Telegram-herald., 1886-04-29

manly atteraaces during the @4r. aad BIS
moral elevation and Baateiaiess forulgae a.
prisoaer ~ State after the ~ar. vii com
al4aa universal respect and enallease an
qualified admirafIoB
The last thought suggested - yoar con-
niftes 5 iasitall)n i. Ll4f Tie occasion ap
ges.s 90 oar "psllfs.t.sas. embrace THIS
tTufh 10 is broade=t significance The
W. ssogstbls @yo.sf 4ia,ls hlstsfse Jre@sst NiI
assuFediy Increase the strength and suiaFge
Lbs scupe u the lstriofi4sl4 ~ this people.
lhe natural iogieal iaesitabie issue Of this
and al analogous events must be - en-
hanee the .elf-respect augment the seli-fe-
haHee, sxall the manhood and helgbtcn the
appreciation If THIS people for their past
history and ACHE FetI4enfa. and theFefJEe IA
tenslfy lheir true love Of country The
converse proposition : equaliy true. Should
Ne build n0 monuments, write no histories.
cherish uo memories u the nlen and the
dresis which truthful history would make
immortal We would sap the most solid
foundations of Cur manhood and bring Ger
taia decay u the patriotism Of our people.
The sOldler or the citizen Of the North or
the south xh0 W0ald fr0~n upon scenes
ike this la either section who does not
esteem the Fenoen Won Dy both armies Ia
the ate 9aF, as enrichment OF the history
and allInent tor the patriotism OF the whole
people, is narrow ~ conception and jsun-
dlced la vision
The thought II Lord BOlingbroke was the
true one, that patriotism must be founded
on great principles and supported by great
virtues. Il therefore follows that the more
commendable the principles and the higher
the virtues which moved and supported the
course OF each section in the late war, the
f..f
10 the patriotism Of ali BY their eontenpla-
ton. Let each section therefore. while
appreciating the virtuss Of the other. add 10
the aggregate patriotism OF the country by
perPeluatisg ia brass aud marble shafts and
granite piles the yalOr OF its sons, and cru
blazOn every page Of its history with the
glory OF their achievements
Alter speaking at some length upon the
heroism and prOwess OF both armies, Gen
eral Gordon introduced statistics comparing
the population, wealth, means of transpor-
latI0n, number OF manufacturing establish
mems from which 10 supply armies etc,
IN the South with those IN the North and
showing the great disadvantages under
which the South labored
In seeking the source Of this marvellous
exhibition OF resisting power shown by
the south continued the General, lit il
proper % take into the account the fact
fence. Bat 10 INV mind the one sufficient
expianatiOn-the 'cailsa calsa1ss-is 10 be
found IN the great distinctive, primal
thought that moved dominated and in
spired the southern people. Ii the
northern soldier was impelled by
the thought that a disruption of the
Union endangered the permanenoe of our
free institutions, and that 10 save the Union
was % save Republican freedom on this
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other hand, by obedience To Natures first
law"-the law of self-defense. If she
sought 10 sever her relations with her sister
states Of the North, IL was in :he belief that
she would ind safety under a government
Of homogeneous institutions Her declara
ton Of desire for peace and for a cOntinU-
ance Of friendly relations, was emphatic
and sincere. II In the progress of succeeding
war she crossed her borders and bore her
banners nOrthward, 10 was with the hope of
forcing the withdrawal of Federal forces
from her territory and Of compelling recog-
milton Of her independence. The one con-
trolling, all pervading thought that thrObbed
through every fiDre of the Southern brain
VA thst the rights or the -tsttes, the srss-i.s
Of property. of home and OF liberty. were
involved in the issue The spirit of defence,
not Of defiance nor Of conquest, nerved her
people This was her pan0ply Of power;
this the tower Of her amazing strength; this
the individual inspiration that made of her
individual soldiers individual heroes, who
have left a record unequaled in the annals
Of war
And now. let the manly virtues of the
fathers fnl the stainless purity of the moth
ers dwell richly IN their sons and their
daughters, let personal and public honor be
the commanding law both OF your thought
and Of your action. let your representatives,
State and Federal. still maintain untarn-
ished regulations for incOrruptibility in
Office let your fidelity 20 the whole country
be a. conspicuous in peace as was your de-
votiOn 90 the south during the devastating
war. let the SOuth's plightcd faith TO the
permanent Union OF the states and the
legitimate results of the war be forever
unquestionel. let all the constitutional poll
cies that tend 20 unite more closely the
sections and people and at the same time so
promote simpIicityand economy of admins
ration find among you their sincerest and
most enlightened champions Then, in the
| march of the Republic 10 its high destiny,
| the south will resume her place with the
| ranks at the head Of the column and the
names OF Southern statesmen and Southern
/ soldiers will live among the most con-
/ spicu0us and honored in orr country 5
/ history
Gen Gor,ion spoke with msch force and
/ vigor and was heartily applauded.
After the firing Of one hundred guns by
the Montgomery. field artillery. Davis, &c
| c0mpanied by Col. Reese, returned 20 his
/ carriage. tO which were hitChc,l tour beauti-
/ fnl grsys. and was driven % he City Hall
/ building \ reception was held in the
| office Of the Alabama Monument Assccis-
/ tion. where crowds Of citizens shook the
hand of the venerable ex-Prssident of the
! Confederacy
Not less than ten thousand visitors have
| arrived in the city within the past lays and
| bad the weather been Ene az least five times
| that number would have been present %
listen to the address
/ Tonight a theatre party. followed by a
german az the Joie De Vie dub. comph
| mentsry o. Miss Davis. was given. TOmOr
! rnv af n o'clock the cornerstone Of the
/ C0ufsierste monument viii be laid AZ Capi
| toi Hill with appropriate Masonic and mill
| tarv ceremonies. Davis will leave Friday
| morning fDr Atlanta To be present at th,
| smelling Of the Ben Hill monument
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Another Minister Takes Hts Leave.
WssHrxsfoN. April 1s-Senor Elm7re
who for the past past i've years has beer
Minister u Peru At Washington. today pre-
sen,ei his letters II recall and took forms
leave II the President. Elmore vas &C
| eonipaniei - the Executive Mansion b.
secretary Ravsrd TIE former. in present
| fnr his letters af recall referred 20 th-