Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17

Genersl SUI ~. a.hes sleep now in the VII
GUIDED hlo 80 80 Jacksonville, Ala, by
10. a "a ~ his mother. who low" -, {
ia v,hom he loved so wen ,i.,,,snlIv |
- hodv reached home was "si,,.ared
Lear The moon at It's fulnesS ohanged ,
oyor the whole landscape aiu -, dark
oNo' live funeral procession from ua.
the SOM" MT cnartan mother Determined
W 49, q, whatever condition 'he Oo'
,',,,id che would meet him on the ~
hoId az his home. and so she VIZ 90,
h , auoiting the arrival OF MS 10TH
~ ~. coid I'm death. She looked upon lns
-caro ca pure and bright, ana r"'sP0 -
tbroueh her tears, washed wnite III H., W
Rood Of the Lamb that was slaln' 49,
fnture ages shall read the story "a Nra -
- pelham the hero Of the artliery Vi
Jonn ~ Northern Virginia, may
~, cot also say. though war is teii,o ~
on6 its bloodshed tinges the pages VI i nita
Co., those red stains are washeu VIZ
a. tbe blood Of this fallen nero :, -
nd hor Pantheon dedicated 10 a." hor
-ods England erects monument .s..' ~
,nigbtv dead in her ancient IL, ard
Abbey. The South shall III tiiIs loaolIec-
her pantheon consecrated 10 ,h 49, An
-, 80 her heroes; her Westminster ~
tion , y. "a the memorials Of her greal
DeS -, Tho gallant Pelham" Is IN tilein
| i,t,,e,~io,,s ranks Through more th"n
! Tar,o~ Of n century which lnteINen.
quail t,s time and ours, his life al
49,, tbe hest example of purity in heaII
! robleness OF purpose. grahue"i III -,
braverv in action, and deVouoh W fadey.
| The recent actions OF SONS Ol 4.nrfcal
Inc .1.a,,e under the burning troplcai
o. Of cuba sublimely show thal M
sur.9 ,,.orpo blood of the South is coulsihs
,'-I,,a,, tbeir Young veins. and that th'
-, 90 bis life IS not forgotten OF uiio
AZ COX concluded he was very loud
o-~Iauded. His address made an eN-
cellent impression, and its oei'erS was
particularly facile .,,,,11yc
Anotber selection by the quartette loi-
,ov,ed and then Captain Laughtoh' DIS
obairman of the Portrait Committee III
troduced Governor Tyler, who, ne an
,o,rced would in time introduce inc
n,ort distinguished exponent OF patrlot-
ism Of the State Of Alabama 1oNei ho'
TYLER. who was warmly greeted salu'
ladies' and Gentlemen,-ln the S IN -
span of years allotted 10 man maj. ~ tIrough
tba fortune Of but few 10 serve thI1 w.
W. vars and be a hero in both. ~ ~
tpot cav the gallant boys IN gray,
bro,,eiv led under the Stars ana P De- -
could even in fancy. in niue h nfa same
| q nuarter Of a century, see my IN
q enirit leading the boys in blue on =
~ " ,.,o.orv beneath the Stars and stripes
I Rut such has been the fortune -, ', rs 70
? liant hero whom we nave vi W. the
! night and TO whom we shah nav t,,o nc
,ieasure Of listening as he VIII r eCer a q
H. nortrait that has just been preae 80
10 this camp of one OF lhe DC ~
= lxniebtliest Of our southern s SUE, Cone
- With equal fortitude and couIdse ~
u 80, Wheeler has met the duty OF ~. ~
= hour and has been crowned WIZ s,,,.h.
= laurel wreath OF Nlc'0 "a ~ Glory. and
n ern bows on southern felds OF eivt S,,,ritef
= AT the head Of the soldiers Oh a bIoodN
corntrv AT Santiago and up the pIoo. -
- beiohts of san Juan. He mas cIiii, IN
. Attest bv his presence ms uhch" It77tth hin
~ terest i'm the old Contedela.es. ~ heeI
: ~ cray and the blue threads nav 49,
troven into the beautiful FABRIC Vi ~ -
ton to country. May we. III VII rnve
o.. tbe onward destiny or our rePu"iio &c,
ne forget those who wore lre me e evsr sacredl,
r. | their memories green anu wv
or enshrined in our hearts ho~o +o-nigh
i' Of our old Confederate leaaer ad'' emo
yoapv Of MS scenes. incidents, ana SIiIp
49, ~ past that has been lill l =
5 taii1ed in history by the achleNeIlcli.' =;
Il tbe Confederate soldier. He heTus nV
III PRODUCTION. He is one OF Us. r. l,, ca,st
n have been our battles, his cause "a bi
n ~ 0ocbie,,ements our admiration il,
ne 49, orr ioy. his services our hatloii
nride and his whole life an ON ~. -
rs. the welfare OF his count he neople
ffrA --r-r TT
IN TOITD CHEERS FOR NhhE-Li r-lN.
Gil Ae Governor Tyler uttered these "oi,
+be audience rose and cheered TO the ecIl
S e'.' oraat was the enthusiasm that ~ W.
m fnlly two minutes before General vince
@s or could make himself heard .,
I'll Enthusiasm at length gave way 10 {;
or riositv and then General w hee'ei'
UNI clear penetrating tones said: AZ
~ NJ NJ Commander Governor Tyler Mer
ac- bers If General Lee Camp of Veterans
in T. aAfords me great pleasure that 1 :
I'd nermitted 70 be with you on TINS lnleies
, ,nb ! ine, occasion. 1t is especially pieaSu
net | IN find here an interest in those Jay , ..
dy- scenes which cause the SOIL OF w s,i
sta 20 no held in such veneration, anu, " !"
its that that interest is not uiiill en-, -.
-, time. 1t is also pleasure ~ LIZ. u
nce sons Of Virginia taxing 9uOn o,,5ad :
- - oct in those things which coilHdiiuvu !
i o,, attontion of their fathers 1t might
+on "'.''.o.od that we would find that sen
u,ent in Virginia, the birthplace OF !
of .ria+s the home Of heroes, the grave
les. ,ihertv's martyrsl 1t is a privilege
the stand upon her historic soil. HOW oV
ne pc u,beImingly rush upon us thoughts Oh
,i.k last, Here Washington first saw
LIGHT. and Jefferson Madison, ana NJ
,ard roe as they grew 10 mannooas pm
the learned TO be great, and mere Is ehsliH
go their halloween uuSts
helr Virginia gave 10 the world Games II
= pm a. rison. Taylor, Scott, Johnson, stone"
~ Jackson. Stuart, and the long roll OF
cbivalric Lees, above all, the one col
cal Lee. whose fame challenges the
W. from the topmost heights OF glorious
the nown. the gallant superb, chivalrous
rules bert Edmund Lee general whose
lopt- tories have no parallel In history, a I
was whose unblemished character STANDS
nelS. lu
,, u, NY virtue and highest type or mann
ante nlessed be this beautiful historic city
closely identified with his chivalrous
shells - But Lee has a thousand graves
used In a thousand hearts, l ween;
And teardrops fall from our eyes
e ~ waves
lnoLo That will keep his memory green.
P'"' All. Muse! you dare not claim
|, left A nobler man than he,
IS the Nor nobler man hath less OF blame
Urea Nor blameless man hath purer nam
Nor purer name hath grander Iane
Nor Fame-anOther Lee"
,nsid- Forty-three years ago, tall, {
: wa handsome young man reported for
tne AZ the Military Academy al West +
man, ~ His blonde hair, fair complexion
dings blushlng cheeks giving him deilcat
mi Re 6ned appearance. in spite Of his at
form and wel-knOwn superiority III
IN II. Nv sports. would have attracted ate
Ell at In any assemblage. His general be
the gave proof Of hrmness and integrl
$ re- character. and in the retrospect w