The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-02
DR.. H. w. Battle Shows Dis
guiscs of Wrong and ln-
justice Are Falling From
Truth
FIRST VETERANS SON
TO DELIVER ADDRESS
High Tribute Is Paid To Lee
and Davis and 9th Ell
Leaders and to Old Soldiers.
General Green Has Valuable
Paper Prayers For Peace

That the Southern Confederacy'i
com plete vindication draws nearej
year by year despite the fact tnaa
scribblers have dipped their vena
pens in vltrlol and that naturally IAN
and judicious minds have been be
clouded pv prejudice and warped b
passion. was the declaration made ~
Rev. Dr. Henry W. Battle, OF Char
ioItesville. Va, in the reunion adj
dress Yesterday afternoon in the Clty
Auditorium.
The address by DR.. Battle was thu
first reunion address in the history, Of
the orga nization delivered by the SOC
of veteran, and il was a mastery
presenta ton OF the cause OF the Con.
federacy. The address was the fea-
ture OF the opening day OF the re.
union convention. and frequent bursts
of appta use interrupted. contrasting
sharply with the deep silence OF thf
intervals, showing the spirit of tbs
man and OF the message, each seem
ingly a part of the other, held ans
sRaAed The crowd.
Gcn. Cars Address Postponed.
Though three addresses were sched-
uIed for the afternoon. but two wers
heard. These were the reunion I'D.
dress by DIR. Battle and an address
on Jefferson Davis' by General y
w Green commander of the Arkan.
sas Division. The third address, %
have been made by General Julian
Carr, commander of the North CARO-
lima Division, could not be beard.
owing to the lateness of the hour al
the conclusion of business left ovet
from the morning session and the time
consumed by the addresses heard.
General Green's address on Jeffer-
son Davis was a splendid historical
pi, per, and its merit was recognized
promptly. motion being made and
adopted Immediately after it's con-
clusion that it be referred 10 the
Southern Historical Society. The pa
per was a presentation of the results
of exhaustive study and research
among officiai records and documents
that have long been beyond the reach
of the general public.
General Green first told of the
earlier career of jefferson Davis. OF
his ability and his plishments
as Il statesman. Of his service given
the nation before the trouble arose
between the North and the South; OF
his loyalty to his own people, and
of his sacrifice in serving the peopls
of the South as their President when
in his heart he believed he might do
more as soldier in the field.
Recital of Tragic Events.
The events leading I'D 10 secession.
the differences that were large IN the n
affairs OF the nation before the rup-
ture came. and finally the firing Of
the. first shot of the war and the
secession of states ana the orsa niza.
ton of the provisional Confederate
government We're reviewed,
Then the speaker entered into
discussion Of the legislation and thA
acts of the Confederate governments,
hat s%r% Ant a ~
themselves during the little more than
four years of the Confederaey. ana
/ the MESA ges and Official actions, all
always for the best interests OF his
people as Mir. Davis saw them.
4 General Green next entered upon = n
decription of the character of Jeffer-
son Davis and read from tributes pad
1 10 him by contemporaries. Toward
the end of the paper General Green
/ told of The Anal days of the Gonfed-
crate government. of it's fail OF tins n
evacuation of Richmond, of the ar
rest and imprisonment Of Davis, ~
his ISOLATION from society, of his suf-
ferings patiently borne, of his tndict- 4
ment for high treason, of his adinis-
4 sion TO bail after many months. and
of the failure of the Federal goyern-4
ment to bring Davis TO trial after II
had finally learned that under tho
constitution of the tinted States
Davis cOu!d never be Conylcted- EAs
An Ideal Realized.
The reunion address of Dir. Ealtle
opened with the scene in which thNss
attenuated fragment of the ones
glorious army of Northern yirginiAN
was the central b. Gy at Appomattcxs s
On the morning of April 2, 1865. ThiA
was described in graphic way and the
picture impressed itself upon the
gathering. s&s
They were made to see, with fhAz
speaker, how General Lee passed AZ
/ through that day struggling with
himself on the. issue Of surrAndA4s III
whether or not ii was right to- sur II
render the army in the field WAS HI
problem. The futility Of trying t.
continue the struggle against suAnN
odds Was plain. 81. 8.
/ De- Battle drawing the curtain o1ksi
this scene, paid tribute to Lea Hap %
Ply that people. he said, who mAxsH
point to. theit foremost man AasstA4Ns
realized ideal of all that Is ldftinet ~ G.
their sentiment, and say to AT IL VI
world: Behold him. Match him q
s-yaa can! He,eiss ear. most precAo&Mss
heritage; a model for our chil0re4s II
from generation TO generation. w chi
All Surrender To Truth.
II know that xcribblers hayA diI
trfiat naturally FAIR and SudiciOuE xain
warped by passion. but With en<A M y
/ eeaSilng YEAR the siar af INA SESl ~ n
confederacyss c0mplete vindtenttl0
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