The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-01
TIFF T1MFS-RICHMOND va WEDNESDAY, JULY 1898


THE DAVIS MONUMENT.
Yes. wherever your steps may carry
you. wherever you may roam within the
CLASSIC onyir0ns OF this capital city Of
| your Confcderacy you viii ind something
10 awaken your emotions. quicken your
! pulse, and brng n glow 10 your cheeks.
/ The hours. however will pass too swiftly
/ fear. for you 10 visit every spot dear 10
! you by associations and memories. before
martial strains VIII snrnomn you To take
Sour places IN tho procession. when VIII
move with measured tread. TO whese
sacred service will be performed and a
loly dntv discharged. on Thursday next
when the sun f. IN the meridian YOU VIII
proceed 20 a plat once tented hcid'
chere the cornerstone Of another monu-
| ment will be laid IL will be a scene un-
uarnlleled unless | have red history =
| pacea I'm vain. What monument Is ~ IL
! N IN the father OF n country, or Il con
| quering hero? Oh. no. Neither. but 10
| vanqulshed leader and fallen entertain.
| shafts and columns have been reared,
| and ccnorruhs and mausoleums built In
| ALI ayes 10 the victorious and triumphant,
but rarely 10 the defeated. Standing alone
IN majestic splendor will be the assembly
| on the "a day OF July. in the year OF our
Lord. one thousand eight hundred ana
! ninety-six, 20 do homage 10 the memory
OF the central figure Of Lost Cause
! and the dlsrobed Executive OF cohaue1-
ed country nearly "A generation AFTER ina,
cause wens down into Cimmerfan dark
ness and that country WAS wiped from
| the face OF tho map. When the WORK
which win be begun 40 soon, shall no cohi-
Melted the world will behold monument
erected TO an unsceptered ruler by the
fr.ae-yylll oferi.es OF the scattered rem
nanfs OF hts armies, and the DESCENDANTS
| OF his deah soldiers; by the high ana the
| h,nble. the rich and the poor. Not
| block Will be placed by taxation, not
stone will he laid by government coma
| ton.
Where do We find an explanation or THIS
| deusrture from the rule which seems 70
| hayo governed peoples In all the rouhus
| OF tho centuries? We find II IN the hearts
OF the thousands hero sighinS peeans ana
praises 70 him whose dust Is inurned IN
the soil OF Virginia, but over whose tcnO
ali the South keeps vigil. We ma u III
the deep and everything conviction OF the
sons and daughters Of the South IN tho
eternal righteousness Of the Confederate
| cause.
Tho South loved her President, ana had
unberEifng confidence IN his loyalty ana
! fidelity while he presided over her desti-
nlos
When the crushing blow came, she knew
no had been poweress to avert H. ana
| and when he was cast into prison nor love
grew stronger and stronger az the chalns
on his ankles clanked. the gloom OF MS
dungeon increased, and outroges ana IN
suits were heaped upon him. Her adtnlra-
ton f0r his heroic bearing In the vlcArious
sunerings mounted higher and higher as
the days. weeks. and months ran their
weary courses. Finally. when the heavy
doors OF his cell creaking on their
hinges. swung open. and he walked forth
10 liberty again. she followed him into
! the seciuslon Of private Citizen ana
there she saw brought out In Dolder
collars n possible his sublime character
and manifold virtues. With dignity porn
only OF Greatness. with nnilinchng firm
ness and dauntless resolution. he received
every dart that sped its way from tDe
ticht drawn bow OF malice and every
shaft that malignant enmity could hurl
with eagcness he awaited his trlal TOT
| high crimes and misdemeanors, anxious
f,r a iurv 10 sit in Judgment upon him.
and The worlds tribunal 20 vindicate him
and his people But his earnest wish Was
| never grafincd. His country under him
was an ORGANIZED nation, and his captors
knew Il. when fits capituiatcd. 1t became
a suhiugated nation. and his captors
knew II. and they dared not In the face
Of tho nations OF the earth Try him FOR
treason, and the prosecution was dis
missed though he had been made 10 sur
fer the PENALTIES Of "a maleiactor.
Each DAY from his incarceration forward
added "A lear % his fame-wcHsCd chaplet,
miu "the nisatiate ana impartial angel
touched him. nd he passed peacefully
from these stormy shores 20 blsstul
shades.
Marble may crumble. bronze may cor
rode the storms may level ana the ele-
mcnts may destroy,
Yet. triumph not o. Time; strong towers
may decay,
But 20 great name shall never pass
away
Vcteran-dnI comrades. some of us may
never witness another reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans. or meet
again in tho flesh. The Zee OF ago is In the
veins and no fibre Of steel longer in the
s.news of many. Hourly our ranks are
thinning aud the air is full Of farewells
20 the dying ana MORNINGS for the dead
But lct us here clasp hands and VOW
that until called TO cross over the river
We will he true 10 ourselves. and 10 each
other let as charge our children 10 keep
green the memories wa adore. after We
shall have passed away. and TO cherish
as the richest Of all legacies fathers
honorable record ~ n Confederate soldier.
Now. IN conclusion. welcome again
heroes Of a. storm tossed past patriots OF
a saddeued but glorihed land. Welcome
ye veterans who stood I'm the line Of
duty. amid the Whirlwtnd. the earth
quake. and The flame amid the shower OF
lead and the carnage OF battle. amid
wreck and desolaflon. with brain that
never swervcd. muscle that never CULVER
ed and soul that never quailed
Welcome all. within Nirginia's gates,
welcome to her dominioGs without 1.-THE
or toll welcome 10 her homes. hung with
salrtations. welcome 70 her open heart,
overlooking with gratitude. love- and
vencratiOn
Just az the close OF Governor OFerralls
address General s b. Buckner. OF Ken
lucky. made hts appearance, ana was cor
daily welcomed BY General Gordon and
introduced 70 the audience with the FOL
lowing words Z want 70 present 10 the
boys the eagle OF kentucky, Ola simon
Buckner.' loud chcers)
GOVERNOR BUCKNER'S SPEECH.
General silas Bolivar Buckner then ad-
dressed the veterans as follows:
Comrades | come to-day as we came
thirty Years ago from the frontier OF
this country 10 give what aid we could TO
the cause that IS represented mere to
day loud applause). AZ / say. We were
fin. fb. I,,.l.r land Ne Sf.fa did not