The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-23

ernmpent. Whate!sr were the motives operating
people believedit to be TO their interest to sep
| arate from the Northern States.
:, On the other hand the Northern States be-
lieved 1t to be- their interest to prevent their
Southern sisters from departing. The difYereA t
motives operating to produce this belief were
concentrated conc Ia the word Union as II that
sented.
The North appealed as ita justification to the
constitutional right to eoerce States to keep the
compact of which the Union was the of. .priog
the South invoked God ani the sovereign right
OF the people to govern themselvts.
Both wore CONTROL I'D by what they believed to
be- their Respective interests
The war that epsned WIS aggressive on the
Northern side. under the ga' b OF preservation
sivs.
The result Of the war has been unincaticn Of
sy tenn and cOnf olidatinn Of interests. Ever
since the cessation OF hostllties the ceutrpet al
forces OF the political syst m have been "perAt
Ing with extraordinary enegy. Day b, day the
1T ,sss have declined In impDrtanrt and u wer.
State bride and s. te 1--we sre gradually fading
beneath the splend r. cent altzei power.
Washington illnmine the most dis ant aud OBJ
sonre corners of The vast territory over which
hovers the .axle with arrow. in Is talon.
AtateH hip. which conferred citizenship, IL dis
placed by citizenship tbdnpen,tAn, Of g ate-htp
Railways cons rncen at tho . ic xpeuse
under the name oi military Rad traverse tn
unfet in formers time-. row ,per.adss every
hamtet: aud II dai v. hourly. tDeessant y
tion Of every important interes Q mmerciAI.
social. or poIitic.
All this PLAINLY tells us that the cauae for
which the heroic dead sacrificed their lives II
Nature has filed no the hooi- prints Of war
WITH 'w.te. and covered the scars on h.r
Country Il the same as 1t was b. fore the tes "
james wer" thrown open. Bat the dominant
.de1- ,, evolved by tne g. war have .y-r since COZ
feal development of the nation.
No grest ia. been the change and 90 rapid the
evolution that a new order OF things. with IT.
fe#taetitt taHt energies aHa HHt4fH i8H6. Ii RfHa
ually becoming ascendant.
Oan any one xpeot 10 stem the current of
IDEAS OF which the new nation is but he vylu-
Does any one believe that the living interests
81 the day baRotten OF the war would ever sub
Politicians Ike Rienzt. and Arnold OF Brescia.
inh med by romantic attachments to the
ancient republic .uight hope for is re steration.
tut htetory teaches that fst lure attends the
| foIts of those "nuul out pris les souvenirs
pour lee esparancea.'
who gathers mp all the el.,anenee Of the dumb
| centuries behind him and tunes It to prophetic
harmony with the manifold voices OF coming
| Time
It Is to the future we look not for the vlndica.
tion OF political doctrines which the loeic Of
evRts has demonstrated to he apeeula'ive
social development oftbis Southern Iaud which
has bloomed with sublime effort. and is
| odnrous with th, flowers of devoted valor.
The problem Of governing masses OF people
| lnhnbiting vast erritOry OF diverse climate and
varied productions. which to philosophers
seemed 80 difficult. has heen solved, it Is
thought. by the science OF the nineteenth cen
tury. Rapidity Of communication has annihi-
lated distance. railroads and tsegraphs haze
veraa'ion superseded other modes Of inter
course between persons separated by space.
Execution at Y parts most rem EN- m,te from the
mand Is given. and therefore the exercise Of
power entrusted to dista t officials. which. with
other causes tended to produce, tue disintegra-
tton OF ths Remnn empire. excitaa neither the
ambition or the officer nor tho apprehensi IN Of
the central authority.
The ne, work Of institutions spread through
out the States with their progressive perfection
are elements of conservatism on which states
men rely for tho protection OF Individual liberty
against the aggression Of centralism.
IT these views be correct, the patriot may con-
template with pleasure the magnificent future.
and. allowing his heart to swell with the pride
Of anticipated grandeur. feel no regret for the
loss of political theories once considered neces
| sary for the preservation OF institutional gov
erDment and the maintenance OF individual
liberty.
Be- the future what 1t may, posterity will ever
revere the memories OF those who rushed to
the battlefield M at the call OF their country and
The men OF the future will feel proud Of their
conquered ancestors. who fought SO bravely for
an unfortunate nation. 60 beautiful and 30
young,
For no nation rose 80 bright and fair
And fell 30 pure OF crime"
History will teach them that all peoples have
been conquered. The monuments Of the world
| commemorate in turn the victors and the van
qnished: the poetry OF nations is but the pfean
OF victory or the wailng Of defeat: the songs
OF their bards are but the stories of battles lost
or won.
And when our descendants shall visit this
monument. and perusinR its Inscriptions
% saer or
| country. OF them. and each OF them. they may
excaim-
Neer to the chambers, where the mighty rest
| Since their foundation. came noble quest.
| Nor e'er was to the bowers OF bliss conveyed
fairer spirit. or more welcome shade.
The monuments of the arts. the fabrics OF
genius and skill. the sublime erections. OF piety
| and tho places where Demosthenes and Cicero
spoke, and where Homer and Virgil sung and
where Plato and Aristotle taught, are now ex'
| ture OF human glory.
Like these. In the course OF time this monu-
ment may moulder and pass away. but the un-
dying principle which the sacred dead have
consecrated by their blood will never perish
aud with 1t the name of Confederate Soldier
shaIl live forever. entwined with immorta
Glory.
| The ceremonies ended with closing prayer
by the Rev. Father Darius Hubert delivered
with all the iervor for which that beloved pre-
late Is distinguished. After this came the
BENEDI GTION,
given In his usual impressive manner by the
Rev. DR.. Guthelm. rabbi OF Temple Sinai. and
the immense throng dispersed evidently
pleased at the way they had employed theil
Sabbath afternoon. In honoring the heroic deat
| OF one OF the Confederacys most distinguished
military corps. ..--r~
/ AT THE CONCLUSION
| OF the ceremonies at the cemetery. the severa
| commands returned to the city. The members
OF the Mobile organizations we're taken care o
by the members Of the local companies who's
| guests they were.
The Alabama State Artillery we're entertained
at dinner by the Louisiana Field Artillery. Th'
dinner was spread In the drill room at the ar
senal and was pleasant affair throughout
After the parade the Fifth Company OF tn
Orleans Artillery. Capt. sambola. repaired t.
Philip Forgets restaurant. on Customhous
street. No. IoT where a fine repast had bee1