The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 05, 1890, Image 1
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BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C., JUNE 5,1800.
No. 40.
IN MEMORY OF LEE.
- ■■■ i
Thousands of Confederate Vet
erans and Leaders
GATHER ROUND THE SHRINE
Gen, Joe Johnston Unveils the
^ Grand Equestrian Statue.
FITZHUGH LEE LEADS THE PARADE
and Thronged with Strangers.
COL. ANDERSON’S GREAT (^RATION.
A liOVliig Tribute to the Ijeailer
the liont Cause.
of
Richmond, Va., May 20.—N^v^r in
the history of this capital, whirh has
i»een the scene of so many public dem
onstrations and has witnessed 'he poinp
and circumstance and exj-e -Mnc>*d ^rim
_WHr‘s vicissitudes aa no otbrt Amencau
city eVer has, have the street# of Kich-
i&ond presented such an animated ap-
Wn.T Prai ty wore the university cap
^white-ami bluet mid carried recsl canes
wnth white atnl blue streamers. They
carrie<l a handsome Jmnner. It bears
the crmibtned coat of arms of the fam
ilies of Washington and Leo It is
made of university colors, and on it arw
the following date#: ITM, iu upper left
hand corner, time when Washihgton’s
naiue was given the institution; 1870,
in upper right corner, when line’s name
was added; 1740, dateuf foiindatioti.*.
The Fifth Maryland regiment mits-
tered 4- r i() iioislotU and niadti a tiuev ap
pearance.* \
North Carolina, tamed <*ot m
Khe ha<l alsmt I.CKXI men in line, headed
by tiovernoi Kowle and statf.
V»*i.-rau OrKaiii/.atl<,n«. *
Following is a partial list of the or-
gani/.at ions of < lonbslcralo vetciuns pax
ticipating: ^
Marks roniiiiaiiiler, N«»w OiIm.-ui*.
nearly % o’clock whon the monument
was reache<l. An enormous crowd was
in trailing there.
A large stand in front of the monu
ment had lieen reserved for the distin
guished guests, the orator of the day
and ladies.. It was
,well filled when
the procession ar
rived, and the
"grand marshal
dismounted ' and
Offered his arm to
tleii. Joe John
ston to escort him
to the seat re
served for him. v
Whendovernor
iMcKinney, (Job
'Anderson and the
other distinguish
ed guests and «(rti-
liers. j»f ttmjusena-
sion IwmI takeuNKMitions on the front of
ness, Joy. fan battle, all sx%l*ad by la-role pur-
p«wa and kindled wrlth tha of an uncon.-
qnerabls soul; It Is, beaMa^ and ab *vo all, th«
iinii|tie ooiubknaliou in him of jnor'il streniffh
with moral b<*atty;of all that la arwat In
heroic action wlih all that Is irood In common
life, that will make of this ptlo of stones a *a-
nrod Hhrinn tlear tbroui{hont the rmninK aij.-s
- not to soldmrs onlv, but to all “bolpors and
friends of mankind.”
The orator then went Into an elaborate
graphioal n-vlnw of the life and cUmraotAi^o
Gan. Isss Hi^ iparria^e to llie great-*n
.laughter of Wjw.Uiru.-fon's wife forme«l a tW dnty rifsbo hour, Lo« SKWltmrHist tbe qU*v
GOV
Hullsl.ury
L’llnr^rt Hxn-.liejr ranv Ool. K. ..
Wlrfto ^HOotHNiebi,, !.i*e)lD'?yg V%.
cjekeH. li-e hi nan c.sfr.n iSn .oen, <N»I
SaiM.ml II ||<m|^>-s. •ommaiionr. N>>iV’a
*'*• Ko-'la Sir.tnsr '••amp, l! V- ‘Jhi men. Weu.
'f. I*. Itowr .•■muimieb-r. GbariolItwville, Va
8t<Mmwall >nrni'p. i} V, l(V)'nnnt. t Nil. W. K
M< IS'W^li irooinnnilor. Portsmouth? V,t.
. Maury >:Mo,p, i 1 V , 7^ Mi.rli <>»! It M
Coii'iiMiidm, Kr,-<lrrli*kshurtc. V'a.
~ A. I*. tilll j"j.xup, t X. V., 15(1 iohu *54. II. I(.
Hinilh 'oinm.iii'lor, l*etershuru, Va.
It K. uMtu,. *} V.. «ln men. <!«>l W. A.
Si,esii o,iiiiNiaiul.-r, Aleiandria, Va.
Army mm<! N'svy*, *3 f> of Maryland, I.D
nmu. Goo. II ‘I’ J.,hn»«»n r-eiuman-l-r, IJ
mom. Md
(5,iif«-,|.-raiM Vagrans ramp, of^r4ow Vork,
IVi men. Col. A *1 I hok iii^rfh emuitiaiidor,
Now York rrilv
('amp (Jarrell, f) no-.n. (JapU (J. L
44+»+ Mt an*l, I he pboi eHsi' >n | Kissed- in ns
view Jiefore them/l^re ^'buuu .infant ry
"" teadlfig and Tfr*r Vide ran cayal ry-W44-^“ r , ^aj^'iriof
V'Juntisir infantry bringing up the rear. “
I'rsdi mlnarjr l-'.norclseH.
When the cirganbwrtbnr was complete
snd something like tjuief, *snjld lie had,
(ioveinijr McKinney, as president of the
f,i*e uioliuini-iit, aros»* and called the as
sembhrge to oid« , r . -
(lovernor McKinney safiF 11^
desire not Jer^|M-r|M'fiiale animosity or
excite Idttf-rness of feeling in any ism
llon^rtflthis country, hut to express the
and adoration of I hejieopleof the
soulli for those who had fallen in their
l*ehalf. That feeling was uiicompier-
able and eternal. Amid all the southern
slates t here existed a feeling of love for
which connected him by daily nssociaMon of
family and place with Washiugtoirs fame
ami character, and it may well be believed
that Led made Washing! m bis model of pub
lic duty.
I***-’* p»-n*onal appearance and moral char-
aete.rlHl.icH In his early manhobd. and his sor-
vIcch in Mexico, especially at the battle of
Gmitrerbs, were nketi bed lightly, , ‘l^is(o^y, ,,
sajil the orator, “will record, as Jv-ott himself
nobly admitted, that Isni was Scott’s right
wrm in Mexico.”—After leading up’ to Mie
perhMl when it. Ih-came necessary for Gen. Lee
to make his choice of which side he should
conflict. Col. Anderson
ije had served the whole
country in a gallant army which commanded
all his affection. He better than riiost men
knew I he groat resourCus (Vf t he north and
west. He knew northern men In their homes;
*!. V
llmillngton. Va.
♦U men. ( 5,1. J
K
mapder I’rlme William coun7?T| s tHtoM went r» pn s»*nb«l in the g.Tttw'f
big. lie named i*ui li stAtc and !he chief
K llolinen
•C men
•oualy
UF.N. ROBF.RT R. LFK.
peanm**** as they <lo today. Tin* strains
of inarthtl music ‘ fill the air and one*
inorr the erstwhile *piiet streets resound
with the measured tread <»f inarching
hoats. resplendnnt in brilliant uwtfonnw.
with gorge* »us banners and gleaming
►I'll.
Denae thn*ngs of eager, enthnsiaatie
humanity crowd the {lavements, the
Iniildiugs ar** smothered in re,l. white
find blue liunting and the stars and
stripes mingh* harumniously with the
colors of the Confederacy. State eoh»rs
wr** swung like banner# across the priu-
*dpwl ^rwetic .
I Kirangers Within the Gates.
Full -VMMM) strangers are within the
gates of Richmond today.- From north,
aonth. east and west they route to wit
ness the unveiling *»i the mpies-trim
Maine of (ien. Koliert E. I>*e and to
honor the memory of Virginih’s famous
H»n. For three days the ineoming trains
have been crowded, and all night long
the streets were filhsl with the sound of
fife and drum and the tramp of march
ing men a# the visiting^ veterans and
^military organization#arrived and sought
their *iuarter#. J
. Every southern state isrenreaentvd by
organizations. Maryland and North Car
olina particularly turning out in force,
nnd fn»m the Empire State come the
New York camp of Confederate Veter
ans nnd the Southern'society. Among
the more famous organizations are the
fifth regiment.of Ikdtimor*-; the Wash-
gton Light Arttllerv, of New Orleans,
nd the Palmetto Guard, of South Caro-
TEua.
The Parade. _____
At 12 o'clock the parade moved
promptly down Broad, street from the
corner of Adams, Mounted jsilice led
the way, followed by the Stonewall
l»and. 44ien came the marshal of the
day, Gen, Fitzhugh Lee. mounted on a
magnificent iron gray charger, followed
bv ni« aid*’#, with Gen. John R. Cooke,
chief of staff.
These were followed by a long line of
carriages with invited guests and then
came the veteran cavalry, Gen. Wade
Hampton commanding. The Farmer*
Tlemipwni com
Kwetl
Hhi vUI i
Vir ,
iwliwtlnr c*•»<(», 7A ()wl
W,y«l cttiitii.-uvl'-r. XV hc-hexlM,, Vh
lx,niH» coMiily, Vtrgiiit.x., (!.-»V.,
Coi T. SutlU, Ihi'iIiu,
VI ifal nla. —
Knilijtek Cfcjuit r JIAL'I xnaimt JU«5L_
(• l<N'«l-tlpl, l*4g« nuin ritAUilk'rmlaiPi
(••univ. M»riri»„,|.
^Ul’MfUrVUtVHirial# Uit-plrii. JOU iww. ,JM>J .
It *1 P--i*ii,,#« (Uruliii* eoiiuly,
Viiginl#.—
At Nxlilngten' tl ft.. <’. V , MO mun. AUx»i»
iler It uni cr. conimHiiHcr, Wa«|i IM g'oii
Itaielolpb Tillillclli Virgiui« laf»wlrr. *1
*•»«'». I,lent. W II ciMiin^niUr. U«,v
t-rly. W V.,
> |Vf«oii cnuniy if*. *’.l Vhm,*h A>MMwlMtf»n.
iiu-n, 4. A Ixmik |'ro»«,,ll ctMimt,Uit(-
prirr*. N *’.
I'ahcll (Jr « vak I 'h ,,, |>, *j. A’.. 7X . (Ail
I (JcrgelJ f*.iia|| inHh-lor. I*invillM. V*.
Ninth A’lrtfihiH *’„v.ilrv. A>1 men. *J.»ii |( | fc
I . ••4MIMItl,>|,t#, \\ x«lll,i,r«i» (ij ,1,-UMl v.
I V** •
ttctcl-fH-ni. N *!.. *1. V.. 10 mmi,
^ * :<.l. W. It. *'bt-»:li i-mn in, n«lcr. II*u<Ih)
I
,\» *I,a Alonnment.
I’ Th*» bn*-»»f inarch was down Pro.pl
street f,* Niuetnefrth.tn Main.to Eighth,
j Fraiikbii, to iIh, ‘ in«'mmi»;nt At 3*
I OrliH'k lh»- pri-ensnm reached the inon
Uineiit und the organization* were
ma-wsl around it. The .dis|inginslie«l
gn*-sla were Heate«l in a ]iav tinm facin#
Uie i^aliie and fh« hj«-ak'-r’s staiof.
'File cerennmien of th" iinveiltns Wtli
now,’ pun erd ai-coidillg !•* .the PVW-
grainnie already detailed in thae* 11s
{laicheti.
Knhniond is alsmt poorly pro
vided with restMiiraiits as any city of its
I size in th* country and the problem of
! providing fo«Hl for Ihe mulfilude of vis
{ itui? i# a difii, tilt one A number of
thu CainfiMleracy, “Which,” hn said,"it
jun
qmi
now quad.’ _—
Goverrmr McKinney
to tho fai l that all of
•nbjoct. all the ftBrcer passlrns uf a bloody
civil war were rapidly cxtimciUhed. r . ,>
There was to be no Poland, no Ireland in
America. When the Hotlywnol pyramid wae
rising over the Confederate dead soon after
the close of tbe contest some one suggested
for the Inerrilton for a classic verse which
may he rendered: “The/ died for their
county—their country perished with them.”
Thus would have spoken the voice of despair.
Far *1 iff•!rout were the thoug sts of ‘Lee. He
had drawn his sword in obedience only to the
diefates of duty and honor. But, facing the
railed attention
the Confederate
repn-actibitTVrts vvliicti it. had sent to the
exerciws. Asba-nanm*! in KinaaoMion
Ib-Hgan, IsingstriHit, Gordon, Holt,
Hampton and Johnston, eaelt namn wa#
gre«d*i4 »vitl*-pgoh«MU«Hl *:lue-ring. ,
Aflur a brinf inv*n*ati«*i» l»v Rev.
(Jiarle# Miiinigensle. of the Epimopa
’rtmrrhr fttwyTirrn M« Kinm^Tumwtui-K
Gen. Ewtrly as chairinan iff tll« Hieeting
lie was gleeted w*ll» prol«**igrd applanf
THE RECUMBENT STATUE. *
[Over Gen. laie’s grave at Lexington, Va.l
lie. knew the bravery of The northern soldier*
who lilie*! our regular regimonU in Mexico.
1 He wa* abrrro the prejudice* and taunU of
Iba day which belittle*! northern virtue and
courage. He knew that, with slight external
differences, there was a
rmce In ali the states north
tlnn snlAnltt^d to the great arbitrament of
war had TS*en finally auewered. ^He recog,
nixed that toteiinity of the American peop *
had been lm->ocably established. He felt
that ItAyould he iiiipletv and crime to dis
honor by petty strife offactlonH.lhat pure and
unselfish struggle for constitutional rights
which, while a single hope remained, had
been loyally fought out by great armies, led
by heroic captain* and sustained by the
patriotic sacrifice# of a noble and resolute
people. — - • -— ••••
The Reunited Country.
He therefore promptly counselled his old
soldiers to look, upon the great country thus
reunited by blood and iron aa thklr oWfOtod
to live and labor for Ita honor and welfare.
His own conduct'was in accord with these
teachings. Day by day his example illustrated
what his manly words declare*!, that ’’Hu
man virtue'should be equal to human ca>
lamity.” After a brief reference to the re-
malnder of Lee’s life, passed in the dis
charge of his duties as president of Washlng-
ton cotiege. the orator endad his address as
follows: —
As th people saw him fulfilling these mod
est, but noble, functions; aa they saw him
with antique simp icity putting aside every
temptation to use hb great fame for vulgat
gain; as they saw him In self respecting con
tentm-nt with the frugal earnings of his per
sonal labor, refusing every offer of pecuniary
assistance; as they realized his unselfish de
votion of all that remained of strength and
life to the nurture of the southern youth in
knowledge and morals, a new conviction of
his wisdom and virtue gathered force and
spread abroad into all landft.
The failure of the righteous cause fot
which he fought denied him that eminence ol
oivll station in which his tfzeat qualities iu
their happy mixturemight well have afforded
a parallel to the strength and the mo (era-
tion of Washington. But what failure could
substantial identity obscure that moral perfection which places
h ^“UTin as easily by the side of the best men that
tavaesbr l»rM. IUf'im"lrt«ffB IUrtttrtn make
- in
m
and aontlu »
l/ce’s Views on Blaverv.
—ITe w»n equally above Hie weak and pas-
stnnate view of slavery as good in Itself , into
which the fanatical and unconsUtuTionai
him the peer of the greatest.
Thera
neither wor'dly succea* nor worldly failure
can affect. “The greatest gift tbe Wo leave*
bis his race b to have been a hero.” Thi*
sponded with ch#>w# and wavihg uf
handkercliieftmud flags.
When the crowd had been patMy
clean#! from th* field a sham hattle wag
inaugurated, infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery participating. In a - cavalry
charge a negro was knocked down I and
d>adly injured. , No other damage was
done. The only other accident re-
B u-ted durimf the day was one in which
ai. T. M. Baker, a distinjuntished son
of €harh4tc«^%H^i Was badly hart by
a kick of a horse. V •
/ The Evening Festlviflea.
Last night flp* city celebrated the nn-
veiling of the uidmunent with bauqnet#,
reception# and pyrotechnic#. At the
governor’s mansion a reception was
given to the distingnished gnests from
the other states, At M ij. F. M. Boy
kins’ a reception to visiting Marylander#
was tendered. _ - ^ .
At Sanger hall there was a militanr
ban* met of giant proportions. Hon. J.
L. M. Curry, who aervod on (Jen. John-
tit'"T <r T r 'Viinflr x T in ’ ’T’”
his old commander, -hating among hi#
guests (Governor Gordon, of Georgia;
Governor FoAtle, of North Carolina; ex-
Govemor Lee, Senators Roag m, Daniel,
Carlisle and Hampton, and IIou. Robert
McLiine. of Maryland.
The pvrotechnic display w.is given in
the field upijosite to the inonament in
view of 50,000 people.
HISTORY OF THE MONUMENT.
VALUABLE LAW POINTSh
THE SIMPLE STEPS NECESSARY TO*
LOCATE A HOMESTEAD. ,
An Ex-Soldlrr nnd n Citfnen llnvn On
Taka Differvat Cw«r»M of PraeaAtaan*
_ THttm Ar* Herein Deaerlbed In HnlnlL
Tha Kx-Soldier Ha« the Advantage.
The step* to be taken by a citizen of
the United State* to entitle him to bo- ~
come the poeaeoaor of 1(0) acre* of gov-;
ernment Und are exceedingly simple and
the expense is trifling.
The first stop, of course, is to select th*
land desired. Information as to the lo» C
cation of the public landr ran be ob» —
tained from tbe land office at Wi
After the sit*
the next step is to tqfcke an affidavit b*>
Inception of the Enterprise That I*
Now CotupJet«Ml.
Gen. Robert E. Lee died on Oct, 12,
1870. On Oct. 24,**1870, a call was issued
by Gen. .Tubal A. Early, asking the sar> ]
vivor# of the army of Northern Virginia
to organise a Lee Monument associa
tion. In pursuance of this call a repre
sentative meeting was held in the First
Presbyterian church in Richmond
the 25th of October.—It was called to
order by Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, who
nominated Gen. Julsu A. Early os tem
porary chairman. Hon Jefferson Davis
was madw perm* aant'Tjresident,' vnd 1
long list of vice presidents was headed
hy MaJ. Gen; James B. Gordon.
Tho Association Formed.
It was resoFvedJ^fonn an association
THE LEE STATUE.
Alliance, mounted, 300 strong, followed,
preceding the veteran infantry and the v
Volunteer organizations.
The military occupied positions in
line in order as their states seceded,
ith Carolina came first, followed by
r Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Texas. Virginia. Arkansas,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri.
Historical Incidents.
* Many historical and sentimental inci
dents were recalled by the parade of the
Marylanders. They carried four Ws-
Jtorie flags, which have been in fifty
'led battles and ninety engagements
1 first to Idst, from first Manassas to
itox.
le William and. Mary college stu-
, dents carried a standard that was the
lag of Virginia when she was a British
solony. It greatly resembles the last
Flouted Confederate flag. The anion is
bpdeled after the British union jack,
id the field is white, except that at the
il are three ml. white and blue b««*.
one aide H ‘'Williamsburg, 1774- M
other "Raleigh; Cave.” -
its of Waihingtan and Lee
ofv. Krr/.m on. i.KK.
rating houses have l#t-n (ijs'u.ql fo« the
occasion, but flu's** proving wholly in-
a«l* , *ju. , ite to the mjhirpinrnts of th«i oc
cssitui. j,t has l#vn nccchsar.y for lh** cit
iz**ns to cx«’rcis** l.hcir pn»vcrl»ial hospi
talitv, and a large nninUu* of strangers
jwe finding acconinnslatioHs at private
houses.
Last night every public hall was fdle*!
with cots. Nearly 5,000 Conhslerate
veterans slept on cotton ticking spread
over straw, the only lied that tho com
mittee on cntertainim'iit could provide
The Military Dali
■* The formal festivities were opened
t ist evening at the Richmond theatre
with a inilibirv I mil. The theatre had
l>een decorated for the occasion with an
.elaborate display of flags and bunting.
From the center of the high ceiling was
swung a canopy of s!reamers Tn the
colors of Maryland and Virginia. Tipi
Siime colors prevailed in' the plush
draper}’ of the balconies. Along the
border of each of the balconies were tin*
coats of arms of the Confederate states,
while between them hung banners of
plush. _ In the center of the stage was a
fountain half hidden from view in a
bower of blossoming plants.
Against the stage drop in the roar
stood a bust of Leo. On either side was
a stack of Confederate colors and beside
them the coats of arms of Maryland and
Virginia. The boxes on either side of
tlie st;ige were dressed in thetVnifeder
ate colors and the colors of Maryland
und Virginia. •\ \ ' ^ -
Mias Mary Lee and Miss Mildred Lee,
daughters of Gen. R. E. Lee; assisted in
the reception of the guests.
The Army of Northern Virginia met
in the hall of the house of delegates last
night and heard an address by Gen. E.
M. Low, of South Carolina. The election
of officers for the ensuing year was then
held, after which the body adjourned to
Sanger Halle, and {Mirtook of a Ismqnet.
It was the largest gathering of the asso
ciation since the war.
o**!.. ahi’Iiek anukkson.
and cheering. Taking lli« gavel from
< MivwrnurMcKinney s hand, Gen. Early
arinoiin**H»l iu a few well ihoseii word*
the orator of th* ucciLsim*. Cut. Arelici
Ajidorwai.
<’ol. At»rlera*»M'a A*l«fre*a.
When the applaua* had subsided. Col.
And* , i#4Hi said: >
Krllow i'lli41-ns: A psojil#* «-«rves 1f« oa'E
In tlm iMulilinisnls of ila ^reat nn-n.
Nnl X’ IM,-1 ii m ii-* mi I y. iH>t mil)' I lio-»e win
•Imi-II In I ln< fulr IhiiiI strrti |iin< fimii tin
f*i>Uiina<* tlie |{i<> (irsnilr. l>iil sll vrlio Im-iii
ihn Aiuerli-an nuine. mav i*rinnllv iiinSrtit
lliat |si>irrtly slmll )inli;i* lliein liy tln-stmc*
Inn* Mrtili'h n«- iiri- here ileillrttU' anil cttiwr
wtili a lieroie timirv. For. ss tlm l«-itin |««s't
ssiit Hist nln-rever the ICoiiinn naine hui)
■ way silninieil, (Imre elnttilil In- the sepulejiri-
of I’mupeil. s«» iiMiay In’i-very |»:irt of A me Hr a
tlm rliaisrli-r anil fame of Hols-rt BHwanl
ts-s at* Hedaureal «• a “|NNIs*-aiiiA for at 1
Hina.”
Ami If tills l-e trne of that ureat name,
what shall Is- nshl of the rirrunistattcm
which ••irroqtnl ii< on thU day, of solemn
rnmm*mor»ih>n? Thai .il the emi of tbe firs)
quarter of a century afler the rloan of a atq-
l>eiiiloiis rivil war, in whirh un-re than I.UU.-
o*i nmn atriiKithil for l he mastery during
Tour year* of tierce and bloody conflict, vn
should see (he southern -tales In complete
jvjssi-»?Ioii of tliclr local self government, the
fedsi al. iamat.lt ut ion unchanged, aave sere-
■ISH-ls f Ur great Issues suhiiiit teil to the ar-
miui*. .of. waa, ami-Uie defeated parte.
whilst iu full and patriotic syni|u,thy with all
*4* present grandeur and imperial promise nl
f *.reunited eonntry. still not hehMu renounce
an* glorious ineniory, hut free to heap honor*
upon their trusted leader*, livlnc or dead-
all Hits reveals a ehsraoter in which the
American people may well ha content to U-
handed down to history.
All this and more will be the testimony of
the solid falirir we hero cmnidefe. It wllfre-
call the yi-neranis initiative and unflagging
zeal of Umar noble women of the south to
whom In large inenaure w-e owe tills auspi
cious day. It will bear its lasting witness aj>
the voluntary offerings of the (•eople. not the
governments, of the southern states; and,
standing as a pcrpdtual memorial of our great
loader, Il w ill not less stand «s an enduring
record of what his fellow citizen* deemed
nioai worthy to ls< honored.
Virginia’# Honored Sena.
It ts I he singular felicity of this common
wealth of Virginia to have produced two
-latules* caplaiua. TU« fame of the one. con-
UNVEILINO CEREMONIES.
Anderson’s Oration—Gen. John
ston Pull** the Cord.
' Richmond, Va., May 30.—With blare
of trumpets, beating of drums and the
booming of citnnon the iponument to
Qjpn. Robert E. Lee, «reei#d by tbe
ladies of tbe south, was unveiled in the
presence of a great multitude of people.
During the passage of the processional
column through tbs principal streets of
the city there was a continnoo# ovation,
ita progress was much impeded by the
crowd that filled the streets, aod it was
GEN. I.EXS RICHMOND RESIDENCE. -
necraTtRTbf'k century of uni versa I rar crane#
and tha groyttii of a col loess 1 empire, the re-
sult of Ins bcr<ilq lalv>rs, has been commem
orated in this elty'hy a nnmumeut In whose
majestic preoeifce nn man ever receive,! the
•uggeHion of a thought that did not exalt
humanity. The fame of the other, not yet a
generation old. and won in a cans* which was
loat, is already established by that. Impartial
judgment of f,#Mgn nations which antici
pate# the verdict of the next age. npoq.an
equal pinnacle, and millions of our country
men. present here with n* in our thought#
and echoing back from city and plain and
mountain top the deep and reverent voice ol
this vast multitude, will this day cm Arm our
solemu declaration that the monument M
George Washington has found |U only fitting
complement and companion ju a monument
ts Robert K. Lee, _
It Is tbe reengnUios in I,ee of the principal
elements of high ideal-chirage, will, energy,
insight, authority—the organising mind with
Ua eagle glance sad temperament fur com-
laand, bread; baagfi- spun foruuwk, hupefob
slavery a* an evil wlilch tl»e south had in
herit'd and must be left to mitigate, and, if
possible, extirpate by wise and gradual
meusnres. lie, if any man of that time, was
ca; ab.e^tt( weighing with calm-iics* the duty
of tbe bqor-L "’Bh him the only question
tlien. a# at every moment of his spotless life,
wa» to find out which way duty pointed.
Against the urgent solicitations of Gen.
Scoit. in defiance of th * tempting^ of aut-
hltio*—for the evidence is complete that the
command of the United States army was of
fered to him -in mani f est sacrifice of all hie
pecuniary interests, he determined that duty
bade him side with liis l>eloved Virginia He
laid down his commission and aoiemnly de
clared hi* purpose never to draw his sword I
save In liehalf of his native state. The orator
then carried hi* audience with him through
the battles of the late war in which Gen.^
Imre's army'participated. In tbe attack o-i
Cheat .Mountain he laid bis plans with skill
and vigor, hm the attack ended with falture
and mortification. The verdict of the gen
eral public on him at this time, the winter of
1m2. might have lieen summed up in the his
torian's judgment of (jallia. who “by c»m-
mon consent would have been de-me-l fit to
command had he never commanded.”
After (Jen. Johnston's rettrement from se
ver,- wounds, I#ee assumed coimuand of the
Army of Northern Virginia. The loos of
Richmond at any time would probably have
Iioii Int o to-the Confederacy, and this lact
will explain and justify iu Iasi’s conduct
many npistrenl violations of sound principles
of war. The various movements and the re
sultant, battles by which he sought to effect
tliis object—-the protection of Richmond—
were ‘Welched with a bold hand. Ills cam
paigns against McClellan and McDowell
raised him in the minds of friend and foe to
the full stature of a groat and daring leader.
The advance to (he Itapidau, the invasion of
Maryland and the Insttle of 8harp*burg were
outlined. Here Lee. said the orator, gave tho
supreme proof of a greatness of soul as much
abOYtultiprttviinn undur -reversea a# elation in
-eneoesa. *
In such momenta the army feel the lofty
genius of their leaders. They acknowledge
his royal right to command. They recognize
their prou«kprivilege to follow and obey. To
such lenders only is it given to form heroic
soldiers, huch were t he ragged, half starved
men in gray who .stood *) ilh Lee at Hhftrps-
Tmrg. It is the vision of some such moment,
perhaps, that our sculptor, Mercie,has caught
with bis eye of genius and fixed in Imperish
able bronze. The general baa ridden up. it
seems to me. iu some pahse of battle, to the
swelling crest of the front line, and, while the
eyes of tlmwoldiers are fastened on him in
keen expectancy, but unwavering trust, tbe
great leader- silent and alone with bisdrekd
resjwnsibility—is scanning, with calm and
penetrating glance*the shiftiifff phases and
chances of the stricken field.
A Coininamlinu Figure.
Such is the commanding figure which will
presently lie unveiled, to you? view;
must to* the imagination that does not hence
forth people this plain with invisible hosts and
compass Lee about, now and forever, with
the love and devotion of embattled ranks of
heroic men In gray. The campaign of l#ftl,
with the hauls* of Chancellorsvilie—which,
in the. • rator's opinion, will rank with Blen
heim, Austerlitz, and Jena as a model battle
—and Fredericksburg, resulting in forcing
the Union army behind the Rappahannock, is
next reviewed. Gettysburg and Gram’s cam-’
paign in irtil, in which he^ stca,Lily beat back
Lor. who crossed his path and confronted him
at every turn, bring the orator up to the
evacuation of Richmond, when nothing re
mained to the Army of Northern Virginia,but
it* stainles* honor, its unbroken courage.
In the last solemn scenes, continued Col.
Anderson, when strong- men, losing all seif
control, broke down and sobbed like child
ren, Lee stood forth aa great as in the days of
victory and triumph. No disaster crushed
bis spirit; no extremity of danger ruffled hi*
hearing. Ho looked the stubborn , facts
calmly in the face, and when n • military re
source remained, when, ho reuo<nlz«i tho
im)s»ssihillty of making anotbor march or
fighting another battle ho bowed his head jn
submission to that ppwer which makes and
unmakes nations. The surrender of the frag
ments of the Army of Northern Virginia
closed the imperishable record of his military
life. What a catastrophe! What A moving
and pathetic contrast!- ——
Our belief in it rests upon the unanimous
testimony of the men who lived and acted
with him. among whom nothing is more com
mon than tbe declaration that Lee was the
purest and best man of action whose career
history has. recorded. In his'whole life, laid
hare to the gaze of the world, the least friend
ly criticism has never discovered one afngle
deviation from the narrow path of rectitude
and honor. What was strained eulogy when
Montesquieu said of another great soldier,
Turenne, that “His life was a hymn In praiae
of humanity.” Is, If applied to Lee, tho lan
guage of sober truth. No man can consider
his life without a feeling of renewed hope and
trust In mankin^L
On tbe one side, romplet# and dazzling tri
umph after a long succetMtion of humiliating
disasters; on the other, absolute ruin and de
feat—a crown of thorns for that peerless
army which hitherto had known only the
victoria laurel. Hut the magnanimity of the
conqueror, not lees than tbe fortitude of the
vanquished, shone out on the solemn seen*
and softened ita tragic outlines of fat# and
doom. Tbe inndnralinn and good sense of the
northern people^breathing the large and gen
erous air of onr western world, quickly re-
*i<ondad to Grant*# esampUk and though the
north was afterward Wtrajrud into fanatical
and bui#fi4 #xcgH
succeeding generation, exaggerating Um
worth of the past.
The Ia‘Mon« of HI# Lifo.
There i* about tbU exhibition of moral ex
cellence the name quality of power m r serve
that mark* him as a soldier. H* never failed
to come op to the fulL roquiroitumta of any
situation; bis conduct coiumunl sled the im-
preadon that nothing could arise to which he
would be found unequal. His every action
went straight to the mark without affecta
tion or display. It cost him no visible effort
to be good or great. He was not conscious
that he was exceptional either way, and he
died in the belief that, as he had been some
times uujustly t blamed. so he had aa often
been too nighty praised. Hurb is the holy
simplicity of the noblest mtnda. Such was
the pure and lofty man in whom w* see the
perfection of Uhrislian virtue and old Homan
.manhood. Ilia goodneaa makes us love his
greatness. And the fascination which this
THE STATUE ON Tj^X PEDESTAL.
natchless 'combination exerts is fltself i
symptom and a source in now of moral health.
Aa long as our people truly love and venerate
him; there will remain iu them a principle of
good.
For all the stupendous wealth und power
which in the last thirty years have lifted
these states to the foremost' rank among the
nations of the earih, are leas a subject for
pride than thin one heroic man, thin hum&r
uct of onr country and its institutions.
Let tliis monument, then, teach to genera
tions yet unborn these lesAons of his life. L#t
it stand, not a* a record of civil strif#, hut
a perpetual protest against whatever (a jjw
and sordid in our private and public objects
Is?t it stand as a memorial of personal honor
that never brooked a stain; of knightly valor
without thought of s -if; of far reaching mili
tary genius unsoiled by ambition; of heroic
constancy, from which no cloud of mlsfor
tune couid ever hide the path of duty.
1/ct it stand for reproof and censure. If our
people shall ever sink below the standards of
their fathers. Let it stand for patriotic hope
and cheer, if a day of national gloom and dis
aster shall ever dawn upon our country. Lat
It stand as the embodiment of a brave and
virtuous jHiople’a ideal leader. Let it stand
aa a great public act of thanksgiving and
praise, for that it pleased almighty God to be
stow upon these southern states a man so
formed to reflect his attributes of power,
majesty and goodness. ^ i
Johnston Palls tho Cord.
At the conclusion of his address
wave of applause swept over the crowd,
until hands were *
tired and throat#
were hoarse.
When, in a meas
ure, silence had
been secured,Gen.
Joseph E. Johns
ton arose from his
seat behind the
orator's stand and,
leaving the . plat-
* form,, walkea to
ward the monu
ment. On either
side walked a vet
eran ex-Confeder-
ate from the sol- *>hnstoe.
diers’ home—Joseph Marion Whits Mid
J,J. O’Neil.'. ■ j
Reaching the foot of the monument he
took in his hand the end of the long
rope which held the great 'white, veil
about the statue, A gentle pressure
and the vsil parted,\ and, falling on
either side, diMlosed the beautiful oat
lines of the statue.,
A# they came into view a shout w#nt
up from the asremblage in volume so
great that it almost drowned the boom
of the cannon. la a minute the whole
crowd had broken from the rank# and
was fiockir g about th# ha#© of the statu#
cheering and toasing hat# and canes in
the air. The crowd OS the platform re
rvprwmt tlui state Virginia and three
lady mciiilter# of the original ladies' as-
the memory of Robert E. Lee as an en
during testimonial of love and devotion
to hi# fame, and for the purpose of #e-
curing the rm^nisite efficiency an ex
ecutive committee of #eren, with a
president, etc., was appointed to invite
and collect subscriptions, to procure de
sign# for the said monument, and to do
whatever else is required in the prem
ises.
Thus the monument movement was
formally inaugurated, with Gen. Early
as president of the association. All
portions of the state organised memo
rial associations and proceeded to ac
tive work. In a short time 120,000 had
been collected. It was necessary that
this smn should be invested. It was
sent to the late W. W. t’orooran. who
invested, it to very great advantage.
The Lee Monument associations were
merged into the State Monument asso
ciation; the governor, the first auditor
and the treasurer of the state were to
1 resent the
iy
sociation were to serve on the board of
directors of the new organization. By
this time the monument fund had
reached 9*10,000, most of which had been -
collected during the administration of
Governor Kemper.
Growth of the Fond.
In the meantime, when Fitzhugh Lee
came into the executive office the Lee
Monument fund had eufflciantlv in
creased to insure the success of the
monument. The Lee monument was
indeed one of Governor Lee’s pet ideas.
After many meetings of the board the
present location at the head of Franklin
street waa decided upon. Mercia, of
Paris, was selected as the sculptor.
On the 27th of October, 1887, the cor
nerstone of the monument was laid with
splendid ceremonies, the United States
Marine hand being conspicuous in the
]mrade. On the 3a of ▲jwil the statue
wtis shipped from Havre on the steamer
(HhelliL roaching New York on the 30th
of April, and arriving in Richmond
May 3.
On the 7th it was unpacked and
drawn throngh the streets from the
depot to the pedestal, thousands of en
thusiastic citizens—men, women and
children—having hold of the rope#.
A beautiful and inspiriting rocuinbent
figure of Lee in marble, by Valentine,
was unveiled at Lexington. Thi# was
not ordered by the Lee Monument as
sociation, but was the enterprise of a
Lexington association.
The Hculptor.
Marius Jean Antoine Mercie is recog
nized by all artists in Europe as a man
of genius. Besides being a sculptor he
is a painter of renown. He is associated
with Falgniere in
;ne Lafay-
which
is designed for La
fayette square, op
posite the presi
dent's house, in
Washington city.
Mercie is 44 years
of age. His bronze
statue of the young
David, in the Lux
embourg palace
collection is often
pointed out as his
M. mercie. masterpiece. It
was shown in 1872. Other# call the
Muse of Art on Pegasus—“Gloria Vic
tus,'' 18*7—-the greatest of his achieve
ments. He has, however, done no work
more important to his fame than the
equestrian statue of Robert E, Le©,.,
Prtjol’# Huperb Pedestal.
A word oi two remains to be said of
the pedestal, which is at the same tima
a strong and elegant piece of architec
ture designed by Pujol, also a French
man, who is celebrated for hi# work all
over Europe. As ha* been stated, the
e ital is forty feet high, larger at the
than at the top. By itself it would
stand a noble and impressive monument.
The material is fine granite, which takes
on a beautiful polish, and is much used
tor mortuary memorials.
On the eastern and western panels is
the simple word “Lee" in large raised *
block letters. The ends of the pedestal
are rounded snd beautifully carved.
The .whole stands like a magnificent
attar, approached by upmv steps per
fectly in harmony with the massive
grandeur of the sapenneumbeot bronze.
The statqe is unquestionably the finest
equestrian statue m America, It im
presses the beholder with awe by its
magnificent beauty and ’iarmoay. It
conveys thf impression of Lee's
of bearing. No picture
it Like tha greet painting
*, which no painter has
in exactly copying, so )s
fore the register or receiver of the local
land office in the state where the hoede-
stead is located, setting forth' that the
applicant is the head of a family or in
21 or mure years of age, or has performed
service in tho army or navy of the United
States; that the application Is made for
his exclusive use and benefit, and that It
is mode for the purpose of actual settle*
tnent find cultivation, and neither di
rectly or indirectly for the ties or benefit
of any other person. On filing this affi
davit a fee of $10 Is payable.
A further condition of obtaining e
patent or evidence uf title to the land
from the government is actual reMdepoe
on the land or culrivatkm of it during
five yean, which ipust be proved by two
witnemce, and who must further show
that no part of the land has been said cm
otherwise alienated. The law does not
require abyTee for the issue of the pat
ent
The procedure in the earn of an honor-
dlsehjfffed erifllw w flnflor Is eoine-
wjurt different, anfl the time of Me resi
dence or cnltivatlou uf the land is Bhorter.
He hm# six months after locating hie
homestead and filing a declaratory state*
ment within which to oommsnos hie set*
tlement and improvement, and If ha hea
served four yean in the army or navy, or
was enlisted for that time and discharged
l or diaabil-
on account of wound received
ity incurred in the line of duty, he may
perfect hie title bv residence or cultivn- -.
lion for the period of one year, la other
word#, the term of hie service la the
army or navy is deducted from the five
years’ reridenoe or cultivation required
of other persons.
The registry fee of one dollar for each
declaratory statement filed, a oomnri»
■ion to be paid by the ho|*steal appIL
cant at the time uf entry of I per cent
on the cash price aa fixed by law of the
land applied fur, a like commission when
the claim is finally established and a cer
tificate tamed therefor, and a fee of five
dollar# for the final certificate iastJcU bp
the local land agent aa tha bash of the
patents, constitute the total expense in
quired of the aellor or eoldfcr in the pre
emption of hie ‘
He Wery mi Kttlle*
In an article in The Law we find the
following, which aptly points out sev
eral popular mhcanceptione of the Inwi
“A man ha# an especial right to defend
rked in hr
Ip bis own dwelling
one
an
making tt
ette statue
himself, if fttarl
house, and he may prevent a burglarious
entry by slaying the agHiee#i »i In
each cases, however, the excnee for
ing life he# It# strict limitation in
■Ity.' A man, for example, ha# no rinhi
to »lay a burglar whom be finds hi Mh
house, unless to prevent the burglary or
to protect life from the assault of the
burglar.
“The popular notion aa to the existence
of a sort of general right to kill a burg
lar, merely
Is found in one’# house, is entirety
neons. The pastime of 'taking a creek*
at a burglar when he is retreating finds
no sanction in law. TW burglar haa
not forfeited his life to the injured party,
and if the latter deliberately tahes I#
without each neceerity as is here pointed
out, the law treats such act a* murder.
Even in the cane of an injured husband
finding the guilty parties in delicto, the
provocation is legally deemed sufficient
merely to reduce his act of killing either
or both of the parties to the grade of
manslaughter.
“So likewise In the see* of aa ofileer
who makes an arrest, killing the priaouer
is not excusable unless he resists and
flees, and cannot be otherwise overtaken,
and even then the rijrht to resort to soch
extremity is confined to. the earn of or-
rests for that grave daaaof crimes desig
nated a# felonies, such as homicide, ar
son, robbery or burglary. 1 * in respect to
the burglar the practical result is that
the jury always believe a man's life in
danger from the mere presence of the
burglar, and the injured husband is al
ways craxy. We do not remember any
eaee, however, where an officer haa been
let off for killing an escaping; minds*
meanant—Albany Law Journal <
"Th# law
This oxpromkm is frequently met with
in the dedriopeof emirts and in their
report# of trial of important eases, and
means the common law, which hasgrowjp
out of the usages of trade and burins—
hi their application, to mercantile con
tracts, and is need in contradistinction
to the statute law, which are statutory
provisions relating to statutory law
passed by the legislatures referring to
any particular Waaob in tradsf It fas
eludes the customs irhfeih have
taw relative to shipping, insurance,
gotiabl© bills of exchange and]
notes, cVtW .sad
purchase sad sal*.
- A
While
New York
ought td be able
without