Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31

| SPECIFY ana permanent cure LOT cOnStlpd-
ton. One little Pellet" is a gentle laxa-
tive, and two a mild cathartic.
med lines of strife? To the south of u.s.
| i'm the beautiful Pearl of the Antilles,
| Cuba, the fairest daughter of all the sea,
| there was heard the cry Of the oppressed,
| at times almost stifed by the cruel bar
barites Of their Spanish masters, but
/ rising again as a moaning wind over a
| restless sea. The story came, gradually
spreading and catching the credence OF
| our liberty-loving citizens, of how the
| little bands of scattered heroes main
| tanned the unequal struggle and. with
warriors joy, partook constantly or the
| very sacrament of death itself, as mt
| preparation for their country's freedom.
| Slowly, indeed, were We TO hear the APP
| pealing cry, and at times 1t seemed that
! the memory Of our own brave stand, scat
tered and feeble as we then were, had
been blotted out by our present surfeit
/ Of wealth and of power.
| THE CAUSE FOR THIS WAR.
At last a Virglnian, only two genera
| tons removed from that great apostle or
! liberty in both forum and field, Light
Horse Harry" Lee, carrying in his veins
| his great ancestors pure and manly
blood, was sent to protect our interests
and TO report to this great government
| the truth about that field OF death and
! tyranny. Carrying himself with serene
courage and tempered wisdom, he arose
TO the height of the argument, and, Civ
ing to the world the highest type of
American citizenship, he kept himself
strictly in the bounds of international
courtesy and law. while giving no uncer-
tain sound where american rights were
infringed or American lives threatened.
Soon from the masthead or an American
man-of-war the Stars and Stripes were
floating in Habana harbor, and the ma
TONS heart wrung with pity and sorrow
for the poor, starving, ruined people or
that unhappy Island, was getting ready 10
glNg I'll md n tor
pose a firm but kindly hand to stop the
murderous strife.
THAT FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
Then that awful night came on. HOW
brave and unsuspecting were the sailors
on our noble ship, the Maine! Each seye-
raj task was done; the tension OF sustain
ed duty promptly performed was relaxed;
the little house OF the sailor, his ham
mock, and sea-chest claimed It's occu-
pant and the worthy fellows sought their
well-earned rest. Then dark treachery
and murderous cunning wrought its fear
full work. The grinding, tearing, rending,
bursting mine, touched off by unseen
hands, sent 266 souls into eternity.
mo reckoning made, but sent to their
account,
With all their imperfectlons on their
heads"
And these men wore the American uni |
form and were sleeping under the Amerl-
can hag a thrill of horror went through |
breast
crime so black, murder SO premedrtated, |
shamed the century in which we live, and |
made the pagan world seem fair and hon
orable. AS the horror lingeringly drew |
itself out while the mangled and water |
wasted bodies, one by one, were brought |
TO light and laid on the waiting barge |
of death, conviction settled itself deep |
i'm the hearts of all Americans that the |
be removed from such close proximity |
to our shores, that the sailors on the |
Maine must be avenged, and that Cuba
must be free.
OUR COMMON COUNTRY.
For the first time the Confederate SOL
der and the sons Of Confederate soldiers
had an opportunity to show that they, in
unison with the sons of the North, have
a common country and common cause,
and right nobly did they respond. Where
has there been a discordant note? How
gloriously loyal have been all the States
OF this Unionl Our dead comrades shame
fully done to death, our flag unavailing
to protect them, an oppressed people
wards the light of our own glorious lib
erty these things came home to the
hearts of the southern heroes, and they
were ready to follow the flag and march
TO the music of q reunited country. How
ever great the sacrifices required, we all
stood ready to turn from our shops, our
fields, our desks, and give up our land
again to disturbing war.
the holy cause of liberty is being shot to
death on our very threshold, then all
considerations must be swept
aside.
NO more shall commerce be all in all
and peace -
Pipe on her pastoral hillock a languid
note.
And watch her harvest ripen, her herd
increase,
shore;
And the cobweo woven across the cam
mons throat
Shall shake its threaded tears In the
wind no more.
Let it flame or fade, and the war-drum
roll like a wind;
We have proved we have hearts in a
cause we are noble still;
1t is better TO fight for the good than
TO rail at the H."
THE TIES ARE KNIT FOREVER.
That Is our condition to-day. When
lnhoy ambition or avarice draws men
ogether in a common warfare, we can
veil expect them TO fall apart again in
litter strife but when a pure and noble
impulse of patriotism, when a desire 10
uccOr the suffering people at our door
md avenge the ruthless slaughter OF our
ailors called North and South, East ana
Vest together in one solid phalanx, then
he ties are knit forever. and in such
cause we can well repeat the refrain
4 the soldiers song:
There is never a bond OF love like this:
We have drunk from the same oanteen."
Then henceforth let US love one an
tber like citizens OF the same great
ountry. Let us this day commit TO the
ands OF impartial history the cause and
he deeds OF the Confederate soldier.
hat chapter i'm our country's life Is
Iosed May the dark clouds OF passion
nd the bewildering fogs of sectional
reiudice no longer obscure the clear
ision of the truth. And have no doubt
vhen that hour comes, and i trust IL Is
lready upon us, that these brave spirits
hose mortal dust lies sleeping here In
hollywood will stand forth Respondent !
! the purity OF their motives, and In the
eroism OF their deeds. {
Governor Tyler was loudly cheered at
he close of this admirable address. and !
he ceremonies closed with the. benedic-
ion. pronounced by DR.. Hoge.
Letter from Governor BUSHNELL.
In addition to the Presidents letter {
cad by Mr.. Bryan. Governor Tyler also
eceived a letter from Governor Asa q
OF Ohio. declining the invita- !
ION 10 attend the Memorial-Day exer-
ises here He wrote that he would be s
resent but for the fact that he had ac- I