Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-08
DANIEL ON EARLY.
DISTINGUISHED SENATOR EULO-
GIZEs HIS GALLANT COMMANDER.
PRESENTS "OLD JUDEO" POhTR lit.
An Eloquent Address Before II. T..
Lee Camp, No. I, G. VS., Last Night,
Taylor EiIyson Accepts the Gift.

ui tne united states, ana perhaps the
most popular man In this old Common
wealth. who served with such distinc-
tion on the staff Of General Juba A Early
In the late war. presented TO r. +. Lee
Camp. No. !. Confederate Veterans. last
night 4 magnificent portrait of his gal
liant commander. and in presenting it
made a most eloquent and beautiful ad-
dress eulogizing in the choicest language
the old war-horse, whose courageous and
valorous deeds he recounted In most
thrilling manner.
The announcement that Senator Daniel
would present the portrait was sufficient
to attract a large crowd of ladies and
gentlemen, and long before the hour ap-
pointed the spacious hall was densely
packed. and hundreds who applied for ad-
mission were turned from the doors.
Lee Camp held a short business meet
ing before the presentation, during which
the new officers Of the organization were
installed. After this ceremony Colonel
John L. Laughton. the new commander.
presented Major Daniel. In doing so re
made very brief address. ana
as the gallant and greatly beloved
statesman arose he was received with
great applause, the ladies joining in the
ovation rendered him.
THE SENATOR'S ADDRESS.
| The Senator acknowledged this with
bow. and then plunging directly into his
address, said: 1T is my privilege tonight
10 present to you that picture pointing
to General Early's portrait which adorn-
| ed the wall back Of HIM. 1t was not my
| design. desire, or purpose 10 mak" ~nV
remarks in giving you this picture Oh Cur
| gallant general. but / was here In the
city. ana Lee Camp insisted that should
make some remarks about old Jube.
The Senator eioquenty drew a word
| picture of Generals Lee and Jackson in
battle. and OF Early throwing himself
| into the breech and making 1t warm Tor
! the laggards in the ranks of the heelng
enemy. and then, in realistic manner, ne
described Stuart with his yellow hair and
flowing locks, emerging from a dust
cloud and taking up the chase OF the
enemy where Early left off.
Senator Daniel told of how he had been
assigned to duty on Early's staff. and
how he trembled in his boots for fear OF
the general when he reported for duty
He then paid high tribute to his old COM
mander who. he said was a man among
men, entirely devoid Of fear. always cool
| collected and courageous whether In bat
tie or not.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR.
Many a private in the southern army,
continued the speaker. displayed gal
lantry on the field Of battle. and many OF
them died bravely defending the cause for
which they fought "All of them did not
get the credit for what they did, he
said. "but that is no reason for our ialilhs
in giving honor to those who deserve H.
and whose deserts are known. Early
was not a newspaper general He drove
the correspondents from his camp treat
ing them with a degree Of incivility and
discourtesy which have tried very faith
fully not TO copy since have been in pub
lie !ife."
After delving into ancient history for
Illustrations. the Senator spoke glowingly
of General Early, paying high tribute
to the bril.iancy OF his campaign IN 1861.
when he made a forced march of go
miles in thirty-one days. the greatest
military feat ever achieved. Senator
Daniel said: Il loved old Jube; / loved
him most because he did not succeed
General Early. the speaker said, was
under fire as often as any officer in the
Confederate service. He was strong
Union man before the war. and was slow
to favor secession, which caused John NJ.
Daniel 10 dub him the terrapin, name
which stuck to him and gave him the
reputation of being slow. He was slow
i'm getting into a hgnt, but not after
having gotten into IT,
FOUGHT WHILE WOUNDED.
The Senator told of how Early, after
having been desperately wounded, arose
from his bed of suffering in this city, and
being helped on his horse. rode of TO
II no hp aSafp s
Early had a reputation Of being some
what rude AT times" the Senator said.
"He was stricken while in Mexico with
that dread disease infammatory rheu-
matism. He got over the rheumatism
but he never got over the infammatory
part of it. and that is what gave him his
reputation. G-aughter) Old Jube was
suffering all the time. That was
the matter with him, and he took little
consolation in making things unpleasant
for others. He was not hard on his men.
He was exceedingly charitable and
though his salary was small and almost
worthless. he sent every month, every
cent of il to his father, an aged refugee
from West Virginia, never letting any
one know OF it, After the war he spent
thousands Of dollars in relieving the suf-
ferings of Confederate veterans and their
families and his sole endeavOr was to
destroy the evidences Of his charity
EARLY'S BLUFF IN THE VALLEY.
Senator Daniel related very humor- /
Gus incident in connection with Early's |
capture of Generals Crook and Kelly, |
and his hospitable entertainment of them |
though he refused to shake their hands |
He then referred TO the military exploits |
of Efrly, and said that when Early met /
Sheridan, the Union officer had 10000 |
men under his beck and call-more than |
was in the entire Confederate army-and |
vet he played huge game of |
bluff with Sheridan so successfully as TO |
deceive not only his enemy but the entire |
southern people. History has 1t that he
had 10000 men, the Senator said, but he
only had 10000 He could have taken
Washington on the nth of Augusta, but
he would have had nothing to hold it
with. He did the lest thing he could
have done under the circumstances
with his little army Of 1900 men he en-
gagged and held Sherdan's army and
forced him 10 withdraw two corps from
General Lees front, and yet ne is criti-
o.sed.
Senator Daniel told amusingly OF how.
i'm york. Pa. Early's Brigade had .aided
the clothing-stores and bedecked them
selves with hnery of all descriptions. He
then described most Interestingly Earlys
invasion Of Pennsylvania. and then de-
scribed the battle OF Gettysburg and
Early's participation therein.
OLD JUBES GOOD ADVICE
General Early, said the speaker, urged
Ewell to follow up his victory OF the first