Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-27

I Anl0tN-nEaM Dl ALAAAH ~ N
i TO vindicate their memory, and
n iustify our grateful remembrance.
Courage has ever been esteemed by all
tribes I'M all ages. The heart instinct
iyaIv warns to admiration as It contem-
| mates deeds Of ehivalry or heroic endu-
rance. Theseus, the ancestral king OF
] a thens. received for centuries the heroic
vorshiD OF his cOuntrymen for his youth
! frI~ exploits, aud his victory over Taurus
N mel abyrinth OF Mines, and such was
he reverence for his memory n the
influence OF his example, that his phan-
tam form was seen by the eye OF enthu-
sissm in the forefront Of he thenian
army at Marathon, sweeping down
he countless hosts Of the Persians.
R.t true courage must be measured by
the motive which prompted it, and the
| circumstances under which it is eXer-
cised. Mere insensibility to physicist
danger$ desperate daring without loity
/ aim or manly motive mere love OF eA-
element or adventure, thirst Tor glory,
ambition for the " bubble reputation,
or visions of power, or the grstnca-
ton of national pride or hate,
these strip the attribute OF rear
virtue and OF all r greatness
| The courage and daring OF Arnoid be
meath n foreign flag only emDiazoned MS
| MANY. and devotion to his memory,
uere in Dossible. would be sacrilege.
| Rnt ON the other hand, when courage is
| drawn forth by principle, and the hero,
| to sustaiR that principle against real or
sunDo.ed subversiOh or aggression,
braves alike the carnage Of the battle
/ field. the solitude Of the bastile, or the
| irnominy of the seaffold, it invests the
| Character with the brightest glory, and
Iifts the posessor to the highest pinnacle
Of human virtue. Those in all ages who
| have displayed such courage have re-
| ceived the heTo's crown, have been re
nowned by poetic story and have
been held up as models for the
Imitation Of future generations.
Now If such courage, prompted by ex-
/ aIted principle and sustained by a sense
Of right bore our heroes on through
WEAKNESS and privatiOn, through bsttle
storms. i~mprisOnment and death. then,
thew too. are verify to receive our
! .la1dits to live in memory and in song
and though their resting place be IN
known. yet their names should be Gu
tabIatured in marble or in brass, or al
1 least epgraven forever on the hearts OF
1 their countrymen. To attempt to prove
q rCoyeu illustrate their daring, their en-
DURANGO. their constancy, or their tortI-
tude, we're altogether gratuItous. he'll
deeds have spoken and the Worid mas
heard and paused in admiration Those
deeds still speak in tones that can never
die. Listening to them 81 they
ring through the earth' your
.nesker is silent, They, not l.
nronounce their eulogy to-day. Wa
not the courage OF our dead prompted
nv principleS Of right Did they moi
honestly believe that they were battling
for freedom for the independence Of the
I states aud the rights OF their country
men ? We know they believed It. We
should then cherish their memories, fol-
they gave up their lives in q cause they
deemed the highest and hottest Of earth.
The great DR.. Charming said years age
in a Boston pulpit at is a voluntary
uuion il is idle to ak Of force as bind
ug Us together. Nothing eau retain 9
member Of this confederation when oncs
resolved upon separation. The only
bonds that can permanently gnits Us srs
moral ones With these words and Nk,
/ sentiments coming down to Us from tbs
o.. atest and best men our country hat
ssvag uroduced, is il q wonder that IN theil
s~rrIass honesty they believed q state haf
"a rirhtto choose itsiOwn political destiny
II they were wrong il was an 4" error o
The head and not OF the he2Tt.N These
who met our braves as fOemen on th'
fields GfShiloh, Gettysburg, or Franklin
VIII indulge ia no eFithetS Of oPproorluu
To cloud their memory. They knoW they
encountered men, and not criminals
Thay know that such lofty courage a
lbey displayed could be sustained only
5v principle. The brave love to homo
The crave. Epithets and Insults are 10
the weapons d the warriors who won th'
battles Of the union. IL Is only from Tn
Tins Of men of cold and cruel hearts, OF o
v~eDgeful souls, that insults to the mem.
orv of honored dead so dippantly All,
constantly fall-men who never me
them on the field of strife. bat feel SAT
IN insulting a fallen foe. blame US no
for mourning the loss Of u brothers au'
kinsuan charge US not with folly 70
cherishinZ their memory and honorini
their names as heroes ana paE-ioIs.
At the conclusion Of the Q~rstion, Col
Kerr stated that the magnificent boque
which he then held in bis hand, har
been presented by Mr.. Phillips, tie Ell
Gent superintendent Of the cemetery, |
be broken aud distributed upon tn
graves. Little Cora Johnston was the
introduced. and reeited Carrie Belle ST
CIair's Poem, entitled 1.-THE Unknown,
in q manner that surprised thousands q
listeners. .Thet beautiful piece of poeur,
will live when thl fair aztLciesz end thu
recitant sleep in the silent tomb. Ate
the recitation Col. Kerr stated that on
year ago on 1.-THE occasion Of a like eele
braion twf thousand n hundred dol
lars had H5n subscribed for the purpOs
of building a monument to the mem
orv Of our dead. Owing to Ger
tala GAUGES the project had no
been eolsamL 1ate4, bst the money wa
in the bsnds Of a lady well known to al
who had it out at INTEREST," and he sug
gested the idea Of adding to the fund
which could be used when necessary
The suggestion was favorably received
and a committee appointed to take u
the proposed collection. A eonsidera
bic amount wss collected, but we hsv
rot been able to ascertain the figures
/, In addition C Col, Kerr, the marshall
and DIR, Ford, Jhe o%ratos, R.g homo
Mayor Lofiand, and Or. Pittman, occu
, pied seats on the platform. The eere
+ monies, throughout, were most interest
ing and impressive, and recalled man
scenes G; 2 ike sad nature to gu
, memory.