The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-08
TIL. GREAT REUNION.
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Oftheir glory, but at least to an equal
degree in the ordinary ayocstions of life
At home in the pursuits of husbandry
md trades, mechanics or art, commerce
ar letters, politics or religion. Every
rhere they have illustrated and demon
,trsted their inclination and capacity to
york out, on the highest plain of life.
br themselves and for posterity, the
rOblest objects and aims of human OK
sence. We are here to keep alive and
1 tesh the memory of those men, our
,Nmrades, who have fallen by the way
md to instill into the minds and hearts
| dthe rising generation a knowledge of
Nbat their fathers have been, and what
bey have done, that it may be to them
/ ,nd to the latest posterity an inspiration
nd a guiding genius. We intend thai
he name and the fame of our Confeder-
re heroes shall be part and parcel of the
worlds richest legacy. Without it, hui
nsnity would be impoverished; with it,
he tides OF magnetic influence shall roll
IN. The pages OF Confederate history
hing the brightest and the mightiest in
herecords and roll of the worlds fame,
/ There was time within the recollection
4 dI all, when by the bayonet we were
denied the right to strew the graves of
! our lead with simple flowers, memen-
asot our love! When no shaft of iron
aaone was permitted to mark their
MtnS place. Thanks to the intelli-
A glco aud virtue of Federal and Con.
adgate isOdiers, that day has forever
passed.. Reason and purer sentiment
hEe asserted their SWAY. Now. the
nterans of tho blue, with their wiye,
nd daughters, vie with ones who wore
grey in doing these delicate lonors
bOur lamented dead. Now the sculD
lred marble and the chisled statue rise
3ndually above the graves of our i'm
trlal JockSon and thrice immortal
A while all over our beloved South
I'D monuments are rising to guide the
OF the lover of the great and the
pa TO the place where the ashes OF our
Intied heroes lie.
nus, III this age of progress, mighty
3Anges are occurring while the
ars are rolling on. Changes
Inlch showthe truth and might of thai
Nv Whlch guarantees "the survival OF
httest! Things doomed TO death
rll die. But things which ought TO live
nl never die. 1t is cheap and ems for
20 base and vile to heap apprnbrilIm
bon the fairest name, the purest yirtue
nd the dlVinest man, but the ayenger
XSmes and
ashs such wrongs where ere tb,v'r.
given! -
IRwere in the Court of Heayrn,'
There is a man in ms beautiful home
eyChd the mississippi, one whose VEN
IEsble form, now bowed with the weigh
years ana many cares. we had hoped
look upon tO-uay in this beautiful
grove, thronged with it's swarninH
thousands; one who made his name AMI
tate illustrious on tho plains of Rucna
IViss, and yet more illustrious in The
Selile and in the Cabinet, and vet thrice
IlGtrious in the capitol at Richmond
lnwning all with beautiful halo ~
E0ly during these two decades of onie,
tlering and patient waiting. We ven
AVE- to preuict that should the lifr ~
n, noblcst Confederate of us nil
type Of all that is greatest and hes
the rest, should be spared
lher decade, when lao fall, his RI.
nm VIII be sung by tho sublines
SOl the nation, and his eulogy pro
hnced by her mightiost orators ",
he not 10 dotfact one iOta from the
ehlor OF the achievements or the glory
laHe OF their lllustriOus dead. or II
'Hl9us llving. But we come with tho
ea'h upon inc brpws of our immortal
Vs, ana The olive IN our hand, II.
VIII meet us we will Join with them
PIclhg theirs and our together upon
NS lollitSI pinacle, aud rociprocallv
IlulnS them To inporiShable glory
mas Deel unwiSely said THAI the
VIII not cease, the war will not be-
sl, until those who participated il
e al passed away. Nothing can
M'ner from the truth, or more Sian
"" wan TINS assertion. II grows out
utter mlsappreheusiOn of the
l'uh ana character of the American
NS' lie who still denies
10y patriotism, fidelity, 10 the sol
mi the lato war is dOlt a fanatic
%y 1901; or carries tho virus of
Nh MS bosom. Such uttcrsuces or
are merely used by the ignorant
We 10 court favor with the baser
nv htSt men of this Nation. in
INlth tho lOftiest sentiments pnd
PATRIOTISM, were true To their col.
ASi t'NHht It's battles, and If thu
ug hot triumph it was not their
nv men who fought the battles.
AI.s,rN Jew, II any, exceptions, have
NallN ~ patriOacally, accented
suit and before YOU can briuir on
~ sectional war, while tho old sol.
il"c' you must go 10 work again
unhg IN tho hordeS of Eurone ~
of THESE mon who wore tho urp,
N.Y., NY que No, We cannot spare the
vrs yet; we are talking about
Ann, rS ior our own men. Tho death
% .uhlederate soldier isa National
GvoNS, LOOK to your fields, who are
hoiss themY To your commerce,
GelTSovoomhducting it2 To your systems
dtSoaN3a, who arc moulding them
Inn ,Is IN your schools? To your
Biors,, 'ao are making and
kDg them? Who are car
award tho great enterprises
SWe, i'y' charity, Christianity
SIi;n our south land, tho Conteder-
kes s"S' and their noble queenly
Zen ono N sons and daughters; and
red n uu OF our noble boys or gray
de pro,, VINO wor" the gray, il laid
me5 ",e we feel that an arrow has
mon honrt, that star has fallen
bNeSay that,
tm heart IL In the grave with hin,
t,oniES v go to weep There"
uyiid ;.ey speak TO MS now as once
cSor would be in no dispondmg
rl encouraging; but with the
,ttSSup would como the bold words,
kdE In tho language of our rrnnl
"!Mn, Robert h. Zoe, they Would
EguEy is tho grandest word In our
kRwoi Comrades, permit part
O Ey; To the dead lot us do our
Els eRetting their imperfsctions.
vten wtte their virtues. caring for
1 ay, let's and orr ha ns, as far as we
Nnoa; I'd the vofd made In those
me; We VI other let us be kind and
Il fhips; lct Lsharcd each others, har /.
Nf sorrowpre thom still; dividing
4s.v to dour joys; let us do our
thinking topuntry and our God.
fades, lot us\pf our departed com
mnlation thTber with pride aud
"rhey foil h
The very gall hui urd,tr
The silent pik nu,,es 80 At,-.
r iu,ilus k,nu and gray;
nheir snillN W\thrir sacred clay.
Z nv nv, uv al dusty mountain;
Roll, minging Wi,,h,t,ssa.,, r inyl'"'
Orour dead, s,se,rr I rsn,s l r,vsr. .
ne their memory,\r, thrics honor
numbering DUST Nance to thejr
long may they iveGying' I SOW