Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-07

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more Federal placeholders listen sp-
provingly to the denunciation.
Rosser cannot escape the customary
southern falsifioation of facts in con.
trasting the size Of the two combatants.
"The little Confederacy of only five
aud one-half millions" This in the
face Of the census Of 1850. accessible to
every schoolboy, which shows that
the eleven states which tried to secede
had b population Of 9,055. l32 and the
border states 1924, 745 more, of whom
fully one-hslf sympsthized strongly
with secession. Thus the plain figures
show double Rosser's estimate.
What can be said In answer TO .
man who asserts that the South was
victorious in every battle from first TO
last"P Nothing, except that he Is
guilty Of preposterous falsehood.
Counting all the drawn battles as rebel
victories, 1t is still true that six out of
ten Of the engagements fought on the
soil of Virginia were Union victories.
Rosser raves on:
~ am tired of Gettysburg reunions
and blue and gray" lovefeasts " hich
politicians are holding, while old
sherman threatens In his "Old Shady
stories." and others dare 10 call the
loyal citizens of the south TRAITORS. "
l feel that am, and I believe that
every brave Confederate soldier living
to-day is, more loyal TO the constitu.
tional government Of the new United
States than the rank and file of the
Grand Army of the Republic (so-
called), and believe that We have
more affection for and are more loyal
to the flag of the new Union than they.
This banner [waving q Confederate
battleflAg), under which We 20 gIo-
riously fought. is now the badge of our
loyalty to ourselves. This is the cross
which we bore with Q courage, pa
tienoe and fortitude which entities
every brave, true and tried Confeder.
ate soldier to wear patriots immor-
tai crown This banner 10 consscrated
by baptism In the blood of Stonewall
jackson, Turner Ashby, ]. Z. Stuart,
and other Christian knights of the
south, whose proud names and glo-
rious fame shall endure forever! This
banner 10 TO the south what the thistle
IL to Scotia and the shamrock is to
Erin-an emblem Of her pride, her pa
triotism and her power. Its glory
shall be my pride in life-in death It
shall be my winding-sheet!"
After this rodomontade Rosser went
on to describe the difference between
Southern gentlemen and Northern
mudsills:
"I propose to tell you how in the
days Of civil strife the Southern men
whipped the Yankees.
The young man Of the south was .
good horseman-and fancy him now
as he proudly rides by you on his way
to Join the cavalry! Please look at
lhlm-dreseed In his hunting suit of
velveteen or corduroy, slouch hat and
TOP boots, carrying q double barreled,
muzsle- loading shotgun on his shoul-
der, his grandfather's mot "hat." 30
successful In politics,) but his revolu-
tionary parade sword at his side and q
pair OF old flintlock holster pistols
strapped 10 his saddle. He is mounted
on thoroughbred charger. His boy
jsh face IL iull Of hope and his manly
heart 10 a. bold OF Julius Cesar's. Th,
cavalry soldier of the Confederate a my
mounted, armed and equipped him
self at his own expense, and there wa,
nothing to be proud Of but himself and
lhis horse. The Federal cavairymar
was mounted and equipped by bis ricl
government; but a. he marches Out
before you 10 join bis command pleas'
: inspect him? His seat is stiff and I'M
! graceful, his horse is better fitted fol
, the collar than the saddle, and there n
!, nothing 10 be admired either abou
: him or his horse, bnt bis equipment h
first class.
i Now that we have inspected the pri
Yates, let us turn our eyes 10 their gal.
liant commanders ~ they ride out
You recognize some ofthe most suberl
Figures Of history. There gallan
:, Ashby, raiding. fighting, reckless Jel
+ Stuart, cool and deliberate Hampton
|, the handsome, soldleriy Young, tn
I. chsvAlrous Butler, brave, jolly Fit
" Lee. intrepid Billy Payne, Dearinp
l. Pelham and your own distinguishes
=, presideut--all graceful horsemel
lr knightly gentlemen, ardent lovers, 1
Y, trsve a. the bright swords wbic
,r flashed from their strong upliftf
u arms. and withal as generous a. Il
d sunbeams that bathe the earth and
ID terrible 30 the foe as the lightning a
le rows OF offended love. -
d Iwill not ask the Federal comnar
y dep 30 ride out by the aide OF the
u superb Generals. They are entirel
: too dull for the brightness Of the pi'
u ture.n
= That 10. such unsurpassed riders an
y fighters NJ Custer, "0rImesv Dayi
70 Dufiie, Averell. the Farnsworthl
3 Pieasonton, Buford, Kilpatrick, Me,
q ritz, Wilson. Mckenzie, Gregg. Kaul
y and Sheridan are TOO dull for n
2, brightnen OF the picfnrei They wei
2 each and everyone Of them more thl
y q match for any rebel cavalrymen WI
= rode against them. Brighter nehiev,
n mepts, hettsF soldiership, can |
D. sho~n Of The least ~ them than an
. that Rcsssr's heroes can boast Of.
4. Afsr . long account Of the opsr
10 tions Of the cavalry Of the army
- ] Nsrth Virginia, In which every ossu