Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-31

Il, !, svcr.endurfng letters on the nsau,
ten ~ $3.50 ana honored Throughout
OF va. t,s,,,,,sd ysIrla. Around him &c
sns q, intrepid leaders 800
.oh,svsmsn,a have surroundea she
senass with a glory which outsnines Ia ~,
Retro ~ coronets and crowns 49,.
~, n,,,rk one leaf from the laurei VIZ
.,,h,.s thew are garlanded. 1 Woui,
could IIft TO a still higher note aila sue =,
s,nI Ioftier strains the paeans 'na' -
cbanted in their praise. BUT = Sc "a
,he men whom those noble eapt.S
msn answering in their deVotIoh a.,
noble purpose, self-foFgetfnl IN tneil "es 49,
i,v 10 what they saw TO De rlshs. GU
.nblimely self-denying and seh-sacriii IN,
an their adherence 10 the Chu9e
esnoused; men who loved their sou
with A love stronger than tne W.e V
life. and with no thought OF c9n'ps "a
ton beyond that oodntrys nre.uo 80.
honor and safety. bravery tohou a. ,,d,s.
go and endured, and gave their podles
80 10 torn bv shot and shell, and pouIea
out their blood Ike wafer " 'N'
ground. (Applause) .o,,,.r. and
sea the battle-scarred soldiers aIu
.at,ors ~ the Confederacy, ana. WIN w
covered head and profounuest Ie' ,aos-
80 before those dauntless heiOes,
feeling that, II the greatest I,h,,
With the least hope OF reward u W. -, -,
~ tho highest honor, they deseI'S
sfand shoulder 10 shoulder Win - "' 81
his lieutenants in the pro'N'i'0
glory. Great applause
HoNoRED BY TRUE AND BRAVE
rhev ara bonored by all the true ana
brave who have heard the story Oh wv, we.
valiant struggle. Courageous seit ,s, -,
fee resulting from honest eohVIC'io 1 ~
duty touches an answering choiu III a." a.
manly hearts. The heroic soul greels ai
heroes as kindred spirits. whether Ihey -
49,, agoIrst A. IL il the narrow, uh,
s,anorous and selfish soul that can uilu
eothIro 10 admire in the courage, oe-
r,ot,on and heroism OF its enemies. Hence
| the northern writer's who nave disPale
| erd ridiculed the valor ana deNouoh VI
The southern troops have SHOWN theln
| saIvea 10 he wanting in true nobility. III
Tin have they sought TO dim the tame
| ~ the Confederate warriors. Iha' Iallie
| will emblaze the pages OF histoiy "t
| thew and all that they nave "II''el oi'a''
! have persisted from the memory u h'"''
| Though the earth H.. a...,
| Eorsets her empires with just decay
| The enslavers and the enslaVed' their
death and birth; 100. -,
The high, the mountain majesty oil
| worth -.
| should be. and shall, survivor OF It's woe
| And from its immortality look iortn
INTO the SUMS face, Ike yonder Alpine
Imperlshably pure above all things below
Yes. the high. majestic worth OF th'
| Confederate soldiers and sailors shall %,
"suryiyor OF its woe" and surviving
shall help to lift the world into higneI
| life Although they were defeated, then
struggle was not I'm vain. In the world
| Ufe wrong has often triumphed FOR
season. There have been many times o.
IMPRESSION. when human rights were
trampled in the dust by despouc power
and the hopes Of men seemed dead. Bu
the student OF history will find that ever
chaos has been followed by a cosmos
The agony and sweat and tears ana oioo'
OF every age have brought forth new
and better era.
"Step by step since time began
we see the steady gain OF man
| And reasoning from what has beeh q
what shall be, I believe that not IN NaL
were the battles, and not in vain was IN
| fall of those w .i-l.' ri" ~" "'N~