The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-01
GENERAL HAMYf01.
Inc Old Confederate Hero Forced "a "A
dress tho Veterans.


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Inc o'd Confederate Hero Forced % "A.
dress tho Veterans.
"nen General Peyton WISE had oaoe>A
MS address. General John Il. Gordon w.
ABOUT 10 address the convention hims.ae
"hen loud cries for General Ham.so-,
were heard from all portions of the baIi-
Generai Hampton beckoned to 0ener.,
.,o'uoH 10 continue his own address sus
s.o'e was no choice left him-he had to
y.e'u 70 the general demand Of his fellow.
oo''4' RACES who wanted 20 hear hts voice
v1ee more. When be finally did rise from
Ins seat ne became at once the centr, A.
,n,.' o' ova ion. which far surpassed any
'"ihg ncsrd Up to that time.
General Hampton then smoke ~ ,ora,.
Mr. President: 4 cosLid alwsvs 80.
ioud enough to make Won hear az ."s
charge." Oaughter). lam y.t .. rv
'ne opportunity to meet the vetsr.ns
again and to mingls with tbose ,vh<.,,
ohco had the ha1or to crmmLnd r, -
proved by the sacrifices 1 have nads -
meet you because land here his vo,c..
,remoiso with esuotion) I'm all human
PROBABILITY 1 shall never have this honor
asaHi' But animated by the same splrt,
'ii''' mas actuated you I have come 10
pay my homage TO that great man ana
true Confederate Jefferson Davis. an
pianse). / have come and | have been
told that they have assigned ME 10 tina
command OF tho cavalry. I have come
10 ride again at the head of the broken
ranks OF those men whom | was alvavs
so proud to see with their cleaning sabres
washington the frpnt. I have Just told
your Governor how fortunate he was.
by the by, some one has said that
he mas never seen a dead calvalryvnan.
Applause mingled with iaughter). said
TO Governor OFerrall. you ought to be
very happy hat you were In my COM
mand. for II you had not been in my COM
mand you would not have been here to
make that speech. CRenewal laughter)
was not so fortunate. lie was prepared
10 speak. and made a magnificent speech.
| will confess that / was proud OF my
cayalry-I did not expect 10 speak when
| came here. Go on Go on" sxclaim-
ed an old comrade, and General Hamp-
ton continued as follows:
During my asScc citations around here
in this little neck OF woods. | was called
on to fight more than to speak. loud
chesrs). Raising hts voice higher In re-
Spouse to the request from the audience,
louder" he added
MY fellow -citzens-my old comrades
would be fighting again If the flag OF
ths ConfederaE;1 was stHi waving. "a
voice. that's right l want 10 impress
upon you the last words I ever heard our
illustrations General Robert Leo say.
No APOLOGIES.
II was after the war. and I was In his
house talking to him about IT. Tie said.
II did only khat my duty demsuiti.
could never have taken any other course
without dlshonor." And turning those
noble flashing eyes to me. he said: III
IL was all 10 do over again. | would act
precisely as | have done LOUD ap-
plause). And | repeat 10 myself what
nv great chieftain said" Il have no apollo
giles 10 offer" Continued applause MIN
gled with explanations from tho audience
OF that's rightD.
When my State called upon me. ana
called all OF her children to volunteer.
| entered the army as a private
By-the-by, think the privates are en-
titled TO more credit than anybody else
I'm the army daughter. We could have
had good privatcs without good onicers'
but could not have had good officers with
out privates (Renewed laughter. 81
ways take or my hat 10 the tattered
Jacket Of prlvate-the man VINO did no,
desert then. and who has not deserted
since. 7 am sorry 20 say that a Bood
many I know have deserted since.
Nc friends. I cannot take my seat with
out thanking you for the cordiai anu
grateful and unexpected honor you nave
maid me- i'm the welcome you nave eA-
tended 10 me. Believe mo that II theIe
e ANYTHING left 10 me I'm NE ~ - 'no
proud thought that I was contederA'e
soldier want no other epitaph upon
NV monument than that | was a Con-
federate soldier. l cannot shake hanas
with ali OF you. II had as many hands
as Briarius | could not do that. My heart
goes out in thanks 10 you. and II we cam
not meet again here we can across inc
river under tho shade OF the trees.
loud applauseJ
GENERAL GORDON.
At the conciusiO.ss-t General Hamptons
remarks General Gordon delivered the
following mastery address.
Governor. Mr. Mayor, and Gen. WISE.
LADIES' ana Ny Confederate Comrades:
You will not wonder that am HtefaHy
overwhelmed by the Hood OF emotions
which this scene eyOhrs as We loon upon
the grizzled locks ana furro"ed Dto"s Ok
these stalwart men, VINO tblrty years
ago were soldiers OF al army winch tney
ifnmortalized by their deeds. when their
presence Ia Richmond so tiyluiy recaus
that heroic era III WHICH turt "cfo eA0
heroic actors, when We remember the
position OF Kichmond-oi virginia
throughout whose borders and over whose
homes the tides Of war swept from nfsl
10 last. with their widest aud most de-
-tructtve foods. when we recur TO ths
dauntless prowess OF her sons. ana 10 TIE
fortituds and almost martyr1om OF nsr
glorious women, Via. for bur sehes.
stripped their homes Oh the Simplest COM
forts-wLen / SAY. all these deafness
memories thrill us atrssh, AS We gather
syaln IN this lOng-beleaguered ana ever
beloved city, how utterly INADEQUATE are
tho words II our lips ~ express inc efno-
lions OF our hearts.
Let me say TO these gentlemen. who. IN
the name OF this great people, bid US vel
cCms that fun and cordlai as - our
appreciation OF this splendid reception
We are Ina no sense surprised at It's prinee-
ly muniiicef ce. We are not surprised be-
cause We know Virginia and Nnginians.
For nearly three hundred years on the
banks OF this historic river there have
lived and died in successive generations
tho most chiyalric OF men and the fair
est and uOblest OF women. AT every stage
OF histOry-irom the earliest settlements.
through the colonial period and tho event
III! life OF the Republic. II has been Nir.
rinia's destiny 10 hold the position OF
pfimacy and leadership In everJ cause 10
which her proud people nave given thef
allegiance. -
PEERLESS VIRGINIA.
Old Dominion peerless Virginia. whose
very name Is the synonym OF All that -
glorious I'm Republican history. was the
nursery OF our distinctive civilization and
tho ioster-mother OF our American free-
don, m was VIRGINIA that first c&lah-