The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-11

DuE, ltSlSldtlSo nan "iiNs Po
form has so often stirred the hearts and
swayed the passions of the multitudes;
elouuence, true eloquence, receiving
the blessing of the God who gave 1t,
tor it is the gift,) has done so much
and such noble good, will be ready to
meet the demand laid upon it and will
ing to throw its revenue in to help pay
a peoples gratitude.
True eloqnence, like the God who
gave it, ever ready and willing to 90
good, will say from more than thou
sand tongues, each tongue catching IN
SEPARATION from the subject which moves
the heart-Thus shall it be done In
memory of the man whose name his
people delight to honor.
The eloquence of the South will lay
all nature under tribute, dig from rich
est mines their most precious jewels
call from mountain height the rarest,
and from lowland plain, the richest
flowers weave with patience and dill
gence her wreath, entwining it with
evergreen and bestudding it with dia-
monds. Oh, she will indeed bring her
richest and rarest offering and place it
with the tenderness of a mothers hand
, around the monument of affection
, which has already been reared in the
t hearts of the Southern people to Rob-
ert E. Lee. 5-aarg. J.tgg q. .....
The poetry efthe "Sunny South" the
) land of orange and magnolia groves, OF
:, high mountains and rapid rivers, of
u malarious swamps and broad fields, IL
9 valing the lands of the Nile in produc-
tiveness; the poetry of such land will
= be ready and willing, yea, perhaps an.
l. xious to rival even eloquence in the
+ richness, costliness and tenderness o
1t her offerings. Icannot imagine NOR
Ie extended, variegated or beautiful field
he or more opportune time for sncho
I, laudable contest, Pause with me an
e. survey for moment this rich field an
= the imaginary contest on its histor'
Ill plains. The subject is to adOrn an
Ike embalm the memory of Robert E. LIZ
VS. the field his whole life. His ance
to try, infancy, childhood, youth, maj
n hood. The student, the soldier, Il
Is great General and military genius al
a commander, the citizen, the man OF lie
pes ters and the christian. The public lii
'lic the retirement, and at last the peace1
ate death. And then beyond this life I'll
est which revelation alone opens before
ed, telling of Kingdom which cannot
wn moved, a Paradise without a death
low tear, and a crown of righteousn
s. which the righteous Judge shall give
tial all who are prepared to receive it
res And yet we have not fully survey
Gus this extended field, nor mentioned
S of which is found in it, so well calcula'
"a to fire eloquence and inspire poetry
S it We find something stranger than
hus ton, and were it not for our own
nan experiences and the testimony OF
to tory, we might be tempted to say il
the work of some strong imaglnatl
this In the centre of our imaginary field
and behold great nation born in a
this matured in a year, and presentin
me spectacle upon which the world 10
T to in wonder and admiration. Her
UNI mics great and powerful, her SOLD
y of the brayest of the brave, her Gene
epth great as any other Generals. At
nOry head of the most powerful and succ
that full army of this nation, and the
l and knowledged chief of all, we behold
t the Lee. His campaigns, battles and
that tories are familiar to all. At last
hing; nation died, starved to death and
feel powered, but conquered, never! '
able, material and how rich may be gath
Is far from the well fought battle fields
/, be- amazing victories ofthe Army OF n
'esent ern Observation-Disclosures wrested fr
+ de- brave and powerful enemy, ont
1t we bering the victors two and thru
meet one! With such a field strewe
'or us over with such material, with the
ert E. ration of the muse and the name G
to charm, the poets Of the Soutl
win know not how many, will all vii
V runs meet the great demand and pay
while quota Of the peoples gratitude
lie can, language tender and moving as t
Thus the mother to her babe, poetr
,ccpta- come with her beautiful wreath
lifts of placing it beside that Of eloq
,ble to sing, while from her eyes she
of the pearly tears-Thus shall it be d
lace it memory of the man whose nal
n chief, people delight to honor.
rose The historians of the South, '
J heart. side by side with e!oquence and
Why, their hearts fired with both, an
eat and pens dipped first in love for tt
outhern parted greatness, then in ink te
on the Archives of Time his cl
individ- and deeds, will be ready and W
-ond the pay their large share of the d
es, and mourning peoples gratitude.
"sweet will, with philosophical acun
and ac- skill, explore the annals of
G is the opolvze the character and actiO