Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1881-05-19
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r-fvegun= - the s,oue~au .Iset.s. ,sona.
uirut a. Mes orieans-Addres.cs By Fitn
Hugh Lee and jefferson Davis.
he monument 10 St5T1s~sii jackson
was HuYeiied ~ the dissertation II the Army
of Soribcrn Virgins a. Meiaric Cemetery,
Nrw ORGANS, on the f0ih, IN the presence Of
large c0neoursc ~ people.
THE MONUMENT
!. of white marble and j. 20 feet in height
The base r~eivhs i5 tons. Surmuuutiug the
shaft q a statue Of Stsncwaii jackson. chls-
eied from a east made BY fereiii. The
figure stands eight feet Eve inches high, IN
full uniform, cap drawn down over the fore
head. the face with = callg. hxed expression,
sword drsau. With the Point resting lightly
On sroken f'aii of Il aue. On the facr Of the
pedestal Il inscribed. 'AfmY Of Northern
Virginia, loiiialsia lliyision,s while on be
reverse side appears From Manassas TO APP
pomatiox, Issf-es." The tomb of the mon
unient has feeeptacles for 800 bodies.
The monument was surrounded by guard
Of honor, composed entirely of disabled
and mained veterans Of the war.
WI HrGH LEE's GRAFTON.
Fud & at banner softly, sioHiy, treat u
gently = i holy, for I, droops above The
!. fiutt--inx folds f0nghf and died the sons of
tHe south huiy. becau-e "a WIS planted amid
the whiriwind Of shot and she'll upon many
southern troops before IL WIS furird forever;
holy. because this men who fought with Lee
snd derk-on wreathed it around with glory
hoiyi bccau.e = wa@ rfira thr banner "f the
s9idier whose Scarf snhppesl ffoui the woes
OF lsts people, and wilo rode into the prcstnic
of his Maker with nos one blot upon his
steadily upon tho crested front of tho beavs
ing biiiows Of death ut the command Of this
soldier AZ ltiehmoBd and at sharpsburx holy.
because II brckoned on columns II fiery Con.
fedcfnics ~ Chnnreilofrvisie, dictated by tbe
genius Of this commander, 20 that his great
lieutenant might die and pass through the
wide oIaen portals Of heaven By The light Of
his victory, holy. because upheld by him
who could say to a messenger right there and
get well lie has lost his left arm. but have
lost my right arm" and later. when be heard
Of the serionseharnetero OF sione~alis wound,
sent again 70 say. "Teil him wrcstled last
night for him In PRAYER a. never prayed,
believe. for y-elf. could have chosen, for
tue good Of the county, 70 have been disabled
the heats II natn who made the courageous
though unsuccessful assault upon the strong
~ entrenchcd position OF the Federal troops
at ecity siyufg IN July. ISIS. and placed IL up
on the scfni-sficle Of Round TSii, where it
nearly trrfnbied with the aery diadem
Of our victory. and whcTr, under
tue salpharous canopy formed by the
dense smoke oi 800 cannons, IL was present
when the General in Chief said. /" All this Il
my fanlt-ls Is I who have iost this iight. !"
holy. because AZ kpotfsyivnfia Court house.
in May, ls6t. when the brave and Courageous
Hancock had broken cur lines and tlie fate uf
the army WIS weighed IN the balance, A. wit
neesed the chirifair, who. recognizing tho
crisis, rode 10 the font Of the colOrs Of the
Forty ninth Virginia Regiment, one OF the
regiments formed 20 refnke our lost position,
and. removing his bat, moved forward to lead
them into the ven Jaws of death; aye, thrice
sacred, because fatInd his staE twas droep.
ing mute and inotioisiess atiiid the shouts o.
the soldiers of Lee to the rear, while grim
xisaged troops insisted upon leading both
horse and rider 10 safer position. holy. be.
cause Il was wrapped around the heart q
say IN his last pnblisnee orticrs 20 the remnant
b. tiie grant hlFfDfis arspy rf Northern Nir-
ginia. 'lou will take with ytip tint satisfaci
ftoT that nroceessu frgfsl tire to1sss-iosnr~s cf
duty faithfully performed, and ] earnestly
pray that mrgriful tod viii extend 70 you
because whenetef ln my dreams ! hcss the
fneasurcdtfead oi phantom cavalry. and fancy
see them, 50 sg y. 70 stin, % Epectia,i A. II
ciasping rigid "a, 70. they noiseicssly by,
at tlseir head. = aly STRIPPING With arched
meek ana roya.ss Easss - say 80 lle black
gssss e q ong. wasl on ai- sssx ~
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risFs1rz: H. know y. ssisIs (. q.
1ue rfffes tfsT% - 'Ihs - sAirk g! IT.
ssasT2t saasT a and II I siose bins soass the nag
Of tho ContsderAt&s h1iyi becan-e = acton
panied the Insren Z ne esssit{ snsa .he
RIehsn0nd lIaez. ami STUART biazed the way
for the splendid ONE. of Ein ~ whose honor
We assemble here teay blszs,si = nS
the guns brave FelhhsB rsltn~sandcti, AMI hc' |
eanss he unfurlcst !; I ! Gbanecitcrsyiile when I
he took the place a INC ds ing JIG son, an,
free himself from <tss idea that Harry Of Va
varrc was ftlesefit * spt that stuart plume |
was black. for e0exs fiserc. Hike NavarfH, be /
Was in front, and the sssen followed the feath-
er, and when r1dine 1T the head and IN com |
fnand OF the vetxransoi etOnc~all. his ringing
voice could be hesrI high above the thnnaer |
of artillery and sne staseiess 10 Ar 81 nfi-let-
nv. singing - f1bd al Cooker, won't you come /
out OF the wiIdioxN = = sacred bcrnu-e he |
sff,od by Il ON the l.a ppahn mock when they I
photographed nlsn As child. bis darling little
Flora MAS diving nd ife replied shall !
have 90 iense il. -rsild IN the hands ot God.
tnv duty 20 fnv#cnatry requires me here.
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% the srufhefn& &ag arr rolled up nb--, WREN |
stlu rscall that 10 ss~hed with hsid lightning |
motion over 7rn* battle cds from Manassas
- Afposnasfox Bat fts azure cross and ncid |
~ llerfst we're Hex Ri1ff by brave and gallant
men YOU rnust Nm me and say s-iIoly holy"
n, the battle Of iii N l. car part to strive to
emulate the Rxus& an aitics of character that
have made the Mes our heroes memorable |
I know many Of esr ave had hard struggle.
since the v At ose Cd siren hHye not, n was
the law ia aneiert ezEs. been ho1ored with
seats IN high pAcess our people may have
been too slowly necfded the colili1on rights
fart that in fhess,iss kssd mental cnitufe ohy
own Houfil mas r<sN,{A the land of Homer and
az Ari~snffe ffe lassssa of Niril and Of Caesar:
whIleri in the sssienf ard wisdom ard heroisn /
ana courage and deviation OF our soldiers, hts
tory shoos no fafints as our superior. aye;
though the 15p<scg uf afr firide be pointed 70
The Ttsting places Of slsxa1asier. of Csrsstr. q
Hannibal, Of Marie ugh. Of Napoleon sad
of Wellington. knssF too that Our fni-ior-
tunes have been eayy and our burdens
xzsesous 20 bear: 10 Il they have been LET
Losa utor .. In a dsrections. can not
end. a- IN the box I Pandora; hope a the
hotfomf Vow IL g. aar duty 10 look npoa tho
bright side. for Il sszse right side. Tire BOW.
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surface we're sereN undisturJed. and
snrinn ,Taniti but gioasny weaths<
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JKFFERsssS DAVIS sFEAKs.
succeeding hin Jefferson Davis made,
amid trpraendou. cheering, a short rxtem-
pore spceeh a fcieNsi
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