The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-08-31
CIRCULAR
People of the South.

As Corresponding Secretary of the Petersburg
Memorial Association; i, becomes my duty to seek
your aid in cause which is SO sacrcd so precious
that we would do and suffer all things for its success
fu prosecution but circums anccs DENY ls what
would be equally the pride and JOY of our hearts to
perform We, therefore, come to YOU. oppressed
with the magnitude Of the work. asking your sym
raihy and cooperation. And whu is the cause for
which We plead? .'Is it that we should say, come
with us to crown with laurel, and celebrate in song
the vptors Of righteous, noble struggle to rejoice
with them that the conflict ended, the warfare ac-
conrlishcd, they return, with shouts of victory nn
gln hosa,lnas 70 their harry homes, their long for
sakcn aars their expcc:an and cxultng loved
ones not this, not this, oh God our hearts are in
the dust, laurcs wherc,l, our homes .esoated
and our warriors return no more! .Thcy have
fought tlcr last battle, they sleep their last sleep.
and it is on their graves We place the roses of our
grateful affection, and the nmortcllrs of our uny-
ing remembrance. All along the lines Of this long
beIcagurcd city he fo,;nd the little hllock which
marks hero's grave; while in distant homcstca.ls
in every Southern Stato weeping mothers mourn
thcscloyed ones, abscht from their frcsidcs absent
from the corisecrntcd cemeteries of their fathers,
Shall these 1000 graves be neglected and uncarc
very beasts Of the field, and be ploughcd into the
foil which they dicl to defend? Forbid il. ye
mothers. yc srcs, yc mailcns, of the South: for
bid it, sc comrades, who battlc at their sides: for
bid it, yo Legislators. who jealous for the honor
and integrity Of yonr Commonwealth; forbid it,
oh! God, Thou God Of tho fnthcrlcss tic widow
anl the fricnlcss
We as an Association, offer you the li,tancc Which
me ravages ana dcsoations OF have left MS; we
nff ,t,f11 11s,,..t 4.
'oi our noble young men who have toilci with MS
VIC "icr you n spot ma,ic ours by the patriotic
generosity of orr City Fathers; md we saw to Won.
help us to take these bodies of Your noble sons rove
rehtly 10 lay them in honorcd graves, and to rear
over them a proud monument worthy of orr cnusc
ana their deeds. Is it not fitting that here. where
tho last blow wos struck. where haf-clnd, starving
men stood up 50 her6icAlly nm such scenes of tcr
rio!c carnage pressed and finally overwhelmed by
lcgions of the foe the admiration and wander of tlc
world, is it not fitting that we should thus honor
thcir mclnory,an cxultingly cxclam ,..thcsc nrc
onr s0nA," proudly dly-oommtting their names TO nos
tcrify Our receipts outside do not exceed S;U0.
up 10 TINS date MI the dead have received equal care:
no" we are making efforts to rescue from distant
natich hci'ts the ''slain Of our uiiy" which draws
nrScly ON our impoverished treasury and unlrss
TINS appeal shall be literally responded TO- thc
traces OF Father, Husband, Son. must perish from,
.nc ehf,n. fhoi' shall we lay them by the side of
our noble CONS whom we are now gathering from
mountain, hillside and valley send them 10 sh,,n.
ner III thcir natal soil or leave them where tbcv
fell: No. no. le, us deny ourselves anv,hu.
everything rather tnan deny To these scarr.d. and
mamod and tol-worn martyrs the sweet rcnosr IF
e"lseera.e1 grave, "m.:l the last trump shall sm.
mon Them to mansions prepared above Confident
that We shall not plead in vain, we leave The cousc
with You. awaiting your aeiou to carry out the
plans before vs. Wv
MRS. J. NJ. WYCHE
Corresponding Secretary Ladies
Memorial Association, pctcrsburg Va
Mrs. WM T. .JoYxEs President.
Mrs. JonS MILLER Treasurer,
Mrs. {. PASNIL Ecc'g Secretary Exccutivc
Mrs. j. Nj. WYcHE, Cor. Secretary Comm;,,,.
Mrs. DAVID CALLHXDEn
Mrs. WI. SIMPSON
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