Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-14

that led bv Lincoln, Seward Stanton
sherman. Thad Stevens. and Ben Butitr'
ct id omna genus. was right ana IN tIe
presidential election OF 1864, when the
issue between Lincoln ana McClellan "'9
distinctly made as TO whether lhe wa
then being vaged against tie South was
rirht or wrong, nearly one half or the
northern people voted that 1t WAS Wrohs'
and i'm their platform denounced the "u
ministratlon Of Lincoln in the cohuuCt
or the war as n usurpaton, ana sald
"tbat the Constitution itself hai peeh
dieregardel I'm every part" and 'that
Justice humanity. liberty. and ihe p1Dil'
welfare demand an Immediate cessauoh
Of hostiNties." out Of their own NOUNS
let US Judge them. ,o-o =
on the third day of November lo'o' q
fpw weeks after the death or our great
CHI ftain. Lee. there assembled IN puI-
suaoco of a call issued by General EaTly.
AS the ranking officer Of the Arhy VI
Northern Virginia. tnon resliihs III
cinia. the grandest body OF men anu ~.
roaa that il wa, ever my prIN"'N
I,,l, unon. That meeting. composer oi
...'r.,],t,tiv mon and soldiers from al!
,,ar+s of the South. was calle1 10 pay r.
s,,4ct TO the memory Of General Lee anu
n i1auaurate the movement Which Gun
minated in the erection Of the eques'It'"
statue which al0rns our western suo"' -
It ,,,s praeileJ over by President pdN'@,
ana was addressed by Mr. Davis, Generai
Tarlv General Wise General Goidoh.
colonel Preston. Colonel Nenable, CoioiIe,
Marshall. Colonel Preston johnston ah1
colonel Wi,hers, in the most elegant anu
el,ouent addresses that ever he'iH'
THE ASSOCIATION FORMED.
MT meeting adjourned to meet in this
hons. on the following day, TO ioIih ,n0
t..c;,.ion Of the Army of Northern IT,
-, Ana 60. here in this place on tne
7W I,v of November. 1870 was iorheu
tho Association Of the Army or Nor'neI =
I-irrinio. with General Early as us ~
,'re..5snt How he loved TINS dssocIA'i'
is best attested by the f'ct tha'' 49,
a single eXCeption-Wheh nc "''o 80, ,,s
:, .,ua-he never failed 10 attehA 10
,,-,,t,t,s HOW / love IL no one cares ~
i.r,,r Hut I want TO make II h"oN 10
.t..T ba.,e never yet failed To attend one
a. meetings. and | believe thal
, a ba,ter man and better cltZ Il ps
-, ~ The inspiration ! have uIdN" /"
r-,p attendance on thest =
Netta from the contributions VIM" - -
-.,,l~.es.s mad. before this aSSoc'a 49, ~
60 ,,,de IL the history OF our S''us
~. tho value Of which is beyohn lPo VVilP. =
t,.ion IL was tha parent I'm .hts
',,.,,',,tion in the Sou,h, and from "'''
,ss,.iotion has emanated those inilu nccS ,c.I,
.,htoh have dotted this whole So"'n nl'"'
'e n,,rs with Confederate camps anu M
,1~.1 orpanlzatlons. and which WIN '"e '
CloIitv IN duty of our women t''on p~i'S ~
.,,r, olyyav.o. have done more 10 NJ -
.,,~ nearlc true e. themselves 'ndh az
,,thor. combined Without these, pS N'''
,i,n. / believe our people would nave -
,.ottan the most glorious perloi ol ~
v.no,s history. aal the splendid hci -,
,,h,cb maj period bequeaths to their o"'lc
A., Tn, soldiers OF the army y,
Northarn virginia ought tc be aShai''eu ~
60 let rbis association die as lohs 90
- is a "corporars guard" OF ihat army
,ert alive: and they ought to hind 'ugi'a, ps,'r,
..,,.cs I'm a solemn league 10 thdl oh0O'
to-day. o.r, r,pry
c,,ca our last meeting our first presl,,
od our faithful and intrepid oii
- an1 c,mrade. General Early mas
~, Vo,r Executivs Committee th0usht
a. ,,oo,liarlv appropriate that at lhls
o,,,ne, the story OF his campaigns an"
',..,i,i,v that Of his last campaign
ehp,,td ha the theme Of the OCCASION
m, knew. and You know, that no one
IN that story Ike General fdfiS
Sa,,o,a5 friend and faithful aide, the peer
- virginia orator. John NarWl@CN @
napiel who was as gallant ana sioi ioul
g. ,,.r as he Is devoted and Distinguish
g. neace senator Daniel needs no III
.rodnction 10 a southern audience, ana W ne
LIN now address you on General hAli'
and Ills Valley Campaign