Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-07

mcnt, In the name OF this Ic>ponslEe audieheo,
IN The name Of this historic city. IN the naino OF
this venerable Commonwealth. in the name of
the fair women and brave men OF this "hoie
South and, 20 declare by all that - sacred IN me
obligation We owe 20 the memories Of the men
who iRii down their lives for Va, we VIII DO
faithful 10 the trust We will not permit
even time. which bures so much IN obli-
WON, to diminish our sense of obligation or
our appreciation Of wha. they wcro and ~ what
they suffered As nt the battle OF the first Ma
pa-sas Genoral Jackson declined TO have the sem
tinels posted. saying: " Let The weary fellows
sleep. 1 Will guard the camp 50 We who SUR
vyc mean % stand guard over the honor ana
f4me, not OF the Confederate liviog-tor they
can pc tect themselves--but over the honor and
f.ino II those who sleep their last sleep on tbe
Held % duty and glory. so viii we Keep ther
memories fresh aud green wher9 they csn Dc
best perpetlsted. not by flowers streWed on 'hcir
graves-fOr these soon Wiiher and are scattered
Ike leaves IN wiutry wea,hcr-but by the flowers
of loving remt mbtance which grow In our hearts.
and which are watered only by tears These are
immortal and bloom In beauty and fragrance
forever. And there Is yet something more that
we may dove cRn give soma visible expression
Of the continents we cherish In our hearts.
When two hundred feet above tho summit ot
Libby Hill. on the top ot the towering monument
al shaft We are going TO erect here, the n9oie
image OF the private Confederate soldier
shall he seen standing A. II surveying The rani-
parts - Drewry'S Bluff and the baitle-u@ids ~
tho JhicSshomny we viii have that visible eN-
may scc aaI understand
AQUEsTIOS ANSWERED.
The question has bcen asked-I would not re
peat &c we're it not 20 often asked-why erect
such Monuments at allf The Conteferacy Il
dead and can mover be revived. Why keep awe
memories that had better be buried IN oblivion
why perpeuato tho memory ot l0st causef
Whyf indeed, respond. II that were tue OBJ
tect iu erecting such mOuuments-if mat were
tho result OF rearing tnem-then |, for one,
would never lifI inger or utter Word Ia iHIor
OF such memorials. But | most emphsiicallv
deny that there Is any such design or that theie
will be any such result soldiers monument
I'm every city. town. Rnd village of the South
wolld have no poliirai or sectional sieuulca1co
ulw. } he interests of the south now io IN lhe
pieser' q, ION Cf tho Union. ASH pr0speiS ~ 30
we. 10 ~.irup sectional strife w0llt be blum
der on no part 4 the south. ltwouli oc sutcilal
i. woult le equally $50 ON ,ne part OF tie North
which fought four years 70 maintain the nlou.
and wsro lt 20 encourage sectional strlio, tho
tendency of which Us 10 weaken and disrupt
the nion, II would be- % confess Judgment ior
30 would contradict me logic of tie war. and u
possible demonstrate its ansurdity.
sECTIONAIIsM REBUEgp
No truc patriot, no gallant soldier Ia ever
found tanning toe fires Ot ecctioOal an'ni1-ity.
only deMag0gues DO that; only men Who pauder
90 thc hase.t preGdices ~ The basest people m
the mistaken hOpo mat there Hro enough OF euch
people io Naft them into power on tho wave ~
-ccu0n1l passion. TO fDment sectional strue II
nor only 20 attack the unity oi the Stater. u -
t.t,,, ,'o,,.,' ana tb.. lover of concord CRATE
flI,. .et,lJe th, TACT that some of the ttue-t
fiirrI. of the South arc to be found among
tnfIh.r, at,tasnfen AMI among those who
fought against IA ina the northern army. 1uu
,,,,.f,,,. 81 tb., t, la0n statue ON the ,rptiol
Square. 10 no.le senator of northern state Wn-
o.e Oi iaa Asst tO LAY wreath 0n the pedestal OF
the monument lou hear 10 ia Ihs Nold' 81 u
,. H., ,i,,, ms yct 's yye.n no northern a.
-,ii "a ti fog,, heart -,ill fhron reycfoutly
fo he pr,'ll 4or.ls mon tle Confederate noau-
n,ept at Charleston These died tor their
SftatH
Nlet. tlcn. ia the uso of ercriirg monuments
t1 the 10 tfnc,ratc deal. OF what u-e o. us T.
ihe Lost tauas- lt is t-cWphatil ally lost 4,
p.t docs it follow thqt Nhn. is lost should Dee
fnr-.finue We .ay trlIy, tpt fhn GcHd past
bury if- dead Nos. let us uurv .ll I'm. i- rcIll!
deaI ll the PAS. Bui trrrc are .0ge thiug' u
tna pnst i'at cannot d'c, aul Wo doI'l want O.
bury what 90 stil hyiug. The tonfccera'y D..
dead. TO tho memOrIos ~ the mru Wlo died
with lu FOR 10 are nor se-L Their Falpr. their
eutlll.rg. tlri- IS -acrli'c, thcir sublime
devotion f1 dufy-iht-e are MOI I'Hi.
ilo pathetic iine ot heoli ii0r ln poet comes
N1't % u~-a ulc worthy '' N' lN-'iln'i pf'I
fnn Tlf"Wuy OF every rtfaet.iY hLtfe zoe N9u-
tedcia.r drn i' oltisl;
" "a .fNt ii' Itt'.t rH" iDu. di'f Jte''"'
IlNoWALuY Of PRINCIPLE.
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az, rir,'. ,,s,.,f,tr,d I'M fn. ri-i of fortune end
It, g..af NOV n.li.tsl to otl.eircon4'fu'ilu4l
ft..,- vttit ft. wotli u rlm. as1iust t.aw-
.uru example have np iuut of ilo Tomb upon
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Tho ropu' lic- OF Aucicf Grecce arc dead, hui
ars Marathon oui rollmis ana llNrt @ Boz ipI
cotton lc"auso Greece b, living Greece 900 MOI"
On t,s contrary. have thcyuot been Tie ir-Nirf.
u0l of all ihat rave resisted d'eloil-n ani
f,Gf4t tlr freedom f.ou tntl- day to oW-t
t1s sHuty-lE" yDor- tciolc tine thIi't'-n ofa tit
tog1u rnpuhI' "ti lttd Anl Ma I,r't''d '9
far }nWan eWlile, tat vii iAe World forget Uc
patriot -1eDs ana -oilitr- ~ homc'- r0nle-t era
ile etuumunRetlta OF England has ptri-hod,
lutl,ua. ut.itt tui ytt kuIlcd by tic names
az John uaupQuI and John Milton and lay
Nans aud Admiral hinkef
What does Engisni nov care Tor tho wars OF
the N Ii.0 and Rti ko,ssf She cares th's; Hhe
cherirnes ths memories OF tho meu VINO mus
uA,el bil.'N N"IN'' iuilAti'' "l" p'''N' D-- ~
has forgotten whethor they belonged 10 The
house 20 OK 0r Lancaster
England a1i scotland wore ouce indcpenieh'
kingdoms. Long auI bitter wrio ibe wars lhey
winged against cach other. 1hry are umi'l
nov. huJ suppose NoOtaul nal never reared
monuments ia honor OF her fallen chl-iiiaps
~uppos' tuc.aul had been ohlhlols to The
memories oil htr h,"@,liDu' het','. 'uPPoDa I, =,
the monument, of patriot soldiers nal he7L