The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-11-22
General Advertisements.
Confederate Monument
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA AND
THE SOUTH


OFFICE or the Confederate Monumental
Association of Georgia,
Augusta, Ga, June 1872.
WE deem it proper to appeal directly to our
fellow citizens for their substantial aid in hon
oring our fallen COnfederates, and benefitting
those who We're dependent upon them for main
tenance and protection. No one. we feel assur-
ed. will deem it intrusive in us TO do so. The
cause comments itself to the patriotic sentiment
of all our citizens 1t brings freshly to our
minds the sad but chivalric story Of our noble
sons fighting for mans most sacred rights
country, honor, liberty and home.
| We cannot as far as we can see, shed tbs
| light Of our work upon the impeuetrable gloom
ofthe grave The spirits Of our lost Confeder-
| crates may see us not; but our instincts
make us weep and grieve when death steals
| silently into our households and takes our low
ed ones away We honor them in their graves,
| and inscrbe their virtues upon Monuments
Our spirits and senses become imbued with the
solemnities OF death aud our irreparabs loss.
| Thus We feel when they fade aud die of ordi-
nary causes. Shall we feel the less wlsu tax
| ing no heed Of danger cOurting it indeed ia
full health and manhood-lley meet tbs enc
mics of their country and die in the effort to
save their people from the oppressorS wrong.
We still rise with The sun, pursue our call
| ags enjoy life and are blessed by erciful
| Providence They are in the gloom Of their
| graves, having done for us All they could III
| this lower world Are they not entitled to our
| pity, our love- and all the care We can take OF
their flme7 Will it not be something TO exhib-
| it this to the world " I'LL we not respect and
honor ourselves in doing i'll Is it not neces
sary to present this evidence Of respect and
! gratitude to the eyes and thoughts Of the
! youngf What will the world say if we shall
| fail 10 do it
| Some will not contribute--their motives are
their own; all cannot, but our prosperous Mer-
chants, Lawyers, Physicians, Planters, and
| thousands of others who are wel-t0-do in
worldly affairs, will feel better when they shall
| have aided in this work Of love and gratitude.
| All the followers of the Arabian Prophet can
not visit his tomb: but The green. turbaned Pill
grims who can are held in higher esteem when
they return from Mecca. And will not those
be honored who Shall aid in this tribute to those
who fell in our service and our causei Who
is there that would not be pleased TO have his
name inscribed upon the list that will be on
perpetual record in the archives of the Confed-
crate Monumental Association Will it not be
emphaticaly Roll of HOnorY
all of US will soon sleep without dream
Who can bear the thought that no one will care
for or respect his memory when he is gomez
The fame of the gallant Confederate dead lie
in the care and keeping of all our people,
! What would be thought Of him who would
say: "Let them sleep uncared for, unhonor-
ed and unsung.'" State, Southern and per-
sonal pride would abhor the sentiment.
AS mortas, our brave Confederates have
perished; as our defenders, honor, gratitude
and duty call upon us to protect their fame aud
| cherish their memories forever.
We have received but few contributions
| Our people in mass prefer to take chances in
| the Distribution. Whole Tickets, IS /; Frac-
tiona Tickets 81, 81, 50 and 49, Orders
promptly attended to- In all places where
there are Agents, Tickets can be obtained OF
| them.
l.. & A. II. NcLAWS, Gen'l Agt'a.
JAMES NJ. SMYTHE, State Agt
Agent at Marietta-Judse II. II. HAMMETr