The Van Buren press., 1873-07-29
Southern Memorial Association OF Fay
etteyille, Ark

Below will be found most eloquent anu
touching appeal, made by the President of this
: Association Several ladies in our town have
consented gladly TO aid in collecting means
TO further prosecute the pious work of col
'lecting the mortal remains Of Confederate
dead One dollar only i, asked from each.
Thi, is u mere pittance.and can be spared by
any one. The object is noble one. The
progress made in civilization in all nations
il properly Judged of by their care for their
dead. Read the address and come forward
with your dollar. The names of all cou,ribu-
tors will be published in the Fayetteville
Democrat, as also the name of the agent pro-
caring the names
To THE PEorLE OF ARKANSAS:
The object and time OF organization of the
Southern Memorial Association, has already
been given to the public. But We will state,
lest it may not be generally known, that the
Association has received by individual donl-
tions about $40; a donation from the ladies OF
Cane Hill of $40 and has realized by the la
Dor OF its members $50 80. This money has
been expended as follows: $50 for grounds
for Cemetery, SlsG 80 for fence sls3.20 tor
painting fence, 1896 for disinterring and re-
lnltlFlne NOnItutTalt uedu. GTOul lile suite
ment it will be seen that our treasury Is about
empty. 1t is our desire to push this work
forward until the remains Of every Confede-
rate soldier that the fortunes of war left scat
tered throughout our county has been laid TO
his dreamless sleep within the Cemetery re-
Gently dedicated to that sacred purpose.
In view of the fact that this is cause of in
terest to so many. that success in this under
taking is looked forward to with hope and
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other counties we have concluded that it /.
our duty to offer to all desiring it the priyi
lege OF contributing s. or more to the consu
nation of this humane work. We feel that
place round which so many fond and holy
memories cling. to which so many warm and
tender affections turn, place that Will be the
common center of love and interest to so
many of our conquered people, should be the
fruit alike of the earnings of all; should he
the property, the love, the care-not of the
few, but Of the many. Hence we appeal to
all our friends to aid us in the labor of love.
Comrades of the brave fellows who sleep in
quiet peace upon youder beautiful hillside,
will YOU not deem it a prjrHege to add one
more link 20 the cham that bound you when
you marched shoulder to shoulder and cheek
to cheek, to lay il needs be your lives upon
your country's altar, to say to the children
and friends Of those quiet sleepcrS that the
buoyancy and hope of your soldier life, not
broken because they died with the shouts OF
victory ringing in their ears, and you lived
with wounded pride and lacerated heart to
furl your banner and stack your arms. In
20 back to the terrible battle day
when grape and canister did its saddest
work 90 back to the day when perhaps their
blood washed your feet in the onward charge
when you could not grasp the outstretched
pI Of t.nt Gyi la, FriAnt ar hopatt.a
you must needs meet the steel that still gilt
tered before you when you caught from their
glazed eye the last yearning look for home
and kindred. With these memories fresh in
your hearts you cannot withhold the pttance
that would give to every one ofOur fallen he
roes, by christian hands, a christian burial
Life was sweet TO them it was no empty bub-
ble that they threw away. Many Of them
were bound by ties of affection to those who
are to-day mourning widows and fatherless
children. but impelled by feeling OF right
they laid down their lives in the vain hope,
that above their mutilated bodies and out
poured blood would arise beautiful fabric
Of liberty which would stand as a monument
to their heroic death and All asylum to their
posterity. Then let us in its stead rear a tenn
pie of love that will stand commensurate with
the circllng ages OF time.
Where is there a man that cannot spare enc
lDlldI from ul> ItUc-t idUoG, WHERE Is tilCIt Il
farmer that has not n dollar to give out of the
fruits of the earnings of his sunburncd hands,
Or where a wife or mother that cannot raise
this small sum from dairy or larder to devote
TO this holy purpose. We have no govern
nent willing with overlooking Golfers to pay
this tribute to OUR dead, 1t must be the work
of friends and Kindred; il must the Offering
Of love. We ask our people generally to help
It's 10 gather the mOulderng bones of our SOL
lierS from the barren hillside, from the
broad field whore they lie at the mercy OF the
pitless pow, from the skirts of the drcary
battle field, from the road side or the fence
corner, just where they laid their heavy bur-
den down and place them beside their fallen
brothers to rest where their graves may be
bcdewed with the tears OF their kindred. and
strewn by the hand of affection with bright
est flowers. Help Us to rear to them a Nonu
mcnt that viii span the great gulf Of time
that surgeS between this and the awtul
eternity and write upon its beautiful face
record of their yalor and heroic endurance
that will be read by coming generations un-
til the last trump shall call up the quiet occu
pants OF the tomb.
Ny order of the Southern Memorial Asso-
citation,
Mrs LI2ZIE POLLARD, Pres.
MRs c. T, CRAyRSs. Rec. Sec'v.
The Boss Liar