Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-08
PASSED INTO HISTORY.


AhN 'ehifAtfatfNs n" Nfu NhNf
begun. building np the waste
places Of This country. preserving IN,
same spirit 81 unity and good viii for The
living aud The dead, for Fedcrais and
Confedcrates, cementing IN bond al
eternal union these United States. ON,
and indlfisihle. forever and forever"
col. " D.. CRAWFORD
81 flallas said that they bad not assem-.
hichip discuss ihc merits or dement's oi
the coniroyer~y which led in the great
! chitwpr. Whatever They iuay be. that
isps,t he felt that up man az this
audience who would. Il De could. undo
that which had been done oonc desired
~ restore the Institution 81 slavery
z Thank Cod, the atmosphere " America
u too puft FOR auy man save freeman
I 20 breathe. The bravery oi The Southern
soldiery was ihc most illustrious Of
Z modern tiiHes No nation ever
fought such au uneven contest
/ The North had twenty millions
Of people against tive million. Nhilc the
Z SIGHT against slavery elected
rHE MORAL SUPPORT 90 rifE WOMB.
See what was required Tor Confederate
success We wrung from the hands of
Northern soldiers the very guns with
which wc contested battles Tie speaker
{ referred TO Grant ~ "ihc dead hero who
not only a nation but the civilized world
moumed to-day" IN tie mnterisi r..
suits II the war We were losers. but we
can point 70 our heart, with the con-
science Of duty fully performed. While
II may BE- said that during that time we
were establishing nothing hut ruins, q
land without ruins WIS land without
history We see tO-dny "a nation lee MOURN
ing ior
GRrat HEHo.
and there j. not Confederate hui what
Joins Ia that moumingi but Grant had
never been hero -Ncep, iOrLeet Enio-
giSing The Confederate soldicry Col.
Crawford said "6od bless the mothers
Who bore such sons a. these. Tel yOnr
children ~ their achievements and tell
uWm that wherever dUiy pointed the
/ Confederate soldier followed to the
death" Cni. Cmwiorl'S address, Was
a splendid piece ot onttury. and brought
forth round after round Of applause
cor. 81. ", WNNNE
was introduced by Mai Van Zuudt tn de.
liver The parting address ou behalf of the
clty of fou Worth Permit ~ to
thank you, said bc, "for spending these
tiree dnys with as. Wr have furnished
you With an tic attention aud comfort.
available. and the warm luNur ~ "a well
coming hand aud II we have omitted
anything u was on error ut the hca, and
not of the heart More timu this. ne
have given you speaker, 81 national
reputation. poets 1t uGr own laud. who
have sung Ia ythm the story ot your
deeds But " is not oi battles fought
and Nictpric, Won that I now come ia
speak, but Of your
NItfoIaEs Is rI,,t.
greater II possible than those of war.
Who has wrought this wundrou, change.
The sattc men who achieved The r,nnWn
OF the southern arms W. have cNtnrtcd
ana won from our onemlc, their respect
and conilduuce and lu return They Join
with as TO Wrestling political power from
the Lands ut those who have misuscd
T. When you leave here YOU
do not go to dr,ols,od homes. Lni tn
happy homes, II WAS said Us The clio.
queut Wrllhorii, that The bonnie blue
nag Was buried and ~ Il j.: hut We
viii water IT, grave with uut tears. and
We caunO, bt asked Ia forget H. Ap-
pausc.l As Tor myself, have but one
remaining arm, which, Il necessary,
would offer up Tor
otu COMMON cot fUl.
yet rather ict the tod who made. forget
me II forget that Hag. Lrt il rc>t.
unless common war SHOULD call the
country again 10 arms, whcu the Confed.
crates win ully under The bnuule blue
iiag and the ipdcrals under the stairs and
stripes, and together wc VIII bee mvn-
clblc. Il Was a. has hCon said by the
nations hero, she mrn who became
soldiers after thu war that Kept up the
igUohle strife, The men who fought ~
helped uS 70 put the rascals out ana e.
reclaim the government Applause. As
Tor the lattcr.day patriot Who dclights 10
wave The bloody ,shiri, the sooner
be seeks more cungcnal climcS the better
it viii be tor The country, Joining In the
sentiment OF Webster he was ready tn
proclaim liberty first, the Union after.
ward, nov and forever nseperiGe. ZAP.
plauso.
After Col. Wyuncs' address Col : T..
Burns of Brnwuwood, and Judge | ).
Thurmond OF nig Springs, made short
aud appropriate speeches, after which
the exercises closed