The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-31

" ANftlltInInf H.
May 10 to the dead soldiers Of ~.
German clmpanjes IN the e,re.s
crate army Senator Hampton MAY
The following address
I'VE regard our dead as mart.
and God forbid that any Of I4a',
living comrades, their descendsSap
10 the remOtest ages shnulh hrs'
Them az. traitors. Words @l
ipends, are not merely e.hnl,
sounds. l
In The domain OT history thew a..
things, potent iacfoFs, not oniv
shaping events, but IN bIacina.
these events in True lixhf hsf',
the world, aud We should nara'
acknowledges that We are rebels !,
traitors. That question is 10 T.
decIdrd by The verdict If in
partial history and that If NO,
teTity, aud We may "a well be raj
lsiied To commit nur cause and Az,
eonduct to those august tribunsIs
Let Inc not he understood j.
discussing the merits OF the vres,
conflict wiiirh arrayed one seclina
oil the country against the Other
which wrought such widesprpsd
devastation and which cost 50 nnrh
IN treasure and in the loss or -
many precious lives. The oll4s.
lions that brought about that nm.
happy war have been settled. and
he Is not a true patri1t who would
moi strive TO sirangle The fires Of
sectional hate or reopen lbe
wounds which The kind hand of
time aas healed. No higher duty
can inspire the heart nf every M.
lrlh than that which lmpels him
10 devote all his energies of mind
aud body 10 make this country
worthy of the admiration and r..
spect OF the world, The lit home for
all time TO come Of American free.
men. The duty devolyes on us of
the Suoth as urgently as upon their
other citizens OF this broad land.
Tor Whatever may have leen the
Issues which brought abont civil
war, all must remember that now
all, north, south, east aud wesl,
have but one country ard but one
constitution, 10 both Of which our
allegiance is due.
but while we of the South rec.
ognize the fIct fully, it does moi
that we should refuse to do
to the memory OF our dead
comrades. The men who met us
were We base enough TO forget
hose who gave their lives Tor a
cause which they and we believe
n our inmaSt hearts 10 be lust and
We should indeed be time
cravens if we allow ed the
memory of these men. o ftheir I'M.
timely death. 10 pass forever from
Inr hearts. or if We should fail 10
cave enduring monuments 20 them
Is evidences OF our love and graft
ude.
I'VE can 20 nothing 10 show 4
,%rateih. peoples gratitude to our
urvlvlng veterans. Poor. old,
naimei, broken in heart as in for
une, they are forced to fight life's
Iard battle rnaided. We have no
treasury from which to
'enSiOn tin brave soldiers who gave
heir all to their States; all was
on The issue and all was
lSt. have no words OF censure
)r the |liberality OF the North in
raniing pensions 10 her soldiers.
he feeling That prompts this
curse is natural, proper anil gen.
aud on all occasions my sup
ort has been freely giveu in the
apate TO all applications oi this
ri madein deserving c,lses. Had
he conditions OF the great civil
been reversed, We should have
ealt as generously with our dis.
bled veterans as the North has
one with hers. But, as losers in
great struggle. We must accept
lie inevitable results OF defeat.
hese debar US from the proper re.
ignition OF The services of the
rave defenders of our lost cause,
ut they do no. deny 10 MS the right
honor the memory of our dead.
nd no more sacred duty is impo.
d on us thanlhat of keeping green
m hearts and those of our chill
zen the memories OF those wh0teIl
ider the folds of the Southern
oss. Defeat cannot mar the glory
their deeds nor ever detract
pm Their fame, nor lime 0bliierate
e love we cherish for them, and
cd forbid thai it may ever be 9th.
ise with us of the South"