Year: 1879




ing in sympathy to the feelings as they
come yelling from the depths of my
heart, peace does reign. Let bitter mem-
cries die; the Republic survives. The
| splendid structures built in.commemo-
ration of the Republics hundredth
birthday, and their contents, symbols of
vitality, assure us that it does live, yet
in the yigor of its early youth. Let
crimination and reerimination cease
they can do no good. The battle has
been fought; the victory won. Let us
cherish the name and faith of those who
fell on either side. God, in the wise
dispensatons of his Providence, Will
not permit such suffering to be in vain.
Out of it virtue will flow, which will
generate broader and more burning
patriotism, and watt still higher the en-
sign of the Republic. The people of
Virginia have dismissed all malice, and
are learning a lesson from Nature her.
self: plenteous harvests are waving over
battle-helds where lately every blade of
grass was tipped with human blood
The feeling which engendered and
stimulated the war have been suppressed
ed by the gentle and sweetest charms of
peace.


And, now, what forbids that we
should, all bitterness banished, hand in
hand together visit the scenes made fa-
nous by our sires in the country's story?
These centennial times are bringing
round from year to year-almost from
month to month--the memory of some
place marked by incidents of courage
and devotion; for there is not u State of
tho old thirteen, from New Hampshire
to Georgia, within whose borders they
are not to be found, and whose people
do not cherish them with admiration
and pride.


Properly appreciated, these memora-
BILE spots will bind our States together as
with Il magic chain. And as the Repub-
lie moves on with giant steps, the won-
der Of history, let us, under the standard
of the Union, whilst gathering up The
reColccti0ns Of our lorolathers, not for
get the noble men on either side who IN
these latter times have added so much
to the renown of American virtue and
yalor. For, rest assured, the great
deeds they performed were not idle and
without avail; they will have their part
in the working out Of the Republics
life. SO has it ever been in Il nations
real and sturdy growth.


lmpelled BY these sentiments, we are
here to-day, by the Kind invitation Of
yourself and the authorities, TO make m-
wngements for the national celebration
of the surrender Of Lord CORVALLIS at
Yorktown, We again thank you Tor
the cordialily Of this reception As we
have an interest in these scenes, so have |
have you a like interest IN the scene of
that surrender upon tlc soil OF The Old |
Commonwealth, aud in the name OF my |
State invite you with equal cordiality |
TO be with us then and there. If II was |
right for lis here OH The ground whore
we stand, and in view Of the scene Of
the ilrst great act OF llc Revolution, to
celebrate It's centennial return, IL Is |
equally right chat we should together
celebrate at Yorktown the one hundredth I
Of the last act Of the Grand |
Drama.


Governor Simpson said It gave him
great pleasure to respond TO this cordial |
welcome. The two great events Of the
war of independence were the Declara-
ton Of Independence and the surrender
at Yorktown. We were then feeble
colony and now had grown TO be Il
mighty nation. He had come prompted
by the highest motives, believing that IL
this celebration was made success II
would do more to heal the wounds by
the war than anything that had yet been
done.


Mr.. Glennan, Of Norfolk, then read
the address prepared by the people of
Yorktown.