The Oxford falcon., 1866-11-10
OXFORD. MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1866.

fHA AliHt NlEAHflEH faHMuA ~ kHEAAfNl
final results. There wUrc many er-
rurs IN our ways Of Onr going 10 war.
Those eFrurs feli The truths Tor
which We Fought 81 tirc. Whilst
waiting frr their rf@uFfeeli ION oF their
cOming IN this hour of slarkmess and
doult--tO all who, Tecrtaut, would
abandon faith. tO an who dgzpairiug
wuuld abandon hope, o. all who,
tempted, would resort tQ forbidden
ways; 81 al who, timid, would
shamefully succumb; 60 al who, ini-
patient
At this point The speaker adtlgssrtl
tla old NirwiuidIa assuring them
lls..a all al.lnaz.. ll1ll4e mas alau- a41.ssn
the gioFies with the weakness of thc
past. Then, turning 10 the young
Nirginians, be Promised them a day
was iswiiiiig bright. isysifd ans
thai gilgled In the past tlie hills and
valleys 0i tlc land 0f every mans
pride. He inguird if they, too, Inn
patiently exclaimed. "What better
can We dos and said that they must
strive tG bear their l0i without NJ
preach ni guile thai thsv mtzt have
patience, and nothing could Le wpr.e
than di-hon0r or du~Urtion. II they
answer thai they urc p0or-tiiat
Jackson hliled that hls faith was
impracticahe and an distraction
they made a great mistake. Herr
the Governor made 4 hong appeal a.
the young men of Virginia not On
pmiaraic. o. takr their Glrtuuns a.
they arr, and f,om the present small
beginnings uwain work forward. He
asked fhem "a Arru ntny unnld en Il
they leave Virginia . Would they
leave the Unitcl ~tatess Andifthcy
supposed the United States not frpe,
where cisc on earth did they cxpoct
% find y people as FREE lie exhOrt-
Cd them to life of wuyk-cun-iaut, /
unebtu I've, quiet laior. II Virgin
las SONS viii hul serve her and save
her, she shall, indeed. - one and
indiyi-ibei new Virginia; great
or, guntrr than was old Virginia.
The orator theu stated hi. views a.
tn the causc~ Of thc slow prugrg@- ol
Virginia A. comrarpd with other
tatez. IN brief thesn causes were
that slavery created a landed ar
istocury autaguuislic 90 prugrss
aud Fepeilani to immigration. Pro-
ccsslinE in lis argument he stated ~
length Tire advantage ~ inviting
immigration. now that slavery was
Destroyed lie spoke further, II the
great mineral re~Ourcts u Virginia.
The cnly dircct allusian be made %
any political measure Was his refer
cucp t. tiIe division 81 the state and
thC creation ~ tie state of West
Virginia ~ "a thc la-tawl chilsl of T,0-
litical rape" Nevertheless, he said,
there Is still substance enough 'cfi tn
Virginia % insure honor, aud more
than restore her pFe-cSnlRencc. He
concluded o. follows: We catch,
then. the Inspiration u ti5s faith,
this hope, this life and strength, from
the halo of these heFoes. The great
gupi that they lave done lives amer
them. Blesed h. their memories
I wuail, II / coJlld, call them hack %
me other than in their example. !
divine not Why ! or any were spared
when thcy VEN taken, unless %
bear testimony % their truth and
cNcellenrp, thoiF Innocence arsl i'm
viubility, and % Try to i've worthy II
their deaths, and b H. more ready
WHEN their Master calls 90 meet them
In Heaven. Bring, then, no cy-
press here. Bring laurcls h these
c0nsecFated graves. May virtue, the
sssaasa s.Alslssss al.sgs.se "a earth kaan
beautiful their turf. Truth, the 0nly
lasting treasure, be their monument.
Mourn with no funeral dirgc, but
with Cxalting anthcn2s swell their
note Uf praise.