Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-06-24
Memorial pay.

A much larger uumOeE "a P
than we're expected we're present on
MemoriaI Day in 0harIestoWn, last
"wednesday. The procession was
formed,in froGtof the Court5Housea Al
l2.D p. NJ, under marshalship Of
Col. G. A. P~orterlield, q veteran OF
both the Mexican and late wars,1
in the following order:
CharIestown COrnet Band-Thomas
Baker, Leader.
Jefferson Guards-Capt. g. E. Bay
Tor.
Independent Fire Company@Capt.
JIG. Holmes.
Citizen Fire Company1Capt. .Jno.
w. Russell.
Speaker and Invited Guests.
Confederate Veterans and Citize4s'on
foot and in Vehicles and on
Horseback.
The march was first made to The
Methodist and Episcopal grayeyards
and from thence to Edge-Flia Gene
terry, where the following programme
of exercises was observed, Rev.
DR.. A. c. Hopkins, President Of the
Lee Memorial Association, presiding.
Music ny Band.
Music by Choir, under direction Of
Madame RuHl.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. j. S. Gardner.
Address by Hen. VIM. Z. Wilson.
Music by Choir.
Salute fired by Jefferson Guards.
Music by Band, during which th,
soldiers graves we're strewn
with flowers.
Procession was then reformed and
moved ne the Cesrt-House and
disbanded.
IIse. Vim. l.. Wilson was called
on suddenly but, as usual, was fully
Ieqnal 10 the occasion. He referred
to the faes TAat The Trainers of The
constitutions had consciously lief
unsettled se4ns Of the relations he.
twcca the National and State govern.
ments and hence the war was the
necessary outcome. Hence the pres.
ent respect and friendship between
Northern and Southern people in
Congress and elsewhere. Many ex.
Confederates had been in Congress
since the war, but while many scan
dals had arisen involving pablic mer
sinc6 then, no scandal had ~assaileC
any old Confederate who was a mem.
Der of Congress in all these years.
MI. Wilson's speech was brief but
chaste and excellent in all respect.
and was listened to by Large and
deeply intensified audience standing
in the shade. Mr.. w. never speak;
without saying much that is good,
and the people of Jefferson Away:
hail his beginning with pleasure and
his ending with regret.
Hon Wm.C. Oates, who was ex-
peoted to deliver tho orationzabEdeo
Hill Cemetery, was unable to get her,
in time, but delivered his address be.
fore a large audience in the court
house on Wednesday evening.
He commenced with a comprehen
sive, clear and forcible, but briei
statement of the causes that led t.
the var. He insisted that the South
was right, and the war inevitable
After four years of unequal fighting
Gin proportion of about one to foul
and a-half men, to say nothing Of
other resources) the Confederate
army became exhausted and Surren-
dered. Then came the cruel days o.
reconstruction. Through all thes,
days and through all vicissitudes the
South had shown its strength of mora
force and now is risen like Pheni3
from its ashes, is loyal, patriotic ant
powerful.
The lessons Of this address ar,
specially wholesome for the rising
generation, and needed to counter.
act the influence Of many modern
school books.
Col. Oates is a fine looking gentle
man, one sleeve armless and hail
gray. He speaks with great deliber.
alton, precision and force, thought,
that have been thoroughly digested.
His manner is calm, yet always Will
feeling. His object is not to enter
tain but to instruct and to convince.
The attention he received was al
once complimentary to him and t.
the audience.
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