The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-16
SHAFT TO DEAD HEROES
cHAPLEsToN's GERMAN CONFED.
CRATES HONORED.

Senator Wade Hampton Makes the
Dedi catory Address-The Dead Were
in dis Famous Legion-One Country
and One Flag, but the Heroes OF
+be South Never to be Forgotten.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May ia monu-
r,ent TO the dead soldiers of the four Ger
man companies from this city in the con-
federate service was dedicated here, in
Betaany cemetery, to-day. The monument
wcs unveiled by ten little German girls
clad in white, while German band played
Germqn choral. The dedicating prayer
was in German By Pastor Muller and a Ger
man address vas delivered by Senator
Hampt n, in whose famous legion the Ger
man soldiers fought. In his address Senator
Hampton sald
We regard our dead as martyrs, and God
forbid that any of their living comrades, their
descendants the re otest ages. should brand
them as traitors Words. my friends. are not
merely empty sounds. In the domain of history
thew are things. potent factors, not only in
sbaping events but in placing these events in
their true light before the world. and we should
never acknowledge that we were rebels or
traitors, That question Is to be decided by the
verdict of impa tial history and that OF pos
ta itv and we may we'll be satisfied to commit
or cause and cur conduct to these august
tribunals.
NOT DISCUSSING ITS MERITS.
let me not be understood as discussing the
nerls of the great conflict, which arrsyed ore
section of the country against the other; which
hought such widespread devastation, and
which cost so much in treasure and in the loss
of so many precious lives Ths questions which
brought about that unhappy war have been
settled and he is no true patrist who would
strive to kindls-- the 1res OF sectional
hate, or reopen the wounds which
the kind land of tima has healed.
No higher duty can inspire the heart of every
patriot than at which impels him to devote
all bis energies Of mind and body to make this
country worthy Of the admiration and respect
of the world. the fit home, for all time TO CO ae.
of American freemen. This duty devolves
noon us OF the south as urgently as upon any
other citizens Of thi broad land, for whatever
may nav been the issues which brought about
the civil war, we must RENE nher that now all
north. south, east nd west-hsve but one
country and one constitution, to both of which
our allegiance is due.
HoNoRING THE DEAD.
But while we Of the south recognize this
fact fully it does not follow that we saould
refuse to do honor TO the memory OF our dead
comrades. The men who met Us in battle
would reel just contempt for us were We base
enough TO forget those who gave t cir lives for
the cause ich they and we believed in our
inmOst hearts to be our just rights.
We would be time-serving cravens if we
allowed he memory Of these men, OF their un-
unely death, to pas forever from our hearts
or # We should fal 10 leave enduril lg monu-
mente 10 them as evidences Of our love and our
gratitude.
We "a do nothing TO show grateful peoples
gratitude to our surviving veterans. Poor, old,
4 manned broken in heart as in fortune they are
forced to fight hfe's hard battle unalded.
Liberal PENSION.
We have no overhewing treasury from which
to pension the brave soldiers who gave their all
freely to thtir states. All was staked ON tie is
sue, and all was lost. | have no words of cen
sure for the lbsrality of the north in granting
PENSIONS to her soldiers. The feeling that
Tonp1s this course is natural proper and gen
eTous and on all occasions my support has
been lreey given in the nate to 8 JpcA-
t0ls OF this sort, made in deserving cases,
var teen reversed We should nave
dat rs generously with our disabled veterans
dsths north has done with hers. But as losers
q IL the great struggle We must accept the inevi-
q table results Of defeat. These debar us from
a proper recognition of the services Of the brave
NJ deehders Of our lost cause but they do not
n Ceny Ms the right TO honor the memory of our
Il dead and no more sacred duty is imposed on us
l1an tDa1 OF keeping green in our hearts and
III those of our children tho memories OF those
who ie' under the folds OF the southern cross
Ie'sht cam OF mar the glory of their deeds, nor
ever de ract from their fame. nor time obliter-
ste he love we cherish for them, and God for
I o.d that it may ever be otherwise with US Of the
1 south.