Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-23
Who may justly claim our praise an(
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THE NoBLEsT Feelings.


A strong mana great man--ln the
thought and literature Of the English
people, tells us no nobler feeling dWellS
IN the heart OF man, than honest, genuine
admiration Of one higher than. hlmseiI;
II is the bedrock OF all human character,
the regenerating, viyifying influence OF
noble life; the inspiration of all religions,
the germ of Christianity itself
The biography of great men In all times
IS. after all the history of the world;
mOmentous epochs and issues in the pro-
gress and life OF people are indissolubly
blended with the names or its Leaders,
the great ones, who stand az symbols or
the fact and the times, and pass them
down TO the ages. Under the same law
and inspiration the deeds and the sacrl-
fees of your noble men and women shah
crystalline about, and perpetuate thein-
selves in the names of your leaders, 10
whom you have given and shall give the
seal of greatness Whatsoever men
deeply feel they seek to perpetuate, 70
body forth in visible shape. and, were 1t
possible, stamp with a breathing, burn
ing Immortality. The same law Of nina
gave TO you, and TO the prlmeyal samoan
abiding faith in those indestructiple
principles which preserve the lnlesglly
and nobility of human character. You,
too. seek symbols to enshrine the eN-
preston of a sublime faith, and dedicate
this camp a Nahalla 10 the leaders or
a cause forever sacred.
THE MAN AND THE CAUSE.
Tn furtherance Of the expressed pur-
pose Of your organization, l nave the
great honor and commission TO present
to your keeping the portrait OF Dabney
Herndon Maury, late major-general III
the armies of the Confederate States
symbol at once Of man and cause we
delight TO honor. bearing title as SOL
der, as well as companion and friend
20 the brilliant triumvirate OF Lee
Observation-Disclosures.
Time aud the occasion forbid just and
,full recital Of the record; IL Is part or
your history, and lives in your memory.
Descended from Il Nirginian and Huguenot
family, which has given brilliant lustre
10 your State, I'm his own person he has
achieved a distinction We seal with APP |
probation. An \. Is. Of the University |
OF Virginia, graduate of West Point, !
veteran OF the Mexican war, compu- !
mented In special orders for gallant con- |
duct at the siege of Vera Cruz; severely |
wounded at CerrO GordO, and promoted |
for gallant bearing in that battle, giving |
long. arduous, and efficient service on the |
frontiers. and in the military schools OF |
the country; captain and adjutant-generai |
Of Department of New Mexico in 1850; I
promptly reslgning his commission in the |
United States army at the call OF his 4
State In 1861; accepting the position Of /
colonel of cavalry IN her forces. and as |
signment Of II. T.. Lee as adjutant-gene' |
raj of the Army OF Manassas in 1862 adj |
jutant-general of Trans-Msslssippi De-
partment; promoted brigadier-gener for
conduct in the Elk Horn campaign; COM
manding the rear guard OF the Army or
the West at the evacuation Of Corinth; /
Division; engaged with Grant at Iuka IN
September. 1862; with Rosecrans at Co
rinth October "a and Sd; with ord ac
Hatchie bridge. defeating him October