The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-31

gether with several well told anecdotes,
put his vast audience In the same
frame OF mind. on behalf Of the Com
nionwealth OF Virginia. lie cordially
welcomed the aged and Scared vet
Grams to the soil made sacred by the
blood OF their comrades who haNe
passed over the river. "Virsinin" said
the Governor bids me to welcome
yo, as cordially as 1t did in 1851, when
you came from your homes all over
the grandest country in the world to
defend the state against the invaders
from the North" He believed III tho
righteousness of the cause anu tho
principles for which the Southern sol
tliers fought. and Virginia believes 1t is
Just as righteous now as ever II was.
Upon that fact the whole world Is now
agreed. The principle OF local self
government, for which the South con-
tended. needs no apology. The action
OF the United States government in
sustaining the secession of Panama
from Colombia Is a belated but Il lust
and correct Endorsement by the great.
est government under the sun OF the
principle for which the South fought
for four long, weary, struggling years.
None TO Compare.
Continuing, the Governor welcomed
the veterans as the survivors of the
greatest fight recorded In history. Ma
polcon's wars were great, the game
fight of the japanese against mighty
Russia was wonderful. but none Of
| these compared with the struggle in
which tie veterans before him en-
gagged. The Spanish war was all right.
and the Governor honored the men
who took part in 1t and reioiced that
] soil Tor
/ to the front, but as a matter of fact.
4 the whole war put into one fight was
| not equal to some of the skirmishes
| that took place in the sixties on Nir-
! GINA soil,
! In humorous way the Governor re-
! ferred to the inequalities of the fight.
! and he got the whole audience in an
uproar of laughter by his way of tell
| ing of the tactics of "Jcb" Stuart in
| foraging on the enemy and supplying
| the Confederate Army with rations and
| arms and ammunition, and even mules
| and horses, all branded ~. s." In
| conclusion, the Governor said to the
| veterans:
! "Virginia loves every one of YOU
! She loves you for the heroisnl VITA
which you baptized her soul, with your
own blood. There Is not family from
| Maryiand 10 the ltlO Gfanuc WHICH
| has not an interest IN Virginia soil,
1 for here lie the remains and here was
| spilled the blood of some noble man
connected with every Southern fam
lily"
/ Grcnt EnthusinsIrl.
AT the conclusion of the Governors
eloquent, but brief speech the vast
audience arose and shouted and cheer
ed for fully five minutes. When the
cheering had partially subsidized the
band strucq up Dixie" and then pan
dcmonius broke loose Hats went up
in the air. handkerchiefs were waved,
men stood on their chairs, veterans
resumed the Misunderstanding business
waving flags filled the air and for
. five minutes or more the greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
Finally, when the strains OF Dixie
had died out and the hurrah had sub
sided In Il measure, General BOILING
again pounded the stand with his
ponderous gavel and appealed FOL
order Old vets always obey the orders
of their commander and they got
quiet long enough for General Boiling
TO introduce Mayor Mccarthy. lie said