Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-01
shall ride immortal.
And shall ride abreast Of Time;
Shall light up stately history,

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And shall ride abreast OF 1imei
Shall light up stately history,
And blaze in epic rhyme;
Both patriots. both southerners true,
Both rebels" both sublime.
'Yonder. close by and facing the old
Capitol so historic in whose rotunda his
mortal remains laid in state wrapped in
martial glory, ana emb died in the
fowery offerings Of a sorrowing multi
:rae. stands like a stone wall that hei.
OF fame whose genius lighted its own
course. and hewed its own way, and
whose soul knew 40 fear but the fear o.
God.
Almost within sight. and on a beau
tiful boulevard sweet with roses. Is the
figure % Hill, the yOung thunderbot
From the high pedestal his eyes seem 10
be fixed upon the tail pine, stiIi rooted IN
the distance. marking tho spot where he
fell a martyr 10 duty and his blood en-
riched the soil OF the old Commonwealth
that gave him birth
Not far beyond. on the wayside. and
among the ceiars. stands a white column
II indicate the ned in which the chcveilef
of tie Virginia army, the fearless and
intrepid Stuart, received his death-wound
from The hand Of bastard whose life he
had just spared
amid the evcrgrCens OF the poacefui
retreat. where the song birds wariie their
lays and wOmau's hand tenderiy cares
for it's turfy mounds, ana clears away
noxiOus weeds. is the tribute of loving
people TO the gallant Pickett. whose
charge at Gettysburg is 'embalmed IN
deathless story.
I'm Monroe Park is the statue of Wick
ham, whose men ever followed his plume
MI a.. LII 4
whcre'er The bravest dared venture.
In the centre Of this city's westward
march is the ideal Howtzer I'm bronze.
serving his gun in the clang and smoke
OF battle
"UnmOved. undsm0yed
In tho crash and carnage of the can
nonade.
PRIVATE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
ION Libby Hill rises the pillar
to the private soldiers and sail
er' OF the Confederaey' crowned
by the picket on his post. look
ing 70 the front and Wgllantly guarding
the pp-Oach to where his comrades
slumber o. lie ava ting the coming of
The advancing column. Nc tribute more
deserving could be paid. for It was the
deeds Of ihe private soldiers and sailors
that made our generals and admiral.
achieve our victories. immortalized our
fas. aud garlanded cur cause.
in the vicinity OF Seven Pines and
Mecnanicsville, whose dreadful thunders
lold roared, b. marble shaft reared
In grateful remembrance OF the patriot
braves who lie under the bowers Of beau
tiful Oakwood
And. In fragrant and picturesque Hol-
lywOOd. above the dsshing waters of the
historic James. inspiring in its proper
ions, Is 'he starry-pointing pyramid of
granite with Its circling and clineing vine.
emDiematical of a peoples strong and CO.
hesive love for the memory Of the heroes
VINO rest at its base or within its shadow
Yes, wherever your steps may carry
you, wherever you man roam within the
classic environs Of this capital city Of
your Confederacy, you will find something
To awaken your emotions. quicken your
pulse, and bring glow to your checks.
AN UNPARALLELED SCENE.
"The hours. however, VIII pass too
swiftly. fear, for you 10 visit every spot
dear 10 you by associations and memo
ries. before martial strains will summon
you to take your places i'm the procession
which vii. move with measured tread 70
where sacred service will be performed
and d holy duty discharged. on Thurs
day next when the sun is in the meridian.
you viii proceed to plat once a tented
field. where the cornerstone of another
monument will be laid 1t will be
scene unparalleled, unless / have read
hisiorys pages In vain What monument
u NJ is II 10 the father Of 2 country.
or conqu ing hero? On. no! Neither:
bat u a vdnquishej leader and fallen
chieftain. Shafts and columns have been
reared, and cenotaphs and mausolcums
built in all ages TO the victorious ana
triumphont, but rarely 10 the defeated.
Standirr alone H. majestic sp.endor will be
the assembly on the second day o. July.
in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-slx, to 90 no.
mage to the memory OF the central figure
of a lost cause. and the disrobed Execu-
tive Of a conquered country nearly a
generation after that cause went down
into zimmerman darkness. and that coun-
try was wiped from the face of the map
When the work which will be begun 50
soon Shall be completed. the world will
behold monument erected to an unscep-
tered ruler by the free-will offerings OF
the scattered remnants of his armies and
the desce ndants Of his dead soldiers: by
the high and the humble the rich ana
the poor Not a book viii be placed
by taxation not stone will be laid by
government donation.
Where do We find an explanation Of
this departure from the rule which seems
TO have governed peoples in all the rounds
OF the centuries? We md il in the hearts
Of the thousands here singing pseans and
praises 10 him whose dust is Injured in
the soil Of Virginia, but over whose tomb
all the South keeps vigil. We find 1t in
the deep AID everything conviction Of
the sons and daughters of the South.
~ the eternal righteousness OF the Con-
federate cause.
THE SOUTH LOVED DAVIS.
''The South loved her President. and had
unbending confidence in his loyalty and
fidelity whilo he presided over her desti-
MES. When the crushing hlow came
she knew no had been powerless TO avert
Il aud when he YVES cast into prison her
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