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santtsgo, which aroused great laughter.
The Absentees.
After Colonel C,itshaws address, Toast
master Christian read letters from n
number OF guests expressing their regret
at their unavoidable absence Among
those who sent their regrets were Captain
John Lamb Governor \. J. Montague.
lir. j. Blythe Moore, Mr.. Julian Me-
Carthy, now engaged IN business a
.Stockhcin. Sweden; but who wrote n
valuable letter to his comrnde, Mr..
Charles g. Boslicr; Ma jor John w. john
con, Hon. j. Taylor Ellysbn and Captnjn5
w. Gordon Mccnbe. Many of these let
ters we're warmly appiauded.
Judge Christian then called on Major
Daniel, Nrginia's senior senator Senator
\ Daniel was received With prolonged
cheers. and was given n great ovation
MS he arose and bowed his acknowledge
1,1nts to the enthusiastic audience. lie
vas III excellent form and delighted his
audience with his happy Introductory re-
marks. and the more serious porto Of
his address. Hc made n felcitous refer
elco to the fact that the date was the
anniversary OF the battle of Freder.cks-.
burg. In which the Howltzer battalion had
borne such a glorious part. and again
IS aroused the enthusiasm Of his hearers
by his graceful tribute to the old boys.
: Tho speaker appealed earnestly to the
1Iow!tzers remaining and to the younger
men TO speak and write tho history OF til
command. Speaking OF the veterans, he
faid that when they were dead mich
history Will have died with them The
young men OF Virginia ought 10 tnkc up
tho sacred task and sec to the preserves
s ton OF that history, that Will inspire
Il youth to make men.
Lee First ofsAll.
Major Daniel expressed his appreciation
OF Colonel cutshaw's paper, which he
characterized as part OF the page OF II.
: page OF herois1n and generalship. the
greatest in the worlds history. General.
Ice had Efown in that campaign that
he was the greatest general the English.
A freak'ng people had ever produced. vIr-,
GINA was the greatest artillery State In
the United States In tho war for the
establishment Of the Confederacy This
WASH fact never before stated, because
5NIrg!niars were better at making history
K than IN writing IT, The State or Virginia
had sent INFO tho Confederate service 1oi
bntter.es Of Hight artillery with more thar
I 1eoEguns, and most OF them we're obtained
4 the expense gof many legs and trnis
4 gnd bodies Of lnfantrvmen. This naden-
+ DUN was received will, laughter and APP
plauzc- Con tlnu,ng, the speaker pointed
y out the difficulty Of writing the history
of the artillery OF the Army of Northern
virginia. Flo had lived In Virginia all his
u lis. but he could not account for the
4 habit OF his Virginia brethren. who hard
y do q thing. but that they throw 1t
{ OF like IN old coat afterwards. Il the
Virginia artillery had been Massslchusetts1
& artillery. there, would have been a library
lof history OF them t hat would have filled
Z Tho banquet hall. In fact. said Major
Il Daniel. Nirg1n:ans have done moro and
q written less about II than ANY people
snnders heaven The Major referred 10
y captain Carlton McCarthv's book, "sol-
Q 'rs L,lfe In the Army Of Northern Vir-
K gina. and to the valuable historical
contributions nf Rev. J.. William Jones.
q ~. y. as exceptions to the &rnle.
~ need SOME one TO stir upSthe his
4 t tori spirit In old Virginia. The children
~ our schools are -tsdying 4of the his
Il tory OF GrltTc and Rome. who do not
irow& the geography OF our own county
4 or the names and deeds of ita heroes who
did, ms great or greater deeds than any
" Greek or Persian. Roman or Crusa Ser
= his statement elected warm n plarsr Il
We need a revolution In Virginia, OF
the forms and methods or education OF
l)aIllcl expressed inc
scpiHion TINT Il The children were pro
$tbitcd from studying OF the deeds Sof
t1;paminnndas and scipio AfIicsnus until
they had learned q tho troops Y his own
county had furnished to the Confcder-
4alci,scrrice. j would besinorcy valuable.
In concluding is~adlress, Major Daniel
asked the aid of the lIowitzcrs in the
work OF compiling the history or the
artillery OF Virginia.
2!9is u AZ M = iNVPFh ~ orco., MT a,,&+S
y53 5'' ttorney- General Anderson was the
next speaker. The Major was humorous
and eloquent by turns. In beginning his
address he referred dangerously to the
various designations given him by toas?-
masters, and finalyto that OF tho Tame
Z lions OF Lexington -IIc declared TINT
tiis title was apt 10 lead to the mfr
scncc that part OF Bostock's mcnnEsr.cE
had escaped or been lcrt behind. There
were four Hons In Virginia. he said :s tho
lame lion OF Isynchburg. Senator Daniel;
INFLAMMATION Of Richmond. Colonel Cut
shaw: the lame lion OF Lexington, and
{. Lyon Tyler. This reference was greeted
with great laughter. Maier And ron
then grew serious, and IN the course OF
Ills speech nno; cd Il Colonel v 2od vn,s n a
eminent critic and former Federal sol y
der. who lad enumerated nnon- to
colossal men of the worlds history, Alex
nri:rr. hannibal, Caesar. GustaTus Adolf
n.,us. Napoleon and Robert H. Lee.
Major Andcrson's enlogys OF Lee was n
superb tribute to The genius and rank
of the great captain OF the Confcdera1y
among tho worlds immortnls.
DR.. Dame. who began with a modest
reference to having to follow Senator
+ Daniel and the others, told several anrc-
dotes very effectively, and then made
what BY many was considered The speech
&of the evening. Hc compared himself to
th,SDanvIlleG soldier who reached the field
+ OF Manassas lust after the victory. and
when Informed of the result. sorrowfully
remarked that there was nothing left for
him to do but ITO bnst a cap He
compared himself to thatmur. in having
i to speak after his predecessors. Turning
them to more serious vein, DR.. Dame
spoke with great tenderness OF the
memories and cnmradeshlps, Of the old
days, and OF his, pleasure In ttending
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