Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-22

motives were pure his aims high. tia convr-
tons honest. anc his every energy on Eiind ana
body freely given 70 bis country ana her cause.
An ardent patrlo,. he loved this southern land,
f,rrhich he risIcd and lost - much, and for
whose people be suffered 40 greatly,
"With love far brought
From out tho storiod Past. and used
Within tho Present. bat transiused
Thro' future limo by the power Oh thonght
tApplausc.l
l,u.. my follow-citzens. brave Ne no Vas on no
battlefield, wise ~ re was IN Cabinet council,
euucrb 8 he wABCn The senate iiOor. ana grandly
4, he to1orod above all others "a the chosen
head and undGunted loader of tho southern Con-
f9deracv, there wss one chara-ier In when no
shOne with light more respiendeni stll-in mo
majesty which Ike u halo encompasses aTounl
tho houcst. true. ard fearless Christian man.
60 good gray head Whi.h all mon knew;
o. voice from which their omens all men drew,
@, IRON nerve 70 true occasion true;
q. fall'n a. length that tower oi strength
Which 5000 i0ur-squere 10 al the WINS mat
blew
THIS TIE SPOT.
What more suitable spot could ba solicited for
that resting place Than this, tbe permanent
capital OF ;ha Southern Conicdorhcy' forever
linxed as n Is with tho name ot IFS great FRESH
de0L and with IS hopes and fears, its victories
AMI defeats. its brilliant rise and rs honorable
faUc and VINO would more sacredly guard az
tomb than the citizens OF TN capital OF Olu
virginia, in whose tnttio-scarred bosom lio
countless thousands o. those heroic soldiers
whose march from Big Bethel 10 AppomhttoS u
bla2ed in gl0ry' Richmond was tie gateway
nni citadel Of the southern Conie1eracy. ana lts
burning houses and homes IA grand funeral
pyre, here its bOloroi President lived and
moved, and had hs being in me most eyentiul
yenra u his long ana evenuul he. Here siiil
stands the church ia which he worshppti tho
God 1Dom alone ne feared, and whore he sat
when he first learned that The southern cause
was irreirieva1ly lost On youdcr hill, In tnai
mansion historic noC and ioroVer safe, trust
from Tic va-dal hand or il-ilined economy, WIN
the noble fo who -fill lives 10 mourn her irrnph-
rabie loss and In whose sacred sOTrOw every ono
here present claims a snare, be knew the
purest jOys and the deepest sorrows earth can
bring. There son, the pride ara the nope
= his heart. met an uniiinflT end, and from
fhet house vas boTuo 10 IRE LILLE grave IN our
city Of the Dead which loving hands stiil tend.
There Go- born 70 him cSaEhtef whose
bruised heart now tlceds Do iOrtigh iahu' -
wat.h over his declining yoars end sooihe VITA
feudercst hand t1e lnlrmiuos OF age. lAF-
plalsel
LETT A PRECIOUS LEGACY
Wis crard lifes work ia dono. but his name, hi1
fame, ana a's example remain 10 rs precious
legacy. and though they VIII forever remain en-
hal'uel in the grand maueOieuD ~ grrat Poo
pies heart, 30 D. hulng that some appropriate
monument should DO reared by thai people %
tell posterity whore rests M that mo Gfaso can
claim Of their soldier, stat sman, patriot chieL
THEE INST HILL. STUART, TIcEETr, AM
PEGRAM.
The gallant Hill lio' under too grand OH oaks
r. HOLLYWOOD: thcra the knichty stuart sleeps,
whose waving plume his da-tins tro)pers fol-
loved IN many sporale charge, WL 10 Ughi
and lcft In the ioge-irJnt Of tli;le i1-hed h.+
offering sword. There bravo Pickett rests, ti'
leader OF that h. r0ic brigade whose lnraf3leici
courage would nlOne make fhc name OF Gettys-
burg immortal. and there the winter Woo
Z chant ihair fuueral-diTCa over 30 Etafe c
Richmond'e boy hero, tlo stainless Fegrau. ia
frDa md ant DIH % Il f.
/ while al around fha' uncovered granite pile
which We have reared in tnc'r DO ur are ihe
little Crsss-grOwn nillOcss which toll Whcre
/ thousands upon thousands OF the Gn@uo u
dead who foll0wel tho Confederate rGg with
courage and foriitudc amos sublime resi- IN
their soldier graves. lAppialeeI
Surely, IL TIE dead cOGl1 speak 10 u9 from no
unseen worli f. NouI DO IN tic midst of such
nesociatlou. aud in the company Of such kindred
spirits he you'd O x - lie. SionewGli Jackson
statue already stands in our pubic square, hnc
before anoh@r year has closed NE leuIe 81 .,l,
peerless Ice shall from ia granite pedesthl
loos down on u. see OFT ny folCH-citiztns, thal
here, toe, shall rise some appropriate shaft IN
honor OF our and tnoir great CHIEF.
HISTORIC INFLUENCES.
In asking tnat his nnal in;erment may be
here We honor ourselves NJ legs Than him'
Tor this desire springs from tho MODEST senll-
meuts OF the human heart. loshaps over
estimate the Influence which historic mOLu-
menia and tho associations which cluster
around no graves Of the mighty dead exert oN 7
a peoples character AMI deyelopment Mover
thcless that magnificent Invocation Of Demos
thcnes 10 the disemboded spirits Of those VINO
fell ct Marathon stu strs a fever In the veins Of
men. 1he Acr0p0hs, which crowned WIN Inc
trophies Of her arms vas Onec tho object OF her
venrration, ~ Sill tho PRIDE ot AWens. ana
something Of the awe win which tho Roman Va
the dav- Of nis pride and pOwer regarded tho
Capiioiino Rock has cone down through all the
intervening ages even 70 the present day. TAP
plause.I
RICHMOND HUsr HAVE TIE REMAINS.
Enter tho grand old Cathedral a; Glasgow
hy tie stone steps which IN tue lnp-e
of centuries the trcsd oi human ieet has
almost worn away and ia2e o. your
hat before me torn. timc-eaien fag hanging
heain-. its walls which tho lWoat}-5lxih Came
rCaial regiment carried 10 victory At Nalpia'-
ouat OudmUt, ana hamillies; lOo6 upon the
splendid monument 20 old John knox Wni'h
crowns ihe cemetery height In roar o. M" Ca
thcdral, then stop moment before tle Wlnuo"
Of lis house pa Edinbufg. and WAndor thiolEn
old - GILES. which rruoed 20 h. voice. anl
stand by the IRON plate suna in the pavement ~
the street Oncc its yard. which MARKS his grave
not TAR from tho iiitle heart OF ira which tells
you whero the cGutro 90 the IQluouih
vas. wonder a. tho bcauty Of those SUI
perh monuments 10 tho memory Of Scott
and Burns and Hume: 60 through me historic
halls 81 Hollywood Rnd stirling Castle, Vl-t tLe
fold OF Eanu0c kburn aud cal NJ the scenes en-
HcthN tLerr NLtA HDbrik si4f DfA|N ilftAN'A Al'
standard ny the rough stone a. your feet; and
thcn, when you 90 TO Melrose. drop sprig 81
heather on that beneath which MA great neaft
was buried. aud ibihk you VIII better under
stand the ~co+chmar 4 love for his native land
II ia Il land Of monuments and memories, and
out from rs stOgied past comes an Influence and
an inspiration whose value ami Importance
money cannot measure. ! pity inc man
who does not feel his hoart throD With
a somewhat noblcr feeling as he looks
upon tho magnificent monuments which q crate
fui country has erected under the grand Oh
dome OF - Paul's 70 commemorate the deeds u
Nelson aud Wellington and pcrpc;rate tie
memories Of Trafalgar and waterloo, cold IN
decd must be he and dead % oil tho hlgn-
est, hottest impulses o; our nature who can
WINK lnmoyeQ through ihG long aiele- 81 ing
lands great burial 0lacc for tho soldiers and
statesmen. tho pOe.s and philosophers, tue men
Of thought ami the men 81 action VINO nave
sied such imperisnaulo glory On uer name,
VITO cannoi 10 some extent ~ iehs'
ton OF Gao Of her gTcatest heroes "a be went
into batfie-Nictory or Westminster ADboy
Yes, my fellow citizens. kichmoud musl
have tho remains OF our noble Chefiain, ana
here We must rear some suitable monunen'
y toll 90 our childrens children the story or nj,
heroic lif,. Lot no such word as fail 90 found
I'm tue lexicon Of manhood any more thrn IN
nat q, youth when lofty motives, intelligent ac-
ton, and concerted ehort3 are checred oy ~o-
mans presence AID approval In those dSYs
that 90 sOrcly tried the souls Of her men the Wo-
men Of Virginia displayed courage "a true,
patrictism as pure AMI wIl - undaunted ~ the
Spartan mother who with fearless eye, bid ing
.O0i-by 70 her only sOn az ehe sen! him 10 tne
Held pointed 10 his shield will the simple words
Inis or upon this
Many o. them. with their fair daughters, YET
survive 70 bless our hearts and homes. 10 hen
maze no appeal, for their hearts over beat Ina
unison with Ill that Is true, sll that Is beautiful,
and sll thar Is good.
let Us. thon, take such steps as may be neces-
.ary 10 show, not in words only. but IN act an
decd as well, the sincerity OF our desire 70 be
trusted with watch and ward over our ncnored
dead "a he sleeps. crowned with the reverence
and tho love Of Lis people.
so sleep tho bravo who sink 10 rest,
By ell their country's wishes bio-t;
BY fairy hands iheir knoll - rune,
rs forms unseen their dirge Is sung.
There Honor comes, pilgrim gray,
10 deck the turf that wrap their clay;
And Freedom shall awhil, .pair
TO dwell, Weeping hermit thore.'
"A great outbreak Of Gpplause.l
Resolutions and Euio.y.
Assoon az Major Stringsellow closed his
beautiful Grafton General Wise presented
the report OF the Committee on Reso-
lutions, and in SO doing said:
Mr.. Chalrnsn,-in presenting these resoiu-
tioos desire on behalf OF tho eornptttee 70 cay
that snils they may lAet In ne sraes Oh e.