The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-08

readily In digestive condition on 81
camp stool than the remainder of the
confederate forces combined. But when
1t came to question of courage, he ar
gueo IN thelr defense, that they always
appeared in the front ranks,
They were migratory to an extent, and
irailty. when "good eating' became an
issue, but were scorpions when danger
was imminent. He thought the South
deserved much credit for its fortitude
and energy since the close of the war.
Inc soldiers of the Confederacy returned
TO devastated homes as a vanquished peo-
PIE. Instead of grieving over fallen
issues, they had gone to work and re-
solved themselves into a most important
agricultural factor. Upon the graves of
fltZhugh, Winkler and Ector he depos.
lied trellises rare of fragrant utterances.
he thought that we faced brave men in
contending against the Northern forces,
and contended that both armies shed
uniading luster upon the pages of Ameri-
can history.
Gen. Gano was next introduced by Col.
WlliIams, and the announcement of his
name was received with an ovation of
applause. He delivered one of the most
popular speeches Of the day.
GIN. aANo's ADDRESS.
| Fellow Soldiers, Ladies' and Gentlemen:
h@" hnu opportunity w prepare
speech for this grand occasion the olo-
quent gentlemen who preceded me
would have taken the wind out of my
sails. But | feel ] should talk TO you
awhile because | love you, and as the
D0Y SAID to his sweetheart, believe you
love me, too. In all ages of the world,
lhose who have sacrificed and suffered
together have been bound by the
strongest ties of love, and surely, in the
worlds, history, no cause has
been better calculated to bind
hearts together than this. The toll,
the heat the cold, with the chill ground
for our bed and the sky for our covering,
sharing together the dangers of the bat
Tie ileld, enriching the soil with the
purest blood that ever flowed from pa
trlot veins. II our boys are mot cemented
In love, none have ever been, and we
Stand here to-day with no apology to
oiier, we fought because we believed our
cause was just, and we believe it to-day.
Were we placed there again under sim
mar circumstances, we would do so
again. We have nothing to be ashamed
OF, and We are not ashamed. We fought
for principle, and the same principles to-
day are right. The institution of slavery
vas lost by the result of the war.
we accepted IL in good faith, and ever
abide it. The bill of divorcement we
asked was not granted. We accepted
that in the same faith, and to-day we
stand as true to the Government as any
men in it, and would defend it as
warmly. But the hegreatquestion of State
rights WAS the one for which we strug-
sled. 1t is not dead, but lives, and is a
most important feature in our form of
government Take away the rights OF
tho states, centralize and consolidate
the power in our Government, and
you might just as well go back
into monarchy; but give the
States their rights under the constitu-
tion, and give our people the virtue and
Intelligence contemplated by our fore.
fathers and we have glorious future
and think ! see the day dawning. OuI
democratic brethren OF the North, who
wuxcd against MS on account of slay
cry, now, with that question forever set
TIED, are joining us at the ballot-box
and we believe the noble principles fol
which we struggled will ere long tri
lmph. our soldiers were the brayest o
the bravo. They displayed such courag,
aud spirit OF sacrifice for the cause they
loved as the world has never wit
messed. Napoleon Bonaparte was the
conquerer Of the world and the great
military chinitain of his day. He
marched in tiumph over the nations,
until he met the English under yelling.
ton and they conquered him. The Eng
lish tried their hands upon our country
IN hor infancy, and the Yankee nation
triumphod. Then we divided, and the
North marched down upon the South
aud were driven back, whenever the
forces were anything like equal. II is
true We were overpOwered at last, but ii
was only because the over.
powering numbers were poured
down upon is until our
. armies with no force to add were ex-
hausted. hut did ever men fight thus
except when nerved with the conscien
tious discharge of duty and the love OF
the causo2 Never We had the ablest
and most efficient officers. And care
; not which may be your favorite, YOU
scarce can 90 amiss. can heartily ioin
you i'm all the praise you may bestow on
StOnewall jackson. | can follow YOU
as in memory you so with him 10 the ST.
lent grave 10 pray, or in the daring
charge upon the forces of the enemy
scattering their hosts, or In his long but
hasty marches to gain advantage, and
endorse with You every word of praise.
And if that gallant choiftain Albert sid
ney johnson be the man OF your choice
, It's well, for that old soldier that loved
Texas so well and from whom received
my first command, who shall confidently
say that in courage, judgement, strategy
and the fine sOldierly qualities that any
, eNcelled him? To know him, was to adj
mire and love him. But We canno
/, name them all from Joseph Il. johnson
! down through so many master spirits
But of Il. Il. Lee will speak in the Ian
guago of the gifted poet:
"Out OF Its scabbard never hand vaive,
sword from stain as free,
Nor purer sword led Drawer band,
Nor hraycr bled for brighter land,
Nor brighter land had cause as grand
Nor cause u cheif like Lee"
Q lie was indeed great military chieftair
4 aud statesman. But what shall we sa,
s of the gallant soldiers that gave the vic
$ tory To these noble leaders. They bor,
= the hrunt and many pure spirit yielde,
: itself up n sacrifice 10 this good cause
p as great in love, in devotion and sell
i sacrifice rs Lee and johnson and Jack
;, son, though not 30 great in talent o
% opportunity. And what shall we say O
Z those who made us braye-ou
V mothers, sisters wives and daughters
4 You remember the dark night as W
G moved on to battle ut the break OF da
n In Tenn s1ee, when the door of tn
Il house by the roadside opened and fe
= male voice said, "Go on boys, we ar
:. praying for you" Yes, all over the lam
;, they were praying Tor us by day ana D.
Q night, praying on for loved ones thr
= never came again. And yet these nobl
= women sacrificed on, and knitted on
5, socks, aud made our garments; and IN
Q dear wife took the sheets from he
beds TO make the soldiers shirt,
aud l loved her all the more fC
d the sacrifice she made for the cause sh
!, loved, and ! comfortcd her and othc
> women here when weeping over on
failure. / told them that the fight wa
VI over; we had done our best. We ha
q failed, and now we must do the best "
- could. And my wife, after the war, pr,
spnted me with twin boys. We name
them Robert Lee and Sidney johnson
aud the Yankees began TO he scared
10 lost by duplicating Ice and Johnson
Ie that style, we might inaugurate anoth,
l. rebellion. But believe the
l. have concluded now that we M
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