The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-17
ONCE MORE FOR THE LOST CAUSE.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis Makes a Speech to
I.nQ.i, q Mobile Association. :. -.

Gu6 1lOus CCu6lbUl Odfto 'VV'buO' dO0' I'D.
Isoeiation of Mobile; on the occasion of
the recent excursion to this city:H'i'r" -,
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF
THE LEE Assoo1ATIoN-LADIEs AND
GENTLEMEN: I am deeply sensible of
| the honor YOU have conferred upon me
by this visit, and gratefully recognize
/ the kindness which has prompted the
complimentary expressions of your orator.
\ Not the! less so because / feel that they
very far exceed any merits which the un-
iprejudiced would ascribe to me.
Believe MEL am the more proud of
| this, as it is the manifestation Of more
/ rare virtue in the people I'haveiseryedt to
thecbest ofmy ability. Never before in
the history of man has there been, so far
as, I know, an instance in which. a fallen
chief was! followed with more afectionate
devotion than his associates had felt to-
ward himsin thedays of his power. 9iFor
! q people capable of such magnanimity,
| his, would indeed be a tame spirit who
did not feel il. to- be aglory to have suf-
Ifered. sls;t,-f,aJ sreu b. i,gs iign
| We have passed. through s a { terrible
ordeal tof, deprivationI of wrong and i'm
Justice sand you have borne it5with a
ifortitnde only equaled by the .gallantry
displayed in your desperate effort Ito
maintain q cause which has: been crushed,
but not destroyed, for it wasthe cause of
truth, which is eternal and with all
these sad memories clustering around
you. you come, not tojupbraid me as re-
Isponsible for your disasters ,Sbut to shield
me, in the depths of; nay adversityrwith
the! warm covering of your hearts, best
affections. : Cold indeed .Wouldsbe the
nature which didinotlndinthis solace
tforaall its dissppointments, and a. conso-
lation foH itsernined hopes. st;> All d, 4ssa
ttFrom. the bottom' ofmy heart I!thank
lyon. 10 Though the silver lining f!-the
cloud Lbef but1fainGly discerhible, yet be
not dismayedu But shat II. need mot say
ltoT menIwtol never feel any other fear
than 4that.of: doing wrong. 9 Then let me
say irathery fBe.not without, hope."' The
cause for which you struggled was that of
Justice and of truth. The triumphs of
these may bepostponed, but,ihthe order
ing of,eProvidence must come at last.
Your motives must be appreciated, sooner
or later, fortyour sacrifices were made for
constitutional liberty; and those 1who
died brayely, though they fell vainly, ,lare
not to be reckonedi as the most unfortu-
nate ;ifor, whether bearing a sabre or a
musket, whether on the battle field or
upon the vessels deck, the proper place
for man to die. is where.he dies for man.
[ lFor the honor.of the comrades whose
untimely deaths you mourn, for the re-
spect due to the cause you loved, for the
pride you feel in your ancestry, for the
hopes you cherish for your9posterity, let
not your eyes. revert constantly to the
past; ibut, confronting the present and
looking patrioticallyi yiont to the future, let
your, efforts be made to repair what has
been. injured, and TO build again, higher
and broader, on more solid foundation,
thei temple rof human liberty, after the
model left you by!youp ifathersdo n; %:
You engaged in no war fol, sectional
aggrandizement; you fought no battles
for personal advantage deyou were
promptedby no malice; and your knight
lyreseuteheon is,tarnished bynno sorlid
hate ilor. desire for mean revenge. 1.-The
warelefti you stripped of all save honor,
and your chivalry was as incapable 9of
ipaiating wrong as it was of submitting
to it tamelygd The past demands, then,
knightly generosity and faithful devotion
to the principles you inherited from revoi
lutioDary isires,, and which, you will best
bless mankind by transmitting unchanged
to your posterity. Thrice and four times
Tam thankful.for the indications which
the day brings to US of the revival Of the
spirit in which our Union was founded,
from which our prosperity springs, and
upon which its perpetuity must surely
depend. ga 7:e3:i,li- 4!i 1c ~
4 / had mot expected to do more ejthan
simply TO- return my thanks to You. 1t
would be in vain for me to attemptito
express the gratitude Z feel. My.cordial
thanks ARE all I have to give, and they
are truly yours.-Nea0 Orleans Times: ~ il
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