The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-02
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from Arlington. ana save the Union from
threatened distinctions.
There was deafening applause as tho
Governor concluded and then there were
loud calls for Judge Christian.
JUDGE CHRISTIAN.
Judge Christian made an cloqu ent re-
spouse, in which he decared the right OF
accession, and then pleaded for tho adop-
tion or school histories which should teach
Southern boys and girls the truth con-
5cernjpp the cause forSwhlch their fathers
fought. The old veteran was greatly ap-s
plauded. IT was ] o'clock when he con-
cluded, and recess was taken for din-
sner 8
GENERAL HUNTON.
It was nearly 2:30 o'clock when the au-
dience reassembled. and Mr.. Moore intro
duced General Epra Hunton, who. with
Hon. John ioode. who mad seat on tho
platform behind. Is a survivor of the VIZ
ginia Secession Convention. General Hun.
ton gave some personal recollections Of
Captain Mari, but declared he could
never agree with MARI and Scott that
the State of Virginia should not at once
secede. y
.I'he morning the convention met in
old Mechanics Hall, In Richmond, said
General Hunton. II could not get to the
upstairs room in which the convention
met. owing to the crowd Of women :, that N 4
thronged the room on the first floor
Finally I told some of the ladies must
get through; that II the members could
not get up stairs there would be no con-
vention.
"If / had my own way / would take
the State out OF the Union Tomorrow
before breakfast.
1. Hell do, said a number of those dear
women, and 1 was passed on through.
General Hunton strongly maintained his
| position that the South loved the Gnlon
as well as it was loved by the people of
the North: that she did not fight TO pre-
serve slavery or because she wanted the
| Union destroyed. but in response to coer-
/ cion. 9 81
General Hunton related how he was APP
pointed to the command of the Eighth
1 Virginia Infantry. THE Eighth Virginia
I Infantry, God bless 'em, was the brayest
\ regiment, and Hunton's brigade the finest
brigade in the Army OF Northern Vir-
and G.. r. Berkeley declaration tlat
/ caused the old veteran to be applauded
/ TO the echo
| Then General Hunton went into remin-
1iscence!s Of the war that held the closest,
4 prolonged attention.
'tAs look back on the battle Of Get
tysburg. he said, II cannot help feeling
that battle was lost to us by the gross
4 negligence Of General Longstreet. which
remark caused great applause from the
!; old Confederates in the audience.
! General Hunton described the battle
I with considerable detail. and declared
! his heart bled II am not one of those
who think 1t well the Confederacy failed
!, he said. When you hear old Hunton
/ say he is glad that the Confederate gov
/ put into the lunatic asylum. sentiment
I which evoked deafening applause.
| There was a perfect uproar of applause
/. as the old veteran concluded. FAIR
! fax company IN Geenra Hunton'ss regl-
! charge on Cemetery Ridge. had every
man in 1t killed or wounded save one.
and his clothing was riddled with bullets.
MIR. GOoDE ON WOMAN.
And then Mr.. Moore introduced Hon..
John Goode. Confederate veteran. mem
Der of the Confederate Secession Con-
vention. of the Confederate Congress. of
the Federal Congress since the war and
l'president Of the late Virginia Constitu-i
tional Convention. Mr.. Goode was in fine
form. His tribute to women, humorous,
witty and eloquent, was received With
4 great applause.
/ woman said Mr. Goode "the great
est work Of the Great Author, the editions
| are numerous and every man should have
a copy. Somebody said once man would
i say 70 yo, 1 had rather be on earth
with woman than In paradise without
her." Great npplause.)
Mt Goode sPoke q or his ,per ana in
cidentally mentioned that the only sur r
yivors Of the Secession Convention are
General Eppa Hunton, Colonel THOMAS g;
Kent. Of 5Wythe. and himself
Mr.. Goode went into minute details OF
the prolonged efforts made by Virginia to
ram. Ant lNv
State could remain In the Union and
their failure. His peroration was solelo-
quent 1t compelled applause. lasting prob,
''Dixie and to the .clapplng and stamp
Ing was added genuine Confederate yells
that made the windows rattle.
MAJOR HUNTER.
Tho cause makes ALL was one of the
opening sentences of the speech by Major
| Robert w. Hunter, whom MI. Moore pre-
scented at the conclusion Of Mr.. Goodies
address, Major Hunter alluded 10 the
the the I name Of JEFFERSON Davis cut off the
abutment Of Cabin John Bridge, and de-
clared it had only served TO perpetuale
| his fame.
When Jefferson Davis had written ms rs
great work on the rise and, fall Of the
Confederate government he did ID not 10 k mo
to whom to dedicate x uh q Ge ia stn
was was not dedicated toany Of the great
| captains, but to the women OF the soIln,,~
| and Major Hunter read the, eloquent dedi-
| JUDGE GRIMSI.DY.
The audience under the impression that
the exercises were concluded, partially
dispersed, though, Mr.. Moore was trylng
| to get Judge ID, a. Grimsley, OF Gulpeper.
| to the stand, Finally. the Judge was
| found and standing on a seat in rear OF
the courtroom, made a. short ad el res
He said he was IN the tight at Fairfax
on that June night, forty-three years
] ago. and upon calling for show OF hands
/ he ELECTED the fact that six other SOLDIERS
,The iudpe made a speech superb and
short, but excellent In matter and man
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