The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-08-30
General Advertisements.
Confederate Monument
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA AND
THE SOUTH.



WE deem it proper to appeal directly to our
fellow citizens for their substantial aid IN non
orino our fallen Confederates, and beneftting
those who were dependent upon them for main
tenauce and protection No one, we feel assur-
ed will deem it intrusive in us to do so. The
cause eommends 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 the
light of our work upon theimpeuetrable gloom
OF the grave. The spirits of our lost Confeder-
crates NAV see us or 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
ON spirits and senses become imbued with the
solemnities Of death and our rreparable loss.
Thus we feel when they fade and die of Ordl-
nary causes Shall we feel the less when tax
ING no heed of danger counting it indeed IN
full health and manhood-hey meet the enc
mics of their country and die III the effort TO
save their people fromthe oppressors wrong;
We still rise with the sun, pursue our call
| ings. enjoy life. and are blessed by a nercitul
Providence. They are in the gloom Of their
graves, having done for us all they could IN
this lower world. Are they not entitled to our
pity, our love, and all the care we can take OF
their fame? Will it not be something to exhlO-
| it this to the world7 Will we not respect and
honor ourselves in doing itY Is it not neces
sarv to present this evidence Of respect and
gratitude to the ewes and thoughts Of the
Young? What will the world say il we shall
| fail TO do ii
Some will not contrbute-their motives are
their own; all cannot but our prosperous Mer:
chants, Lawyers, Physicians, Planters, and
| thousands of others who are well-t0-do lii
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 Phi
grims who can, are held in higher esteem when
they return from Mecca. And will not those
be honored whe shall aid in this tribute to those
who fell in our service and our cause 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 VIII 1t not he
alphabetically Roll of Honor
| All of lis will soon sleep without dnHam.-
Who can bear the thought that no one will care
for or respect his memory when he is gone
The fame of the gallant Confederate dead Is
in the care and keeping of all our people,
What would be thought of him who would
say: Let them sleep uhcafeu ior, uhnoho'
ed and unsung.'" State, Southern and per
sonal pride would abhor the sentiment.
As mortals, our brave COnfederates have
persisted; as our defenders, honor, gratitude
and duty call upon us to protect their fame and
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-
tional Tickets 81, 81, So and $4 Orders
promptly attended to. In all places where
there are Agents, Tickets can be obtained oil
| them.
l.. & A. II. McLAWS, Gen'l Agts.
JAMES NJ. SMYTHE, State Agt
Agent at Marietta-Judge II. NJ. HAMMErr'