The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-04
The Fairfield Herald.
PUBLISHED
ET.ERY TV:EDNESDAE
Two Voices s.-L;ving and Dead,

Last Saturday, May To-, was oh.
sorvedIn ,'fis and othor places in tile
South AZ tho day Of decoration Of tho
graves Of tho aoldiors who died or
wcrc killed in tho late war. Lot us
supposc tho following to bo tho sub.
stance Of IN address mado on tho &C.
'casl5n:
>Slcering 'Cuuntrymcn In tho Co.
pousal of your country's oauso YOU
acted the part of noble patriots. In
going forth in tho defence of your
altars, yourGrcsidcs aud all that is
'ttoer to frcemen, you exhibited that
courage which was truly grand and
>wiiioh challenges tho admiration Of
all who contemn oppression and re-
'srtct the claims of insultcd virtue and
tho rights of On oppressed and for
bearing people. You gave up your
..nomcs, Your families aud your poaoo.
ful avocalions to moot, in fearful bat
Ito shock, tho oncniios Of your bolov.
cd country. You suffered on march.
Fingered of sickness in the tont, or
foil in sudden death on tho fold with
your faces to tho foo, or wounded
you died in tho din and carnage of
tho battle-ground, or wcro borno
away to blood and die slow but still
glorious death in tho hospital or
under tree, or porohanco YOU woro
favored to roach homo and die in the
bosom of your sorrowing familios.
Alas dear shopping countrymcn
We mourn your premature icutb.
and lament shc failure to sayo your
country, cvon ut SO great cost.
Your lives have been sacrificed, but
our cause IS tost. We cherish tho
inomory of your heroic devotion to
your country's welfare. Your nnmos
aro ombalmcd in our hearts, and
'uhail be so rcrpotuutod to our chill.
dron and to our childrcn'a rbil.
dren:. With delicate hands tlcso
toar-bodcwod flowers, arc laid
on your graves rs memorial
spontaneous from tho hoarts Of your
'suryiying friends and countrymcn.
Then suppose representative of
tho sleeping oountrymcn to roply:
Surviving Comrades and Country
men : Wo appreciate your cxhiLi.
tlon OF respect as shown to our graves
and memories this memorial day,
though such tokens of affection can
not bring US to lifo nor restore tho
lost cause to It's place. As YOU hayo
spoken of what wo did and suffered
before death, permit US to speak of
what wo would havo you do before
you como to us: Koop your country
out OF wax, If you cannot do that,
Keep yourselves from engaging in it.
IL ID but murder on both sides. Most
OF us wore not in tho war from prof-
crencc, nor nrc wo in our gravos from
'cnoico. Tho CAUSE was not worth
what 1t has cost ~. Those of YOU
VINO kept out of the war and hol pod
to forco us ip, may say wo ought not
to Talk so, but you know that if Jus
tico ruled many Of US would be in
your place, and many Of you in ours.
War has killed US, and lrft a curse
on you. 80 it is with US your conc.
miles," replies tho sleeping Fodorals, !
II you have not enough Christianity
among you to kocp from war, DO sure
TO ioIco to tho front first of all those
who advocate and provoke war If,
dear oountrymon, you would honor ua,
thon 10 not 80 homo from our graves
70 drink and dance, frolic and rovol.
Vult the cowardly and mur,lcrous
prnct'oo of carrying deadly Weapons
ABOUT you. Quit your gambling and
drunkcnness, quit your lying and
swearing. Leave on your pride aud
oxtravogance in dress, pay your dcbts,
work for IN honest living, Law somo
bread on tho table of our widows. and
somo clothing Oh tho bodicp of our
orphan children. Do thcso things, or
no moro mock us by putting flowers
on our gr9vcs.-( Christian Neiyhbor,
l5M May.
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