The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-20
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY.
now ir Was oBsxEvED ISrETEHs-
gUro am ELsEwHExE IN ~.
Cart. Baritone Eioquens Address--A Cred
table Parade Of Veterans aua
Other Organizations.

PETERSBURG. VA. jan i''-spee'ai'-
This has been bright ana peau''iui u"s
and the observance OF Ceneras Aee
birthday was more general than II mas
ever been before. Many OF the stores ana
dwellings were decorated with flags and
bunting in honor OF the occasion, and the
day being a state holiday. all the banks
and public schools were closed. In the
afternoon at 3 O'Clock there was paraue
OF A. p. Hin Camp OF Confederate vet
Grams petersburg Grays. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, schooi ch"-
dren. and fire department. Gen. sum
Boiling. postmaster here, was cniei ma
shall. The parade was Followed py an
address at 4 o'clock. at the ACADEMY -.
Music, by Capt. Robert 4. pai .V" n,,,o-
winchester, who spoke In the most eu'o,
CYSTIC terms OF General Lee. lie snu
General Lee. az he saw his duty con-
scIentiously sacrificed all to IL. NO man
can Doubt that he was ambitious, nor
can anv man doubt that I'm every ac'on
no WAS Influenced only by supreme
sense NJ duty When Generai Leg
ssrrea tror, the United States army anu
accented the command or the uoops
Virginia. he was under no sort VI ~ ~
uion. He knew exactly what NC W. -,
ing I'D. and, in n large degree VIC 80
switch no was about 10 assume ne wao
not dazzIed by the expectation OF Leaning
a successful revolution. OF being inc
founder of a new nation. of the head Oh
. great Marty. He realized. as very le"
d,d that we were entering upon q war
81 wears and not of months. ana soioiei
as ne was he was pre-eminentiy man
~ peace He knew that we were opposlns
4 small and poorly prepared popuia,on
against the teeming thousands OF northern
cities and country, with open gates ior
recruits from all the States OF Europe
ana that we were relying upon extremely
limited and meagre resources 10 meet
the boundless and inexhaustble means OF
the enemy. Captain Barton said perhaps
the best-pIanned and most skilfully exc
cuted battle of our or any other. war was
that Of Charlottesville. Here the speaker
referred 10 the bravery OF Stonewall jack
ron and of his military genius. and sweet
and noble character.
Captain Barton closed his eloquent adj
dress by saying: Let the real truth or
the late war be told without fear. or
favor. or affection. in our schools. in our
churches, or on the hastings. or in the
lecture hall Let sham and special plead
ing be given to the dogs. and teach
race OF real men to rule real country.
Then When these things shall be ana this
false tide of so-called education shall
have been stayed. we may truly rejoice
that our sons will grow up as young
plants and our daughters be as the pol
ished corners Of the temple"
The celebration of the day was APP
propriately rounded off by n grand ban
quet. given by A. p. Hill Camp Of Con-
federate veterans. at the Library Hall
tonight Covers were laid for two hun
dred persons. Captain w. Gordon Nc
Cabe acted as master of ceremonies.
The toast Robert Edward Lee was
responded TO by Captain McCabe. and
that Of 1.-The Army of Northern Vir-
ginia." by Major Robert Stiles. Of Rich
mond.