The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-20
Dr. Lyons
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have seldom, If ever read. It was the adj
dress Of patriot, and best Of All. ne
knew from experience that Just what he
born battles of the Civil War was fought
at New Market. away over In the Valley
Of Virginia. and the Virginia Military
Institute cadets were the bone and stneWs
of the So that day
The stal III the Confederacy had already
begun to wane, and every man able 70
ed, had been pressed into service. and
still they were unable to stem the on.
coming tide of blue coats: AS last re-
sort It may be said 9TH the order was issued-s
For weeks they had been ready, anti.
cipating such an order from headquarter1
and though it came at midnight: they
were up and away, Ions before daylight
They encountered the enemy at New
Market. and for hours they fought uke 3
veterans. Right up to the cannon's mouth
when it was all over the number Of dead
and wounded told of their valor IN I'M
mistakable language. Several years atte1
the war movement was started to raise
funds to erect a monument to their mem
Dry on the field where so many gave up
their young lives in their countrys de-
tense. The money was easily raised. tns
the unwilling
The committee In charge OF the cere-
monies in casting about for some one to
who knew just what happened the day
Of the fight. because he was there and
covered himself with glory. He readily
consented to their request and set to
work to prepare his address.
When the day for the unveiiing ar.
rived the hosts Of Virginia and the South
gathered from far and near to do honor
to the brave boys who died. and to that
one of the company who shed his blood
| In their defense and who was to address
| them that day. When he rose upon the
| nj nd fQCeS
! Of the loyal Southrons surrounding
| him, an angel from above must have IN
! spired his heart and touched his lips. fof
| scarcely ever has man spoken as he spoks
| that day. He gave short sketch OF tfe
| at the institute. told of the example given
| the boys in the life OF Stonewall JACK.
| son, In his duties as professor: he told OF
| their intense interest in the war and rest.
! less anxiety to enlist; of the great re-
! joicing when the news came OF PROB
able call to arms ta ana "a, OF tne OF tser
! quick march up the Valley and their.
| first night in real camp-.the night De-
lore the battle.
Gradually he led his audience up to tha
very moment the battle began. and then,
with the fire and eloquence OF which ne
| was postmaster. he described the hgnt.
| telling of the part each one took, and CIV.
| ing to each his just need of praise Ana
| then, after the battle was over. he told
| of how. though wounded himself, he cali
ed to a friend: and they started over the
field in search OF those who answered
not when the company roll was called
Going but a few steps. they found q
| little farther and they found another. his
| fair young face upturned to the God
| from whom his spirit came. and by MS
side grizzed veteran youth tn a ana o e,
answer to their country's call:
And so they covered the entire neid:
| finding here one dead, and there another
| In the last agonies of death.
| With his matChleSS elOQuenCe he paint.
| ed the picture in all Its horror. toucnins
the hearts of his audience and melting
those soldier boys and how his heart did
! go out to the old State from whence most
! Of them came. His blood, and the blood
Of his forefather5 Tor Esn nsn1f nn iha
| blood he had left was hers. 70 De sheo
willingly at her call.
And now comes the sequel: Years az,
| State so honored and beloved by the ora
tor of the occasion named. through the
| dur accredited representatives OF nes
self forever of all fear of negro rule by
! an amendment to her Constitution. W no Is
it brings to bear all the force and sio.
quence at his command 20 nave ,s snas
| illegal? 40 is it that when the courts
decide In favor of the state carries tn ,
matter to Washington, doing an IN ms
power to prevent the seating OF the duiy
! elected representatives and to cause ms
beloved (?) old mother, Virginia, all the
worry and expense possible? And when
this last effort failed. who Is 1t tnat.
through a negro lawyer. Institutes SUITS
for thousands of dollars against the oess
citizens of the State!
Surely not John S. Wise, the renresen.
tative of one of the best and II - loyat
families In Virginia: the boy VIII. louShr
| so bravely at New Market; the man VINO
stood before that crowd on unVeiilnS Gay
and lauded to the skies the hero CADETS
| and the cause for which they fouSnts
| Even so. he Is the man.
We could have forgiven his gong over
to the enenv. politically. when be QUO
go, for we are willing to let every n 1au
follow his conscience and his reason ~
2 that line but what shall we say OF tne
man who is willing to deliver MS state
again to the horrors OF the reconstruc-
ton period in the South? For that Is
what IL means, or rather. with the ballot
in the hand Of every ignorant. vicious
negro in Virginia and those who would o
brought here In time to vite. the people
of that State would live In constant rear.
II Mr.. Wise had fought the Consttu.
ton from principle, because OF MS oe1el
In its Injustice and illegality, there would
| be some excuse. but, according to his own
statement, when they stopped passing
| the hat Johnny was out OF the hSne
What a spectacle. what change from
the boy soldier and the orator at Ne"
Market!
God pity the man, who for the sake Of
the dollar. will deliberately turn his cacs
forever on the people and the tradlsions
of his native State. z L. r.