The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-02
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before they could leave the Union Or
,ndestructlble and co-eqnal States.
4. SE5rHE, HEADS on THE STATE.
~ n ,Yas ii dlstinguished audience when
attended the dedication. Governor MOD.
que, head Of the executive &c t ~ ct
OF tho state. WAS In the audience, i4 y =
legislative department, was present he
4 iiuna M Fairfax Courthouse. Judge
& Il aith president OF the Court OF a ppeals
at,d8 tho head or the judicial department.
came over from his home IN Faiquier.
A;torney.Genera Anderson. the hehn OF
the bar Of the State. was the chief orator
,rhc.e has not been a gathering any
,,t,cre "a Virginia In long time in
which tho entire power OF the State Was
80 nearly represented.
There we're many other distinguished
visitors including General Eppa Hinton'
commander OF the old Eighth infantry,
largely made up OF the men or FairiaS,
Colonel Morton Marye, auditor OF pubic pubic
~ accounts OF Virginia. and COMMANDER OF
Tie immortal Seventeenth virginia. To
which was attached the Warrenton
4 Rifles, which Mari commanded when ne
lost his life; Judge y. A. Grmsley.5ot
Manassas a gallant major In the CON
federate army; Hon. John Goode, spldler
md statesman: Major Robert t. Hunter.
of Gordon staff; Judge George H. Chris
tian COMMUNICATIVE OF The Confsd-
crate Veterans OF Virginia; Hon. John
Lamb. OF Richmond. commander OF inc
celebrated Charles City troop; Colonel
Hoses Green, of Fauuutcr: e Colonel FRANK
lin II. Mackey. of Washington, and many
1 u 49, t..r.t ftf
Cause. MANI with crntches or empty
sleeves mute evidence Of their devotion
to their country.
CAPITAL SPEECHES.
There were numerous addresses. Gov
ernor Montague, though he spoke only
briefly, made q capital speech. and Cen
erai Hunton and Mr.. Goode. Two OF the
four survivors OF the secession conven-
ton, carried away their audience as they
dwelt upon the events of the war. Major
1duntcr made polished Grafton. and
Judge Christian plead in eloquent terms
for truthful histories OF the war and the
causes which led up TO 1t.
The exercises were under the auspices
or Mari Camp OF Confederate Veterans.
but the presiding officer was Hon. r.
Walton Moore. into whose hands the vet
Grams committed the entire affair. That
1t was in the best OF hands 1t is super
fiuous to say to those who know Mr..
u
though too young to have fought for
his State himself.
Apparently all the visitors We're enter
tanned at Mr. Moore's sooner or later
during the day, though the houses OF the
town were thrown open, and all had Their
quota Of guests. Hon. S. r. ponohoe
was moving spirit in everything during
the day. and his hosptabie home was
thrown open TO several visitors, includ-
Z ing the Governor.
ROYAL HOSPITALITY.
And finally Layton Hall. the beautiful
home OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Will
lard. was the scene of an elegant
reception, from which many OF the guests
had to tear themselves In order to catch
the Z o'clock tran. for there is a drive
of five miles from Fairfax Courthouse
to the railroad And the roads were
very heavy because OF the rain which
fell with scant interruption throughout
tho day.
II was Intended to have the exercises
on the court green but owing TO tho
rain they were held In the courthouse
instead
Commander j. N. Ballard. OF Mari
Camp, introduced Rev. L. Meade. chap
Ian, who made the opening prayer, and
mt its conclusion the commander present.
ed Hon. r. Walton Moore, the son OF a
Il Confederate, as permanent chairman.
In addressing the chair. Mr.. Moore
spoke briefly, welcoming the assemblage.
lie went into the war .lstory OF Fair
fax, which he termed the Borderland or
the Contederacy. not square mlie OF
whose territory had not tremplea pc
meath the tread of contendng armies, lie
recalled to the minds Of the veterans the
names OF dozen battles fought on Falf-
fax soil. and paid a high tribute to MI.
Anderson, who won at Manassa9 "that
badge OF knighthood which he will ever
wear as he wears the flower or knlsht-
hood In his heart. Mr.. Moore also
caused applause by his allusion TO Sen.
cral Eppa Huntop, who sat IN froNt OF
him close to tho stand, as the nero
of Balls Bluff,
Memories so throng upon us as we con-
slider the history of FairfaX, said NJ,
Moore. THAT we come to believe +, ne
{ past alone Is real ard the present ls
only dream''l
When the generous applause which fol-
lowed the conclusion of Mr.. Moorea
speech had subsidized, he said modesty
forbade his asking the band TO play, bpt
the musicians rendered a few nars q
a livey air and then Mr., Moore pre-
eonted Key. TT. NJ. clarkson, OF Frlnse
William county, Confederate veteran iI
who read an original poem entitled '9iie
Night Attack 'afaaa'
4, ANpERsoN's SPED A..
There was prolonged applause az the
conclusion of the reading, and after more
music Mr.. Moore in few happy sem
fences introduced Attorney-General A-ilr
derson as the orator of the day.
"CrderiyH Anderson, he was called by
Mr. Moore, who said he had It FROM
Mr., Anderson's own lips that that was
the only title he ever owned. RlT5
There was salyo of applause as MI
Anderson rose. 4 MI Anderson, opened his
speach with some hstorIcai data sub.
m!tted In substantiation OF the claim that
Captain Mari was the, first Confederate
soldier killed in action. IT had general
Isl been claimed that tho first Colifed-
crate to lose his life was Private II. l..
Wyatt, Of North Carolina who was XIV.
ed at tha hattle of Rethel Rut Eetf.ll