The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-11-15
! rs4her1h Ativerti ssf4e1ts.
sGOnfaderat8s Monument,
TO TIE PEOPLE OF CE0RGIA AND
1HE SOUTH.
DFfICE Or iho Confederate Monumental

pFfICE Or ihe Confederate Monumental }.
AasoeiatiOn of Georgia,
3 ne Augusta, Ca, June 1872. \
VIZ deem il proper to appeal iireclly TO our
follow ti,iZeIa iOl tluir - lbst aniAl AID ia hon
oriu4 our f4lien Coniedeiates. sud ben+fttiu1s
those who were dependent Upon them for main
tenanoe and protection. No one. we feel assur-
81 V' deem It Intrusive III Usto 10 80. The
as3-l eamneuds itsef 70 ttr patriotic sentiment
of 81 our eigiGegs, Il brings freshly 10 our
minis tire sad hutohiyalrf csiory Of cur noble
sons iigh-'gg tor mans most sacred rights
country, honor liberty and home.
NecAnnB, * lafas we can see sled the
.ig'A Of oar work upon the impeuFtrab,e gloom
ofthr grave l9rp sr'rrs II our lost Conipder-
crates max fee US or not bat our instincts
make lls weep aud ariHve When death steals
silently pfo our Households and tpkes our low
ed ones away We hOuortheln ii their graves,
ea4 iIscrho t'ter virtues upon Monuments. =
I QGr spirts and senses become imbued with the
soia;npities at feath and oar irreparabe loss.
D. Ihgs Ne feiewhen tiipy fade and de- Of or,li-
uuy CAUSES. shst we fee the less ,yhea talr
'''- aa is+Ai IF dangrr, courtir4 it indeed In
tn! health flh nan4aed7T hrY geel the enc
/ InleH Of their country Gnd Gle in the effort TO
save their people from The oppressors wrong.
/ We still rise with The san, pursue cur call
irgs p~lJy Iile and are blessed Nv rercif1l
ProyiaMce. Obey aFe in tAs gloom Of their
| graves having tont for rs all thew could in
illhis lower world Aar they bot entitled TO eur
! pity. 6ur love aud Ell the care VT can AXE OF
TIER farnef Hiil tuot hs something to sxhib-
it ihs 10 the world WEiswe moi respect and
honor oltrstlge, in doing il Is it not nece1
sary 10 present ths evidence Of le5rect and
gratitHds Y ihe eyes and though. of the
voana3 What will the world say five shall
faii 10 do il
Some viii Got contributr-their motives are
thgirowns all calutor biia oar prosperous Mer-
/ chants. LAWYERS. fhy-iCians Planters and
tlousands Of others WHO nrs wcll-to-do IN
worldly affairs, Will tel better when they shall
have aided IN this work &C otc and gratitude
All the followers oI'tlss isssai Prophet can
not visit Ills tomb bur HE erpen-turhgnpd Phi
iGsrims who can, srp IirId in higher esteem ,yhen
th"y return from Mecca. Aud Will not tu0se
be honorci EIIo shall aid in this tribrte t.. ,hosr
who Tell Ia Vur service and our cansef Who
Il there that would not be pleased TO have lis
name inscribed upon the liSt that will be on
perpetnal record in the archives Of die. Cpuie,i-
crate Monumental Association VIII not be
eniphaiieaIya Roll ofIEonor9
All Of rs viii soon Sleep without dream
Who cun bear he thought HAT no enc y III care
for or respect his memary YAsr lie il gou-
he laine ofule GgtIsnE G0I+sdeiate DEAF IN
in nj The care ana Keeping Of al our people.
What woald be thought Of him who would
Say: 'tLet them sleep uucarsd for, 'unhoror-
ed and ulisung.'0 State, Southern and per
sonal pride weltd ahhor the sentiment.
A. nl6rtas, our brave Contederaies have
persisted IS our defenders. honor gratitude
and duty call aron us to pgotec! their fauI0 and
cherish thair m@uorhs tt1 ever
We h@ye received bat few contrbutons--
Our people in mass prefer take chances IN