The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-05-25

Next Thursday will be Decora-
ton Day and it is meet that we
give it more than Il passing no
tice.
Vixen one allows his memory to
rever. back I, that Sab bath when
news WIS hcrdlded over the
country that TT SImpter had been
fired upon and tic Starry Banner
insultcd to the aiaciity which
marked tue response cf our Young
men as they answered the cali i"r
troops To defend the Capital--t"
The .el.eruus manner in which
mothers parted with sons and
wivc, with husbands, thanking
God that lie had gwen them 70
mucll and So richly Of what their
conn'ry needed, stalwart and
patriotic mcn-und then trace the
record OF the re',olion from those
.nc't''I GOi y va ~ lilpoS S'i iiiNi!
Lee surr-ndcrd, Johnson, cap
ituu,ased and ) IT Da, is WAS cap.
~ ed, he must expcrisscc
emotions # un:eigncd gratitude
conr ring arouyi his system and
heart rcachi..g nu. to thoee brave
fellows, who. looking npsn theil
cuuntrvas an inheritance t., dearly
bought l.. be sacrificed on the altar
OF slavery, iiua.s IN the face of .le
a,igarcils nf tis 3puth the cns' ;:na
of Liberty AID taug't en- to !car
and respect it. 4 MD the smoke
Of battle. lesden rl,a srorns anl
the wil'l .lon' Of strnggling
Toes, upon the Il ,id md stre tms, ia
.I.ldl~s ana on foot, tie boys in
n.ue took their cli .ncea "f Si3 Il
mouth and death As against the
destruction =. thei.' na:i~nllitv.
TIE ,.u'e IN which our So diArs
fought wa, that oi rightSou Ness.
|; was n9t :lic cie ,;:oE of ;;i..lu'i;
lowsd anb;'i Ii np III their part l.
WAS not toavcnge slppos' d wroa.s
TWAS no, To acquire territory No.
~ WIS iu tc!ciid their country. oar
coun,ry irem ,iie lnacllinari,,ns OF
men who cndsayored to ;lisnrn! her
it. Never did the rig dem md
y more pr1 n,h al valuable sarri-
lies, and never did 1t rcceirc Il
more generous response, Our
solder, bill I'iisI ta tn, homes OF
heir childhood, qul. their chosen
b liiilsss, hastily parted with their
parents. sisters. wives, children
md swecthearts. and in twinkl;ng
we're siafming the stronghold Is OF
pre- ,lrcd and confilent foss, leav
ing those who viewea them from
Il distances at n lass, which t. ad-
mirc most, their courage oil their
devotion to liberty.
With w'.at almira'ion have we
all read OF tlat old tar, who, with
lighted match in ono hand had
both lsgs s',ot away and righting
hinSe!t upon his manEled ard
blce ling stumoS applied ths match
to the cannon and hearing ihe di,-
charge of his piece gave Il shau;
aud died with u smile upon his
lips.
Yes. The boys in blue have made
4 record more tiattcring than the
rarest gems of cloquence or the
pcans of the multitude, and we
are alive ia the fict that any word
OF ours. howsvsr full OF meaning,
are poor tributes to east at the feet
ot living heroes or upon the mem
orv OF those who sealed their de-
votion TO their country with the ir
lives.
We notice that in some localities
the friends of thc loyal and disloval
deaf propose paying homagc Joint
ly and spr,a | ilpS,rs u,oa graves
without regard as to whether the
inmat-s tel nthed in blue or
habilitael in gay. This. il our
Judgment. is hollsw m.ckory.
When Il man proposes CT endorses
the absurd position Indicate, we
cannot look upon lm as other