The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-31

I Ill lLl ri ll 70 VI ~ ttbpi u, u lit sen
unicnt to-day al all hearts in lhIs great republic;
upon this platform We all stund; hcncei0rth the
only rivalry gnd contention shall he that which
spriugs from honest differences of opinion as Ia
how lhrsr blessings snail be best secured, our
liberties cunseryc:, and the happiness and well
being 81 the people promoted.
In the providence "i God the war OF 1851 was
| inryiinbic. Events Ind been leading up to 10
since the inception OF the government. Our
constitution, the result largely OF compromise
mud COnCC-Siun, left unsettled many queatIUnB,
which became, " iii the lapse OF Time, BourcrS
of agitation misunderstanding and mutual
elimination These qucstiOns are settled; set
lied by the stern dTbItTam"nL of the WORD; set
tied well and settled forever. No one desires to
rrsurrcct them from the bloody grave where
tIIry have been buried Tor twenty-five years.
The pasI In secure; forgetting the things that
are behind we are now pressing forward. unit
ully aud bTnVrly, To the picnild destiny which
Providence has IN Gt0r" Tor our beloved country;
and wbIlat we are now divided and will CON
una" To be divided only IN respect to party
policy, muy we all bc brought more and more
Ia rrtiIHr ~ CltILrnS, nS mcn. AS patriots, that,
''hc loves his party hest who loves his country
best.'
soon, very soon. W" snail ''cross over the
river ANA ret un,lcr the shade OF the trees. -
Nav we each in view Oi our common lot adOpt
~ our own the sediments OF the immortal
Wrbblrr: ''Whcn my eyes shall he turned for
The ilsl iImr To behold the sun IN heaven, let
heir la I feeble and lingering glance behold the
rurl Cnna ensign of the republic, now known
and honCrcd throughout The earth, still full
high advanced, Its arms aud trophies streaming
III u ~ u '''' : a'N =" mp Z Y u
polluted, nor Il single star Obscured; and every
whore, spread all over In characters of living
light JlazIrG ON All li7 ample iOlLs, as they
nnaI over The sea aud over the land, and in every
wiud under the whole heavens, that sentiment
dear to every true American heart. liberty and
union. now and torev 4, one ana InseDarable."
The response to this address was made by
Col. Robt. McCulI0ch, state register of lands.
and president of the association ,as follows:-
Comrades, Ladies Hnd Gentlemen
eight wears ago next month II column OF brave,
mi earnest men was marching upon q
road some five or Six miles west of where We
now nrc, toward Lexington, Ia engage the enc
my which wus there posted under the command
Of Col. james Mul!iFar. These men were
poorly cl-d Tor the eNIgencies OF the bivOuac
aud march, they were armed with old shot guns
and squirrel rifles; many oil them were not
armed at all; but they bore In their earnest
faces marks OF determination u ITO and die Ia u
cause which they believed to be u holy one.
They have been, in The heat of political discus
sion, rcviled rs traitors anu stigniatized as
rebels, but no one can point to their unselhsh
PATRIOTISM, their GortItude IN hardshIps. their
bravery upon the battlefield, or their m0dera-
| ZION in The hour OF victory, without awarding
to them the need Of praise, that they were the
highest type Of soldiers. Ihey were MIS-
sOurians! To YOU who wore the blue, ana you
who wor' the gray | sag, that the c men were
your brethren, blond of your blood ana bone
of your bone. and Ia II YOU hnye not one cause
to he ushHIncd, but every reason why you may
be proud OF them. How many hundreds, yea
thousands. OF TEN scaled their devotion To a
cause by laying down for II their precious lives
Upon what battlefield of moment WAS not pour
ed the lIbation OF their blood? Here at LcXing-
ton where they gained one of the most complete
victories OF the war, capturing the entire iorce
against them, bag, baggage arms and equip
mcntS, they 80 COmpVrtrd themselves 10 thc I'M
prisOned federal commander that u is salu ne
asked never again to be opposed IN battle
to Sterling Price, who cap uring him first upon
the field. mad captured his heart IN their suDse-
guent intercourse. Here, too, this confederate
command. unarmrd a5 1t was, unprOVlded win
clothing AMI blankets. needing money Tor the
diir est nccCssnries oi life, proved lis honor ana
It's honesty by returning TO the branch OF the
state bank the nine hundred thousand dollars
in money which had been taken from It's vauits
by the enemy. 50, under whatever COMMANDER,
whether Price, or Greene. or Parsons, or
Bowen, or Marmadukc, OF Shelby. | AIN proud
To say to you to-day that wherever during the
war You found III regular organizations the
MissOurian, YOU found the gentleman ana the
soldier.
10 say that alter all these years | am glad %
| meet YOU gain, to look into your honest eyes
and tn graap your true hands, but feebly eX-
| dresses what feel. Ii we had no other object
in assembling this alone would justify our
| mpetings. There are no friendships ike those
of mrn who have suffered together d thousand
! privaliOns, and who II I've, elbow to elbow, so
Diten marched INTO the lace oi death. VINO can
nihnm the love which Ia born OF such an inter-
course? o. my friend. YOU who have never
felt il, you who know not what II IL, | prav you
pause before you r"vIlr or bcIlitie the love wnlch
"A soldier bears to his G mradG. Like The love
oil II true man for his sweLlh"art; ike the love
of the same man for his noble wife. whe I pass
| ing ypars have %silvcrrh her hair anu aided "a
thousand tcnEer reasons for lts greater intensi-
ty; like The love which one feels toward the
mother who bore and reared and nursed HIM, so
| does the heart OF II soldier go out to the mess
mate who shared hi1 dangers IN battle. who
tenderly nurscd HIM back To lie when at
deaths door from cruel wounds. and who
gvmprthiZ,d with HIM IN every generous
thought and impulse.
W. are here, NY friends. Tor no political OBJ
jrct, Tor no eXtrnnccus reason. We are not IN
,,,a 90. "a .Hl ,.nT- anal fHtTnf al Tho hand
oil III" government. In snyIng tins | do SO with
no animJsiiy. The war with us has been over
ever since, IN June, lsGj, Lee rendered to Grant
his sword ut A~ppOmIiloN The question sub
united to the arbILrInrut oi arms was there
settled The indi5,OlubIiity OF the union was
as completely riveIed ia re Hs II ugh the states
| were bound Together by band OF steel. How
ever we may have differed uitLn certain ques-
tons he sDulhcrn man has always loved his
cuumtry. lie ioTcs u tG-iaS IRON Maine To
California. uni from Minnesota to the Gull. lie
Is not only proud of the chiTalry. the honor
the industry oil the south, hui he is also PROUD
of the vaI0T, the probIty and the bravery Of the
north. lie not only Tevcres the memory OF his
cherished dead but he mas tears IT, shed over
the grave OF his gallant foe. He not only
culogiE.s the yaiur OF has cOInradc, but he has
praise for The bravery of mis- Toe, which uncon-
coded would dun the iuster of his own deeds
We are here 10 meet M brethren. anu 10 extend
the hand Of friendship to our brothers of the
blue.
But. beside iraternal greetings We have other
duties to perform. A short distance southeast
| VI III " EutlNl II III sum lANlt IN - itlDtN
Enclosure in which rests the ashes of some six
hundred soldiers tt. gallant as the little band nj
1hcrInOpylD i;ut Tor this association anu the
local aid oil u few generous hearts this cemetery
would be now uuirnCei and uncared Tor. We
have raised aud expended some SIX thousand
dollars in building II handsome and durable
stone wall around The grounds, in erecting u
keepers lodge and Ia furnishing small stones
To mark the graves. This IL the only cOnieder-
ate cemetery in the state. WIN IN endowment
that would make 1t permanent the tones Of q
number Of our most hallOwed dead would be
removed To it. IL IL our duty Ia provide this
II were II shame for it to go undone. None but
ia viii 40 1t. TO supply the necessary stones
tor individual graves, To raise IN the midst oil
them u suitable monument. aud to provide an
endowment which will annually produce the lit
tie revenue which Is needed to care tor the
grounds will require some ten or fifteen thous-
and dollars. Win organization and energy
this should be secured IN Il year. This is u work
in which we are already engaged II is partly
uOne. There should be no tagging in 1t, but II
should go right on. Time dies; many OF us are
getting old, and we would like TO see this thing
done before we pass away i hope you VIII
can To Its performance some younger man than
|. who knows how To organize such work and
who ~ known to be IN sympathy with It.
There il another undertaking which deserves
our sympathy and aid. ana which has been
considered NJ former meetings OF The assocla-
tiOn. ! alludc 10 the proposed Confederate
Home. While most of our people have iortu-
nHirly been able to care Tor themselves, there
are s0me who are dependent and needy. II
should he our pride as well ia pleasure To pro-
vide Tor them. to STE that their declining year,
ARE free from anxiety evcn. not to speak o
want To do this some of our members have
incorporated II society. They are: Thomas j
Forts. prrsid~nt; Leroy b valiant, vice
presidents; . f.. Guthrie, secretary; George Il
Thompson, treasurer; Frank Giinnie, j.. Il.
Claiborne, James Zimmerman, Samuel Nj
/ kcnnard ami Henry 'iuibOr. The object nj the
5ucieiy il tn establish AT such place IN the
state ~ The board OI directors may determine u
home for and provision for the maintenance ol
INDECENT, Iutirin, needy ami dIatresscd men VINO
We're in the military, naval or civil service Ol
III" confederate ehhtS, lhIlr wlVr', Wluo"s Oh
orphans. Iii IA worthy object, in no way con
iIctina with thg one ilrst nlinded 10, anu shOul
be encouraged by every means Ia oIf COVER. |
trust IL, also, may receive such CONSIDERATION
here A to secure It's success in the near future
And now. Mir. Mayor. Ladies' anu Gentlemen
of Hggihsyilie, ami gentlemen oil the drand
Army permit mo, on bchall OF my conlr"ueS.
10 thank YOU lOr your cheering presence mere
tU-day, ind Tor the generous and lavish h0spi-
iillty which you have accorded us. We feel
that 1t Is good Tor us to br here, and We sincere,
" nope. though many % rs feel that the hand
ul tIruc Is uEDa ts. that VI" ia ~ have more such
kindly, pleasant und profitable reunions as the
one which we are now enjoying upon thu.
beautiful hill, IN gOO,Ily old Lliay cite county
Rev. Dupuy was again brought forward
and in a touching manner read the follow
ing poem which was written Tor thu
Ex- Confederate Reunion, Hlgeinsvllle, Mo.
August 27th and 18th, 1889, to the survivor
OF Shelby's Brigade. la memory OF my deal
rltIor and brother who have passed away":-
WE ALL, ALL HERE T
We have heard toe slogan sounding,
In the east ard IN the west;
Aud the lame of Aery ardOr
Leaps ugIOW IN every breast,
From the MANSION, and The cottage,
We have gathered lar and near.
To extend the hand o! gr, rtIngl
are We Ill, all here
Mcmor wcaves Il chain around us,
And Tho links ARE TRUE and Strong.
BINDING hearts in sweet remembrance
OF the 'CiLI7r' W Logged sO lotE.
|. And .ir back ware tide OF feeling,
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