The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

cause. and when upon the field he fell sia
like the pieu. Abel BY his brother, the eart
never drank blood moro pure. Applause.
Martyrdom has generally been considered
and with reason, q fruit OF the sanctity Of th
how many examples youF army furnished Q
men who piously served and pfousl!
died from wounds received In battle. Th
proofs of msrtyrdom, it 1 were to ct
and my strength on this occasion. Yet AT
not willing to pass by as silent memory som,
Of those examples Of heroiem. Of patriotism
OF devotion to country which tho Army o
Tennessee furnished. The Greek wEo held the
| pass, the Roman Who for time held the bridge
| have been immortalized 10 rhyme and story
Bat neither Of those did more heroioally, more
than did Tighlman at Fort Henry, when ap.
proaohed by large army, an army which rem
dered the permanent dsfsnce Of the fort i'm.
lowers went into the fort and continued the
defence until his brigade could retire In safety
to Fort Donelson; then when that work was
flushed, when IL was impossible any longer to
make defence, when the wounded and dying
lay all around him, then he with the surviving
remnant OF his little band, terminated the
struggle. and suffered in manner % thousands
Of yon Who have been prisoners Of war know
how to estimate.
:, Near BY in time aud spaqe 10 another oxAm-
pie: Fort Doneison, the P6sseasien Of which
In Southern Kentucky, the line covering Nash
vile with all its workshops. The Importance
OF Fort DoneIeon then was one which wae not
TO pc ovsriooked, and that wise and profound
soldier, Albert Sidney Johnston, with o little
line. had been Watching to reinforce the army
there.
Bat tthe large army that came against him,
with its immense armament for attack, had as
auxiliary the extreme cold, sleet and snow
whioh fell upon our men, not supplied with
clothing or the covering necessary to protect
them under such circumstances for yon all
know that the South engsged In the wsr-or,
rather the South was dragged into the war
because she had rolled upon the guarantee of
the consultation, and upon the faith OF those
Who had sworn to support it, and did not be-
lieve that preparation for war was necessary.
Tho conseq uence was that when we were
plunged into war we were without the material
which was necessary for it's &c ocessfnl prosscu-
ton, aud the immediate consequences was that
these men had not only this immense army to
meet, but they wese suffering under cold and
exposure thet were enough to crush their
spirit. And did 1t ornsh it5 No, no.
Poste-ity will remember the gsllent defence |
OF the &C: called fort, how long and manfully |
they held their position, and how they tried |
TO break the forces investing them, and when |
1T last it became necessary 70 surrender, know
hat every member of tie Army Of TsnpesSse
will remember and anticipate me In the tribute |
hat am about to pay to the gallant soldier.
When at last IL wss sbo wn that the place was
10 longer to be defended, Gen. Buokner, refu-
ling to follow the ex ample set him by leaving
ais men, decided to stay with them and share
heir fate, whatever il might be. EApplanse |
1e shared their fate and went like them .
and here l am reminded of o some-
hat amusing circumstance that trApspiTed
Vhen the prisoners were about to be trans
erred to q car. A crowd Of the enemy were
ootinR and shouting at them, and Gen. Back.
er, disdainiDR to notice them, went into the
aEs, while Tighlmsn passed in and stopping
n the platform of the car turned around to
hem, took off his hat and bowed to them as
lOull had IN |
liment. All peace and honor to his ashes, for
9 was among those, not the most unhappy,
Tho went hence before onr btterest GrIRls
ame upon
Let no one suppose that In vindicating our
ause and referring with praise to it's brave /
efenders that l am seekiog TO inspire you &
18th any hostility to the Government, or at I
'npting to avoid the lcgic of events, because &
loh is not my purpose.
Yon agreed to return to the Union because
ou were unsuccessful 10 ATTEMPTING to assert {
10 Independence of States. You have oou- /
Ted to return, and you o bound to abide '
, that obligation aud to conform to the laws {
assed in conformity with the Consultation Of
10 United States. BuS your promise goes no q
rther. You are not called upon to approve 4
u the laws which you believe 10 be bad and II
jutious 20 the whole country. Yon are not 3
'iied upon to deny that yOu question the =
Alidity of the mans title whom you know ac- L
Tired its possession by fraud. [ApplSuse. Il
On are not called upon to do that because . Il
an 1t called statesman that he may insnlt
'uE NiBuity buu aEIV0 your people 10 I8ibE- H
'od and periury, and yet go unqatstioned. l
'u have no such obligation Hs that. Wars Of 81
inquest, like earthquakes, disturb the natural ot
der Of the elementary constituents. They "
row the dreg0 from the bottom to the surfacs ~
society, and thua check both moral and e
AteriAl progress you are not called upon to
y that these dregs ere properly upon the C
rface; you are not called upon to say that q
10 are glad that the relative positions Of the C
smepts have been disturbed. 1t is yours hi
ther, to say We have agreed to be peaoeable aI
d peaoeably we intend to labor for the resto- | vi
tiOn Of the proper position of the elements, III
d We intend that the dreRs shnll settle, and u
ly while gou have the power 70 atir the bot | st
M can yon keep the dregs on top. CApplAuse. di
OF all these evils when tbs people rule there 10
ipheIsnt remedy. Bad laWs badly admin. 81
cred mast work injrgionsly % the massss,t