The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-03
Hfeetinq Of Citizens of Richmond TO do
Honor TO the Late Great Southern Hero
Committee Presents IA Paper which Was
Adopted.

ssm 1SI 4 Palmer. Colonel A7cher, Judge Minor
and Dir. Joseph " Ihoma.. .., short
The committee then retired, anu hller Niltl'
consultation, presented the following Iesoiu-
tions:
The Resolutions.
"yirginia mourns the last Of her great soldier
COMMUNICATION Lee, JOhnStOn-all stalh-
esWifbin a wear after he drew aside the veil
that hid the image of the GOd-llko Lee Johh-
sion himself passed from us, and beyond mat
greater veil the three Christian heroes nave eh-
tered upon immortal comradeship u,.,,.to
lameting her children because they arr not may
vet lift her bowed head with this proud renee
lion: Even in these degenerate DAYS nave boIhe
peerless sons and while III some sense must
give them up. yet are they mine forever.
Great American. Joseph H.. Johnston was the
soldier-the trained. professional soldiei' rs
such he was less perfectly IN t0uch WIN tne
mass of the people ana. III proportion ~ Hls
merit less appreciated by them than were most
OF the other heroes of the war
The Christian civilization OF to-day rlghtY
yearns for peace. but unrightly refuses 20 cSu-
mate fairly tho greatness thails born OF the pro-
fessiOn OF arms alone.
"A quarter Of a century ago, as the males nc
figures Of orr great generals emerged from the
smoke of battle and moved out rom Inc sol
der life from camp and march ana held mo
the unrOmantic walks OF our seihsh schtmlhs
Business world, men marNelled AZ thtm ms
anomalies and demanded whence have mere
soldiers these characteristics tins purity ana
lls
LIFE OF SOLDIER.
Those of rs who have, 10 some extent. lived
and loved the life OF the soldier, make answer:
These men were cast in this mould; they are not
anomalies, but the lofty yet normal outcome oi
n grand system Of physical ana mental ana
moral training. What thcnls this training, and
what are the formative elements OF tins me-
We answer .s
.cerrice; its all peryadng law is DuU ltS hrst
lesson is Obediehce unq'~snontng; ITS last lesson
Command ,uqpsr0ucd ITS daily, discipline
accountability uHceGSiUg; lts final burden ht-
spOslsfbilffV unnleqSUed; its everyday expert
ence HardshiDS. Periis, Crises lnparnleicd; its
compensation FiIed Pay; Its inspiration Fro-
"Here is The mould. Does it not prefgure the
man we mourn and honor to-nlght?-hls purity,
his loyalty, his directness, his robustness ms
majestic simplicity his DEVOTION TO DUTY, ms
heroism? Yes, God made him. in body. mind
and soul-a youth capable of responding 10 TINS
noble training aud absorbing these lofty innu-
ences, but they made him the man and the hero
he was.
GREAT CHARACTER
Thus was he solder-traned to great char
acter and grand career, 10 majestic manhood
higher. because he was also God-created' hlEh-
eoued and broad-mnded II Il noteworthy
how his soldier training ana ms solulcr splIit
entered into, inspiring or modifying ms almost
every act and uttcranco, and yet now MS per-
sonal elevation and breadth bore him up and
away. above and beyond the mere soldier.
where will you find anything inner IMAM
gallant officer, afterwards prominent on the
Federal side his palliation of the failure 10 es-
pouse the cause Of his native South upon the
ground AZ ho said, that his friend was essential
" soldier. and had failed TO secure IN our ser
vice the rank TO which his worth ana his posi-
ton in the old army justly entitled hlm-all
unconscious the while Of the noble contrast
which his own conduct presented, in turning
his back upon higher position IN the Old scr
vice than any other Southern officer sacrificed
and never sulking, but fighting TO the bitter end
under what he considered injustice like TO that
which repealed his friend.
His mere intellectual pre- elnlnnccc does not
even require distinct assertion. Not only does
his career throughout bear witness 10 u, but II
j. perhaps not too much 10 say that by the gen
eral consensus OF competent opinion IN the
United States North and South, Joseph l.. john
ston is ranked as at least the peer of any oiuccr
upon either side in the late war, not M intellect
only, but IN all the eaTning and Skill OF ms pro-
tession.
"Ho was even more than this II is question:
tile whether there can be found IN all the annals
OF war and defeat subllmcr exhibition OF I'M
perturbahle pose of soul and perfect command
Of the very utmost of one suprcmtst powers
than Is furnished 10y Johnstons great double act
of soldlershlp ami craftsmanship IN the battle
of Bentonulle and the convention with Sher-
man.
gcnce and ms high oulcd strength overlap ana
Use above the broad and high ideal, even Of the
true soldier-of soldier only-but his heart AMI
his affections were 50 rich and SO loving that
even his hon-llke Insecurity could not hanlsh
from his intercourse with his family and his
friends tenderness that was absolutely
womany.
KISSED HIM.
General Dabnev Maury says he kissed him
upon both checks and then upon las lips when
parting from him for the last time. IL was ono
whom he specially loved ana trusted lie Was
not only atfectionate and tondorho of the lion
heart and hammer hand and body battle
scarred-but he was the most aflcctionate and
the most tender of men.
Let il Ice added, TO complete the picture, and
with devOut gratitude 10 Almighty God that be
who, with such omptllng will and such "a
mighty hand, controlled and led men, followed
his Divine Master with the humility and the
cOnhdmg trust of little child: therefore bee n
Resolved, J. mat IN the llte ot Ca neral Joseph
Eggloston Johnston Virginia recognizes with
maternal prldc me career OF great ,hris'lan
soldier, Wi hout fear and without rcproach, and
full 81 well earned honors.
- That IN his death she mourns the loss Of
one OF the most noble and the most loyal of all
IS. That so far as such final disposition of
his remains can bee harnoniled with the wlshr.
and plans of the General family, the people of
Virginia, as well, grave the noble body. SCARED
with ten honorable wounds. and ask that they
be permitted TO lay IL reyorcntly 10 rest here lu
his native soil. az such place IN or near the city
of Richmond a. may hereafter he determined
upon.
tons DE communicated 20 the family of General
Johnston. accompanied by our revorent SYM
Iathy.'
Major stiles Remarks.
Major Stiles, who had read the resolutions
stated that he feit like making few remarks
ia support Of the resolutions, and hc then de-
liyered an Grafton which lasted nearly an hour
and which IN mastery manner and IN glowing
terms described the many rare qualities of the
lHmented General a. "a true friend OF the de
ceased could picture them.
The speaker told his attentive listeners that
General Johnston was by far the greatest man
whom he had known IN the intimacy of close
friendship. lie had been so essentially a SOL
dier that he dld not touch the hearts Of the
people as other solliors had done he was fully
convinced that II the dead General could com
muilcate with hun nov hc would thank MIN for
his endeaNor 10 set his sol her life right
In former times the soldier was ridiculcd and
even IN tins age he was snctrod at because he
did nothing 10 add to the material wealth whiie
everybody else wac only thinking OF eurichlng
himself.
Another idea was that the time Of the soldier
was OF the past The tendency of the frr..nf
kgo WAS 10 settle all difficulties bv p,aco gt.u
crosses; while such congresses were octusil,
lar ahead OF the age.
CIVILIZATION was only built on the bullet and
bayonet ON The sabre and cannon
whenever the balance of power in EurOre l.
came disturbed the soldier had 10 step IN 10 re-
store 10. ~
Major Stiles described the several traits ~
character OF General Johnston.
lie spoke OF his most infinite and absolute
courage or manhood and went n detail into "A
soldier ''''0' vi
lie pointed al his service In the war. when tbe
man WAS taken and set apart from every ,er.
bOnal aim To serve his cOuutrv and ~. ~. -.