Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-12

, Mood not from ambition. but
% ,.cause they felt that there lay
I", 18TH WELDED TO NUMBERS.
81. VAS war fought to settle cues
49, that COR more than hau a ocne"'.
hoen matters OF the most eaineS'
might say, bitter contentious ~
'...si,r in intensity until an appe" ~
.,I ~ battles was rendered meNi-
On that no arbitrament save 'h"'
sword was possible. when inc
,s,l6ed u was 20 numbers pa'-
s'''. srtnlery--to the unlimited re-
'"'.. ~ the Federal Government
f,-. .ruies Of the South laid down
inns but not one iota OF their be-
, the truth and justice oil their
A. ala they surrender. with energy
termination they met the new
r.ns confronting them.
pow. THE NEW UNION
..,,.,s the carnage. above the wall OF
and the cry Of orphans. above
Isolated homes. above the fields
i-' Ian With new forests. there arose
V''' .,lzation and a new union, one
ie" ~ whose temple holds a figure
49, 1ame shall be honored throughout
Lce-whose matches Skin,
tl. .ldcrly spirit, whose wonderful
ttrsrct. was only equalled by the
e5r,r ~ soul which accepted the nat
.rr and lived out 10 its fun close the
,1lst lie recorded IN all history for
a. almIration OF postcrity.
-ts letwecn the soldiers on either SIDE
,tsra WAS no real enmity Mutual admi-
ration for each others prowess IS the
continent OF all brave men, and with ad-
uIratl0u respect naturally increases.
"The lifetime of a generation has SOFT
tued the memories Of that conilct, ana
sId. by side both North and South have
stood together in battle against Tor
e.gn foe.
Eve meet here to cherish and inten-
slfv the memory of the great struggle
in which you were actors. Your Devotion
10 duty, your courage in battle. and your
endurance was SVui
heritage from your ancestors.
TERRITORIAL EXPANSION.
General Wheeler touched upon ,b bn9
question Of expansion by declaring ~, -
foothern soldiers and southern sta. in
men had ever taken a promli'"' onnisree-
ali movements looking TO the
ment OF our territory D. 10 eaid will
,I. S'4ts lvi "a, s,' under southern prSsl-
derts tbot we vrested from lnc ~ " 10 -.
dfane the greater part OF tHe o. -, lis
miles which lay between out - - hft.
az settlement on the oce"n a -, ,rasi
e..sippi river and under southern P4cs'
lc-ts mat we have added 10 TINS 60
oir an area nine times as great as the
49, .-'.1nt area Of the original thirteen
States. ,.,. ,os,ot,ations were
,,irc mad. and our dominlons were De
..-s charged. adding 70 the glory OF the
D-s,rt~y chiefly through the influence OF
-.rfhern element, most bitter oppo-
si,,on VS. developed IN other parts Oh
the Union lit a.. ,o,,.bor,
,.-~i. may wei take pride that during
~ e.. Great progress and advancement
- ,1r country. including the armed con-
-. ~ last wear. and when, / am gao
- saw. now appears 70 be nappliy ehusu'
-, section ~ our land has been more de,
~ote5 r0 the cause Of our country, ana
a. unfolding its honor and presuse, imam
80 1e,r.e 5f the Southern States.
..Tfr-a rron whom rest the cares, du-
.ia. and burdens Of government nave
encountered no embarrassment or cou-
ftrte or criticism from Southern states.
Zone of their brave volunteer regiments
Sc aeked 90 be returned from fields or
1.-two duty and when the request mas
C5r,a from Governors Of other Common
vreaItbs. volunteers from the southern
states have promptly begged Tor the
honor OF filing their places III the front
of battle. ,.
ORR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT ON
TRIAL
oTha rosition in which the American
..,rIe ind themselves to-day was not
.5rgr, fv them but is the logical result
II 'rrltiOns thrust upon the country Dy
Course OF events beyond our cohlIol'
4 u be said they were foreseen ana pre-
dcted. il. must also be admitted lhaI no
power in our grasp could have stayed the
fde and now we stand before the gaze
Of civilization confronted by grave &c
.r0rcibiities The supreme test or AmeIl-
can lrsUIutions is involved, anu tue
American system Of government is on
.I- ifs said by some that while England.
Holland France. and other nations may
extend a protecting hand 10 peoples anu
lands separated from the nome -
tartfting both the protector ana the pro
f..red we shall be utterly unable 70 &C
r4rnlisb such n purpose. To admit THIS
pr1Dosition is to admit that our system
az government Is lacking In the essehtlhi
caaiifcations which every sovereign
power should possess. In one year We
& We risen 10 the first place In the family
NJ nations: 10 make the smallest retro
g-a1e step would be al the expense OF
~ prestige we have won To return 70
the starting point OF a year ago Woulu
he 10 lose what IL would take a century
81, regain In answer to those VINO say
-5st fbe policy OF our forefathers forbade
rhe extension of territory, | would point
.o Jefarson and the Louisiana purchase
Monroe and Florida. Polk and Texas, and
ne vast territory acquired from Mexico
and later 90 Andrew johnson and the ac-
QUESTION 90 Alaska.
ANNEXATION OF CUBA.
"If there De any who contend that we
Should not permit the Island OF Cuba 10
become "a part of the United states, ana
rs people IL they desire it, 10 enjoy all
tte nclts OK American citizenship, nave
orlv 10 r0int TO the official declarations
90 bun lfeat statesmen, commencing WIN
Thomas Jenerson and running through
Almost tie entire period of the first hat
Of his century. During all that period our
hUlal siatesmen and presidents, IRON
Jefferson % Buchanan, laid down IN their
messages and State documents, the i'm,
peratIya necessity of making the Pearl
Of ths Antilles a part of the United
States
TRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN WOMEN.
Ia conc.ud'.g his address General
Wheeler paid an eloquent tribute 70 me
women OF the South. and the part tney
bore in the war and the dark years that
followed. saying.
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