The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-30
at New Market, carried the banner
around which they rallied in
That Memorable Fight

not NkCMOldUie 1Snts
AT the head of the procession rode ex-
Gov. LIE, mounted on q spirited iron
gray horse. In the first carriage were
Gov. Mckinney, Col. Archer Anderson,
the orator of the day, Gen. Juhal 4.
Early and Gen. Joseph E Joenston. II
some of the other carriages we're Capt.
4. e. Lee, Miss Mildred Lee, Miss Mary
Lee, Senator Reagan of Texas. ex-Post-
master-General OF the Confederacy, Gen.
H. Walker of Morristown, N. j., Sena-
tors Butler, Barbour, Daniel, Kenna
and Pa>co;
Cove rnor FOWlc of Worth Carolina,
Fleming OF Fla, Ewing of w. Va,
Rlchai dson of South Carolina, Gen. w
Ii. F. Lee, wife and sons, Capt. Dan
Lee, wife and children.
AS the leading carriage passed down
Broad street it was greeted with
Wild Demonstrations by ;he
enormous crowd. Fair hands flung
Roses from the Windows;
banners were torn from the fronts of
builcingf and tossed high into the air,
and as IT, band struck up the gay air
Dixie" gray heads bowed low aud soft
The passage Of the professional column
through he principal streets Of the city
was q
Continued Ovation.
1t progress was much impeded by the
crowd Mat filed the streets, and it was
nearly tao o'clccl, when the monument
was reached. An enormous crowd vas
in II tjs.sr I
Ill front OF the monument had been re-
served for the distinguished guests, the
orator Of the day and ladies'
1t was wei filed when the procession
arrived, and the graud marshal dis
mounted and offered his arm to Gen.
Jobnston to escort him to the seat re-
served for him. When Gov. Mckinney,
Col. Anderson and the other distinguish
ed guests and officers of the occasion
had taken positions on the front Of the
stand, the procession passed in review
before them, the
Veteran Infantry Leading
ard the veteran cavalry and volunteer
infantry bringing up the rear. The in
fautry organizations were marched as
rapidly as possible in front Of the grand
stand, the mounted veterans on the left
near the monument.
The artillery took position in line
west OF the infantry and facing the
stand. The volunteer cavalry formed
facing the grand stand.
The arrangement of the mass of peo-
pie occupied fully half hour.
When the organization was complete
and something like quiet could be had,
Gov. Mckinney, as President oi the Lee
Monument association arose and called
the as emblage TO order.
Gov. Mckinney sai, it WAS his desire
not to perpatuate luminosity or ,Xcte
bitterness OF feeling in auy portion OF
this country, but to express tho love and
alteration OF the people OF the South fol
those who had fallen in their behalf.
That feeling was
UncOnGuerablc and Eternal.
(App!ause). Amid all the Southern
States there existed feeling Of love tol
the Confederacy which" Ee sad, 81:
now dead" Gov. mckinney called at
tenlion 10 fact that all of the Confederate
states were represented in the gather
ing of to-day. He Iamed each S.ats
and the chief representatives which i
had sent to the exercises. AS he namel
in succession Reagan, Lorgstceet, Cor
, don, Holt, Hampton and Johnston
each name was greeted win prolongt
cheering. "Not with sorrow do tie,
!, come,r said Gov. Mckinney, "but a
conquering heroes they are here
A reference to
= = Mrs. Davis
: as one who suffered for US as none hav
suffered since Gethsemane" was sreetes
with applause.
After brief invocation by Rev. Chas
: Minnegerode, Of the Episcopal chu ca
} Gov. Mckinney introduced Gen. Earl
as chairman of the meeting.
He was Greeted with Prolonged Ap
: pIause
Q aud cheering. Taking the gavel fror
il Gov. McKinney's hand, Gen. Early al
' nounccd in few we'll chosen words tn
s orator Of the occasion,
|, Col. Archer Anderson.
n NEARLY twenty years ago." he salt
q "a meeting of Confederate soldiers ";
held in Richmond presided over by ii
iiiustrious President Of the Co"faderaG
- for the purpose of erecting mnnnmtt
~ to the great commander II was ~
io thought that such IA monument vi
/, necessary to perpetuate his fame but
=, show that the soldiers VINO had lolloa i
~ y him were not
Unworthy to Have Been the FOllowe
le Of Robt. T.. Lee Gen. Early said
was not his purpose to make spaec
He was glad to see so many survive
ID of the war and so many of MS old cor
rades. He was particularly clad to We
ed come the private soldier who did hlsdu
RS before the war, during the war and vi
ee had been doing his duty and remalnll
of faithful to his colorS ever since. /
private soldier was
lg Equal to the Highest in Rank,
va and Ee cordially greeted him. ca
al plause.)
Every point in Col. Anderson's aldre
ar was greeted with warm applause a
several times he was obliged to suspe
a his remarks while the crowd
. Cheered A gain and Again.
ey At the conclusion of his address,
wave Of applause swept over the GRO
nj and rippled out again and again III
sr Hands Were Tired and Threats VIZ
He tsOarse.
L. T.