American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-27
Memorial Address,
ysj. n. 3. Foote. jan. Canton, A!rn 2tphs12.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MEM,
BEERS OF THE FIRE DEPART

BEhS tF 1DASI "A IA
MENT:
Miuglcd with the r.found.st
feeling %! gratitude whch Possesses
me. at the distinguished honor
Which Your kind partially has be-
STOW ed. III constituting me the ORA
tor Ut this HIa>ion, there remains |
ons of deep regret that, IN common |
with you AL, l have not to listen to I!
the graceful aud I'ntr,oric eIoq"r" e |
which would have distinguish
tie a'i'lr.-s, of The gallant soldier
who WAS frs selected 10 enie,t"in
yea at this time, | refer To the
peerless q. nera! +. Z. WALTHAIL.
From the earliest peri'nl in the
history of MAJ. of which We I'.SSr>S
any Knowledge. il has been custom
any for nations an! prOI'les who
have .Ohtemd-d III martial array.
t" remember aiih pride and 2raiIfi
Cation the self sacrificing vainr ut
those wi o h we fallen in their de
f.n-e upon the field of glory, and I"
e, violence 10y some i,rWtical demon
ktraiiOl in honor of their h'r1ic
dead, the esteem in which those
who died that o. hers might live, are
held 10y their surviving country
men.
hen great nations have beeA
succ" ssful in their wa, fare it is
matter of not the least difficulty to
rear cosby monuments. tei!i"g the
s.Orr OF the nations warrior deeds.
engraved in lines of Speaking el"
queuce on shining bronze or virgin
-.
IL her Palmy days. sitting upon her
seven hills, -se,en thrones to al
'S outside bari'ariaIS,' eSS of
the world, to welcome her Caesars
and her PnmW.ys when returning
from victorious campaigns, and {"
Using the praises and prrIe uate the
memories Of the young and old "t
her warrior dead, with all the IOInI'
and enthusiastic public enc"niun'
which s,inguishr,i her magniticen,
!trinmrhal tllSplaHs!
What ii pleasing task for Shnn.
. France in the FirSt Napol-on's g'"-
r!"ns day, t" sing in ~w-eres: strains
:i,e praises OF her L,nne- ard De-
: saix, and other mar Arrt slam "f i,'r
Imperial Armies, that fought bn, to
have victory perch upon her s.re.m
: ing standards!
What II work nf love. most sweet
d,yin+ly grateful, FOR t"e I""l le of
the F.rher AMI t" welcome back
: their Epai d+,i, hIonZed. vic. orious
al mics, that had LACEY trad il,
SwarIning thousands tn. tieI.iS and
vire, ards of InI.-riai France, and
to minglr with their les imI"niais OF
, ,r. i+e and gratitude to The living
6 Sa> IniS of q -rman UnUy, III. il tears
and fond I.SrptS thar The noble
dead who fell IN her defrnc- could
. ,io' H. there. 10 WITNESS tn" proud
est day III til. life Of fiir-hrirt-:l
Germany
And the Northern States Of III.
J. American Union, Who, by EumheI :
uvrrcaIbe III the late diie c"ntl:r,
which Invoi> ed the entire people OF
this, our we'll beloved. war-nhyh ell
section; they, when their blood j.,
{ and relentless work of dratI, and ra
r pine " as done. sh',weIeal with lavish
: hand almost ini,-r.al i,Ono,s on lIri,
I army leaders. aud reared costly
!. monuments in brass and marble t.
ttt vi ttoNt- tSittHItu IN
th+in rr,>t worthy, who had died
upon the s0E. field If strife, ann
: gathering up wi'h pimIs nam.
! :ln. 6;,i.es "f tl,OS,. who were lhri,
lac DIET, initrS, which lay viii,
2 spread DER field ami mountain
}. ;.-fe~, ans. valley, .irp"si. Ell them al
t..g.:!Ur III lovely cemeteries. 'iI"I.
P.Gr in q;'i-t I"-hrctn;np>s III slnm
bel Tutir NJ. iui.'S city Of til.
D.. ,l+a.'!I
! AID this people, too. Of uh"n
! History shall write, If 'rm'hfully Sl,.
write. that they fought with more
:, of aIti"', suffered mere in Patience
as II whole. people. than any Other
that the burning sun has ever cast
= his rays upon. We. mourning q
lost cause, II country ruined and
Over,un, IA civilization pure and
kEishr'y rntEle>S'y destroyed. aud
? ft.iirg tecniy,in The iinnS. rec, $50.
1 o our i.,crrated hearts, the refined
ard cruel tyranny which no., 4, M
hat.,rts nave ot iai- ".Iisl:rd 3.
visit upon derensri, So ami srI:erh
cred soldiers of IL glorious, If II los:
. AID heI;'i..ss cause we, too sur
. vivinu mp,nl, rrS Ut the late COnted
Grey, now MEET to speak of those
We .'vrs. ait: lost, ant: justify their
~, as of va!Or AID iife->arri flee.
We who, in !h.s sad and dIrarl
day of woe. can look back over the
.ia, K ard blood stained vista OF tie
past ten years of war, with al! it,
CHASTITY hnIIOrs-Of peace, with all
IT'S hImiIiaiinns. trials and suffer
iugs-we InaH, at least, render our
frrv+ut. heartfelt thanks 10 divine
and ever present Providence, tia,
The con.lucf and bearing at our
COUNT yDrn and wOinrn, III war AID
PEACE, have not BEEN unworthy ri 4
place III history 10y the side at ali
=. rOnS b-aI;,1t, brave and noble na :
lions who nave ever cnsT their al:
upon she die. whore lIbrri, in "rr
hi9h, and shining garb, was I" m'
WON, or slavery, with lis riankiD.
chains and binding, t"rturing ~ YES,
WAS to RESTRAIN the limbs and chill
the blood of thUs" who had been
frrtmen.
Thanks to the lion hearted mer,
the pure minded wcm-r, who in
habit this our sunny land OF flow
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