Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17
nsver to my knowledge. Desn '
new" RATTLE DEATH

received AT nrnowledse. been printed
BATTLE DEATH.
Tn Memory Of John Pelna'n'
Reno" ta,,. and from the battles rags
'heio tny transferred thee TO It's 'yiic
Plucked and
intent TO bind thy brows VIII"
Ana hand thy name in crimson s'
,, uomt Tho narrative from age to age
kinalihs ~ hearts of hero, saint. ana sase
% ll,e the fear of tyrants or the'r i'o"3
49, Ike thy station by tn ih'fep'o
twain -, Albanian tyrants
THAT shout DER tn Armenian ''"
slain .a I,orsena's
h name his way through torture to his
Ia, ia'it uoratlus. stalwart to the last
These are tiny KIM 'i'S0
the past.
Richmond 1863.
coreral Wheeler has never poseu , % -,
orator. but his polished address, us boId
NTH much force and earnesthesS, .' aar
~ audience stillbound. save by sos.u
,rrenressIble outbursts OF cheerins, ethar
the close. when he was gwen 49,
ovation as he turned to go 10 MS s.a
FINE SPEECH BY DE ARMoND.
rh,s ,vas NOT 70 be the end of the leass
~ good things. however, though ~
ordinary course it would nave
the prearranged programme. .,.o nras-
At the request Of many Oh ms ais
ent. Captain Lamb INTRODUCE N''ssouri.
tingushed congressman lloma IN, tribute
IT, doin- 90 he paid a very warm tiiou'e
40 ,bat gallant and heroic soiolei' "
go and tried friend, and hero III pea"1
as we'll as in war; acre could
Judge De Almond SAID: 49,
ohoose my Mace | would rather hsten
than sneak. | would gather inspii a.io.
from these noble surroundings rather th1 ,.
mar this occasion by any leeple w. ~,
that I might utter" Never ne saiu, - 70,
he felt more honored than ne u,u al 49,,
asked TO sneak, and never had ne sd~e'
80 1tbe faces of an audience SUCH al
that There was everything there presen
calculated to inspire. From the WahS'
no eaid clocks down the heroism OF IN
mast. What thoughts of history! VIVA
beroesl / feel ii is proud prlVliese
addresa the noble sons of sires so noble
A thousand things might determine
I contest without regard to the Justic
NJ the cause, the speaker said' put q,
r thing that lives is the story OF nelol
!, deeds and heroic men. Perhaps nownel
s ON eartb were there gathered togethe
e so many noble achievements as III u"
= historic city of Richmond.
= GATHERING PLACE OF HEROES
4 .What a gathering place Of heroes, /. y
e said. "Ahl Virginians, tar distant NC ~
> ! day when the story OF the glorious ueeo
az your glorious men shall be forsotte'
g Ali feIIow-citizens. do not, no one ca
wonder at your sublime faith, as you ie
- Won are the descendants or the hopis
oer the world has ever known. NOD
~ cons Of veterans making your way prou
!, 10 In the world. you have no pensions
=. sustain you Qoud and prolonged a
p plause); nothing to rely upon excep, 20 20
A. individual efforts; the world is an ueto
Va YOU. in which to make your way ai
80 there are none better qualified.
" THE sneaker paid high compliments
- ,ba adeIity and zeal Of Congressm
- lamb and Jones. In allusion TO the no
re ored guest of the evening Juuse
10 Aruond said: "In the short war MAJ
- ornortunities were afforded the soldle
az os the North, but few comparauVely
GA the soldiers Of the South; but Win .
" scant opportunities given the nero % !.
al spanish-American war ls peiore SVu ~
al |
IN Iant soldier but for his skill ana uiSOi
" ton. the story of Santiago, Ell Caney. a.
nj San Juan Hill would have been WIN y,
as differently "a voice: That's rlsh h.onn a
he cheers1 There would have been droppI
he hack and defeat History can DC ~
M ten with the Confederate soldier !! y
"a out" said Judge De Almond, ana a 10 e
~, statement was greeted with much laus
nd ter and applause. He paid MS conn
az n,ents again to the pension laws, a
eVg concluded by again expressing appseo
md ton of the honor shown nm nm, anu thro,,
s. messing the ardent hope that throu
ON The coming years the sons OF hoole 81
10 viii Keen alive IN their camps the sP
life % nobility of their fathers. Nirslni'
must in future, as in the past D, nbsI,
wav" and stand as a SOLID pna I,
eSa,nst wrong When Virginia charl
D of we shall all know what the. charge ou
D he IN he against
ON MR.. JONES ALSO SPEAKS.
hat, Judge De Almond was Loudly cue.
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