The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-27
MAGNIFICENT ADDRESS
-, MOI, ~ c. T.. BREckISRIDGE
Befors the Association OF the Army OF
Northern yireinia-The Confederate
Soldier IN Peace His Theme.

the speaker Of the evening, ana iu'S
sustained his reputation as an orator
WARM RECEPTION.
He arrived yesterday on the CHESAPEAKE
and Ohio afternoon train, and was met
bv n committee OF the Association COM
posed OF Colonel W. Z. Cutshaw. Captain
Thomas Elicit and Judge George j.
Christian. who escorted him 10 the ~
change Hotel. His greeting as ne en-
tered the hall OF the House was en'nuS
astic and complimentary. -. c,,od
me- main floor and galleries were iilieu
IN overv available space, and hunurepS
~ neople were unable 10 get Wllilih INC
door oo,,,roeod for
The audience present was composer ioi
the most part Of men OF proi'ilI'o',O i,S,as
note and quite q large number OF idu'o'
occupied seats.
OLD WIS PRESENT.
A number Of distinguished Conlsuei AZ
oGIcers testified their interest III .no 10
ISOLATION by attending from III u,' -,
and the sentiments uttereu 4""i'u
and sympathetic ears. ,,,,, II
In the absence Of General NllllaHl II
pavne the president OF the Association;
General #. i. Rosser presided Hei ,. a.
I,,hoI A Early occupied prominenl
Seat Governor Mckinney sat inmedleleIy
g., front Of the speaker and me 1Oiio"A's
prorninent ex-Confederates were scat 0N
about the hall: c.or,o 7.
Major Robert Stiles. Judge Heois -
Christian. Mayor Ellyson. Colonel 'onn
u e. Colonel Thomas A Brander'
Colonel John y. Purcell Colonel \, "
Dando1nh. Carlton Mccarthy, Colonel a:
W Archer Major J. Horace Lacy OF
sro,svlvania. NJ. Glennan Of Norfolk, Rev.
Dr Jobn Pollard Rev. DR.. James NeIsoi,'
Iudge n r. Wexford. Major Charies =
Stringfellow. Captain John Cusaohs'
Frank D. Hi, J. Taylor Straitoh, Con-
wav r. Sands Colonel W. T.. CutshdM'
Major Jed Hotchkiss Of stanton D. H.
Carers. W. c. Preston. Judge j. H. ~
gram. Captain T. c. Morton. f. H. NC
CURE. NJ. S. Quarles and many Others
rrEvTST PRAYER.
Rev J. william Jones. D. D.. OF Atlah.a'
famous as General Lees chaplain VINO
has at each recurrence OF tnese aIl' I'II.
meetings offered the opening prayer
,gatn accented the invitation, and came
~ Richmond for that purpose He offered
short but fervent and appropriate
nraver. expressing gratitude for the men
who 60 bravely fought the battles OF the
South.
coroyYI. BREcKINRIDGE's ADDRESS.
General Rosser then briefly introduced
Colonel breckenridge as an able defender
Of the rights Of the South. both during
the war and since the war.
After standing for several minutes, 10
await the subsistence OF applause, Colonel
Rreckinridge commenced one OF the most
Nnisb,d and beautiful oratiOns ever de-
uvered In this historic hall. and FOR more
than an hour held almost GREATNESS
with interest the large audience present.
his speech was more than an Grafton.
and one which defies any correct concep-
ton except through n omplete report OF
IT'S eloquent utteranccs. and even then the
ring OF the voice. the perfectly mOduiateu
tones and the expressive light of the eye
OF the speaker would be lost TO the
reader II was a grand and Deautllul
effort. worthy Of the fame Of the orator
and the sacredness Of the subject Sc
lected. The question as Go what consul
tutes orctory remains unanswered
through the centuries, Dut mere, III one
man. at least is found its best reply
the power Of the mind over mind and the
indescribable music of the voice.
THE kx-CoNFEDEBATK IN PEACE.
The ex-Confederate and what he has
done IN peace was the theme selected,
and IN it's treatment he found room for
a complete historic sketch Of the south
and It's people. POLITICALLY interviewer
with It's sentiments and principles, us
past and present glories.
The old South, with It's Institutions, lts
pride OF ancestry, its moral standing ana
code Of honor, the relation Of master ana
slave. and those conditions Of an old re-
gime almost unknown to new genera
ton, were pictured as only one can 90
who has experienced them and has the
Of mi nC a
old South and the new South, as builded
by the hands OF those who, having fought
for the Lost Cause, achieved greatness
in time OF peace under adverse circum-
stances and without resources, were
themes fruitful with beauty OF thought
and expression
Colonel Brecllinridge closed with mag
nifcent tribute to the bravery ana pa
triotism Of the ex-Confederate and took
his seat amidst long-continued demon
STATIONS of appreciation.
COMMITTEE TO NOMINATE OFFICERS.
The Chair next announced the election
Of of.cor RS for the ensuing year. ana on
motion, appointed q committee on hohu-
nation 10 report names for the coHsldera-
ton OF the meeting.
The committee was composed or Major
N. V Randolph. Thomas O. Ransom
Ter and Major Robert Stiles.
On their return DR.. Parker moved that
a vote of thanks be rendered the distin-
guished orator Of the occasion, which Was
heartily adopted.
GENERAL FARLY's REMARKS.
General Early. responding TO loud calls.
said that the Association of the Army Of
Northern Virginia was first called to-
ge,her to express sentiments Of sorrow at
the death OF General II. Il. Lee. and one
OF it's main objects was To defend and
pcrpetuate his memory, and that he de-
sired to call attention to recent state
ment that General Lee authorized depre-
dations on private property While in
PENNSYLVANIA with his army. He pro-
nounced II vile Islander. and said prl-
vate soldier who recently gave denial to
the report deserved the thanks OF every
honest Confederate.
Continuing, General Early said that
when General Lee crossed the Potomac
ne issued an order that no individual
property should be molested, and that he
General Early) was the only Confederate
who destroyed any private property In
Pennsylvania.
He then in an amusing manner related
q the burning Of Thad Stevens Iron Works
and the levying Of tribute on the town
OF York for the maintenance of his
army, but refuted the many ISLANDERS
about the destruction OF private property
by reading extracts from an article writ
ten by the Mayor OF that place.
SENSATION
Concluding General Early said he was
sorry to say that the man who made
these slanderous charges against General
Lee was member Of the Association Of