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fetary Wilson. arrived at 11:10. There
A. Miles, his cher a de, Colonel Milcher,
General Joseph Wheeler, former Adju-
tant General Ruggles. who was colonel
OF the Presidents old regiment during
the war, and the Marine Band.
The train was met at Quantico by
reception committee from Fredericks-
burg, consisting of Hon. Horace f.
Crisman. Major T. P. Morris and Post
master John NJ. Griffin. who accom-
panied the Presidential party to FIRE.
dericksburg, where they were turned
over to the hos2talities of the local
committee. The procession formed at
the depot and headed by the Marine
Band moved at once to the courthouse,
where the public exercises were held
and an official welcome delivered by ST.
George II. Fitzhugh and the response
WAS made by General Martin 7. l.. Nc
Mahon. The Grafton of the day was
then delivered by General Daniel e.
Sickles. who said in conclusion:
SOUTH'S DEVELOPMENT
Let us spend few moments, before
] leave you. in a glance at the South
OF the future. Let us assume that popu-
lar education and the systematic sup
port of philanthropic. benevolent and
educational undertakings shall have
moved forward on lines not essentially
North In this direction. the recent edu-
cational convention at Hampton in
virginia, Is Il notable incident. Popular
education will Quadruple the resources
or the new South. The strength of the
North is found in Its schools for boys
and girls of all races; they have Great
ed the most intelligent mass of work.
ers in the world.
Educated labor is the most inspirinp
resource of the new South.
1t VIII regenerate all her industries
1t VIII double her untold reserve power
Let us assume that her demonstrated
capacity for manufactures shall keen
pace with her advance In that path dur
ing the last ten years Let us assume
mat Southern agriculture, profiting by
1tS recognized advantages of climate
and soil, improved by scientific meth
ods, and expanded by widened range
or products already visible shall pro-
ceed in the ratio already gained since
the employment OF free labor began.
Let us assume that Southern means OF
communication-road rivers. railways
and harbors-shall be improved accord
ing TO the requirements Of her produce
lion and traffic. Let us assume that the
surplus capital of the North, always
seeking employment i'm profitable fields
or investment. shall be drawn to the
new South by awakened enterprise
Northern success. Let us assume that
your laboring population, no longer con-
rned To the African race by tradition or
prejudice, shall be doubled by emigra-
ton from Europe and Asia. With these
reasonable assumptions, all of them jus
tined by recent eXpermence, nothing is
hazarded in the declaration that the
census of 1910-l920 will reveal to the
world new South. rlvaling the North
In all the elements of progress and
power and challenging competition in
all channels of industrial progress-ln
education, commerce, manufactures,
mining and agriculture"
MIR. F1TzHUGHS GRAFTON.
Mr.. f'ltzhugh's Grafton was striking
piece of ora torical work He paid the
highest tribute to the Army of the Po-
tomac and to their Confederate oppon-
ents, saying that TO erase the names OF
the Spottsylvania battle fields from the
history OF the American army would be
to rob 1t of half its glory. The same
blood shed on the Frederick sburg fields,
he said. still flowed in the veins of the
American soldiers. Wherever the
American arms might be in the future,
whether those who bore them were ex-
Federals or eX-Confederates, or de-
scendants of the two. they would stand
shoulder to shoulder. and their record
would be one that would take no lus-
tire from the glory won by the Stars
and Stripes OH the bloody battle fields
of Virginia.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
officers applauded this sentiment heart
lily. and the speaker was Justify cheered
by the audience which packed the
house.
The exercises at the court house were
followed by luncheon served in the
opera house to the members of the So
ciety. the ladies and invited guests.
After the reception at the Fltzhugh
residence the Presidential party drove
to the National Cemetery where the
foundation of the Fifth Corps monu-
ment had been laid. On Il grassy slope
overlooking the valley Of the Rappahan-
mock the stars and stripes flew firm n
rustic nag pole. Opposite the Presi-
dent and General Butterficld were the
members of the Masonic Lodge under
whose auspices the stone was to be
laid, fredericksburg Lodge No. 4. of
winch George Washington was
member. The ceremonies were opened
by the full Marine Band with Nearer
MY God TO Thee" in which all the audi
ence Joined. The corner stone was an
nointed i0 due Masonic order and lower
ed into place,a which Colonel Hill
In berief speech committed the monu-
ment to the care of the National Gov
eminent.
Secretary Root in acceptinr mode n
touching reference to the hcroism and
sacrliice OF both the Federal and Com
federates who contested the fiel.l Of
Fredericksburg.