The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-28

mou,lN It-ulpctpd,
The mcmbors, headed hy Mrlnr Bros
band, marched from the upOrn-huusr 40
A.. an, tu the san Jncintu street car linr
and boarded the ears for The park, whore
O. sumptuuus dinner prepared hN the
ladies awaited them,
The following h the address uf wei
como delivered hN
nos, oIouut =, AipHEpuE,
Indlrs aud 0tnilomvni
Nineteen Yonrs ago the last gun was
fired In the war between the States. We
look around ~ and save the mouldering
| Qualifications aud the manned iorms
among ~, We look Ia vain for visible oN-
/ idcnco of one of of the greatest and
| hcrccst struggles that ever darkcncd
aud aiirightcd the face of the earth,
/ Not only have the outward signs of the
great contest iadcd from the face
| of the land, hut from the hearts at our
people has fidod the luminosity ongcnd-
cred 10y the strife. The time has at last
arrived when Judgment, NO longer be-
/ cloudcd 10y passion, awards Ia every
man the lotiicst position whether he
bAttlcd for the Union or against II. inc
1 fact remains Ia history that the best anu
I hrnvost throughout the Union stood IN
/ the ranks of the cOntcnding armies
The man from Maine and the man from
Texas was each nctuatod 10y utmost
! honesty of purpose and devotion Ia duty,
and alike deserves the applause ana
/ gratitude Of those for whom he barred
| his brotNt to the storm of battle.
The brave soldiers of the Federal
army, who measured arms with ms upon
| the field, ~ chocrfully assert these
truths ~ We do. None deny them oN.
| copt the soullcss dcmagoguc,w who snuiicd
| the battle from aiar of thon, and would
| ride To power now by tanning with SAT-
! religious hand the last smouldoring en-
blons of political hate. For nineteen
wears tho South has devoted herself as-
| siduously 10 the arts of pUace, and
pEACE HATH HER VICTORIES
no less renowned than war. Her cotton
fields have whitcncd and her grancrics
have groancd year after year until nj
/ length the desolation, which oppressed
| her and spread its pail on every heart,
! has been lifted and the now south stands
| today clad In all her pristine strength
and beauty. uudor these favorable aus
pieces we assemble here To day. But let
| not this reunion he misintcrprctcd. Lot
no man misunderstood its meaning. II is
not revival of the war spirit. Boliev-
ing implicitly that the general govern
mcnt was but a delegated power and
that the sovereign States had right To
withdraw from the compact whenever
they deemed IL for the best interest OF
their people To do so we appealed to
| force, tho last argument of sovcrci gns
| in dire extremity. How we maintained
that argument let the whole world bear
witness. Tho torch blazcd in our midst
and the thunders of tho conflict echoed
mae To the Rio Grande and far
out upon tho bosom Of the ocean
the war dogs growl told of carnage and
| the waves were painted red with the
gallant blood of the Blue and the Gray.
II was truly war of giants! But we
were confronted by superior numbers
backed by infinitely superior resources.
We were confronted by men whose an
cestors were brothers of our own. Con-
frontcd by English-speaking people who
have never been conquered 10y any other
race from julius Caesar to the present
time. They sometimes conquer one
another, and 40 IL was with us.
The issues of tbosaASntcst were two,
secession and slavery. These issues were
decided against us and in all good faith
we accept the result. The issues involved
in that contest are res adiudicata for
over.
Nor would / have it otherwise. ] be-
lieve that but speak the sentiment of
the Confederate soldiers when ] declare
that | am glad that the
NEGROES ARE FREE
and am willing that they shall enjoy
tho political rights that claim for my
self. And believe that but speak the
same sentiment when ! assert that
rejoice that the great Union is forever
one and indivisible. The stars and stripes
float over no more devoted
people in this government than the
late soldiers of the Confederate army.
Yet, while We love the Union. and the
flag of our common country, ana stand
ready to strike To the death any who
would insult ii; we are not asked by any
brave or generous soul
NORTH on SOUTH, TO FORGET OUR IL
LrS1RIOuS DEAD,
and we never will forget them.
throughout the coming years, to the
last syllable of recorded time, we will
teach our children to rise up and call
them blessed. God forbid that the
Southern people should ever cease to
,lrop tears of sorrow upon their graves
the rarest and brightest flowers of our
own sunny cline. This valor is the
common property of the American
people, as is that of those who fought
them. And whether they sleep by the
riverside or on mountain height, by the
sen or meath the mourning pine, they
are all safe from oblivion. The stones
that mark their resting place may
crumblc and pass away, yet in the hearts
OF "A great people they live on through
the coming ages, cmbalmed with their
love and admiration. We love them,
because they loved us and they died for
us.
But to speak more directly to the OBJ
iect of this Reunion. II is but natural,
that men who have been so
closely associated in camp and
upon the field for long years
should desire to meet again. And
when they do meet they are irresistably
carried back to the scenes of the past.
What theme, in that past, have the
az IInnl'S RripuIa. They talk
of Eltham's Landing, Seven Pines,
Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill, Second
Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg,
Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chicka-
manga, Knoxville, The Wilderness,
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Hanover
Junction, Cold llarbor,
THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG
and Fort Harrison. These are but the
leading features. All! my countrymen,
what n record is that. | assert in all
candor and without enthusiasm that the
record of Hoods Brigade is the brightest
page i'm the military history of the world.
The Macedonian .phalanN and the
These men fought their equals
in birth and their superiors in
equipment. Napolcon's Old Guard
furnishes no such record. The nearest
approach to ii is ply the troops of the
Great Carthagenian in the valley OF
Italy.
We Texans celebrate the battle of San
Jacinto. The anniversary Is made a
legal holiday by the law of the land.
And would not pluck onevlaurel from
the brow of the heroes OF San Jacinto.
Yet in the history of Hoods Brigade
that battle would scarcely. rise
above the dignity of n skirmish.
They displayed ON a hundred battle,
fields tho same valor that characterized
our veterans nj San Jacinto.
Brave men all over the world have
followed gallant leaders into the very
laws of death. None have 20 loved their