The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-01
TIE MarFylund Orphans.

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The MarFylnnd Orphans.
! At a point in the address after tho
speaker had paid tributes to Alabama,
Georgia, Texas. North, Carolina and
ether faithful States, u veteran arose
aud with tears In his eyes. begged that
the. Senator, should have something to
saw about the .'orphan boys" OF Mary
land. In reply. Major Daniel paid q
Well-merited and eloquent tribute 70
tho "orphans.." Said he: The Mary
land orphans We're not many, but they
were very much" and here he Spoke o.
Bradley Johnson in. heartfelt terms
that made the MaSslanuets n1t s.ara = =
shout, In splendid good humor senator
Daniel referred to Texas and BY WHY
| n illustration lie set the convention
| wild by introducing as ca nple nero
T,rivatc Smith Lpscomb. formerly q
mo Eirhteenth South Carolina Reg!-
,,,ent and now OF Texas. who showed
almost unsSs implied bravery In the bat. bat
tle az the Crater, near Peterspurs:
| comrade Lipscomb stepped forward ah y,
gave the old boys a. bow, while the
whole building responded win APP
Senator Daniel told the story OF how
| private Lipsconb was blown UP az
ne crater went starward. hut landed
on his feet and kept right on charging
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"That man" said Senator Daniel. "ha $
~ot nerve enough and brass enough 70
take hell II he has to; and such Spirits
as his make we hope some day we VIII
all get a chance to take u ana WIN
victory" -. y,
..rhe chief consolation I find to-1aS,'
added Senator Daniel. lis tnut so n'any
Of YOU are alive. and that the war Is
over It looks to one Who rends over
history coolly now that so many intel
lircnt men-that so many kind, talr
men-so many really good men as We
had in every State In the nation, ought
TO have had sense enough and forbear-
ance enough and political aasac1ty
enough to have kept you boys from
getting into such long lasting trouble.
But they didn't, and that's why we are
here to-day.
Tribute to Davis.
Consulting his watch, the Senator
said he thought he had talked quite
long enough, but the old boys would
not have It that way, and from all
| parts Of the big building came cries;
/ go on!'' GO on; never mind the
watch
furt isG. and and Ii 50 o. doing lie Created
thunders OF applause by his eloquent
| tribute to Jefferson Davis. Said he:
4 1--WE rejoice III the high character
Of the civil leaders OF the South as
we'll as in her soldiers. have never
sentative who stole anything. have
! never heard that any one OF them was
engaged In any kind OF grating.
mo matter what any Of his enemies
have said about him, Jefferson Davis
was as pure and clean as any whit:
marble that will bear his name. Hs
" did nll that he could--neither angel:
" nor man can do more. He has beer
much misappr ehend ed--much misrep'
resented. He has encountered endless
abuse and prejudice because he was
so faithful ana uncompromising fol
you and your cause. Fame Is often Of
slow birth aud OF slow growth. Thai
which grows the quickest Is not al
ways the strongest or the most on
during.
"fris fame Is young yet. 1t Is grow
ing slowly, compactly, and so vel
knitted together that when 1t is in ful
bloom 1t will stay while generation
+ and generations pass away"
IN conclusion Senator Daniel said
~ thank God. my comrades, to have
seen this day, and ! thank Film, too
that He has given 70 all OF you this
erng OF Confederates that will evel
N take place again this side of the great
white throne. None of you haye come
i here to mourn or to cherish vain re-
grets. You carried from the last hat
tlcneld on which you fought a con
seriousness OF duty faithfully per
formed. 1t has abidcd with You a.
your bucklcr and your shield"
Mrs. Hayes Presented.
Whom the applause long and en-
tilusiastic, which followed Senate
Daniels speech had subsidized. Com
mander.Gencrs.l Loo stepped to th
; 'front.' and, With q voice that was al
most smothcred with emotion. intro
duced the only living daughter, tn
only surviving child. Of President lief
fcrson Davis--Mrs. Margaret llowcl
Jefferson Davis Hayes, the wife OF MI
Addison Hayes. Mrs. Hayes WAS at
, tired in n mourning dress because Q
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