The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-05-09
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toeiof nsy. 10 Is historic. as The
events which II h intended - eom-
memorials hare already passed Into
the domain Of history. Thia staiue
u designed 70 psrpstsate the msmory
of basd II gallant men. Who pr.
Iatled in tho greatest of modern vars.
Ia obedience to the most poworfoI
impulse that can move the human
heart-lho love of liberty. II has
boon constructed ot tho enduring
stone Of oar native hills, fashioned By
the skillful hands OF our own artist,
and erected though the agency Of the
noble women OF our city, whose
hearts have always beaten responsive
TO the holy inspirations oi love
and patriotism The statue commem-
orates civil conflict, as the battle
monument at Bunkers's Hill COM
memorates o certain other civil con-
Hict, between the ancestcrso Of the same
people and this conflict was fought,
substantially, on the same ground,
viz the right Of self.government.
When the vast multitude which now
listens to the sound of my voice shall
have passed away, and shall sleep,
many of them, in this same city Of
the dead, pilgrims of other days and
generations-American pilgrims, as
we'll from the North as from the
South, will visit this monument, in
the same spirit in which they would
visit the battle,monument at Bunk
er's Hill, in the spirit Of fraternity
and peace, aad will make the same
oblation of reverence and love to the
martyrs of the one revolution as oil
the other. And they will read this
terrible and soulstirring episode in
American history. with some suct
feeling as the Englishman Of the pres
eut day reads that episode in Engllsl
, history, which records the deeds o.
those martyrs Of liberty, Hampden
F and Sydney. l, now, in the perform
! ance of the pleasing duty which aa'
peen assigned to unveil the statue 0
the immortal Confederate soldier
and to consign him, and the cause IN
|. which he died, to the solemn tribuna
) of history, whose final court of appea
! seldom fails to award justice, though
generations may be necessary to en-
sble it to pronounce its decree. The
wild storm may rage around tina
statue the rains Of heaven may de
{ cend upon it, the lightning ma
seattle it, and time, which destroy
| all things, may PROSTATE it. as it ha
, prostrated the monuments OF tn
e proud Greek, but the principle
5 which persoaifes the principle 0
} American liberty, as interpreted b,
the trainers of the Federal and OF th'
Confederate Consti utions, will sur
vive forever
. Drawing the veil aside the Ad
miral presented to our view this ex
g ouisite work OF art, fashioned iron
q Alabama marble by Mobile hands
, Within a double enclosure. compose
of a miniature redoubt with bastione
. angles, curtains and redans, rises
It handsome shaft, bearing upon its lou
It sides a raised inscription,
d THE CONFEDERATE DEAL
Surmounting this shaft, the base
which rests upon a turfed noun
completely covered with wreath
~ flowers, immortelles, and other fittir
=" memorial, is a statue of large size, 81
/" feet three inches high, representing
y :, Confederate private soldier in fl
- uniform, jacket, knapsack with blanl
= : et strapped to his back, cartrldI
= and cap box, waist belt and plat
- - in fact the whole and exact accoutl
Z" ments of the Confederate priva1
He is standing in the position
- REST on Arms" prescribed in
tactics, during the last cad rites