Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-29

The Statue Of the Great Soldier Unveiled
at Lexington.
CHEERED BY VETERANS.
They Turn Gut by the Th0us and 10 Homer
His Memory.
EVENTS OF THE WAR RECALLED


EVENTS OF THE WAR RECALLED
By Old Comrades as They Gaze Upon Tat
tered Flags.
a WELCOME TO FORMER LEADERS
1he Buildings and Streets Decorated
Inscriptions ON the rcBes-Fr0ces
sion 10 the HEonumenf-Tne Unveiiine
Ceremo monies-Prayer by q Fighting
ChapIain-Adsress of General Early
Tribute of POetry-The SfOnewnll
Brigade-Maryland and New York eN'
CGnfeGeraGes-AS Scene of WING Cheer
Ing at the Cemetery and Along tho
ROute-sgrs. jackson Gnd Il er Grand
children.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
LEXINGTON, Va, July 21.-The event o.
to day at Lexington was of unique interest
in tho history of the place, being the meet
ing cfthousands Of Coufederates, soldiers
and civilians, together with other thousands
that have grown to adult age since the civi
war, to do honor to the memory of mar
with whose character and achievements thu
whole world is familiar, but with whom TIE
selves to be specially identified. Robert E.
Lee is the hero of the Copfederacy at large
but Thomas J. jackson is in a certain sense
appropriated by the Valley Of Virginia az
| its own-as an exponent of those qualities
which the Scotch Irish of the Valley partic.
ularly admire. This explains the warmth
and intensity of the feelings called forth by
the proceedings of to-day.
Lexington is the last resting place of two
of the South's greatest leaders. 1t rejoices
to have now at length testified by suitable
monuments its admiration aud reverence fol
both. The emotion of qualification will moi
| be confined to the limits of this town OF
| within the rim of the beautiful blue noun
tains that enclose it. Great qualities claim
| universal homage. Wherever military
genius, devoted patriotism aud undaunted
courage are admired there will be pleasure
in the reflection that the graves of Lee and
jackson are now both marked with appro
pirate memoirs, both the work of Virginia's
gifted sculptor, Edward Valentine. 10y
atty to country, faith in great principles,
/ fidelity 10 conviction-these will ever fnG
here congenial Mecca.
/ In point Oh weather more beautiful day
could not have been desired. Showers dur.
| ing yesterday afternoon and last evening
created a fear that to day would be rainy
end consequently unpleasant, bat this morn
| ing's bright sunrise dlssipated this, which
was the only thing that could happen tc
prevent the occasion from being a success
even beyond the mosd sanguine cxpeota-
tions of those who mad planned the effail
and worked so laboriously in its behalf. Al
night long and up to ths hour of beginning
! the exercises the people poured into town
I H., IN, md
on horseback and afoot, making the throne
l in Lexington, and the enthusiasm was as
intense as the crowd was immenge-
/ Every private house wos thrown opo2 &c
guests and taxed to its utmost capacity
Hotels and boarding-houses early in the
evening had to announce that they coulG
not accommodate even one more, whils
public halls, ten pin alleys and other places
were made inviting resting places for hun.
dreds of ex. Confederates and others by the
use OF beds made of clean new straw. This,
| in the estimation of the men who had
marched and fought with jackson, ''beat
nothing all to pieces" Other hundreds
who could find no place on which to rest
their weary bodies mado the best possible
of the situation and spent the night in sing
| ing war-songs and relating incidents of the
camp, the march and the desperate battles
in which they had engaged. Owing to the
large and orderly arrangements which had
been made for feeding the multitudes the
number of people who went hungry during
the day was much smaller than had beer
feared. Indeed, By far the largest proper.
tion of the crowd Jared almost sumptuous.
| ly. An interesting incident occurred be-
tween and O'Clock this morning. Whilst
Mr.. Valentine. tho sculptor. and DR.. Ben
janlin Blsckford, superintendent OF ths
Western Lunatic Asylum, were walking
along Main street they met the StoneTal
Band, of Stanton, (which was connected
with the Stonewall Brigade throughout The
war; On its way to the cemetery to visit
the grave of Lees great acknowledgement.
| The identity of the band being disclosed te
| Mir. Valentine, no volunteered to unvoil the
statue and give the numbers of the ba1d
the opportunity of viewing it. As the statue
was unveiled the band struck up "Dixie'
and followed it with ffStonewall jackson;
| Way" These wege the only visitors to sos
the statne until the formal unwilling,
They day Was ushered in by the firing a
6 a, NJ, by the Rookbcidga Artillery Of
statue of fifteen guns, and from this tint
until the dismissal of the parade the seem
vas ona Of enthusiasm aid exciting inter
est. As the military and ex-Confeaerata
camps debarked from the trains and march
ed to the various quarters assigned then
they were greeted with shouts and the wsy
| ing of handkerohiefs By the crowds which
| flied the streets, windows and eyeuhouse
tops along the route. When prominent mel
we're pointed out they were greeted will
the famous rebel yell, with q tiger, whiol
showed that whilst age may have dimme(
the eyes and whitened the locks OF the me,
Mno soluie.9u ?1, WIZ osoHew;.li d Jackson' ths.
ths vel vas ts nyecrs@-nf -, oya,'o-
nr the nTools,naiion of annt,ey s;"r.I a. ~;e s
tory which GeneraI Jackson al I,yara . sscr;ho
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