The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-10-19
Southern Memories.

of the South to hear of the Southern
Confederacy-its glcries, its triumphs,
its defeats ~
The question has more than once
occurred to us, and we some times fear
that, with large class of our people
the records of the grand struggle for
Southern independence have become
wearisomc.
We are all, more or less, yielding
to the influences which are operating
to bury the memories along with tn
animosities Of the past. The ago j.
decidedly materialistic, and we are
hurried along SO rapidly rs it were
upon an iron track that all Of the OLD
landmarks arc fading away in the dis
tance. The stories of Southern valo.
aud devotion seem to be growins
commonplace and tedious a soldieI
with an armless slceve dangling BY
his side, or wooden leg to supply o
lost limb, excites but little interest .
an appeal for charity does not receiv,
more attention because it may com,
from a widow and children who wer
left without support when an enemy
bullet pierced gray jacket, or When
lingering disease consumed the life Of
q husband and fathcr in some hospita
away from home and perhaps friends
And this disposition to ignore ST
much that should be cherished doe.
not proceed from any success Of loyal.
ty to the powers that be, but on ac-
count OF sheer Indifference and that
forgetfulness which is so ungrateful
and it is becoming more obvious ever,
year. Our memories are not cherish
ed W it'll the same fondness that they
were when fresh, aud, with but too
many, the affections which we're born
of the war lie buried far deeper than
the HEROES who fell in battle or died
in hospitals. This is seen by the
small number Of persons who gencr.
ally engage in the floral decoration
of tho graves of our fallon soldiers.
1t is painfully evident in theunsightly
condition of neglected cemeteries
where hundreds lie buried. But some
complain that it is waste Of money
to devote it to the erection of monu.
ments and the walliDg of cemeteries.
For this reason the bleaohed bones of
the fallen have whitened ploughed
up battle-felds, and then moulded to
dust and mingled with the common
earth. But such men have always
pleaded against such "useless' ex-
penditures since tho day when the
woman poured precious ointment on
the Saviour's head and disciple re.
buked her for waste of what might
have been sold and brought money
into the treasury.
Let it be borne In mind chat the
South contended for principle which
is itself ETERNAL, and although the
arms which so long and so glori-
ously upheld it have been conquered,
yet this controlling principle is an
inperishable treasure which is beyond
surrendering, and no earthly power can
retrcnch the smallest fraction from it.
Then, ought we not to esteem it no
less privilege than duty TO hold
in grateful remembrance those who
freely gave up life itself in defending
what we yet believe to be right 7
And besides, right or wrong, we
should delight to honor the memory
of every soldier because he was aotu.
ated by pure motives. And if that
time should ever come when we of
the South shall cease to cherish these
memories, we shall then show our.
selves unworthy to be called citizens
under any government, for he who de.
serts living courade or forgets q
fallen one, IA fit only for treaeon.--
Piedmont fntclHgenccr.
Criminals in England seldom esca pe
discovery and punishm ent. No sooner
is crime committed than the officers
of the law are placed upon the track
Of the offender, and though years may
elapse, in the end they almost invaria.
bly, secure their game. Seven years
ago London bank was robbed of
eleven thousand pounds by fellow
named Jones, and 80 we'll had he la i'd
his plans that he made good hia eseap
with his booty. But the police Of
London never forgot his great crime
the robbers family was placed un.
der surveillance, and when trusting
that timo had efaced the recollection
of the robbery from the public mind
they ventured, two weeks since, to
sail to Canada to meet the guilty hus.
band and father from whom they had
been long separated, the sleutf
hounds Of Justice accompanied them
On Thursday there was a happy fami
ly meeting in Toronto--tbe sorrows
Of seven years. separation were swep,
away in the blissful reunion--whor
the tender scene was rudely inter
rupted by several unpoetical police
men, who took the crestfallen Jones
into custody to answer for his appar'
emily forgotten orime.--W. Y. Her.
aid.