Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-30
THE LEE MONUMENT.
Virginia Honors Her Favor
ite Son.
Unwilling of the Statue at
Richmond.
The City Crowded with the -COnfed-
crate Hosts.
The Surviving Leaders of the Rebellion
Cheered to the Echo-Col. Ander-
sons Eloouent Address
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Associated Press Dispatchesl
RICHMOND, Va, May 29.--The weather
was cider and beautiful this morning.
Soon after daylight knots of those who
were to take part in the parade began
gathering upon the streets. Confeder-
ate camps of military and civilians
continued to arrive. Country folks
poured into town in ancient as well as
modern vehicles. Now and then band
of music started the crowds cheering by
playing "Bonnie Blue Flag" "Dixie"
and Maryland, my Maryland" As
some favorite commander was recog-
nized by the crowd yell arose from
them, which was carried along until he
halted or turned off into some side
street. AS the various commands
reached their starting points with some
familiar officer at their head, cheer after
cheer rent the air. The chief marshal,
General Fitzhugh Lee, and Generals
Early, Johnston and Longstreet re-
ceived similar ovatfons as they moved
about from place to place. The process
sion started promptly at noon, and was
composed of representatives of nearly all
the old confederate regiments in the
south.
The line of march was densely
crowded. AS the old chieftains of the
confederacy were recognized, hats came
off, and the old yell came from thou
sands of throats. Arrived at the statue
and the distinguished guests seated,
Governor Mckinney called the Assem-.
blage to order. After prayer, General
Early was presented as chairman of the
meeting. He introduced Colonel Ander-
son as orator of the day.
Colonel Anderson's Address.
Colonel Anderson's address was an
eloquent one, in which, while abating
no jot of love and admiration for Lee, so
couched it in words as not to jar upon
the sensibilities of the most ardent
unionist. He began with the statement
that people was known by its monu
ments, and by that record the world al
ways gave its most devoted admiration
to warriors. He sketched in
mastery way the transcendent
qualities necessarily united in
a great general. Lee, however, was not
merely one of the greatest captains, but
a man of absolutely unblemished chris
tian life. 1t was the singular felicity of
Virginia to have produced two great
stainless military leaders, Washington
and Lee. The orator gave an elaborate
biographical review of the generals life;
dwelt upon the painful struggle which it
cost him to decide whether to give his
allegiance to the nation or his native
state. Finally, in the face of ambitious
temptings, in the face of an offer of the
command of the union army, he decided
that duty called him to stand by Vir-
ginia. The speaker then sketched Lees
campaigns in illustration of his military
genius; touched upon the moderation
and good sense of the north at the close
of the struggle, and it's happy results;
spoke of Lees subsequent quiet, digni-
fed life, and closed with brilliant
peroration.
Colonel Anderson's address aroused
great enthusiasm.
General Joseph E. Johnston then un-
veiled the statue amid shouts and the
booming of cannon, long continued.
Description of tho Monument.
The Lee monument is situated at the
intersection of two broad streets in the
fashionable residence section. 1t con-
sists of white granite pedestal, forty
feet high, with six pedestals for statues
of Lees generals, to be placed hereafter.
Upon the pedestal stands bronze eques-
trian statue of Lee, twenty feet high. 1t
represents Lee upon the battlefield of
Gettysburg. While the figures of both
horse and man are in repose, all theatri-
cal effects being avoided, it is full OF life
and spirit. 1t is the work of Mercie, the
French sculptor.
washington's Statue Decorated.
New York, May pa Richmond,
Va, special says: Some one climbed
the statue of George Washington this
morning and put confederate flags in the
hands of the figure. Several protests
have been entered against the flags
being allowed to remain there, but the
authorities have refused to take them
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