The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-04-14
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Tread softly, lightly, hero,
Ills sacred dust. ..'.'.

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Anon.
A short tln,o since tho writer visited
Rosemont Cemetery near the town of Now
bury, aud Willie musing there midst the
sad memorials, aud unmarked graves ol
the dead, tho thought occurred TO him,
hero Is tho spot where should rest In peace
/ the ashes Of the heroic sons OF Ncwbcrry,
who perishcd IN the lato war, and above
them a marble column worthy Of their
deeds should bo raised by tho people OF the
District. This thought accompanied him
home-lodgcd In lis mind, and now secke
tho uttelnnce which ho gives IT through the
columns Of your pnpcr. All that is left to
us Of TINT gs"nlic struggle is the sentiment
by which IL was nurt,Ircd md which eli.
nohlcd 1t. Lei it be cherished as sacred
rclic--cmbalmcd rs a holy thing. In what
more elleclnal way can this bc done, than
| BY honorng the memory Of those who sue
riiiccd their lives in obedience to that sen
timcnt, IN helcncc Of their countrys cause
Tho ancient Greeks made gods Of their
heroes, and IN this feeling, this vcncration
for those who lived aud died ia mn "lIustri.
ons course Of virtue" in IL great degree, may
be attributed The high qualities and the great
deeds which have i,nnlortalizcd their mime
70 the heroes o: Greece monuments were
built, nnl 10 this day their mere fragments
IRE admired nS the greatest creations OF
genius. IT, these external forms Of beauty
and grandeur, people show their npprcci
nton OF noble actions-tlicy bespeak the
spirit that srirS within--the ideal that seeks
expression IN the material.
In mnny portions Of tic late Confcdcracy,
associations, composed chiefly Of ladies,
have been formed, having for their Object
tho cafe md embellishments of tho graves
Of the soldiers who fell in the line Of their
duty during the war. Richmond, Charles.
ton and other cities have such associations
Why should not New berry have hers? The
writer proposes that the ladies Of Ncwbcrry
District take this matter in hand and in,mcdi.
atrly form an association Of this kind. Their
iirSt object should be, to induce tho parents
aud friends Of these fallen heroes, to have
their remains removed TO Rosemont CEN.
etcry, 10 be deposited there, in n square to
be app' opriatcd 10 that purpose. Then,
10 IniSc fund sufficient to erect to their
memory = fitting mo, umcnt, one that will
do honor MS we'll to the living ms the dead.
The work Of improvement has already
been begun Mt the Cemetery; the as<oci.
alton having charge Of it have erected
around II substantial enclosure, and the
hands of woman have already begun 10
bcautify the grounds. A monument, such us
the writer suggests, will render the spot at-
tracsivc to all our people, and dear TO The
hearts OF those whose loved ones will rcposc
under its shadow :; and generations TO come,
when they read the names inscribed on its
face, will feel moving within them the scn,i.
mcnt, "Dulce ct drcorum est pro pa,ria
mori."
The writer Of this article has no selfish
feeling to crafty, in mmking these snggcs-
tions. Those OF his blood who fell in the
war sleep elsrwhcrc-hcynnd the limits of
Nswhsrr,E; ;.,,n. ,,, He is as.nqlsl SOLELY hv til"
'rP'ihS "h'ch he trusts belongs TO our peO.
pie in common-u desire to honor the he.
roic dead, and 10 present their virtues as
nn example TO postcrity. This il ALL Now
let sot"e noble mn'ron or daughter of
Ncwbrrry lead OH in this lnutlnhlc work.
Let the proposed association of Indies en-.
brace the whole District, and your CORES.
pondcnt ventures to predict TINT the move
mcnl will meet with general favor, and TINT
the men, old aud Young, Of tho District,
will respond by making libcral contribu-
tons OF money to carry it out.