The Oxford falcon., 1866-11-10

From thb Baltimore AsiericrH, in
lenscly radical, We take the follow
ing, which is the fullest report Of
General Wigc's address that we find.
We give place 10 il as sIFUUimUu Of
southern eloquencC, aud southern
feeling, intense In both, htt while in
culcaling in beautiful lanEiagp, true
southern sentiment, In vain do We
Iook Cor those evidences ~ hostility
tn the general government Of tie
United states, which tlaa uliirai
ypFSus indusirisaszly proclaim. It b 4
worthy testimonial from eloquent
living lips, % the elOquCnt gmyss Oi
the ieads
FIHog Cliznlas A mourning peo-
PIE meet in thc midst Of graves, the
dust Of which Is more s.scresl than
that az kindred, to do homage b. the
VIRTUES, 20 commemorate the dcesls
lof their heroes. came to cund0lc
with AMI comfort the living. SeaFeh
among the ashes Of the dead fir oX-
amples bow a0 survive their death,
how % live affer them, how to -four
si-h the seed nf fngiesl lrsictiiic ifjitii.-
Alas who arr tle deadT The bur
Iied. or rather the bruised and broken
survivors The hV@cd buTicd are
passu,l tbs fear of future tempest ora
wreck on shore. ThUsc who escaped
are stl!l subject tu both. The huFiesi
are naw immortal, while We survive
to honor their names and deeds
They need no monument ~ mauso-
lcurns If earth. No hostile hand can
strike them n0w. Eternity has seal
ga their testimony % tlle truth. Pos
ierity viii not permit human history
to ~ perverted "a thelrshRme. Their
death only proved that they were
lpUfrrreA Of Heaven. When they
~! alssg HgEn hga dead, We come
not 20 bury the dead, but 10 touch
their turf They have no t0mbs, and
We are ourselves alive again % brave
mlsflFtunes o. they braved death,
and make ourselves worthy Of their
lsacFiGee. Their mortal foes shall
build their shrines. Their friends
are too despOiled 20 more than mark
/ the places where they lie all around
lflsesla. Their enemies arr gathering
the whitening bones of those they
Feuulsad and slew 10 raise mounds
b deeds made memnUlhle, % mem-
'oirs male worthy OF mention by their
steel, and every stone shall tell the
story Of fhclF wee 90 every passr@hy,
Now do We want their example.
more than during the war, and need
% heed them more than u we neeti-
.el Gideon 10 bear us through ihS
aauslng ~ Tire red hat war. VI
need m0Fa than 4 Moses now % bcal
.us un IN Dungeons % defeat, ant
lead us ont BIZ ways, 70 prove % Eor
llhv of the great trials with whicl
our h0nor = mtFusted. / invoke
Then. TIE mighty COnieierate dead
and 20! instantly the valiant clay o
FIifs consented valley 0f Virgins
.becomes inspired with motion IN
levUry atom.
Aerave IN Lexington; trembling
|auiekiy gives up a life-breaihine
snirit ina great eEample-the sane
lfiarl FtnneuaIl Jacksoal A vep
lKfiehsel % daifeeFanee his examplf
fzneaks b "a uf the imtTznsie sterllnE
stamina of his neral greatness. ~
christian heFoism, the eternal ada'
imaut 81 hts character aud nature
.ihis auuHeule faith Oh God, atth n
.ImmwfaHlp moral laws and prinsi ples
and m their might % pFevau IN ID
end asalust all opposing power
.fhaaa made him e,gneln7h. Prom
.this example, which rises uf befon
los with is immortal fact rcvereht
IIy ak council here, amid these Con
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