The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-29

front upon the ficids ~ New Market as they
| take the fire ike veterans upon victorious
/ field which their hcfOism had helped 10 win.
These sacred memories. my young comrades
Of the Virginia Military Institute, are your
! inheritaDc , and you will never be unworthy
Of them
AFTER THE WAR
But, say our optimistic sol0ns the war gave
Us also a Strong. centralized government.
Sshich f. n Safeguard against MI filese possi.
/ bile pcrils. Let them beware lest they repeat
Nebuchadnezzers dream of his tree Of power
and find no DdniCl 10 give the Interpretation
I thereof. The tcudenct % uil centsaiism, ~
any form Of government urdcr the sun, g. p
despotism. aud lnaTchy Is Tho lust and
most terrible offspring ~ desp' iism. Bot
how fares - with our own southland since
| the dark days o. destruction and TgcDnst' uc-
! ton? II Is uOless. true. Of her Than ~ Other
sections thar she has danger 10 confront 30
! the present and IN the future. The race
! problem, &c Legacy e the war; even now
looms up DmiuOusly before as. and Us nr1l
settlement must and viii remain with Tie
States Of the south Relieved OF The incu ne
! OF slavery, md disciplined in Inc stern
J school Of poverty and aoYer.lfy. she he's moi
for q moment halted or turned back iu the
great race Of progress. with firm and elastic
tread, she is springing forward on tbe .gh-
WAY cl national prosperity, and bids fair tO
realize her fOndcst dreams Of wealth ard
power. As descriptive OF these conditions,
we sometimes hear OF the New -ouinn iu
cOniralistincliOu 10 the old. Thank God 10 /
Is one south, neither new nor Old but always
glorious.
Bat for ITS record IN the past 1t could never
have been what 10 rs tO-dIY. Material pr0s
perify alone never yet made people great /
tncr shinr the great traditions the chlv- ]
airic ch imctcr and fhe splendid achievement !
oi the past, let as Improve upon them 10 we
can and Herewith be content
The great painter, leonardo dl Nluci, !
when hul youth. was directed by his ln-
81 az D. % q
been comueli Ted tO leave unfinished. Taking /
the brush with trembling hand and ncrlng /
before The piU turc. hc prayed ir skin and /
power 10 complete ths worl. Tor tur s8l,. OF /
his rolOvcd master HIS hand gref steady, /
the light of geuiu. 4. ',hol feDm bis eyes. en-
thus.nsm and iOfIafiulncss az self took tic
place 90 fear and sell t,sigurt and Dog whom
the picture was lli.ned. iHe work ol thc
young artist hId surpassed mat OF bis ma
Ter. ~O W Oh reycicut utnIs. w.ll We OF lII,
generation devote Ourselves 10 ine great
vol. before u-. and prly tllt Our efforts may
increase tl' Doe upuess. the strength and tnc
glory If our greet motlfrllud.
Would 90 Coz That Iu iil. gro4t country ~
ours political were not SO nearly sFnDuf-
NOUS with g. Ogup hical boundaries. and thIt
while rejoicing % eich other = pso@ics,-ef tif
crhoOd to nice; every Danger ih1t tur,aicla
in any and every part ol oar wide domain.
Inc cul walton oft such spirit and rctuin
to strict constitutional methods. Us lhe ollA |
c0ul.e of permanent nafinuHi -1.ciN. Nh'c
fHI . H|l . d. IH N .
@f-.n'n'... l..,.a fo ,n, -t.f.. mon aniir..
sovereign in .l t.ills r0t ausoiufeiy rc-
quliin4 ,hc Intervention oftle Aauonalcoy-
eminent. The true strength OF inal s3N-
eihinehl lh lle luiutt nuel Ne as iue
ii.a Ut as, t.---'',, ~. ING .t,.
NH rn',r a. nv, ON fhs.rshi@ils ana carrc lis
b1nnels iriuuDtautIv through oNery peri.
go this great eul tnc -tatgs oi tlo south
s.ani re"lt to pledge iA.ir n'es; iic T. ioi-
yum i : any ,'e.. "o. ms O.,i.h
have be'n sI,.,, t1y Win. irfliat l,loo.i aion.
forau tne euois az tie past. while NoftH
and south and East and west with loyal
hearts and willing hands, lul IN tae old snip
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hi. speech General fI.zuugh lee entered.
Ills presence was discovered, h'hos MeI'
ciarpld ana ieet stamped ANA Wnrn DC was
seen who it W.T., tAc audience moht lAio
Wild CHEERS NAt.h dia hlt cease U"tI ".1- d
Itl t4.H ll'N ITS iNHN m II| N''tlI.ll