Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-06

geIltTdT Capture,
Colonel William Taylor, commanding the sew |
enth Tennessee cavalry; appeared on the field in |
ment decided the fate of the hour I'm behalf of the
Confederate arms. The charge was made at the |
imminent peril OF the regiment and without any
der from superior. Just before reaching Richiand |
creek there pressed forward Into view more Federal
troops than Hoods entire army At this creek the |
tighIing marked by very heavy and furious ar
tlllery fire from the Federals, then charge or
hand contests on the banks of the creek At Pu- |
laski S.ort ii RS cont-s occurred. result NJ ia
thongs hill, Forrest and Walthall disposed the |
forces with consummate skill on the crest OF the |
over confdent Federals, in very large force, |
charged and dealt them blow which !
ture of two Of Their cannon and whole brigade OF
calvary-horses: Here Forrest received dispatch
from General Hood. saying II he could hold the enc
my in check until five O'Clock the army would be
safely across the river. And although advised by
Anthony hill that the enemy had returned to the con-
test with overwhelming numbers, and was pressing
vlgor the iron hero of Tennessee turned deaf ear
to their apprehens'on', and General Walthall and
his associates, with equal strength CT VIII and au
daclty; held their brave men TO the marS and sue
tsrpOse1 her pillar of daTknessi and stllled the
thunder of the contest. But IL brought no rest TO
creek, twenty-four miles distant. No shoes. their
feet freezing. scarcely any clothing, the rain and
sometimes through miry ROAD, then again through
sheets of water and floating cakes OF ice, al d in
Sugar creek. and the men waded through the
ice-bound stream up to their armpits breaking the
ice with the butts OF their muskets asthey advanced
Here on its south bank they rested till morning. In
what comfort can better be imagined than expressed
At sunrise the little command Is again ordered to
form line OF battle facing the cree TO meet the ad
Ssnsng Ioe 9 Ka9d aey GT wn Ross Texas
Fields, then Heiskeli, commadlng StrahIs
fSg eoncsaied the line from the ad
vancing Federals until within one hundred yards.
Then the Contederates sprang to their feet, and
rushing upon the foe, poured voey after voley into
their astOnished ranks. and hurled them back dis
Federals left five hundred killed and wounded on
the field. and the rear gard OF the army OF Tennes
see river. This disastrous campaign may call for
harsh criticism, but not upon the heroism
and hogg 0ns to foTe 10 %aths Hd'er to
their subordnates. and to their gland soldiers.
Greeks under XenophOn; they displayed far more
of hardhOOd than the French under Ney; they
the soldiers of the Revolution under Washington at
Valley Forge; they manifested herosm, devotion
by Greeks, or French, or Americans. AT any hour
during those seven days of awful suffering they could
ships, and gone into the quiet safety and comfort of
prison. The TennesSeans were Ietreating ftom their
homes, their wives and their children. surrender
and the oath OF loyalty would Immediately have re-
h eyed 5he b Te bos" S e ana
ferred the path of duty, though II led through such
haTds9 hips and pains ana PerS faI
Will never be tarnlshed' while such
With this history befSe u.s. deny that the Coned
crate soldier who died upon our batteteds, are TO
be incurred Tor as those whose cause was lost In
cheered their dying hearts were the Triumphant
SHOUTS Oh tnei eoFdGeS inc iaS sgn EN- tnai lei
VIGOROUSLY floating in the breeze This monument
of granite have brought from the QuarTies of Vr
GINA and erected here not to keep alive that spirit
OF hatred, engendered by war toward the people OF
9e nSso to- the St ade Se
cherish for the patriotic devotion and courage of
dpnaDdencp of the Sautn. IL is monument
conviction of the purity of their motives the justice
Gle 10 Deserve ave u repHbIc4 Sety in AMER
lea. We are proud OF their unparalleled
worthy the study and Imitation of future genera
tions. This granite memorial NAV crumbe to its
DRY and hearts of our people monument more
lasting than brass or marble. that neither the flight
en- shall des roy The brighest page of their coun-
trys history shall record the truthful narrative OF
tors shall draw their Illustrations from their herOi
patriotism the SublimeSt strains of poetry will
draw their inspiration from the same high source
As we gather around our hearthstones to teach our
children alteration and gratitude to God truth and
with kesner zest for the good and true
by recounting the virtues of our hero-dead.
without truthful statement of the origin and causes
of the war With the utmost brevity, will give
their connection with Great Britain and to become
Independent sovereignties, governing themselves,
respectively I'm their own way, they took counsel to-
gether. and made common cause, They proclaimed,
as selfevdent truth and inalienahle right that ev
people entitled TO alter amend their forms
of government as to them might seem fr- For the
establishment OF these principles the war Of the Rev
kuowledged each one of the colonies to be nation,
endowed with ali the attributes of sovereignty, and
Independent, well of her OF each other These
thirteen newborn nations agreed to unite and form
compact whose declared object TO establish JUS
ttce secure domestic tranquility provide for the COM
mon defense, and promote the general welfare This
cOmpaet-the constitution of the United StateS-had
for It's cornerstone the inallenable rights before
mentioned, and was delegation to the new govern
ment of so much of their own sovereign powers as
were deemed necessary for the accomplishment OF |
the declared objects, reseTving to themselves, |
butes not specfcaily granted or Specially enumer-
ated. The control of their own domestic institutions
powers African slavery then ext ted In every State
of the thirteen Fourteen the northern States the
In direct violation of the constitution touching fugi
tive slaves, and, in the language of Mr.. Webster,
States TO carry into effect that part Of the constit
ton released the south from the compact a bar |
This. with long list of other grievances and the
formation of sectional party in the morrill, all pow
South Carolina and the gulf States In the exercise of
the nalienabe right to alter and abolish the form Of
government. and institute new one, resolved TO
Tt9GTsT RTSaseaDg from Ho the Union But
tried every means OF Cancellation, and only Joined
armed coercion; and the sons of Tennessee, ave, of
the whole south, went 10 the BATTLEFIELD to fight for
the same precious, inalienable rights those our
fathers fought for and taught 10 reverence This
Is the origin these were the causes of tile war That
terminated In the abolition OF slavery no southern
maa now regrets, The colOred people of the south
presented an example during the war of affection for
Though our men we're absent from home upon the
battlefield, and our wives, daughters and children
were defenseless at home the colored people of the
south not only did not harm them, but were
their the:T, kind friends guardians and pro
that the southern people their true friends and
that We are bound together by q common destiny.
In every effort of the cOlored people to advance
their race In Intelligence. I'm morality aud in wealth
we bid them hearty Goi-speed and will lend them
helping hand. One more thought and have
done. At the termination of the war the people of
the south were, in military point of view. pros
were before the Norm ms under viii am the Con-
Queror. Tle great body OF the northern people
che ished as 6llter hatred and luminosity toward
the south. engenoeIed by the war, ever was har-
bored ia the breast of one people against another
pestilenilal swarm OF venal adventures from the
north like the ocustS of Egypt, settled down the
south to lch from the people and fill their pockets
represented our people to keep alive the animoS-
tiles OF the north and to peTs uate he. own they-
twelve short yeays the sout' lem Deop'e have been
restored 10 their fnil rights under the laws and
sttuton OF the Union; they stand to day on the same
plane OF civil right as cur northern brothers; the
under the forms OF law, have all fed our local go
ernmentS and domestic institutions are again our
tnvgOratiDg principles OF republ can liberty planted
BY cur fcrefathers one hundred years ago. Tine
south owes more to those principles than any other
people, they should cling to them as their true ana
only ark oil safety. Let the dead past bury Its dead
ne 1ailed 10 eStlOilSn COnIe0erdcy; let US dis
charge duty to noble dead. and to posterity
by cultVdtlng sentiments of love for the Union fra
ternal regard for all its people, Our In
terest5 are identi al. We Amer
cans all. To-day a true Confederate soldier,
at the Invita- of patriotic President. r. B. |
Hayes, sits at the council board of the nation. This
Is noble challenge TO us. Let us accept 1t, ana
enter upon this rivalry of faternal regard for every
American citizen because he is an American. Let
show to the Old World example of forty million
people. spread over this broad continent living in
perpetual peace and har,' Ony. with rivalry but
that fOund in the pursuit OF truth, intelligence, in
tegrity, and christian morality.
The olation was well received, and the
speaker was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause. At its close General Gordon made a
few remarks. thanking the ladies of MissIs-
sippi for their floral tributes. The band and
choir rendered the DOro!Ogy, aud the inter
esting services closed with benediCtion by
Rev. c. c. Parsons, rector of st. Lazarus
and Grace (EpiscopaD church.
The Bluff City light artillery, Captain
Reudelhuber commanding, fred a military
salute from their heavy guns, and thus clos