks he said
in substance: He did not feel q
stranger here in jefferson, where the
halcyon days of his youth had found
such pleasure; and through this
county's fertile fields he had marched
often with the red flame of war in
driving the invaders back across the
Potomac. He sketched in touching
words the rush of the South to arms,
the daring deeds of her young men,
the inspired devotion of the quecnly
women; and the sufferings and heart
aches of battlcfields. and the sorrows
of the gradual wasting away of the
brave men before hordes of the oppo-
position. That though the South
failed, yet it was far better to be
crushed by power, than to yield like
towards to unjust oppression. Such
deeds as we here recall, such memo
ries rs we here entwine with emblems
of their glories, were never given the
world i'll vain. AS the teachings of
ancient history have served for rails
ing tile standard Of military honor
and patriotic cndeavor, so will the
brave fcats and honest performance
of duty of our sanity dead who sleep
in the gray, give undying models to
teach our youth the true duties to
ones country. The silent eloquence
of our dead uncrowned heroes, will
ring forever in deepest tone against
all hosts of unrighteous power that
may seek to override the rights of
the people; and the North will some
day find itself saved by the deeds of
the gallant boys who wore the gray,
such sprint alone can save the
Union. g Not once nor twice in
Southern story, have paths of duty
been paths to glory" The Republic
is greater, stronger and more united
to-day, than it was before the strug-
gle between the States.
The war is over, Appomattox is
passed, and let it be by-gone. The
Southland is to be put in its right
place before the world; and our un-
6eyelopeI reSoi1rpeS are yet to make