Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-18
NORTH STATE HEROES
yoxop,xc THEIR MEMORY AZ
WINCHESTER YESTERDAY
qHs LAYING OF The CORNERSTONE
-, a.. Monument ia stonewaii Gene
,ery--A Large Grow" 're'e
.,,ru Cercmonies-The ha'
s.. Of the occnsions


>.,u,srrR VA, september H.
-, Tho Confederate Fe'e'""'
"Po 49,. old North state arrived 'as'
s.on,oe and this morning. anu VIZ"
-, imposing ceremonies iaid 'ne 0,'
-..onc to their monument 70
,a an the North Carolina lot ID 'ns
,.ae,,t. stonewal Cemetery. MI
,,,.r,es Broadway Rouss, the 'ohleS0'
- fr,ens and the New York ph'ian-
-, who so generously donated one
half OF the expense OF inc immune"
and the headstones to be srec'ee
The graves of North carolinas CO".eu.
80 dc1ad arrived by special tram
sror New York city over the fehhSs'
.,an,, and Cumberland Valley rai"o'1s
=, N O'clock this morning, accomp"H'ou
nv Messrs. Erastus Wimah u.
Known businessman and economic
dent. Augustus Jasquelln sf"isn'
,,,xote secretary: John Scott inon''''
:, poau representing the Dally News
:, Ne,v York. and George H. HerzDe'-
cor representing Austin Nichois -"
- tbeir arrival the party, togelhe'
Ia, Tho North Carolnians. were escort
al IN carriages to the handsome ie7'-
aences Of Judge William NJ. AtKn'soI'
Yaos y Russell. Ex-Governor f. W.
=, uo,,,dav and T. NJ. Bantz ana AZ
~" ,hnv had partaken Of the above
no,red gentiemen's hosptan'y' tne pa
,ade was formed on norm MAJ ne'
street composed OF the foho"hs VI
Plantations:
THE PROCESSION.
Friendship Military Band Ashoy
,,4,nn Guard. Turner Ashby camp I'm
fcHerate Veterans; Slower camp, IN
soderate Veterans Of Strasourg' beiAe
lev Camp Confederate veterans VI
sf,r,insburg; j. T.. Il. Stuart Camp, Con
nS sa'.a,a veterans. of Berryville; Friend
chin Fire Company, Rouss Hooh-ahu
AIDE, Company, Union Cornet Banu
ans Union Fire Company, ana many
sarriaoes containing the special guests
,adioe and the North Carolnlahs'
nroone whom were Charles Il. Kouss
Israstus Wiman. John Scott. Augustus
Jscouelin Smith; and Christopher W.
pee6 of New York city. Or. L. u boy
hin OF Baltimore formerly surgeon III
Colonel Vance's North Carohha rvs
r.ont. Captain j. h. Brown, or COM
- y ,rbird North Carolina Regiment;
rolo,el street. Rev J. Il. Averitt Rev.
NJ Ferguson. o. w. Blacknall, ana
General w. II. Cheek. all of North
carolina. and Rev j. p. Hyde, rev D.
X cox. Colonel l.. T. Moore ana !. M.
RANT. OF winchester and the PRESIDENT
and Board OF Directors OF the Sheiah-
doah Valley Agricultural Society Alter
a parade through the city the gates Vi
heautifu1 Mount Hebron were entered.
through
North Cardinals lot in Stonewall Gene
terry.
THE CEREMONIES.
Tho ceremonies were conducted by Rev
nr / p. Hyde. and opened with prayer
bv Rev DR.. S. X Cox. DR.. Hyde read
a lis, Of the following documents. which
,,,ere rlaccd I'm the cornerstone; COM
nle,e roster of the North Carolina troops
showing the fact that that state iur'
nished one fifth of all troops in the Con
federate army; a life of that great wal
Governor OF North Carolina, the late
gehplon r. Vance. containing his great
speech vlndlcating the southern people
before an Immense Boston audience some
years since: also his most remarkable
address delivered before the maryian'
Line i'm Baltimore, bristling with facts ah'
figures setting forth the glory OF Norti
Carolina in the late struggle the rare
well address of General Lee after Apo
roat,ox. n sinrularly striking pamphlet
entitled pickett or Pettigrew?' vindicat-
ING the North Carolina troops in the thir'
davis battle at Gettysburg, and present.
inc also numerous facts which hfstor.
calm and deliberate will embalm: cope
Of recent issues of various newspapers
and copy of the address deilvereA D.
Rev James Battle Averitt on this DAY
the thirty-fifth anniversary OF the batti
at Sharpsburg, In response 10 an INVITA-
tlon of the women of North Carolina,
nrofusion of flowers and evergreen
was arranged about the foundation an
many thousands of people witnessed IN
ceremonies The address of welcom
was made by Hon Mayer John X. WI
Hams in an eloquent speech, VINO wa
followed by General w. II. Cheek wh
introduced the orator OF the oay' KEY
II. Averitt. Mr. Avertt delivered
worry interesting instructive, and elc
ouent address, which was attentlVei
listened 10 and appiauded. The addres
was devoted largely TO description {
tho operations before, during, ana III
nedlately after the battle OF Sharp'
burg The speaker gave the NUMBER
troops North Carolina furnlshed 10 eae
branch of the Confederate service. CLAIM
cd that this country had never Dee
under true republican form OF govern
nent. gave some interesting facts touci
INC northern responsibility for SLAYER
and In conclusion said:
II well nigh breaks the heart to realii
fully that near came we more Una
once TO the very brink OF the cnasin sep
rating us from the fair fields OF separa
nationality that we inhaled the arom
Of the flowers blooming therein, but
could not cross TO gather them. son
inscrutible barrier interposed between
and our fondest hopes; the loss OF a al
match at Frederick City; the death
Albert sydney Johnston at Shiloh; Il
death OF Stonewall Jackson, enforcr
his absence from Gettysburg; or son
other hindrance. But with the sad refra
al "Vae Victis" "Nae victisi' we kno
motive know not why, waiing in OF
ears, the very tolling of the death-kn'
OF our fondest hopes, the crushing
earth of all our brightest anticipation
we dare look all Christendom in the IA
to-day. and say that when In future &
historian in search Of the traditions
liberty. inquest of the truth, shall look I
the causes which led Up to an enthron
centrausm ranker and fouler than tn
OF the cringing muscovite. the Coded
OF Liberty, IL she walked this earth
that time. will point him with tears
her eyes 10 that dark hour of human hi
fory al AppomattoX Courthouse, and B
him write II down with iron pen IN
liberty died when the Army of Northe
Virginia fell For the great Virgins
said truly with the prophetc Ken OF
Lost Causei Lost Causel Lost Cause
IL lost twas false. II true. II is not lost
At O'clock the crowd assembled at |
Winchester Fair Grounds. where tn
were served by Mr.. Rouss In his annu
$500 gratis banquet
rrhe Shenandoah Valley Agricultur
Society's twenty-eighth annual fair clos
this evening.
Rain mt Hon Air.
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