The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-12

more has the SOulnlallu 10 uo VIII wal.
Swords had been returned to their scab-
bards.to rest, maybe to rust there. Camp
fires have died out and flags have been
forever furled and laid away. The
scenes and incidents of that struggle
cannot be understood by the young, but
to us as.we;turn back the leaves OF mem
orv they stand out striking reality.
The speaker then paid a tribute to the
Southern women who gave their hearts,
their all. He spoke touchingly OF the
scenes when the Southern soldier lett
his home to CO. and do battle for cause
he believed TO be right, and in speaking
of these things he had purpose. There
comes a wave from the sectional North
that would have our younger persons
wash out from their remembrance the
deeds and sutferings Of their fathers
who fought on the Southern side in the
late civil strife and to look with lndlt-
ference-doubt-pity-s h m e-upon
the very names Of the defenders OF
what is called the Lost Cause" If 1t
does not come to pass it will be on ac-
count of the recitals of such facts as
have been delivered on this occasion.
The survivors are fast passing way.
When the Confederate stacked and
packed his arms in 1865 ne had
nothing but his name and honor LETT,
which are dear to him yet. He will
soon leave these to the rising genera
ton. Will you keep them from the
taunting breath Of fcaluinny. ltWould
be a dagger to the dead soldiers heart
to feel that YOU forgot his heroic deeds.
The speaker said he was not counsel
ing to keep up sectional animosity, but
that he would speak for truth, knoWi-
edge and Justice. This once the South
ern Confederate must burst the cere-
ments of the past and do honor to the
dead Chieftain. He would ask the Sec
tional North to leave us alone this one
day to our rief. All we have to give
is our words and tears. This we must
give.
J.B. Fellers then offered the follow
ing resolutions which were seconded
by J. Y. Culbreath and adopted by a
rising vote.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. W. S. Wightman.
IN MEMoRIAM.
The Confederate Survivors, Asssoci-
alton of Newberry County, South Car
olina, deploring and lamenting the Ge-
mise of their illustrious and beloved
Chieftain, the Hon. Jefferson Davis,
ex-President of the Confederate States,
do in assembly Resolve,
First That death has removed from
time to eternity and from the presence
of those who esteem and love him,
one of the most notably conspicuous
heroes that has ever adorned the an
mails of American history, and we
deeply and sadly join in the universal
grief which has stricken the South
land.
Second. That the fame which he
added to the Southern Confederacy,
the luster which adorned his name,
the valor which crowned his arms, the
the splendor with which his intellect
shone in the councils of the nation,
the craftsmanship which he at all
times displayed, the unseltish devotion
which always characterized his llfe,
the patience and forbearanee with
which he bore defeat, the Christian
virtues which he exhibited in passing
through the fiery ordeals of life, and
his answering fidelity to the great
principles which he advocated, chal-
lenge as we'll our unbounded admlra-
ton as that of the civilized world, ana
they are a sweet heritage which
we cherish and hold dear, and the mem
ory Of which shall never fade from our
hearts, but shall always be treasured by
US as Jewels in his glorious, but no"
ended earthly career.
Third. That it sthe unanimous de-
sire that an engrossed copy of these
resolutions be transmitted by the Sec
retary of this Association to the widow
of the illustrious dead as a sweet token
of our sincere sympathy and profound
grief in this her great loss.