Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-09
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The foilowing'is froma brilliant lecture
recently dellYered ia New Orleans by tie
! Hon. Charles Gayarre, on the subject of
.Oatiisg iAmnesi itsS aitlnRebelliOil''a
moral pQipted 0yt Isl, that President John
son may trust without Tear these men Who
fought to th9last, the cause they 40 oOlovede
and l. YbiqhnGlaime5 gthsirs sdidslisy play
! trust the rebeNs who came to him With
clean hands, aftNr having depOsited 'the
keys 0ithnit 10y altyloh stheY dead gbodyrof
the Southern Confederacy: .7,f,l,oe,
Some centuries ago two kings were coma
! tending for Jbe crown on iCastileged forget
their names for represent, but tO 1iaci'ii
tate the feeling of my story SHALL call one
John and the other Alfonso. Alfonso pro-
claimed, ,of course, gtlmtJJhh)was apusuta
per,h rebel and John returned the Gompii-
ment. Well, John defeated his rival horse
and foot. and carried everything tfiGmthI
aDtyPefore him, Iwithad the exeeRtion of a
single town, .whichl Alfonso bad tentrusted
to stout old knight, called Auguiiar, ard
whichiater long siege, ,CstillTanained'f I'M
pregnable. li'YOui have done enough Tor
honor" said King John one day to the
Knight "surrenderand you Shall have The
moss liberal terms!, 'iIfsg0tI dad read the;
history OF our country, answered AHgli-
liar, ''you would have known that none of
onrira ever capibahtedp S1K VIII staIve
YOU proud and obstinate foOlp irStarve
the eagle if you can" II will put you, aud
the whole garrison to the sword" Try "
was the 1aconic reply, and the siege went
on.lgfI si.rI Jhf lisiY 0i '0n bJhi.pb
One morning, as the rising sun was be-,
ginning 10 gid with its rays the highest
towers of the leagIipred city, a bG1ey was
soupdedfrom the campOftlle enemy. The
old knight appeared on the wall and lOokT,
ed down on the King below.
[ '"Surrenderl - said John iagain Z" my
rival Alfonso, is deadn and the whole Of
CASTLE recognizes my sway as that OF its
Legitimate sovereign"
''Sir, '1'believeydu, but must see fiiy
dead master.u n Goo then, to torSeYipeuwhelei
his dead body lies you have my royal wqrd
that / shall attempt nothing against the
city. during your abseu ce.n The knight
came out with banners flying and sUIaH
escort OF grim visaged warriors. Behind
him the gate closed; before him the dprise
battaliOns Ofthe enemy opened theifranks,
and as he'passed along, slowly riding his
war horse, shouts of admiration burst wide
and far from the Whole host who had SO
often witnessed his deeds Of valOr. and
the echoes of the lond and enthusiastic
greeting followed him until The red plume,
whleli waved over MS helmet, was QUITE OF
sight. VlIe arrived at Seville, and went
'eIlulSbJ W JhC Ndlutuidis MncIcu uC lDIH4
the tomb of his. late sovereign. He opened
it and after Saziiig While With moist eyes
at tins pale faue Mich NIT his look, be thus
addressed thedead monarch -" Sire, j bad
sworn never to deliver to anybody but
yourself the Keys Of the tbwh which you
had entrusted to my care. Here tTiey arc!
l. ,hayC,kcpp my, oathisr and l-bq, deposited
them on the breast OF King Alfonso.
Then bestriding his steed he 'yalloped
back slis post. lAssooh as he approached.
agaihJthe Ianks Of thcenemy opened, and
King John confronted biu, ."WelL" said
the King "are you satisfied, and do you
not give up the contestgr "YtsJ sire.'
%WheTeare hekeys of the city - F'Oa
| the King AlfonsO's breast: 90 aud get them /;
we meet no more" "By heaven, we shall
never part, nHexcIaiHed the King. "Get
the k ysbaek yourself and remsin in CONF
mand of the town inny nancy The iol-
lowers of the King murmered,. and COM
plaiHed dOf'hs 'rewarding a. rebel. '' He is
no longer one, " said King John; "such
rebels, when won, become the best of SUBJ
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