The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-08

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sides. The stars Of heaven in clear
sky, never looked more sublime and
beautiful.
In concluding this letter, it may not
DO out Of place to premise that if the
cause for which jackson shed bis blood
had been successful, and he had lived,
Washington only would have been 80
respected, reyerenced and loved.
WV. Z. ARNOLD.
Below we present to-the reader
tho beautiful and noble address Of Gov
ernor Kemper:
Ny Countrymen The oldes. Of the
States has called together this great
concourse Of her sons and daughters.
with honored representatives Of both
the late consending sections Of our COM
mon country. On this day, abound.
ing in stern memories Of the past and
great auguries Of the future, I come to
greet you: and in the name and BY
the authority Of Virginia, I bid you all
and each welcome, heart.warm vel.
come. to her capital.
With q mothers tears and love, with
ceremonies to DO chronicled in her ar
rhivcs and transmitted to the latest
posterity, the Commonwealth this day
emblazous her virtues, and consecrates
in enduring bronze the image, Of her
mighty dead Not for herself alone,
but for tho sister States whose sons he
led in war, Virginia accepts, and che
will proudly preserve, tho scored trust
now consigned to her perpetual custo.
dy. No. for the Southern people on
Ily. but for every citizen Of whatever
section Of the American Republic, this
tribute to illustrious virtue and genius
| is transmitted to the coming ages, to
be cherished as it will DO with national
pride as one Of the nobless memorials
Of common heritage Of glory. Nay,
in every country and for all mankind,
Stonewall Jackson's career Of uncon.
soious heroism will go down as an in.
SEPARATION, teaching tho power Of cour-
age and conscience and faith directed
to the glory Of God.
As this tribute has sprung from the
admiration and sympathy Of kindred
hearts in another continent; as the
eyes Of Cbristendom have been turned
to behold tho achievements Of tho man,
so will tho heroic life here enshrined
raliate back, to the remotcst bounds Of
the world, the lessons its example has
taught.
II speaks to our fellow.citizons Of the
North, and, rowling no animosities Of
the bloody past, it commands their re-
spect for the valor, the manhood, tho
integrity and honor Of the people Of
whom this Christian warrior was a
representative typo and champion.
II speaks to our stricken brethren Of
the South, bringing back HIS sublime
simplicity and faith, HIS knightly and
incorruptible fidelity TO each engage
ment Of duty; and it stands an endur.
ing admonition and q guarantee that
sooner shall the sun reverse its course
in the heavens than MS comrades and
Ills patriotic people shall prove recre.
ant to the parole and contract Of honor
which binds them, in the fealty Of free
men, to tho constitution and union Of
tho States.
1t speaks with equal voice to every
portion Of the reunited common coun-
try, warning all that impartial justice
and impartial right 10 the North and
to the South, are the osly pillars on
which the arch of the Federal union
can securely rest.
1t represents that upbought spirit Of
honor which prefers death to dograda-
ton, and more feels a stain than q
wound; which is tho stern nurse Of
freemen, the avenging genius Of liber-
ty, and which teaches and proclaims
that the free consent Of tho governed
is at once tho strength and the glory
Of the government.
It stands forth as q mute protest be.
fore the world against that rule Of ~.
rauts which, wanting faith in the in
stiucts Of honor, would distrust and de-
grade bravo and proud but unfortu-
nate people, which would lid them re-
pcnt, in order to be forgiven. Of such
deeds and achievements as heroes re.
jOice TO perform, and such as the ad-
miratiou of mankind IN every age has
covered with glory.
Let thespirit aud design, with which
we erect this memorial to-day, admon-
ish our whole country that tho actual
reconciliation Of the States must come
and, so far as honorably in US lies,
shall come but that It's work will new.
or be complete until the equal honor
and liberties Of each section shall be
acknowledged, vindicatcd and main.
tanned by both. We have buried tho
strifts and passions Of the past Z; We
now perpetuate impartial honor to
whom honor is duo, and STOPPING to
resent no criticism, We stand with COM
posurc and trust ready to greet every
token Of just and constitutional paciil
cation.
Then lot this statue endure, attest
ing to the world for US and our chill.
dron, honor, homage, reverence for
the hcroism Of our past, and at the