The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-09

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standing to arms for an undivided nat!on-
atty. These SPLENDID battallions marched
to no impudent Dixie, but planted their
measured tread to the music OF the Union,
asst swelled forth in the grand measure OF nall
Columbia, or waved in the flowing strain
of the Star Spangled Banner, or accelerated
the double quick with the nervous thrill OF
ancient and homely Yankee Doodle.
TRIBUTE TO THE LOYAL MEN OF THE
| SOUTH.
! The fidelity to the flag of the loyal men OF
the South, is worthy of all praise and com
mendation. I never meet these patriotic
heroes but with a brothers heart. Promi-
nenI leaders of the foul rebellion tell us that
those Unionists were the scum OF the country,
and that they were recreants to the South.
If recreant to the South they were true to the
South What care these devoted men and Wo-
men for the fippant and unmanly assaults OF a
class of miserable ingrates who would wade
| through slaughter to a throne? Ite ele-
ments of the Union party OF the South were
industry, patriotism, and herolsm. rms gal
liant party moved under no alien or doubtful
standard, but they followed the glorious
flag of the Union, with its four and thirty
flashing stars. These brave Unionists, in
more than the loss of goods or political
honors, for, sooner than raise their hands
agaist the old government, they would have
thought it happiness to die. Branded as con-
tirmed traitors to the Confederacy, robbed
and plundered of their property, and pun
ished by the hired agents of the Davis des-
potism, vet they never blanched at dan
ger, but were as true as STEEL as constant as
the sun in the discharge of every duty to
the Republic. Driven from their quiet and
peaceful homes, they fled to the mountains,
ard to the caves of the earth, saying, Wei
come confscation, robbery, plumber, even
death itself, but we will stand to the stars
and stripes to the last drop of our blood, and
| to the last beat of our hearts. All hail to
the loyal men and women OF the South y
History, on her brightest page, will preserve
and perpetuate their honored names.
remember, when passing through your
noble State, with Shermans army, that l
met Union woman, who was true to the
flag. She was connected with one of the
leading families of the State. She did every
thing in her power to prevent the secession
of North Carolina, writing letters to promi-
nent politicians, and using her personal in
fuence to prevent the consummation of the
horrible deed. She had always preserved
the Stars and Stripes in her house, and when
we reached her beautiful mansion, there was
flying to the breeze the banner of beauty
and glory. Towards column batting, this
devoted lady, going up to the flag of one of
the regiments, knelt down, cxclaiming {:
Flag Of mig fathers and Of my country, 1
bid you welcome, welcome" and she kissed
it, and bathed it with her tears Among
the most conspicuous and honored Union
men of North Carolina, stands the peerless
name of ". w. Holden, champion of the
poor true patriot, gallant man, faithful
friend. In the name of the loyal millions
greet you. God bless these full-souled Union
men and women! They had abiding faith
that the wicked rebellion would be utterly
would again wave in triumph over the land
of Washington and Franklin. The valor
and patriotism of the Greeks whose message
to their enslayed country was, Go tell the
Spartans they are free, for we died to deliver
them," has made Thermopyle the sancti-
fed shrine of patriotism, through all ages.
The patriotism of the brave old Carthegian,
who hoary and WORKOUT in the service of his
country, took his child to the temple, and on
the altar made him swear eternal hostility to
the enemies of his country. These are beau
titul and thrilling evidences of heroism. If
we look at the battle-fields of the Union,
we behold all the traits of ancient valor re-
produced in the grand army of the Republic.
What tongue can tell, what pen can re-
cord the heroism that has been displayed by
the loyal soldiers of the North and Of the
South ? A host of brave men, who left home
and all the treasures of affection, ended their
days by the sacrifice of their lives Grandly
and peacefully they sleep in holy graves.
May their memories be glorious, pious and
immortal
They struggled, fell, and their life blood stained
The cruel Southerners hand,
They clasped their countrys flag and cried,
God and our native land.
Let Angels spread their wings above,
Let flowers forever bloom
Let bays, green bays, spring forth to mark,
The martyrs sacred tomb
Dead heroes, may the flowers of the Sunny
South bloom over your graves-may they be
of perpetual bloom and fragrance. First, be
spring there-last, may summer linger. May
no factious word be ever spoken over ground
so holy American, Teuton and Celt, in the
honored graves in which they sleep-in one
red burial blent- they far above the argu-
ments of the living crowd.
son fame's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead"
There is another element of our greatness,
aotich zoe commemorate to day. The number
and variety OF our great and good men, In
the original settlement of this grand Com
monwealth, God s:fted three nations for seed
to SOW on the virgin soil. There were such
men as the gallant Catholics of Maryland,
the Quakers of Pennsylvania, the steady and
cautious Germans, and the fiery spirits of
the Emerald Isle, whose love of liberty
was kindled by the burning arguments of
Grattan, OF Curran, and of Robert Emmett
The iron Saxon, the chivalric Frenchman,
the volatile Italian, the heroic Pole, and the
impulsive hearted Celt, were all combined
in the building up of this magnificent do
main.
No where on the page of history do we
find such an assemblage of full souled men
as those who laid the broad foundations of
this Temple of Freedom, in the Western
World. The councils of infant America pre-
sent a brilliant array of talent, piety and
patriotism There is Thomas Jefferson, the
prophet and the guide of the Colonies
There is Franklin, the Savan, who tanned
the lightning of heaven and made the thun-
der sweet music. There were the Lafayettes,
the Starkes, the Pulaskls, the Montgomerys,
the Pinckneys the Hancocks, the Carols