Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
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State explicitly niti. -
lutiop az late as 1o45. tat. o,d
iu 'Iba North was strong and resolute' ana
/ -, tar,iblv in earnest was the South may
ho carIoed by the simple fact that nye mn
i;ops Of people. destitute OF arms anu a ,
neis shut off from the, outer worm pS e
rigorous blockade. ringed aronnu ~ az. tha
cd Gre took twenty-five millions py the
. 'hu neople rich in all appliances oil
,rar With ports wide open, and turope
,'o,,,,;ry in recr1lits-took twenty-five mil
l;ons hS tho throat and for four long years
ahoot Them 0,ith such vehement horceness
tbat twire we came withip an ace oil wresl-
line from them an honorable peace.
We fonoht as ever fights the freeman OF
ANGLO axon strain. ana III goo'' l'iU s ~. 10
have accepted the stern arbitrament OF me
eword az settling once and forever the
s,'.cc;coI internre.ation of the Constitution.
Sucb acceptance is all that hohoranie
mon can Weld, and all that brave men
Bnt when the cheap patriot" OF TIE
preas or of the rOstTum. lnsoient ny Itu .1l
of success won bv Others. goes sim luI'n ny
and demands that we shall now confess i b;o
"unrighteousness of our contention, MS
must. indeed. be O dastard's heart VINO
wouId thus brand himself traitor OF oiier
any craven apology for his feaiUy 10 a.
cause which Is forever strong WIN tne
strength of truth and immortal with the
Immortality of right"
Peaco has corne-G0d give His blessing
ON the fact aud on inc name;
The South speaks no invectiVe.
And che writes no word OF olame-
But we call all men TO witness
Tint we stand up without snane'
Nay, send it forth to all the world
That we stand up here Win pride-
Win love for living comrades,
And with prsiss for those who died
And in TINS manly frame OF nina
Till death we will abide
God and our c0nsciences alone
Give measure Of right and wrong
The race may fail unto swift
And the battle 20 The strong
But the Truth shall shine in history
And blossom into song.
That we should be thus firm and out
smoker is the simple duty which we owe
orr own self respect and manhOod-whlch
we owe to our children. who must inherit
their fathers glory or their fathers'
shame-which we owe that matchless lead
or sleeping Wonder ut Lexington III the
VALLEY whose :" soul was set in the royalty
Of discernment and resolve" and who.
alone with the blood. inherited the spirit
and the virtues of the old champions OF
freedom.
Above all. comrades. it is a solemn duty
which We owe these dauntless spirits, VINO
have fought the good night and passed
awav-who. at the bidding OF virginia ana
her southern sisters, went forth 20 Da'Ile
i'm ALI the Joyous valor OF youth or stern re-
solve of sober manhood. counting Their
lives n worthless thing-whOSe memory
scars high above the reach Of malice and
Gains but brighter iustre from the touch
of time"
In such measure as we honor the memory
of these men-in such mea ure as We sufer
4 I 1 g.. saala ol
touching the Righteousness OF the cause
for which they died-sO shall be measured
TO rs the respect of those who hereafter
shall read the story of that momentous
struggle with eyesunclouded OF prejudice
and passion.
A brave singer of cur English blood has
sung:
Who die IN a great cause.
And vet another rings out IN trumpet
tones ,
Eternal right, though all else fan,
Dan terer be made wrong.
As to whether these men died IN yam our
own lives and the lives of our children can
alone give the answer.
Vi we. their surviving comrades, ponder
inc in our hearts their mistaken resolution
in the fate OF cruel odds. their serene con-
stancy in adversely. rise up from the con-
temptation of all their stern and gentle VIZ
tues, strengthened even to tins day for the
"homelier FRAY" of daily llfe-tlen, they
have not died in vain.
If. when we tell our children, gathered
about happy fTesldes. how these men
hrayed driving sleet and torrid sun, and
nncomplaining bore the paugs of fevered
famine, the ceascless vigil, and hurt OF SHOT
and steel, and all for duty's sake-lf IN the
story they shall plainly read, as quicker stirs
their pulses play,
That Life may so, If Honor stay
then. they have not died in vain.
/ do not fear for the answer
We have mourned them as only brave
men can mourn each other. and now be-
long to us the unfinished tasks OF many a
noble life.
TO borrow the language Of the greatest
historian of the ancient world, whatever
we loved, whatever we admired IN theilves
Of these men, survives, and Will survive, IN
the hearts of their comrades, IN the sue
cession of the ages, IN the fame that waits
on noble deeds"
With them all is well.
They are not dead but sleeping Well we know
The forms that lie to-day beneath the SOD
Shall rise when time the golden blgles blow
And pour their music through the courts OF
God
And there amid earih's great heroic dead.
The war-wOrn sons Of God whose work Is
done -
Each face shall shine AS they with stately tread
In grand review sweep past the Jasper Throne.
The address was applauded almost at
every point.
MISS HILL INTRODUCED.
At its conclusion Mayor Collier intro
duced to the assemblage Miss Lucy Lee
Hill. daughter of the lamented General A.
=. Hill. The young lady was received with
great cheers, which she gracefully ac-
knowledged with bows.
UNVEILED.
It was thirteen minutes past o'clock
when Mss Lucy Hill and Mrs. J. Nj. Wyche
pulled the string and the statue stood un-
yelled. Salvos Of artillery and volleys OF
musketry, mingled with the cheers OF the
vast crowd, greeted the unwilling.
Miss Hill was then presented with q
handsome bouquet by Sergeant 4. }. Black
burn, of Company G, on behalf Of the old
Thirteenth Vir mia infantry. Hundreds
of people shook hands with the young
lady. who looked very handsome and was
evidently greatly delighted with her recep-
ton.
Great disappointment was expressed at
the absence OF Governor Mckinney and
the failure of the Richmond military TO
Join in the celebration.