The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-05
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Atlanta Constitution, under 1.-The Reward of Years -
To-day Atlanta is all ablaze with enthusiasm.
Amidst the blare of brass bands, the peroratine
of platform oratory and the "sky-rending WHAT'S
of vast multitude, we usher in the month of
flowers. Twenty five years ago. in this city. |
grasped the hand of Jefferson Davis, President
elect Of the Southern Confederacy
He was then chiefly famous in civic life, save
for an episode in Mexico. where, at Buena Vista,
he stayed battle route by military formation
unknown till then in modern warfare, but well
known to the Romans. who conquered the world
He was then in the meridian of life, with an air
of kingship striking to every beholder Again,
after the hurry burly of civil war. | saw him
seated in a splendid carriage, escorted by a
mounted guard of honor, now and then grace
fully lifting his hat in response to the waving
of handkerchiefs from balconies and door ways
Time has dealt gently with him. He is still
erect, with freshness of complexion in singular
contrast with his gray hairs and his reverend,
venerable, ever patriotic countenance.
Since our first glimpse of him, we have heard
the signal gun at Fort Sumter-we have seen
the wrestling for Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg
We heard the crash of the confederate downfall
at AppomattOx. We witnessed the capture and
close Imprisonment of Mr. Davis at Fortress
Monroe, with that "surly roundhead" pacing his
sentry rounds In front OF the grated door We
heard too, that chorus of voices, the van dogs of
party rule, bne Dufden OF whose cry was dratn TO
conspirators and hemp for traitors. No pen or
tongue can describe the scenes that followed
when sovereign States that won their independ-
ence from the mother country were dismembered
and despoiied by congressional majority. We
turn away from the sickening spectacle. A
brighter day has dawned. Laus Dec. And now
With freedoms soil beneath feet
And freedoms banner streaming DER u.s.
we march on to grander destinies Three names
have been on every tongne to-day Davis, the
feeble President. issuing from his twenty five
years secusion. to become once more the
cynosure of Nations eyes, and to be again
greeted with the plaudits of an admiring South.
And, then, Hill, that marvelously gifted leader
of the people, who could by turns thunder like
Demosthenes and persuade like Cicero. man
not only eloquent in speech. but firm in defense
Of the right. as he was enabled to see the right
Whenever in the coming years envy may traduce
or enmity may assail, let the descendants of the
men who kept watch at Andersonville rebuke
the SANDER and the memory of Davis Hall
palsy and wither the tongue that utters it.
Another man is the noble Gordon--the man of
the 18th OF May-who in the crisis of battle,
seized the bride of Lee and refined back his war
steed on his launches. Then, mounting with as
knightly spirit as the lion heaxted Plantagenet
he rode into 1.-THE foremost and focal fre' of
deathdealine batteries. That sabre-cut In his
manly face is the mark of knightbood known
and read of all men.
In the presence of sueh men let him pirate who
will OF a conquered banner" or whimper like a
pulling child or q lost cause Never in all the