Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-12-24
REMARKS OF MIR. BEALL,


Delivered in the House of Commons of North Caro-
lima, on the resolutions authorizing the Governor
to record in book to be called the Roll of Honor,
the names Of those aoho hare died, and those who
hare distinguished themselces in the SERVICE &C.
MIR. Beall spoke as follows:
am persuaded, Mr. Speaker that every member
Of this Assembly should feel deep sense of graft
tude to that Divine Providence which has raised I'D
such an army as ours and has enabled that army
to stand wall of fire between all that we hold
dear and the desoating fury and savage hate of
ruthless fees. am sure, Sir, that every, North
Carolnian, with true Southern heart, rejoices in
the fame won by the arms of her sons on the glo.
rious plains Of Richmond Manassas, Antietam, in
the bloody passes of Boonsboro', and many other
hard fought fields am sure that he is proud of
those great leaders, who with the calmness of chris
tian martyrs, relying upon the business of their
cause and overruling Providence have borne aloft
our flag amidst the storms of carnage and death,
and whose names will not perish We are proud
that these great names the public records of
the day, and that they have become household
words. But, sir, while we cherish just pride in
our great leaders, let us not forget those who ollo,o
them-those who bear tho brunt of the battle
those against whom the hosts of tyranny broken
a. the that dash against the rock bound shore
The brave men in the ranks arc as much entitled to
our admiration and our gratitude, as those who
point out the path of glory. There are men in the
ranks whose patriotism, whose courage whose he
roic daring equals that of our most famous chief
tains; and yet We have no public record of their
names they are never mentioned perhaps never
known beyond the immediate circle of their com.
rades in battle 1t is for the purpose Of letting those
brave men know that their patient endurance, and
their gallant deeds are not forgotten but will be
handed down to other generations, that I propose
this record.
But sir there is another class of our noble soldcry
entitled to place in this Roll of Honor. Go with
me to that lonely tent over which floats the pale
flag of suffering and death. See that manly form
wasted with disease and racked with pain, with no
soft hand to smoothe his hard pillow. See him
sink into the silent grave without stone to mark
his last resting place, with no loved ones near to
scatter flowers over the sacred solitary mound
That man left fond wife and tender children. and
all the endearments of happy home at the call of
his country he sprang forward in defence of liberty;
he "endured hardness as good soldier in his
country's cause; and now he lies down in an I'm.
known grave That man is as much entitled to a
place in the Roll of Honor, and to our gratitude,
as he who dies amid the shouts of battle,
with the red blade broken in his hand"
And, sir, are not the daughters of North Carolina
entitled to place on the Roll of Honor as well as
her sons? Language is inadequate to express nv
admiration for our noble women. | do not know
how we could sustain ourselves in this struggle
against tyranny, without their encouraging. smiles
and selfdenying exertions. The lovely daughters
of the South have an instructive appreciation of
what is right, and instructive hatred of all ty-
ranny Hence, in the beginning of this struggle
they were arrayed in bitter hostility against the
northern despotism; hence, you see the fond wife
while her heart is sad at the necessity of parting,
and her eyes are dimmed with tears, bucklng the
sword upon Her husbands side, and bidding him
God speed in the defense of all he holds dear hence
fho fharc no md nf
this fair land bidding their sons their brothers. and
their lovers, 60 forth to battle for the righteous
cause. You know that their prayers in our behalf
like sweet incense, ascending to heaven and are
remembered by prayer.hearing God. You see
them like ministering angels around the couch Of
the sick and the wounded. You see them rendering
those sympathies that steal from life its bitterness
and spread over care and suffering, the sweet minis.
tering hahd Of kindness and love-" We delight to
encircle with laurel, the brow of the conquering
hero we love to build lasting monuments to mar
tial fame; the names of those renowned for mighty
deeds shine with peculiar ustre upon the pages Of
history but when the history of this glorious strug
gle is written, page will shine with brighter lus
tire than that which records the sweet charity, the
patient endurance and the heroic fortitude of the
lovely daughters of the South.
Then let this roll of the noble dead and gallant
living be made Let it be record of herosm in
the defence of liberty let it be record of martyr
dom for independence; let it be record of graft
tude to our lovely women. And when our children
shall, in future days, come up to this temple, let
them turn over these sacred pages and learn how to
endure how to suffer, and, if need be, how to die
in defence ofjust and righteous principles.
Gov. GRAHAM The Legislature of North Caro-
lima has shown true wisdom in the choice of Con-
federate Senator. The Hon. VIM. A. Graham is a man
first order ability great experience pub
lie affairs, of unblemished personal character and
unquestionable patriotism. As a statesman he has
always stood high among politicians, as scholar he
is regarded with admrng respect by the learned and
as man he is eluphatically representative of the
"gentlemen Of the old school-acass which is rap.
idly ceasing to be in our day. Gov Graham will enter
the Confederate Senate ut q time when tho South