Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-01

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arches Of history end fame Wi1 @
reserved loE tie heroes Of The
great UnIon army. For years
and years 70 come their names
will be household words, and
the memory Of their deeds DO
shrined In many hearts. Theirs
the viCtor's wreath-the conquer
or's reward. Far be It nom us 70
deprccate the feelings Of gratitude
and love, that thrill every North
ern heart at the mere mention Of
their names, for they are but the
Legitimate fruit Of a hundred bat.
tie flelds-a debt Of honor and re-
spect that people can never re-
pay. But when the hatred and
passion engendered by q bloody
war shall have passed away, other
names will claim the tribute OF re-
membrance and admiration, and
q common country will do HON.
age at the graves Of those who
laid down their lives In defence of
q lost and fallen cause. The tears
Of a nation will oft bedew the sa-
cred spots where sleep the unre-
corded dead of the Southern ar
mics ; while strangers from other
lands, bending over their resting
places, will pay to their ashes that
tribute ever due 10 valor and 10
worth. No monumental marble
lifts its snowy crest to heaven TO
tell pOsterity their fame; no full
some epitaphs record their virtues
and their deeds but In the living
hearts Of the South, fresh and
bright as the perennial flowers OF
spring, are recorded the names Of
the Confederate dead. on will
the memories ofthe living revert
to the days Of long ago, when
they too wore the Grey and march
ed under the red flag Of the South.
Many times will the past come in
to the present, and on the breeze
will be borne the rolling oil drums,
the soft notes Of bugles, the
crash of musketry, the thunder Of
artillery. Though but q dream
it brings back glorious memories.
ave have touched the honest
heart of Hood, given back. the
courteous smile Of Ambrose Hill,
spoken with the hardy Long
street, fought with.the dashing
Malone. We have seen the man
Of Fort Republic, and heard the
wild shout ring out 'StOnewall Il
on the way and it has been OuI
lot, and long will it be ere It Il
forgotten to follow the dauntlesI
and lion. hearted Lee. In til,
beautiful words of another
"Their's we're souls of fire anC
aame-With a light how steady
burn those stately names
At Manassas, Sharpsburg an(
Charlottesville, by the sluggish
waters Of the Chickahominy, ant
amid the sombre shades Of tn
Wilderness it has been our prom
privilege to follow them. A
things recall the same and caI
back from the tomb those phan
tom figures. Thank God the wa
has len us this. Call us rebels, nay
even traitors, but you cannot tax,
from US those precious memOrie
The day will never come In thi
Southern land when their name
or deeds will be forgotten.
But let US not weep idle tear
over the graves Of our loved an
lost. They lived and died th
pearls Of chlvalry and honor
Let Us 90 act our parts a. not b
dishonor their memory. The pas
Is gone-the future lies before us
The day will come when every 81
Cret shall be brought to light
when truth shall illumine every r.
cess of the misty and and blood
epoch just passed away Whe
that day comes, the South VII
have justice done her. Then wi
the world understand the meanin
Of the words: "It was impOssibl
for us to conguer-.-we have struf
gled, but in vain" .-[Waco Ex
aminer.
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