Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-03

driving the American merchantgn,n from
the seas. and how we won so many sinai
victories, az many almost as were wo.. .,
our enemies.
This record Of southern velor and nan.
hood, Where a people fought 90 lor,
against such odds and resources. 4 yp'avot
such fortitude and endured such s.c,l.
fees. VIII DO a bright page IN America
history; and VIII show phat the Ang,o.
Saxon race can and will Do under
republican form Of government IN dcier,,
.. constitutional principle.
As President Mr. Davis may have ral,
mistakes. lie was constitutional ruler
not A revolutionary chief lie could r.,
work miracles. lie summoned q, h,,
council the genius Of O Benjamin. M,
profundity OF Hunter. the intellect q
Toombs. He placed at the head OF hi,
troops Lee. JackSon. Albert sidney John.
ston. BeaureSard, Joseph =. Jonns,o-
and other leaders, not Cnpaysei IN asy
army since the m1rshals OF the Emrlr..
And when the night Of defea. was ds-t-
ening. and the dlsmantei ship = a.,
Confederacy was sinking beneath a.,
waters he stood az tho heim 20 tho ..f
There IS something indescribably pathst.,
In tho sight. when brave and gallant
people stafe everything upon the cat ot
battle. fight their armies 10 exhaust.,n
and almost % humiliation, st. deferffn,
their homes and frofides against lava i'-s
enemies, and at last are oyerpowerol a-j
overwhelmed. and behold every hing thar
they love 90 down The people of g..
South were a proud and sensitive race.
and the worli VIII never know TIE ago.
MES they suffered In those desperate
days But none h-d 60 much % bear.
and bore & so bravely. as the!e iu.om..
table leader. He carried on his great
heart the sufferings OF his people: hs
shared their sorrow, and partook " thor
grief
LOST ALL SAVE HONOR.
I behold before me here to-day no
white heads OF Confederate veterans.
OF the men who thirty one years ego
lost az save honor. They ara falling
now swifter than ever their comrades
fell on tho field o. battle; they havo I'VE.
thank God, TO restore their country 20
freedom and prosperity acan-deas land,
for which they fought and sacrificed and
suffered and lostl They who are ab0-.
20 die salute you.
There are those who confidently expect
the time to come when Confedera's
graves will 10 longer be decorate VITA
hOnfA9 WYNN mum NUM- ~ wa NH"Nh N'
commemorate the splendid heroisnl cr
the devoted sacrifices OF thoxe who Zen
for their State. For one. I believe that
the time will never come wnsn the South
will cease 20 love the Confederate soldier
He would have been dear 20 her II be hai
returned home amid the booming q can
non and the plaudlts OF victory. Mothers
would have lifted their children 10
their arms TO behold the faros nce
Church bells would have rung a nations
joy. and grateful people would hayo
showered honors upon his head.
God did not will Il 50.
Tho soldier came ragged. bleeding. pen
nlless 20 his desolato home with SAD
heart. but dsuntoss courage. 20 restore
the land he loved. He gave all Tor bio
country, and she. unhappy mother hat
nothing left to give him but her ici-
Dearer. O thousand times deerer, 20 ihs
South, are her ragged heroes 81 is5 iaan
all her victorious sons Il other years
She will never believe that tie men
who drew sword IN defence OF her hearth
stones IN 1851 are worthy OF reDroach
Shame upon the southern people they
shall ever dehe the one page 80 their
history which IS glorious beyonD roH-
pare by writing over tho records s. me
the cost, and patriotism that was faithful
unto death, such words rs these They
were ell wrong: II was all mistake
Rather let their story be biottll OK
altogether for their children vii I'D
longer be worthy 20 read OF emulate their
achievements Until that hour every
nameless grave every tattered flag every
worn Jacket Of gray shan ind hearts
20 love and hands 10 cherish them.
The people Of the South wouln LOT exc
change the story Of the Confsderacy TOT
the wealth Of the world. AZ their
mothers knees the coming generations
shall learn from that story what doods
make men great and nations glorious.
The people who do not cherish their
past will never have a future worth -
cording The time IS even now, that 10
whole people Of the United States -
proud Of the unsurpassed heroisn, sacF-
nee. and faithfulness OF tho soldiers and
people or the Confederacy
THE terrible past
| Must be ours while life shall last
ours. with its memories; ours. with H.
pain;
Our with IT'S best blood shed Ike ra.ni
The sacrifices all made IN vain.
Forget7 Neverl''
IN PRISON AT FORT MONROE.
slngularly enough, however. II was
after the war was over that the events 0c-
Cured which endeared Mr.. Davis mot
10 the southern people. j a4ude FIRST OK
all, 70 his long imprisonment az Fortress
Monroe: the clumsy cruelty OF putln-
the distinguished captive In irons thrilled
the South like an electric shock j.
would be painful now, and humlliating 4
venture 20 say, 20 Americans eyt'y'
where, TO dwell upon the unhappy De-
tails % lis confinement Sufrcs % %
say that the result OF IL all vas tho very
last thing that his jailers would have
iEtcnded--to make Jefferson Davis mo
most beloved man Of his time. The men
OF the South recognized that he was sii
fering for an offence which they clualiy
shared with him, and sufer's. IN NJ
hgurative sense, in their place. one ~
the most exquisite scenes in the lfe ~
| this remarkable man occurred when 20
was a prisoner I'm the fort. when llr
Mlnnlgerode partook with him OF No
| holy communion I'm tho stiffness OF no
night. The mOtionless figure % No
| Federal commander Of the 10 'ress. ana
tho sentinels standing guard over him
regarding the strange spectacle. ana won
derfng, perhaps, how their illustrols
| captive could have forgiven an The "ol' ".
| Even after the charge OF treason haa
| broken down, and he was once more
free man. SIR Davis continued 10 be nn-
III the hour Of bis death a shining marx
for the political enemies OF the notin'
SO well understood was the love OF th'
people FOR him that Il became, as II ep-
peared TO Us. q political device, ~
never failed OF lis purpose 20 attack nm
in order 10 arouse expressions Of resent
ment from the South. Ben. HI ard Ia
mar were especially dear 20 orr hearts
because they defended Mr. Davis.
There is something IN his u1oendli :
nature free from al The petty diploma
! nine which n IKE ,or POPULARITY. W.