The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-18

@ Virginia and secession day at the Cons
federute Bazaar last evening ended In 4
blaze of glory. The hall where the 5camp-$
fire was lighted and tho songs were sung:
where then around tho camp-e FIRE thar
ed Mr., William Il. Royal Govern or nj
drew j. J.@Nlpntagu General Fltzhush Lee
Senators John w Daniel 1.s n on i. .s Taylor
Ei.ysou. the master OF ceremoly, II Colo
mel Jo48 Lane Stern: Commando Smith,
Lee and Pickett Camps, oth her veterans
and veteran rganilations N soldiers n and \
officers OF the SeVentieth Virginia ReEi-%
mant. the Blues. Howltzers. the bands
and n vast Gro wd of ger listeners and 8
lockers witnessed such "a gathering as II
could be seen nowhere else except In the
former capital OF the Southern Confed-t
eracy, n gathering full to the brlrn Of the
spirit Of the occasion and the memories
of the past, fef H
The decorations, the time aud the place /
brought back tho associations o 5tlia long
ago. The band first played x Dixie. and /
then The MARYLAND lar Ny A1aryla colo-S
mel Stern In referring to secession day
read tho list of names whic Ii \ were Sign n
ed to the Ordinance OF Secession rorty-8
two years ago. NJ i!s5 s3#l5f isS ifs$s
NlR.iiROYALL,s4 Address.
At the conclusion he introduced Mr.
William L. Royal Who spoke eloanently.
feellngly and forclbiy. He said II # /:
All wars for glory, pelf or conquest re,l-8
scning men should think OF with horror3
md denounce before mankind MS crying
sins and dcep-dyed crimes. And 3nllE that
have been 50 waGed have vanished from
tho ken OF man, or are vanishing from
1T. as everything 35unsubstantial. unreal
and out OF harmony With the 5mornl law
IN this life must disappear In proof. III
ask where are now the glories that once
crowned the triumphant battalions oes
Louis XIV OF France? Where are the
noise and fury that once resoundodl
through the earth when Napoleon led
his armies to Wagranl and Moscow Gone
forever and swallowed up in those ahysses
that enguf all that Is false and rapidly
falling Into no more than the stale men-
ortes hunted out by the curious and tn q
nnttqualy. BY one OF Gods most benisn.,
mt disponsations, the bad perishes an
this earth and only the good survives. 3
But there are wars which We're waged
that right should be done and that. wheth-i
er successful br unsuccessful. live In tho
memories OF men and dwell In their
hearts as part OF the home ,ts that Isl
always with them. or such, amongst tho
successful wars. was John Hampd sn'a and
Oliver Cromwclls war with Charles r.
OF such was George washing,on's war
with George III OF such. amongst tbs9
unsuccessful wars. the Confederate wRxs
with the United states. @ ;3
When say the memories OF that war
will remain fixed In the minds OF men
through all time do not mean 10 say
that they will be SO fixed beacuse Of thsS
cause for which the Confederate solilers
fought pass by all mention OF and
reference to that, But there was soma-
thing else Involved. which Will keep tn
struggle green and fresh in the memory
OF man so long as our civilization lasts
That something was the noble resolution
OF the men and women OF the Confederate
States to resent, and resent to the daa III,
what they believed to be a tyrannic and
wrongful invasion OF and imposition upon
them. St
That that resentment of what they oe-
lleved to be wrongful aggression upon and
Invasion OF them was the inspiration Of
the whole population OF the Southern
States Ia MS clear as the noonday sun, a
What were secession or slavery to ths
poor white man, who willingly nlled the
ranks az the Confederate armtesr Whas
was, either of them 20 thew 70 and dauEh-s \
ter OF that poor white tlan7 Tet X was
the poor white man thar contributed The
sbackbon OF the Confederate armies ~
Was upon the poln, Of his bayanst that
the Confederats cause was carried, lf
was his heroism. his patient suffering,
that made all other deeds os arms loSk
like the performances OF taHsatss ~ ~