The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-20
GRANGE HoNoRs HER DEAD.
Monument Unveiled 20 tho Coufederates who
Fell In Battle Rev. h. T.. Cave The
orator Description of the Mon
ument Etc. BIC.

I'm the presence 81 nearly three thou..
and people aud with imposing and ap
exercises, the monument
erected 20 the Confederate dehd 90
Orange county was unveiled Thnuday
In honor of the occasion. National.
State aud Confederate o0lofs were dis.
played Oh Oh Sides
Tho exercises began promptly 90 ~
m Mr John G.. williams, presiding
Rev John s Hausbr0ugh delivered a
feeling invocation which was followed
by the unveihng. tine cords drawing
the veil being pulled by Miss Christi.
na PAMELA Mundy and Master IL. l.
Coleman. As me vell fell she band
played Dixie aud shout Was given bJ
the throng The Grafton Of hc day
WINS then delivered by Rev h Lilo
Gave, Of Independence. No who du
riug the war served as private in tho
18Th Virginia Iufantry he was wound.
ed eight times aud t0day carries his
battle sonrs The distinguished speaker,
10 opening his address said There
can De no greater heritage shan che
character vi she gseat and good there
could be ll greater calamity DO ap oplo
than Tor them % bo unmindful of the
heroic services and gai'anty of those
who laid down their lives for duty.
Y0nder monument t0 the memory Of
Onr dead les just tribute 90 them and
the cause for which they died Youth
should look up o. 40 foI encouragement (,
old age with pride, admiration and
reverence In its erection we give cur
hearty approval of thc cause Tor which
10 stauds III deeds were not deserving
would NOS bo erected, and
Instead OF Gods blessings and sm lies
we would have bis frowuB The meme
Org of che meu and the cause tor which
this monument De- erected shall 1--we for
ever 80 age or country can boast
OF a grertor army thau that which
was marshniled under Lee. jackson
Pickett. Hampton ana other brave
heroes Southern bivouscs should be-
established ell over the southland and
IN ]numonts erected in every CITY aud
county
The val0r and devotion ~ the south
en soldier challenged the admiration
0f Oh nations. There lre some though
who complain of these ocoesl0ns To
them we would say that the day has
not come aud will never come when
the southern people viii fail o. honor
their dead anu the cause for which they
fought II Was just end honorable
The speaker at this point read mum
Der Of statements from vari0ns histories
IN which was cited the beginning of
secession ana slavery. both Of which
he charged CD the North, for DO was the
urst upon ihe shores of New E1Eland,
he said, that slaves were landed aud
there bought snd sold Abraham Linz.
colin was d secessiouist's long before the
South thought vi 80 aud NOT until che
South had practically bought ull tle
slaves was their freedom ever talked Of
j. was NOT his intention t0 rekiudie the
nres OF by gone days On the contrary
his earnest prayer was for happy
cJntented aud reunited country 10
was however bat rightthat facts should
be known aud that our children should
Be taught that Gus cause was tight
Mr. Owe then cJnfeuded CD the
people oi toe SOuth before and iuce the
war were better friends 90 che negro
than those'of the North and read from
several histories where cOl0red school
houses in tho North were torn down
oy authority Of city sud stare chTers.
Ia concluding bic remarks on tbs cub.
i.ot be added With these facts shy
Is 10 that the North should chile us
about refusing to have mixed schools
or that We are uufriendly % this race
T. Is inconsistent and unjust? lie con.
cluded his GRAFTON with 90 elegant tribute
On soldiers on both sides and 90 earnest
plea for the continued bonds OF love and
friendship which exists IN al sections
he was followed by Mr. W. W. Scott,
who poke for about thirty minutes
His address was devoted 10 a eullgy Of
she private Confederate soldier ard the
mon ments erected 60 their memCty
This was followed with popular aifs
by tho band ana the partaking Of din
nef by the veterans 10 the court house
square " which was served by the ladies.
THE MONUMENT.
The monument is Of Petersburg grey
granite. &c feet high lt IS erected on
B pretty mound, TWO feet high. m the
southwest corner Of the Court-hOuse
yard.
The first base is six feet square with
rock face margin line work The
second base is flur feet ten inches
square, and The third. four feet two
inches The latter bears panels on the
north and south sides, the former in
icribed: Erected 20 the Confederate
lead Of Orange by their comrades DC
.0ber IS 1900 The south panel reads
They fought for the right they died
.or their country Cherish their Nom
)ry initiate their example
Ga three sides Of the die block are
he names Of soldiers Of Orange county
Who we're killed In battle or died from
heir wounds 90 the other side Is the
Virginia coat Of arms and the words.
Orange County
The cap is CLOSED on all sides with
heavily nodded spiral work Ia the
.6nter Of the spire. on three sides. are
tsrs, and on the other, "l6Gl.'6j"
rbe cap 10 the spire is also heavily
nodded Upon it stands the bronze
igure Of a Confederate soldier life sizs.
t parade rest is was designed aud
made BY o. H. Walsh &, %. Of Peters.
,urg.