Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-10

vRted manners and the loft lest chiValry
of character. With them a petty eva
sion, faisehoOd, mean act, coward
ice or ungenerous advantage, coarse, vui-
gar, indeeorous or vile ideas or sssoclA~
tions-sught that was less than gentle
tiemaHly, direct and manly
iCaS Disgrace more fearful than
dedth They were combative, proud III
vaIs of Unsuitable honor, but generous
aud beloved; their friends were their
followers, and almost worshipped them.
| Honor or life blood was the stake at each
contest; and uuhappily they planted and
left behind them those RELENTLESS fends,
! fsueh as the histories of the brave In
| other lands have often placed on record),
! those lament8bls party and family en-
1 mites that have lasted among us Tor ai-
/ moet half of . century,.
There are none who will not say that
/ the generation who founded this state
! rere q proud and honorable ancestry,
pressntinq in excess many Of the high
and distinctive characteristics OF our
three greatest emigrant Olssses-the HI-
! 0uenots, Puritans aud Cavaliers. Tne
REPRESENTATIVES OF each are among these
| have named so briefly, rr a.. -r-s- -,-E-
| Are not characters suih as these tre-
| deemed from the solitary vice. OF exces-
| sive courage and honor worthy OF ali
! emu!stion2 Do not even the very ex-
| cessss ofvirtues make good seed for state
| nri de2 Would not an enlightened state
pride rejoice to commit the young men 70
such a school? Are not the memories OF
| these first founders of the Government
and settlements Of cur people OF Arkan-
sas bright Jewels of State pride?
1 Aud vet there are the tiippant, hall
educated aud pretentious, the inflated,
/ unblushing and knavish, that know lit
/ tie. II ANYTHING, Of Arkansas, or OF that
circle OF extraordinary and intrinsicaiiy
! Great men, and pure gentlemen, detrac-
| tors- defaners and would-be critics that
! 90 abotlt decrying our unfortunate but
! frue and faithful State, and the fame of
her ilIustrious dead. Poor Patriots!
Every blow st the State is blow ct
the fame and good name of every son
! that has served her, whether in executive
/ or judicial station, or 10 her counseis, or
on her glorious battlefitlds. Ii the State
/ of which they were part had no name,
! or was disgraced, there could De no en-
! during, honorable record for the noble
! ard brave of her true-hesrted sons
Let each citizen and soldier feel that
| the man who derides and traduces his
! State, or her best men, strikes him in
the face. Arkansas can claim for her
/ citizen soldiers the need OF htgfsest
praise, for noble. gallant deeds, from
OAK Hills, in Missouri, in 1861, to the
| surrender OF Lee, Johnston and Kirby
! smith in 1866. Her Veteran Regiments
! carried cur State Bsnler proudly upon
! the soil, AND TO THE DEFENSE OF EVERY
! SOUTHERN STATE, AND LEFT a FULL
! SHARE OF THEIR DEAD ON EVERY
| GREAT battlefield FROM MARYLAND
TO Texas. Few STATES CAN SAY
NUS. AND NONE CAN LAY CLAIMS
MORE JUST TO RESPECT FOR THEIR SER
VICE. OR EXHIBIT ANY BETTER FoUNDA-
TIoN FOR PRIDE OF STATE"
/ The summary Of the services OF the
soldier citizens Of Arkansas, and the
| briefest of records OF their many gallant
deeds, would furnish ample, that would
be worthy of the noblest ancestry, and
worthy Of emulation by the latest pos
terity.
I feel proud Of the name OF Arkansas,
and though 1 may be far away, this home
of NV childhood shsll hold my allegi'
apce rs it ever will MY heart.
I / will have the honor to address Oul
] people Monday evening, as invited by
YOU. on the existing and deplOrable con-
dition of our affairs. am, most truly
your friend. rou,-,o,,