Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-27

sense. The courts are open, honest judges pre-
side, honest Jurors are IN the iury-boxcs- I@no @
governors are selected oy the people, me o'T Ths
are chosen according 20 prescribed forms nv .s
Lawmakers are chosen BY those who ABIDE Dy
the isw. All over the southern land We mhy
sem 1r praises 20 God that the ex-Coniederaeos
hft "-abiding es wen ss laW-slFihs heo"o'
WHAT THE SOUTH HAS DONE.
"Out Of our poverty We have moro tnan 70
stored the old educational institutions.
Wherever In the South there is child WIZ
wants education We aaye furnished him the
means 20 get IL. Your University Of NTg,nls
with all the credit that can bc given 70 ~ pnus NJ
nt competitors in every part OF tue South. We
have SAID 70 science, You are our mlsstess,
come and dwell among u.s. Tonight l can Ia,Iy "
say that for her means and according 70 ne.
circumstances, there is no part OF the Horlo tnss
furnishes 20 ample, 20 free and 50 many means
Tor education as tho South that formed the ia'o
COniederacy."
The sreaker then alluded 10 the agricultural
status of tne southern States ee compared Win
their condition before the war. He showed inst
though other industries COW Occupied our atten.
tion 20 n large degree, we have not rerograned
as tillers OF tho soil We are the same sVu'n-
the same men.
HUMAN NATURE OUR CORNERSTONE
1--WE have, +" ne said. ~ believed IN the sanctity
Of human nature and built upon that as the cor
Der-stOne. No doubtful future can dnmsy inc
man who feels that he Is going 70 do his best no
ddfkueaa can daunt the man VINO putb hlb Iel-
anco In God "a his Father and no himseu as we
fCn. There was time when IL seemed as II we
e uld not complain II our young men leit us, u u
they talked about the teeming helds ., .ii'
Northwest, n they spoke OF the wider opportunl-
ties Of the Northeast. We could hardly put al
obstacle In the way OF our boys who waited some
broader field IN which 20 labor. You y0ursoii
could not leave the memories )f tho graveyard
and those who lay In Il; the battle-helds and
those who fell on them. but you could hardly say
nay TO your who felt that those saeters were
permanent. VINO now wants 10 20 to WIDER
Held than this south? Where Is there wlder
fie.d than this which the Confederates have made
for their younger cons and brothersf DO you
want 20 90 where Industrial progress IA ficner
than anywhere else2 Go to Alabama, or go
over the river into Arkansas DO you want 10 go
where tho country Is impTovingf Go 10 our new
waterways running to the sea, bearing COM
merce upon their bJsOms No matter what your
sOn may nov want, wo offer II 10 HIN. our lu-
tute Is fuI OF hope, aud our past s full OF sane
tity.' lApplause.l
THE ORATORS CLOSING WORDS
In concluding his beautiful address Mr Breck-
inrdge said:
One by ono the Army OF Northern Virginia
will pass into history defeated army; not Ike
the Tenth Legion or the phalanx; not with tne
hOnors Of successful war upon its bay0nets; no
pensions have aided II in the struggles of life;
no tax uDOn a WIDOWS poverty has helped IT,
in the humble phrase Of my beautiful country
cach one OF thom, whether he had but one arm
or one leg has ID his own row with no tax
Rai1erer helping 10 make that row more
comfortable. He now knows better than he
could ever have known the sweetness OF the d.
vine declaration, lt Is better 20 give than to re-
cciTc.' ho has given TO his people peace nnd
plenty; he has given 70 lis children the exam
plc o. an honest, an industrious, and an heroic
life. And as that devoted arm passes INTO
immOrtalityIt II will live upon the ure OF all tho
world as an example which, II followed, Will
make every citizen a free man, proud son, ana
give 10 every girl noble lover.
FINE IMPRESSION.
When the silyer-tongued Kentucklan resumed
his sea he was VtciferOusly applauded, but this
en- husiasm WAS hardly necessary 10 demon
strate the effect which lis ringing eloquence had
produced upon tho audience, for during the
course of his address his hearers were all atten-
tit n and admiration.
major Bfander, as soon ns silence was secured.
moved that committee II five be appointed 10
piac3 ia nomination the names OF the officers or
Tho organization for the ensuing year.
The chair appointed the following on .he COM
mittee: MessrA ~ V. Randolph, thomas U.
Ransom, Z. &. Tyler, RoteTt STILES, and Pro-
isssJr James White. These gentlemen immedi-
ateiy retire1 for consultation.
Upon motion OF DR.. Parker tho thanks OF the
meeting were tondered Congressman Breckin-
ridge for his eloquent address.
General Far!V Speaks.
Before the Committee on Nomination re-
turned General JuDal A. Early was called upon
fOi an address. lie said he had no speech 70
make, and therefore could say bat little. There
was ono thing, however, which he desired TO
mention 10 his hearers. OF late some one had
sai1 that Lee, In his Pennsylvania campaign,
had c0untenanced depredatons by his soldiers
upon private property. courier, who had
been In the service Of tho Lost Cause, denie !
the charge in an article which appeared In
print The General said the writer who defend
ed the Confederate Cnioltan was entitled 20 the
utmost gratitude, "a the allegation was bnse
falsehoOd. The speaker, In hrs humorous way,
atffI IaH N1f q wa ~ who DESTROY
cd any property IN Pennsylvania. lie told a
very amusing story Of his experiences in the lit
tie town Of York and of his threats to the Mayor
of the town.
81 am sorry TO say" concluded the General,
"that the man who made the charges 10 which
/ refer Il n member Of this organization
Who Is het' asked some one. 49,,
''General Field, ~ they call hm-Maior
Field replied tho speaker.
Other Brief Ahdres
Major Stiles made an eloquent appeal TO his
hearers TO purchase she memoirs OF General W.
n. Pendleion, Chief Of Artillery OF the Army OF
Northern Virginia, which are now being pub
lished by the daughter OF tho gallant soldier.
lie referred 10 several interesting Incidents in
tho life OF the General
Loud calls were made for Captain Gordon Nc
Cabo. and he responded in a brief speech which
was an exquisite bit OF oratory. With a nicety
OF language and a pathos which only he can
command, he referred 70 the Confederate SOL
dier in words which frequently brought tears 70
the eyes OF his hearers. CAPTAIN McCabe's de-
livery was splendid, and his address, though
quite short, was a gem Of eOquence.
The New Officers.
The Committee on Nomination, upon their re-
turn, recommended the names O( the following
gentlemen as ofiicors for the next year: George
l.. Christian, president; I. :. Garnet, vice.
president: a. /. ROsser, second yice-president
Z. 1. Barton, Of inchester, third vce-prosi-
dent: Thomas Elicit, secretary; X. :. BOshar,
treasurer Executive COmmi,tee-W. Z. Cut
shaw. j. 4. Gray, Captain W. G.. McCabe, Cap.
tain John CussOns. and Captain f. r. Reeve.
supper at the WestmOrelnnd.
After the adjournment OF the meeting mag.
nincent supper was rendered Congressman
Breckenridge at the WestmOrelAnd Club. NJ
addresses wero made, but several hours were
delightfully."- spent in conversation and social
pleasures. Among those present were General
Karly Governor Mckinney, Governor Jones OF
Alabama. Mayor EllysOn, Judge Garnett Of Nor
folk. Dr. j. William Jones, Major jed Hotchkss
Hon. George L. Christian, General /. a. Brander
General Charles j. Anderson, Colonel T.. T.
Reeve, Colonel W.. f. Cutshaw, Captain Gordon
McCabe, Captain John Cussons. aud hessrS. \.
V. Randolph, Thomas Elicit and Carlton Nc
Carthy.
The Sexenniai League.
The supreme officers Of this order having con-
demned the action % the lodge located Ia this