Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-05

inent based upon tie capacity ofthe individ-
ual was not involved in the contest. Hence
with the contest ended, this american idea,
still survived and thank God 1t still Survives
TO day, It's seed were sown IN American
soil /; and this soil under Divine Providence,
was doubly enriched by the heroic blood shed
in the late war
Who doubts this? Does the manly con-
federate soldier? Doubling it does he begin
to apologize Beginning to apologize, does
lfe beg pardon and ask forgiveness? God
forbid The spirit Of the age does not de-
mand this. The hopes of a united republic
protest against it. The memories OF our glo-
rious dead cry shame Shame! shame on
it, The manly and brave Federal Soldier
feels himself partly disgraced by it. And the
confederate soldier who does this insults the
magnanimity Of the present and outrages the
hopes Of the future pollute the recollections
of his past and poison by the defamation Of
applied treason, the memories of the dead.
For him, let him die and sink into the vile
dust from whence he sprang "anwept, un-
honored and unsung,"
Well has it been said that land without
memories is a land without hopes and Il
land without graves is land without heroes
But this American land OF ours is 3 land full
OF memories and fun OF graves. And 1t is
our land. God bless it, now and ever, full of
hopes and full of heroes, hanfully cherish
ing the past, will aid them in being worthy
of its parentage. II worthy OF its parentage
they viii make futGrs worthy OF them-
selves.
Continuing Mr.. Wilson described
in humorous vein several types of
the Confederate soldier and related
several lSughable anecdotes illustra-
ting the ups and downs Of soldiers
life WIEN bread waS scarce Sad black
berries were plenty. In conclusion
he INDUCED the following eloquent
admonition.
ConfsdsTates, my c0s "a try men biVOuacing,
tenting to-day as We are, on the soil of
reunited Republic; surrounded - We are by
its duties Of citizenship, ws SHOULD fsos the
present and the futnTS. But facing them
does not demand that 30 tara our backs to
the past Rather With the spirit Of the past,
honorAbly in the presSnt lst US SO hold CAR
selves aud conduct ourselves that the world
will stand up and say: "There il man."
The benedicti0n was then pro-
nounced and the audience dispersed
to attend
THE BANQUET AT THE COURT-uOUsE.
Here everything calculated to re-
fresh the inner man was oIntifully
spread. The feast was prepared and
supervised in its service by the noble
ladies who composed the various
Committees of Forbes Bivouac and
who did their utmost throughout the
entire occasion as they endeavored to
do in the days of the sixties, to see
that no confederate soldier went hun
cry.
The armory was attractively dec
grated in evcrgreens, festoon, bunt-
ing and waving flags while the red
white and blue was conspicuous in
every nook and corner of the large
room.
There was abundance to feed every
body, and everybody present seem to
enjoy themselves. At a late hour
the special train carried away num-
Der Of the delegates and this morn
ing's trains carried the remainder.
All were profuse in their praise Of
Clarksville's hospitality, and after
this season of hearty greeting and
pleasant reunion they babe US good
bye and left to pursue their various
callings in lif0's battle. The days
pleasures may be forgotten but the
causes which called these comrades
again together will never dim the
lines on memOry's tablet.
"Stil DER those scenes our memory wakes
And fundly broOds with miser care,
Tine but the impression deeper makes
AS streams theIr channels deeper wCar."