Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-10

| oVe, ."ai,,,s and unusual scene. TO see ~
| ,nany uf these our people mere -, treat
no" s ~ honor to the memory OF the his
| eVG."Stadn of the Coniederacy anu ~" a.,
dSnariv- beloved daughter; 20 stand me- ,he
| tbis historic city OF the dean, 10 mes
! ripping waters OF we rea,iiem as they
| seem 10 sound genlle lep"''"
| 20 flowing on TO the se'' belng able TO
lake an humble part ~ these 80 knowing
monies. ! HAD the h pn was my Conn
SS'oanderlin- Chlef during four hety 20 20 the
| rial and as ! sat here nste ,in,e7en who
| einouent remarks OF the bSiiI ,,i'nt hack
have preceded me, my Gyre .,oO and illustrious
| 20 d,lu tbat noble man. from tne ,. .,aS
when he was a cadet az me 1Satnt until he
| Military Academy az Mess ond CROSSED
vas taken 10 his fathers anu 80 shade
| over the river 10 ica'
IN THE MEXICAN WAR -.
IL - ,n the class just before i.op .''as
| n .ee at West Point, althOus", ,nior in
a year and a half Gene,a, ana went into
AGO He left the academy ai anu resign
! ,Se army but shortly alterWaI"s a,9 20.
| cd and became a citizen OF 'i' ~, military
oublic. Unable TO suppress h,S a. broke
| instincts. when the MeAiSanf nous colo
am he was found there, me idhnnring the
onts 80 The famous regiment psaIins eno
Standard OF Mississippi 70 V'S.V n4SIaS,seJ
| .ha burning sands Of Mexico; NpPet,,i az
After that war was over ne oreer
great and celebrated puoitt Tho popular
| member of Congress IN 'he pof the
Wonse a senator in the Senate " ~ ' in
| United States, and secretary Vi ." these
| president Pierce's Cabinet-ln an V,t,oiifIas
| positions he displayed lhe 80 ma
| ~ his brilliant mind, ana h ihat of no
| % 49, renutation second TO tnat VI Az
statesman from Maine 10 leA's
plause) 49,, career not one blot
| ever ,i,,,ish Of any sort rested upoH, ti
c,reat life, Active in inteIlec'', iii the
80 soft in disposition. brllhan H. soldier,
| qualities of the citizen an" Selected. when
ne was eai ciionds Of war broke over V 9na
cnv,frv TO take hold OF the. M through
III, ~ state as she was pass,,ue7 20 11;s.
these stormy waters rum
NOME KINDER THAN lie"
-. been regarded by those "no
differed with him In pubic o s severe
ono section Of the cOuhu - 80 ,,,,th the
man. who had little sympasnS put no
rl9hts of his fellow-ciuzens. bu, ,,is
IIsia's was kinder than Jefferson DaNiS,
nnd I'm his last speech in the sei hidSS,r1
W. United States, when he was D,au saca
newell TO the senators from oli.r S,
,fes 81 The country, he took paItlouii,e,ia,
llViis % ~, nVnrees his sorrow at leaNius
Rem Individually. and DegHlhS 30
. iiShht A. In the acrimOny OF deDa'e, 10
Ind ever said anything tha' Jaiie"
'n IIa Il now sleeping his last sleep her-;
~, nc o,tnd will awake him 10 s.SlS
agein And / am particularly a.; n,,r
mat we have his monument n9' 80 chill
midst. where our chlldIeh, and droul fresh
dren,s children can come ana uIam IA
Eielt from the life of a great anu
good man. (ApplauseJ o.. hoe heen well
said "The Daughter of the Sohleu,ei 6er
mad the honor. too, OF khoWihs ~ 90
a-oiI 7 loved her in life, and am ioyai ~
~, ,oannrv I'm death. She was god-nlolheI
~, .s ono Of my children; she has peeh .
eyest in mn house. knew ner gIe ar,,
Qualities of head ana heart ~, any 70 ne here
| I, a blessed boon TO be able 10 pe ~. ~
~ a. and see unveiled to her memory
mi beautiful monument, the result o us
tho Loving work of the Unlteu DausiIt0l
| of the Confederecy, asslstSu ny ~ camp
| tba camps more particularly Dy the V"i1P
~ veterans of New York state up
plaus'R ARIJNG OF THE SOUTH
NV friends, this is an. unusuai f scenei
Larger monumental shafts nav or,,ra-
tbai1 heads to Heaven in cOmmeiilvIa-
ton of the names and fame or great W.T.
| riors and great statesmen. Marple mon ul,,
| ,,ents have been erected in honor 81 So %.
poets by the people OF our ,onn erected
| - a woman anywhere In our proau ltNu
| Cor very rarely has there oeen suoti ~ IL
| woman as Winnie DAVIS. Ai.s,,i 49,, ~
| u ,niobt naraphrase the beautiful poem VI
a,.c ,,ree Darling" I would say;
..Tondorlv hurry the fair young dead,
psusIne TO drop on her grave .eai'
| $50 ',, the marble over her head.
,Tb1es Darling of the South lies nuriSu
| here -.
Wa are particularly blessed, 100, To-
day in having with us tne NJ shared his
| Fortunes during his life, VINO Wa III :
| support and assistance IN so nnan! -, ot i'm
trials. and who was as la1'n .Iu,,,ic ae she
| bad been faithful TO him during the uaS
Of his greatest JOY and greatest uiiipi'
| 7 know Virginia welcomes heI me- te,,, tU
| dav. and her daughter, ana heI shaii
| and relatives and friends; ana she snai u
airravs know that we are greatly era i
| God that she gave her permission lor j.
| fereon Davis and Winnie DoNls anu nfI
| children 10 sleep in the BOSOM Oh ue"r
| old Virginia. (Applause)
"The Daughter of the Confederacy."
DR. II. NJ. Clarkson, "the poet laureate
of Manassas Camp was then introduced
nv Mr. EilysOh. Or. Clarkson IS the au-
thor OF the volume Of Songs of Love and
War" published a short time ago. which
had such a remarkable sale. He read
his poem. Not in Vain" al the unveiling
| of the monument IN Winchester. and il
was probably due 60 this fact and the
splendid impression then created by his
verse that he was called upon TO com
pose an ode on this OCCASION In intro
ducng him Mir Ellyson said:
The most beautiful expression Of noble
| sentiments Is 20 be found In poetry. II
| seems TO be appropriate TO this most I'M
| teresting occasion that such tribute
| should be paid TO those whom we come
| to honor, and ! am privileged I'm Deine
permitted TO present 20 YOU DR.. II. NJ
Clarkson. of Virginia, the pOet-laureat'
| of Manassas Camp, Confederate te
rams. who will read an ode which he has
written 10 commemorate the Incidents OF
this hour.
DR.. Clarkson then read his poem. which
is entitled, "The Daughter Of the Con
fedefacy." 1t follows:
Sweet women Of the South, come gather
round
This silent statue It but typihes
The grief the people feel for her who
In restfu sleep beneath this halloweC
mound
! DISTINGUISHED daughter of a race re-
IN he fuii hush Of faultless womanhood
| Before the worlds admiring eyes she
j 4 very queen. with every virtue crowned
Mid stirring scenes OF STUBBORN battl'
born. ,
. | For soothing Zoe she had no word of scnrn
A woman true, she won the worlds ap
2 with @Tscis keeping watch DER Holly
u.re W Iog her wait among the great an,
good.
The wells Torn Away.
While Dr. Clarkson reoited the ode
Master Jefferson Hayes paws aeon, accom-