The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-01

would nave quickly Heateu thc "OuWls ~
| war and left no bloody cbnsm TO be brftged
by the devilish devices Of pestiient p,liti-
clans"
THE PRIVATE SOLDIER.
Abiding to the monuments yet to b.
built, General Law paid the private sol
diers the most eloquent and deserved tri
butte that was heard to fall from the lips Of
any OF the many speakers, who UNDERTOOK
a similar task. lie said:
"Nor even here Is our duty ended. Let still
another monument rise, simple, m9'stf
grand, sky-piercing. let but one device De
| carved upon II a soldier ing dead upon rs
shield. Let IL bear but one inscription, that
placed by the Greeks, a. the old HomeEic le-
gend tells. on the memorial stone erected nj
Ihermopyin. and let It's summit he crowned
by figure In faded and worn grew jacket,
standing. musket In hand, ri the post Of duty.
"A truor hero or more unseliish patriot
never marched To the battle than the Con-
iederate private. He dii not serve Ilr pay,
for he received mere Iltfance iOr tls ser
vices. He did noe fight for glory, for his
country does not care for him. lie did not
look for promotion, for he seldom rose above
the ranks. tie often left a starving family nj
home; he committed them To Cod and the
charity of friends. lie suffered cruelty from
hunger and cold; and with his faithful friend
his musket, he was always ready TO forget
the one and TO overcome the other In the read
OF battle, and when he fell and slept his lasI
sleep In his soldier grave:
No useless coffin closed his breast,
Nor in IA sheet. nor in a shroud we wound
him;
But he lay like a warrior taking his rest.
With his tattered blanket around him"
GENERAL EARLY's ANECDoTE.
At this same reunion General Jubal \.
Early told characteristic story. He said Il
brave Confederate soldier had his leg shot OF
L,f Of Ia hnf h..
wound did not prove fatal. "After the
war; said the General, "this man turned
Republican and after he did so he had q
dream one night. In this vision he saw .
procession passing along the road in FROM
OF his house. Itwas composed of the lone
line Of Confederate dead that had fallen on
the field at Charlottesville and the
republican recognized many of the brave
comrades that were with him when he fell
with his leg shot of. As he looked at them.
and thought Of what he once was, and thu
change that had come over him, the rear Of
the procession came in view and then came
last leg and foot, marching by itself; az
soon as they came opposite their former
owner, they recognized him, flew at him
and kicked and kicked him until he wa
sore" No living man can tell this lik,
General Early.
n LtN>ON ~ LEARN.
At the banquet given 10 the Association
of the Army Of Northern Virginia, Colone
liable, representing the Louisiana division
Of the Army of Northern Virginia. in re
Spouse TO calls made upon him, threw on
some thoughtful suggestions. Colonel Ia
bic is a quiet man. who seems TO do a great
deal OF thinking. There is none OF tn,
giddy gush in his makeup, and he speaks
in plain, blunt words that make l0dgmeilt
lie c0mplimented Richmond upon il
growth and the spirit Of prosperity ant
good behavior that he saw everywhere, bu
he said he was not satisfied with the man
ner in which the children were benl
educated He was sorry to say thai
he had been asked by n boy fifteen years o.
age what the letters 50. \. v" meant on
his badge. lie was really ashamed to be
| lieye that a boy Of such age in Richmond, Va.
did not know that "a. \. v" stood for the
Army of Northern Virginia. He said thi,
was the fault of the school books that were
used in the public schools, and the educa-
| ton that our children were receiving. Al
Of this was Wrong. We had a greater
task i'm seeing them properly educated
than we found in holding reunions
and rearing monuments. Let the schoO
! books tell who jackson and Lee were, anC
| let us teach our children 10 respect 0ul
cause and we would raise up nation Of
great men. He did not propose to discuss
| the cause Of the war, because he knew
| il was right, and he did not intenC
TO 20 around the world making apologies
| for having done What was right.
Such remarks as these were excoedingl!
appropriate, coming. as they did, just a
| The time when the agitation Of change II
| schOOi-bOOks is attracting attention in Viz
ginia.
TO UPHOLD THE PRESENT AND PAST.
Ii is the children Of to-day that will hay,
| in the days 10 come TO uphold the present
and past Of Virginia. Into their hands vii
| he placed the affairs of Commonwealth
| described as follows by Colonel Archer An
dersOn in his address at the unyeiling of thu
Lee statue:
III was n Commonwealth, older than the
| Union OF the States; IL was the first abode OF
| English freedom in tho Western world il
was the scene OF the earliest organized legls-
latiVe resistance TO the encroacnmentsO OF the
mother country; IT. was the birthplace of the
immortal leader Of our revolutionary armies
and of many Of the architects OF the Federal
| Constitution; II was the central seat OF thal
| doctrine of state sovereignty sanctioned Dy
| the great names Of jefferson ana Madison; Il
was land rich in every gift of the earth ami
| sky-richer stlll In its race of men, brave
| frugal, pious. loving honor, but fearing God
| IL was Il land hnllo~ed, then, by memories o
an almost unbrOlcn series OF patriotic trl'
jumps, bur now, after the wreck and ruin o.
| four years Of unsuccessful war. consecratec
anew by deeds of heroism and devotion
whose increasing lustre VIII borrow
brighter radiance from their sombre back
ground Of suffering and defeat"
/ BY these memories. trlumphs, wrecks ant
ruins, herOlsm and devotion, see to it thai
the children Of this hour have instilled int
their minds due appreciation of the Iich lie
gacy which is theirs.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
Richmond has need for c0ngratulati0n OF
the work that she has done during the pas
week. She has contributed strong chap
ter in the history If current events, ant
while the work was not all that could have
been expected, it has been sufficient to Sc
the seal of truth 10 one great fact, which
ought 10 be- care.glly cOnned in the minds
of our people. and laid away ioi
thoughtful account. is this. II has beer
shown that we do not properly appreciate
orr MAGNIFICENT advantages and that We
allow excellent opportunities 10 slip through
our fingers without every effort to grasl
them. Richmond is comparable To good
natured giant. who. conscious OF MS own
strength. puts it 10 little useful purpose
unless compelled 10 do so. lis like great
oyer-erown baby, satisfied to dangle
at the apron strings Of mother,
without exercising an element OF
self susicnance, until some exciting
cause arises, and then astonishing every
body by the display Of latent talent and
force. that it possessed all the time, and yet
waited for time 10 deyelOpe, instead Of put
ting it i'm force an time. This Is one OF
the things to be thought about. The turn
ing inwardly Of thoughts Of this sort, will
have been one of the most effective things,
that the great gathering could lead TO. When
the agitated mind coOls of and settles
10 the work of summing up the results OF
the great events Of the past week-snorn OF
all sentiment and excitement. III THIS DE-
done. the quickening thrOb Of the financial
and business world in our midst will give
warranty Of increased prosperity. New In
stitutiOns will spring up, fresh life Will b,
infused in the trade world; the scales OF Ole
fOgyism will loosen the last OF their linger
ing tenets, fall from the eyes
and new beauties will be revealed 10 the
gaze of an astOnished people. We will won
der that we waited for the great work So
long: we shudder at the slip-shOd ways Of
| the past, and congratulate ourselves
mon tine DAYS Of new things, never forget
| ting in the rush after wealth To give due
credit to all that is good in the past, and tC
avoid the errors OF the future by guidance
from the lamps that blaze from the light
houses of experience.
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