The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-08

ton and conscientious consistency
And while that will be his creates
monument, he himself has breathet
for it its best inscription:
"LET Us HAVE PEACE"
When these terms were arranged
and that sentiment was uttered, thu
South was bleeding ss every pore anc
starving in syory tissue. Out of 5000
600 OF men engaged on both sides, tn,
South had but 100000, and vet OF
both sides 100000 of mer
were sacrificed, while the proper.y
destroyed exceeded IS. 100000, or three
fourths Of the asgessable taxable values
OF the whole country when the wal
began, the South losing nearly her
all. And yet, Ike the patriots of Texas
who on a previous occasion had said
to this Union: "Hsre is the remnant
of my family, the others / gave as a
sacrifice ON the altar of duty" 80 said
We to the new Union, and GRANT, at its
hesd, accepted. And we insist to-day
that this Southern atmosphere of ours
shall mover generate the rust to eat
into the bonds our fathers welded
and lator heroes defended. And tbip
with no Pharisaical pretensions, but
springing from that higher and holier
sentiment that ganctifes assertion and
promise made over tho body of the
dead. With solid foundation like
this the fabric will stand firm
from centre to circumference.
And now is it not time to completely
bury in the national coffin there with
GRANT all animosities, asperitieg, all
sectionalism? Is it not time to regard
Indeed, as ono common heritage, In un-
distinguishable amalgamation, tho
Yalor, the horoism, tho deeds of all
whether the North was victorious ar
the South triumphant, all the work Of
Americans? Doubtless in his Me. |
moir5 Of the Civil War, which the hon
orod historian compiled through
hours Of toll and pain and completed
ust in sight Of that shore where no was
10 soon to meet LIE and LINCOLN and
JACKSON and GARFIELD, so that after
vi he might leave his family comfort.
'blo by his own handiwork, oven az be
hus served his country-doubt-
ass he has so urged. For
hus no spoke OF IL to his wife
'ho asked iis dedication to her. ar
great deal better that il should mo
edicsted as it Is. / made what rom
alton have as q soldier. The troops
on both sides arc yet living
"a it is, tho dedication is to those we
'Hght against, as well as those we /
ought with. u may serve n purpose
restoring harmony. lit does. iii.
moro Importance than to crafty \
tito vanity. You will die; it is hoped {
10 book will 1.-Two. After you and the
'ldiers who fought arc all conc, the
odicstion will have moro value than Z
oW."
lie had sheathed tho blade which I
pened tho First volume, ana
ken up tho pen which closed tho b
Hcond, and as he wrote FINS, his re. l.
riding angels work was also done. 1
Then lot us regard Manassas and =
Belmont and vicksburg, d
niloh and Chlcamsuga, Malvern ain 4
nd The Wilderness, all-An as tbe a
'mmon grouping ofa com aon glory.
nd As wo gaze upon the monumental !
cord, "a tower OF strength to stand n
ur-squaro to all the winds that n
OWL lot us think OF It and feel TO. "
arditss Mr., JEFFERSON DAVIS OK. h
'esscd kimsolf about Bunker Hin \
onument' "rno obelislI and column b
''II DO tho patriots pride, suppress O.
& all local jaalousIos. Type Of true j
mericanism is the purpose /. com. n
emorates' 1t rises stern, severe in
. simplicity, greatest yet with least d,
otensc, neither niche nor moulding
r parasite or creeping thing to rest
/, deiying the strides of time ano 81
'inting like q finger to tho source q, y
lier thought" 7,