Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-30
GRAFTON OF THE DAY
Address Of Colonel Archer Ander-
son Delivered Yesterday.
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colonel Archer Anderson. delivered yes
..,8av nj tho Lee monument unwilling
ceremonies;
Yellow Citizons,-A people carves its
-, IMAGE in tho monuments Of its great
non Not VTginians only. not only those
a., dwell in tho fair land stretching from
che Potomac 20 the Rio Grande, but all
vbo boar tho American namo may proudly
,,,.eut that posterity shall judge them by
,be structure which we are here to dedi-
,,,o aad crown with heroic figure. For
..tbe Latin poet said that wherever the
roman name and sway extended there
.ben,i be the sepulchre Of Pompey. so TO-
f.v IN every part Of America, the character
al fame Of Robert Edward Leo are troa-
,y-ei IS possession for NIL time"
,rd IL this be true Of that great name,
mai slall be said Of tho circumstances
.b,eb surround US on this day Of solemn
.ommem ration
mat al the end Of the first quarter Of a
,o,,rry. after the close of a stupendous
r,l var. IN which more than a million men
,..oreled for the mastery during four
,o,r, Of fierce and bloody conflict, we
rould scc the southern States in complete
,,s.essio1 Of their local lf-government,
,1e Federal Constitution unchanged save
prospects the great issues submitted TO the
s-ntrament Of war, and the defeated
,,-tv-whilst in fulland patriotic sympathy
v..h an the present grandeur and imperial
,rto,,s Of q reunited country-still not
iel tarcnounce any glorious memory, bat
f-ee % heap bon0rs upon their trusted
ica1,-,. living or dead-all this reveals
Character in which tho American people
r.sy wcll DO content to be handed down to
history.
ltfis. and moro, viii be the testimony
If 'rc solid fabric we here complete. IL
VIII r.. AL the generous initiative and the
r,saer,Dg zeal OF those noble women OF
,., s,uth 20 whom in large measure we
.we this auspiciOu5 dav; IL will bear ITS
l..t.ns witness a. the voluntary Offering OF
ID. ueopls not the Governments Of the
.,n.lcru States: and. standing ne per-
petnA memorial Of our great leader, 1t wall
,M-l not less M Gu enduring record OF
Wlat his felloW-ctizens deemed most
,rrr'hv % bo honorod.
What kind Of greatness then--it NAV be
A.s.g on this spot 10 ask-what kind OF
.-eatn"ss should men most honor IN their
fnow-men? Vast and varied is tho circle
NJ human excellcncc-wbCre ~ our para
count allegiance duoy
I7 tbat "temple of silence and recon.
citation" that Westminster Abbey OF
NI8ronce, whittier "a many paths OF glory
led Won NAV read one answer % this ques-
t.ou on the cenOtaph of Dante III tho IN
se-ipf on: Honor ne sublime poet" These
words tie medieval poet himself applied
ts bis great master, Virgil. After near SIX
eertur g. they st'li touch some OF the deep
o.. feelings of the holrt. And with them
como cloWdinc or The mind memories OF
long limo OF poets, nftsts. historians; ora
tors. thinkers who have sounded all the
eeuths OF speculation. princes of science
v,ho have advanced the frontiers Of Or
aerai lnow.edzo. of the least Of whom II
may boz oa.i as Newton's gravestone re-
co~iq Of tie gTcIte7t-that he was an
homer g. the race OF mon. Veg, If our life
were oulv though. and emotion, II will and
,ct.u and courage did not make up its
lr,a-.,t part. men might Justly reverence
81. Genius of poets and thinkers above all
otr.- -..atue-s. l}ut strong and natural
4. t.n incl nation Of those gwen up 10
fCIr'e.Ie .tual life thus 70 eXalt the trl-
unra,oi ne imagination and the reason,
srel ,u o' the impulse OF the great heart
e.. t.e multitude. And the multitude Is
right l9 "a large and true sense conduct
O.. more than intellect, more than Nrt or
eu.u.uce- haye done great things 10
ar than 70 have thought or expressed
;arul.
Iaus in every land the most conspicu-
0.. monuments commemorate the great
at.Drg, not the great thinkers, OF the
worlds history; and among these men OF
acton The great soldier has always secured
tue hrst place IN tho affections OF his cOun-
ff.men. What means this universal out
hurst If tho love and admiration OF our
:4ce for men who have been foremost IN
VErt Is tho common sense OF mankind
blinded by the blaze of military glory. Or
does some deep instinct teach rs that tho
Character of the idoal commander Is tDe
-lniest manifestation IN which man can
sh ~ himself 10 man: The power and tho
t...aation Of this deal are a.testcd 10y
t.e ludulgent adm ration We bestow
.l men WHO Oh tho one side grandly
Gid u out. while on the other
aIre Crieyously below II, weighed
Down by something base and earthly.
Thus standing before thai marvellous mon
lMtut 4u Berlin from winch Frederick in
.~laL.f as no lived looks down in home
lr greeting 70 his Prussian people, and
sesus still 20 warn them that the art which
won empire can alone maintain 1t, we for
f'' tle -"lhsh ambition, the petty toible3,
ilr chilling iife--we remember only the
v.or. the cousummate skill, the super
human constancv of the here-king OR If,
t.Innc from career 50 crowned with final
triumph. We recall how for lack OF a ike
ardrr Franco IN our own day has
been tramplrd under foot, we may conceive
the devotion with which Fronchmen still
crowd about tho tomb of NapoleOn--a
iluc that ia spite Of ell It's lurid associa-
tinls. ~ spite of AL the foundations of
tte second Empire. has still had power 20
lit be French natton during these latter
yea from a0asement and despair
Surely there must be something super
huusg m the genius Of great commander
# b, csu make as forgetful OF the woes and
,rimes so often attending It. How freely;
tleu. W.y We lavish our admiration and
gratitude. when no allowance has 20 be
Hs'.a ,o1 human weakness, when we find
n-h'ary rreatncss allied with the noblest
puzzle ali private virtue Here at last
49, us ideal union Is that rare greatness
WHICH men may most honor IN their fellow
Weu.
Il is TIA singular felicity Of this Com
u0nveaIih Of Virginia TO have produced
t~o such stainless captains. The fame OF
tie ole cousecrated by century OF uni
versa reverence and the growth OF CO.
i',sal empire, the result of bis heroic Ia
hJfs, las been ommemorated IN this city
IVA monument III whose majestic presence
10 mlu ever received the suggestion of
.4ougEt that did not exalt humanity. The
'el.e pl hhe Otner, not yet generation Oiu
and won ia a cause that was lost. Is already
Established by that impartial judgment OF
iolmgu nations which anticipates the ver-
a., Of Gao next age upon an equal pm
sale. and millions of our country
men present hers with Us i'll thor thoughts
aud eohoing back from city and plain and
noup;ain top the deep and reyerent voice
q TINS vast multitude, will this day con-
tfm cur solemn declaration that the
monument TO George Washington he's
found its only fitting complement and
companion in a monument TO Robert Lee.
veniured TO say that If we take account
o. human nature III ell its completely the
character Of the ideal commander Is the
sIsudest manifestation In which man can
Show himself 10 man. Consider some OF
t.e Necessary elements Of THE great char
setsr. Aud let us begin with its humber
virtues. its more iowly labors. If we take
Ne commander merely on his ndministra-
i've SIDE what treasures of energy, fore
cast, and watchfuinesS do wo not see him
expanding in the prosaic work Of providing
t.e means Of subsistence for has array lie