The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07
SOUTHERN TO THE CORE.
GEN JUBAL EARLY STANDS BY HIS
CoLORs TO THE LAST.

The Northern Method of "Vindicatino
the Truth of History" sarcasticalIv
Portrayed-sheridan's Famous Ride
Slow and shortsGrant's Memoirs
Contradicted - The Devastation OF
the Valley.
WINCHESTER, VA, June 6.-The graves
OF $500 veterans in Stonswall cemetery
were decorated this afternoon in the pres-
ence OF 10000 people. Gen. Jubal Early.
the orator Of the day, was introduced by
ex-aov. Holiday in an eloquent speech.
Gen. Early in opening his address said:
when last saw Winchester, which was
the theater Of so many stirring
events, it was amid the din of
battle, accompanied with the roar
OF artillery and the fash of musketry.
After desperate and most unequal strug-
gle, which lasted from day break until dusk
or evening, my command was conpelled To
retire ON that occasion before the over
wheiming force of the enemy, which num-
bered nearly, If not quite, 10000 men, of
whom more than 10000 were cavalry,
superbly armed and equipped, while NV
entire forced of all arms did not exceed
l2,0OO, or 1900 at farthest My command
retired fighting and all stores and the
wounded, with the exception of those whose
condition prevented their removal and
some who were on the field Of battle. were
safely carried to the rear. as was my artil-
iery, with the exception Of three pieces
from which the horses had been killed. rem
dering 1T impracticable TO carry them of.
OBJECT OF THE GATHERING.
'it is for the purpose of rendering hom-
age to tho memory of the brave men who
fell on that occasion, as we'll as on other oc-
caslons, especially under the lead of the inn
mortal Jackson, that you are here as
sembled, and that l have come to unite
with you with all my heart. There is one
thing which must strike with great force
the impartial student Of history who may
read accounts of the different battles AMI
campaigns OF war written from the federal
or union standpoint, and that is
the wonderful capacity the confederate
soldier had of multiplying himself In the
field of BATTLE According to many of
these accounts there was scarcely battle
or campaign in which the confederates did
not outnumber the union soldiers
After giving a description of the battle of
Cedar Greek, the general said: "You will
perceive that Sheridan made his famous
poetic ride, twenty miles away over a
distance OF about ten miles and that 1t took
him from early in the morning until about
noon to make IT."
GRANTS MEMOIRS coNTRADICTED.
lie then contradicted the personal men,
oirs Of Gen. Grant and the ArD,u and
Many Journal in reference to these battles.
saying: "These will give some idea of how
our adversarIes vindicate the truth of
history, and it will also show that our men
had the faculty Of multiplying themselves,
not only on the field OF battle, but also
after they were killed. wounded or can
tured. In speaking OF the devastation Of
the valley, $50 that crow flying over it
would be forced to carry rations." Gen.
Early said that Gen. Sheridan was
placed in command of the army. that
had been organized for the campaign in the
valley on Aug 9, and the orders previously
given to Gen. Hunter were turned over to
him for his guidance. SIT will be seen from
the directions OF Gen. Halleck that tne de-
vastation of this beautiful valley was due
rather to the 'magnanimity' OF Grant than
to the barbarity of Gen. Sheridan. The
men whose bodies now lie in this cemetery
gave their lives for what they not only be-
lieved 10 be, but what Insist was O Just
and righteous cause.
DEFEAT NOT CONDEMNATION.
"That cause was lost, but that did NOT
prove that 1t was wrong, for the history of
the world abounds with instances in which
might has proved more powerful than
right. The fact, therefore, that the cause
Tor which these brave soldiers gave their
lives failed OF success, and thnt we have
accepted the result with determination to
abide the issue as a final settlement OF tho
questions which led to the conflict does not
justify those time-servers who pretend to
have discovered that they were on the
wrong side in the contest either from want
OF manly courage OF from some sinister
motive Of self-int0rest As have said on
former occasions, III ever repudiate. dis
own or apologize for the cause for which
Lee fought and jackson died, may the
lightning Of heaven blast me aud the scorn
OF all good women and true men be my por-
tion,' and again l say that the con-
federate who has deserted since the
war is infinitely worse than the one who
deserted during the war, for the former
has gone over 20 the enemy at no personal
risk to himself and simply from motives of
gain, while the latter took his life in his
hands, knowing that he would be shot il
captured, and in a number of cases he was
tempted to leave the service to 20 to the as
sistance OF his family, which he was induced
to believe was starving at home.n The gem
eral closed by paying a high tribute TO the
ladies Of Virginia and the south.
DECORATIONS AT LEXINGTON
LEXINGTON, VIZ, June 6-The annual
decoration Of confederate soldiers graves
took place to-day. The LADIES' Memorial
Association and citizens generally profusely
decorated the graves of Stonewall Jackson
and the mausoleum Of Gen. Robert Edward