The Portland daily press., 1890-05-30
Lee COMPARED WITH WASHINGTON.
Southern Eloquence Knows No Linn
1t In PraIsIng the Dead Soldier.
The Old Flag and the Rebel Yell In
the confederacy's Capital.
Gen. Early Creates a Scene by Call
Ing Gen. Longstreet Judas

RICHMOND. Va, May 1 29.-Confederate
flags waved everywhere in Richmond today,
the Stars and Stripes being in great minor
ity, while in the streets, the old tunes,
"Dixie," "Bonny Blue Flag" and 'Mary-
land, My Maryland" were heard above the
cheering of the crowd, which was kept up all
day, as the men who led the boys in gray in
the sixties were recognized and greeted with
the old Rebel yell. Shortly after 10 o'clock
the procession moved from Adams street on
to Broad, and the line of march was down
Broad to Nineteenth, to Main, up Main to
Eighth, to Franklin, out franklin to the
monument. When the head of the column
reached Harrison street it halted, and the
veteran cavalry volunteer troops and mounted
alliance formed ON the north side Of franklin
facing south The veteran infantry then
continued their march to the monument, and
followed by. the veteran cavalry and volun-
teer troops in order as formed. At the mon-
ument the organizations on foot were massed
Immediately in front of the grand stand as
they arrived. The mounted veterans passed
by their rear and formed on the left, near
the mounted Farmers Alliance formed in
their rear. The artillery took position in
line west of the infantry, facing west. The
volunteer cavalry formed facing the grand
stand In the field near Broad street, their
right near the artillery.
Gov. Mckinney, president of the Lee Mon
ument Association, called the assembage 10
order. After prayer by Rev. Charles Minner-
garode of the Episcopal church. Gen. Ear
ly was introduced as chairman, and he in
turn presented COL Archer Anderson, the
orator of the day, who spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens,-A people carves its own image
in the monuments of its great men. Not Yir-
gians only, not only those who dwell in the fair
Grande, but ali who bear the American name, may
proudly consent that posterity shall judge them
by the structure which we are here 10 dedicate
poet said, that wherever the Roman name and
sway extended, there should be the sepulchre OF
50 every % p q ns
| treasured as possession for all time" And If
this be true of that great name, what shall be said
day Of solemn commemoration? That, at the end
OF first quarter OF century after the close of
| stupendous civil war in which more than a mil
lion men struggled for the mastery during -four
| years of fierce and bloody conflict, we should see
| the Southern States In complete possession Oi
their local sef-government. the Federal Constltu-
tion unchanged, save as respects the great issues
submitted to the arbitrament of war, and the de-
feated party whilst in full and patriotic sympathy
with all the present grandeur and imperial prom
/ Use of reunited country, still not held to re-
nounce any glorious memory, but free to heap
honors upon their trusted leaders, living or dead
/ All this reveals character in which the Ameri
can people may well be content TO be handed
| down to history.
All this and more will be the testimony Of the
| solid fabric we here complete 1t will recall the
| generous initiative and the unfiagging zeal o.
| those noble women of the South to whom In large
| measure we owe this auspicions day. 1t will beal
its lasting witness as the voluntary offering of the
| people, not the governments of the Southern
| States and, standing as a perpetual memorial O
our great leader it will stand not less as an endur
ing record of what his fellow citizens deemed
| most worthy to he h0nored. 1t Is the singular
felicity of this Commonwealth OF Virginia to have
produced two stainless captains. The fame o
the one, conseerated by century OF universe
reverence, and the growth Of a colossal empire
the result Of his heroic labors, has been com
memorated In this city by monument in who's,
| majestic presence no man ever received the sug
gestion of thought that did not exalt humanity
The fame of the other. not yet generation old
and won in a cause which was lost, Is already
established by that impartial judgment Of foreigi
nations which anticipates the verdict Of the mex
age upon an equal pinnacle, and millions Of oul
c0untrymen present here with us in thei
| thoughts, and echOing back from city and plail
| and mountain top the deep and reverent voice o
this vast multitude will this day confirm ou
| solemn declaration that the monument to Georg
L NvaHtinBSon found nttinE compf'
| men. and companion in monument to Robert j
| Lee.
The remainder of the programme was the
carried out, the monument being unveiled
by Gen. Joseph L. Johnston amid salvos Q
artillery which could not drown the cheerin
| Of the crowd.