Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
spripp would be but gloomy woather ii we had

nnte in their yoiceless woe at the family hearth.
The voices Of mothers and sisters aud wives and
children when thrown upon the wind appeal
ofteniimes to the spirits only. Tender looks can.
not be cast upon, nor fond embrace clasp the
household idol. victory's chaplets are absent
from the heads OF our renowned leaders, but
orandly Ia their stead the wreaths of honor
Irvine. The land has not rejoiced but when
memory touches the mystic chords of long ago
solemn RAPTURE cannot be restrained. The rivers
orr joy may not flow steady because success has
NOT iaippled with It's s,inshlny streani--but bet
ter still, intelIaced amid walls OF woe wrapped
,,p III the "blood stained sheaves OF life, bright
eIing the bones that b1eeeh upon the fields OF
carnage. drying thr purple OF the crimson sod
binding up the wounds OF the broken heart, com
fortine the almost comfortlesst is the life.renew
inr thought that tho the Southern plume which
foated for 80 long above the storm went down
M last honor, valor aud fottitnde was written
upop each of its dancing feathers. And in
locking back no blush Of shame Should mantle
the cheek OF the true soldier
But what q different scene Is before as to-day.
The roai Of artillery no longer sounds in the ears
OF courageous gunners, the crack OF the infantfy
musket reverbeIates no longer from soflled
rank. of steel. The flashing sabres Of the cay.
alry have returned bright and untaIDisbed to
their seabbaras while their women and brave
men peacefully assemble aronnd this monument,
commemorative of the services Of the great
jackson to the Southern cause. Many OF you
here to-day first saw him, rs did ut the first
Manassas, and may have seen too an officer
aashiHc up 10 him on the field there, and heard
him saying; General, they are beatmg US
back Aye. slr, was inc reply, . !,
"Wellthen we must give them the Dayohet
and the gallant Bee, galioplng BACK 10 MS com
nand, treasured his hard pressed troops 9y
shouting ABOVE the am OF the eonlncit ;, ~ mooh'
there is jackson staholng iike s,ohew"Il
Twenty years after. in this good city, we ull,
veil a monument TO the man mus cnliAsneu
Stonewall by barnard Il; bee FROM thal noul
to tins the clvlhAee worm KNOWS biii' oes. a'
StoneWali JacRsoI. ~ WAS your haihe ,or MN
you men Of Louisiana, who being with hun can
see Inn now IN tue foreground OF 'ne picture .nt
historic valley presents with its exquisite ana
picturesque scenery, its greenclad hills, lts
broad.bosoned hills, nestled between nla)ssus
mountains, and whose ar il deliciously freight
cd with the splendid perfume OF its overtlowine
vegetation, And seeing him there then, ao
you not recognize this by Il writer's Description
at that time, who, referring to the restless
matching OF .nls olazlng meteor, sis L., ,e,
gan 10 lllash1 We Muip oa1.", ,,,,o ~a fort,
peilpate'ic phiiosoppioai .iiia''"1 h5 -,
was pe"es.iiailisn nu SUI ~ lie ,a,d,ahf
700 AN ai u". nI Ta lac "T nraa 3 s oniet !,
Is nor Wol.h h,nch an" n'' ,,Iaa,, al hs !,
kseptsi us l.osSmuuss %uo ,u ~ ha'as md
Always poh,ns aoo" y, ~ H. ",i an5 ,;cht ynu
eonels a. ~ az , ih s, Wy bnhLs arounf
saw VIZ w., S f,, ss,n ,J ' Saia,nI E,.,nnnt
Iisn, ' N.Y., n9s ANU - .n,, iora tn' Snv
banko' ohielus INV Mn Symo y, w." ,,n,s ,,o "a,
looo,eo aio''nu WIN NM N"tnm pean d., oii
hooplhs III cohsequeh,e., , ,ne snno ~; ~,
SUCK nas hoooihs ve nt -. C.1o, Ia,nto 81,
lhona, was panS'hs "s 'po ~ ,;,,;,' a, WnfTai
ana 81 second -aaiassas; was shihihs "' ~.
ian at sharps9urei rapPins buinsiie Nv rhan
ieksodlg anu EnorhiHs Ill ,vhe,e n,
celiofs' ne; i"'a % o,,5aar,, ln,r, th,
erect OF Hame nasheu 81 s.u i;i.5,, ~ hrr,;
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cane Ho" appropriate 700 ,hG nnss y, ,a .h
poet, VINO sag VI Napo'e'n ""'' '"'h ''' A's =
say % hlDseh a., .,,s,,s,.,
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hopihl nVa' H Ne 80 a.. ~ yn,,.
roi my snii. ~ Ii9 az wa" .,,,,ta;,, ,,.oxa
AS the mar. ~ VI tne W. .,,',4a, nnnt,o,
AN ia' ,lon, VIZ wy. aT ,,, " f,tnn,ess mind
e ~, Wy ~ Ia sn,, ,s ,,, s;,,,,Je s.i
A1, lne epos "n ~. nv" w =. 10y 1920 !,
were i"es " VIC 'es' " ''aA"
| history tells Us that Nine Des JoftGinse, VIZ
During the horrors OF the French revolution
| abbess OF royal lien, and her sisterhood Were al
! executed ut the same time and place. Wnel
they left their prison they began song OF praise
! TO fhe supreme Ruler above them. As the,
| joulneyed to the place of execution their solemn
! refrain continued. Upon the scatiold the celes
tial chorus still rolled upward, ITS intensity aux
volume being gradually diminished AS mead afte
head was severed from the body. The abbes
suffered last and her single voice, with increased
! telvOr and power, still assembled on mgh.
ceased abrnptly--jt was the silence OF DEATH L
| the coming year, yet unseen, when the wheel 0
| time shall unroll before generations yet unborn
| the gallant deeps of the trained legjons OF IN
| sunny South, that rushed to victory at the bugl
blast, and should the patriotic spark, now glow
| ing in the hearts of the people OF the Souther
| States, ever refuse to light up i'll bright fiafi
at the picture-the voice Of Louisiana unaccom
panied if il must be, l know from the evidence
! of today. will be raised in fearful melody i
their behalf, and cease only when the everlas'
| ing mountains refuse to support their own lolt,
SUBMITS. And now my countiyinen, what
| the lesson of the hour We can honor the men
| Org of this hero, but be tiUe to our duties III
| tonal and State as American citizens. lmlta1
| his virtues, that we may transmit them to pros
terity; follow his example and as he was Inea
Hred in his wrath, forgivDg and tender, so ma
we he patient and measure ours. Disregaldin
all that malice may imPnte to rs, let lis =
forward under the happy sunlight OF peace, wit
| the honest and sincere resolution to supper
with heart and hand the honor, the safety, til
liberties Of orr country while ''ploclaiInlng
perpetual truce to battle" Norbel IN the propt
meaning Of the term was stonewall jackson
though ne stood majestic, uncovered, III u
vanguard of the hosts Of the South. Hs fonsi
for what he heia 10 Ne the PrlhciPles u lee 90
eminent, and claimed no right he did not COZ
scientic,lsly believe to be guaranteed to hi
State by the constitution OF the United state
Virginia declared III the convention .nae la.i h,