The clarion., 1886-08-25
+. No Longer Land of Ruins and
Memories.

Tate County Record.
The 45O old soldiers who had register
al and been provided with badges as
ssubled in the courthouse and were
rraeted by sweetest music by tie ooid
Water band and welcomed by the citl-
zens of Senatobia and surrounding com
munity through their spokesman, 'ohn
q. Roseborough, who said:
ssEpIIow SOLDIERS OF THE Bx-CoN
srnrRArg ARMy-In behalf OF the
.;t;zeps of Senatobia and surrounding
Community, the pleasant duty has been
ass;gued tn me to welcome you to TINS
social reunion. There are some present
to-day who perhaps have not nad inc
Measure of meeting since the turing OF
the old banner. There are others VINO
never before met, bur all are oouno TO-
getber by most sacred ties OF the past
and shall to-day delight to review ana
live over those days again. Soldiers
and citizans have We'd with each otner
in attempting to provide entertainments
for Won here to-day, and the women,
God bless them, the wives and daugh-
ters. have been foremost IN the move
I,ment. and the little children come with
banners to welcome you. We recognize
| that this is no ordinary occasion, and
our people highly appreciate the honor
YOUR presence to-day confers upon them;
| Whatever questions may be discussed
to-day, the one great theme that Is
uppermost in our minds is the future OF
the land for which we fought. Yes,
what is to be the future of our beautiful
Southland? Had this question been
asked twenty-five years ago the answer
would have been easy. Then peace and
prosperity went hand in hand, and hap
| uiness and contentment were the guests
of every fireside Capital sought invest
ment in every available channel, giving
life TO commerce, manufactures and the
arts, traversing the length and breadth
of our land, scattering smiling plenty
5y the way, shifting theeverlasting hills
with its magic wand, plowing through
the billows of the deep, laying the
treasures of every land at our feet. But
in the sweet springtime of 1861, the
bugle sounded the dread war song,
And many noble, gallant brave,
| His life-blood gave the South TO save
The dangers, trial victories and de.
| feats of the war we will pass over, as old
veterans will rehearse them during the
day.
Suffice ir, the GOD of battles decided
against us, and on the South stood the
"Niobe of nations, voieeless and fearless
in her silent woe" Full many a shat
tered hearthstone and desolated roof
tree tells its tale of woe, full many q
nameless grave hides from mortal eyes
a broken heart. This was the result OF
war. cruel, relentless war-war for 4
Just and holy principle-war for liberty
and union. The flag we followed sc
long was laid to rest, never again TO be
kissed by the breezes of heaven, OF
gleam like a meteor Ger victorious bat
tlefelds. Our names were recorded by
the historians of the North as people
who fought in an unholy cause. But
our children will be taught by the faith
full historian who shall descend into the
archives of the dead past, searching for
traditions of liberty and truth, to whom
the world is indebted for their pe-petua-
tion. The names of Davis, Lee and
Jackson shall be called patriots, and not
traitors. Though the Southern cross no
longer CLEANS out mid the wild light OF
battle, the sword is sheathed and turned
into the plowshare, and under the old
Stars and Stripes our beautiful South
land to day represents a power in the
land. When we look at the affairs OF
the nation we see our own beloved
Lamar in the pilot house near, perhaps
nearer than any other man, to the cap
tain.
The South is no longer land of ruins
and memories. Let us by united action
make it the home of wealth and prosper
ity, religion and intelligence, of free
thought and patriotism.
The war is over and the South is as
loyal as any other portion of the Union.
Were war declared agsint Mexico to day
no braver soldiers would march under
the Stars and Stripes than those who
fought for independence of the Southern
Confederacy. The Uuion has never
called for defenders against common
foe and found her Southern children fail
to respond.
If there be any with us to day who
wore the blue, we will meet and greet
them as the brave ever meet and greet
the brave and extend to them the same
right to their opinion as we claim for
ours"