Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-26

hlN-i was y ftcli1l OF n Neit-kDONu haos'if'''.
fact aud making an eloquent and picturesque
allnsion 70 the mission Of the fathers oil the re-
public Governor Lee said
Power was 70 90 transferred from Kl3g 10 the
people: struggling colonies were 10 DC trhns-
formed into soyer. gu States central strength
was 10 be created only potent enough 70 chtty
out the plrp1ses Of tho reator, white wy
States themselves should be left nniisturhed va
the exercise Of all rights not specified "a having
been relnqushei. Executive, legislative anu
Judicial departments of the government, re-
y0lVing each In lis own sphere. were 70 20 con
| strucfed n rampart erected 90 Gehne tedersi
Jurisdiction and within which the States must 10
shent, and Slpreme Court modeNeias pure rs
! the drifting snow mounting guard upoh tho
| mountains 20 cJpstrue n written Constitution
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or TIE TEMPLE.
Three foundatlon-stones OF tho temple OF
american Independence were most sngaclousN
laid by small group OF intellectual graves low
| ering m whose midst at every step oil tle couh-
tfy= progress werc the statesmen OF Nlrklhh'
who5e lips and lives have taught us 20 iail uo"h
and worship at the shrine OF a beloved Cch-
| .nonvcalth.
After graceful and fervid nlIus,ons 10 the
parts borne In establishing American inlepenn'
| ence ana forming the government ~ "hsnIIk,
| ton, Jefferson, Madison, Henry, Mason' anu
I others, General Ice continued:
Look back. Oh Virginia Let your vision sweep
| the vista Of tho past, and II the lightnings nave
| dashed and the thnnders have rolled across your
path, iwining round the llag Of State are SUI 70
| Dc found the great principles true repuui.,
| and inscribed upon the banner nylng nv lss
sum NIT upOn the one side l. al Selt-goVetn-
| menf' upon the other Tho safety Of the states
| +, tho safety of the Union." Applause mo
| hcart OF tho modern Virginia soldier beats IN
| unison with tho doctrine o; the statesmen OF the
| earlier period.
LEE AND JOHNSTON.
The speaker here mado reference 20 the
| motives ,hat prompted Leo and Johnston 70 re-
| Higu their commissions In the old army ana cis'
| their fortunes with their native state: also,
| tsfIehsA u. gf 81 and stuart
| IN beautiful language, and in CONCLUSION salu'
! Tho hand OF q statesman OF the olden tln
| q statesman who u wise 10 conceive ana pold 10
| eXecnte-Nlll soon he LAID upon the govern
! mental helm. Grover Cleveland believes that
| the stars m their beds of hlne in the nailonai
| banner should represent states coequal IN consul
tItional hrliCncy. and that one citizen should nc
| the equal Of another in all legal rshtS'
| whether he worshrs in yorder church Whtre
| Henry Numbered forth "Give me liberty or gl'e
me death" OF drops Oh bended knee on rock
Tet W'h the suglng waters u Cape Coz pay
| lApPause.l Ihs duties OF his high ONCE VIII
no imDartially and ably discharged. ana Wuen
Nv executive lator1 are onded We VIII De re-
minded of the judicial picture Wharton draws OF
Nottingham: SEATED upon n throne with ray
cf glory about his head. his ermine without
spot or blemish, his balance IN hrs risht nan /.
~ ercy IN his lot, splendor and brightness AZ ms
feet, and his tongue dispensing truth, goodness
virtue, and justice 70 mankind
| The banquet. which was perfect sue
ceaS in all respects and passed OF without
mitch, closed at O'Clock this morning.
Letters sf Regret.
Among those who were invited to attend
and could not. but sent letters of regret
were: Vice President elect Stevenson.
Senator Vance. Senator Morgan, Hon. W.
+. Harrity, Ex-Governor Campbell, MI.
Whitney, Hon. Calvin : Brice. Mr.. Justice
Field. Chiet-Justice Fuller. Governor Rus
sell of Massachusetts, Mr.. VI. l.. ingalls,,
Daniel Lamont. Governor Pattlson Oh
Pennsylvania. Senator u. B. Hill. Senator
German, ex-senator Carlisle, ex-senator
Bayard. Chief-bngineer Melville. United
States Navy. and other.
| Mr. BreckinrIdce IS the guest Of Mr.. +.
V. Valentine, the sculptor. Lieutenant
Governor j. Hoge Tyler, General tltzhugh
Lee. and Senator lluntOn are stoppng
with Governor Mckinney. Senator Daniel
IL with bis friend, Major James y. Patton.
Mr.. Fairchild Is the guest of Mr. Joseph
Bryan and Hon. ". Il. Wilson the guest OF
Mr.. T. II. Mayo.
Hon. Basil b. Gordon, chairman of the
State Democratic Committee, started 10
Richmond. but was recalled BY a telegram