The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1890-09-20
urr 70 SOUTHERN vALOR.

T., recent reunion Of the 18th
,..;npi 'I Regiment at Grenada,
' the Hon. O. F. Bledsoe, having
invited to address them' closed
snarks as follows:
~ in conclusion, let me-, me broaden T9:S!
"" ~ hlt % a bright and shining ex-
l, u y J the character Of the entire
Pls a.u u of ut the South in the great war.
isiII has any country called forth to
~ ,1tause aus a superior, Drawer, more
'sug agvI private soldiery. 1t was the
y a',us mqsight Of opposing, forces and
n ''sH 'ssHI1perior material resources,
N At last compelled the South
~ stac s bayed by many hunters-to
nnn1tt.wyearied n1ty rather than overcome.
I,be Sa' bloody battles of Virginia, and
,.b " Chickamauga and other battles
~ ,i West, proclaim to future gene
M the stubborn bravery OF the
sls .ssrn W. Army. 1t is impossible to
estimate as their virtues, their cour-
their endurance, their willingness
A % for their country. We cannot
WV nv " word painting realize the depri-
a, |0s want, cold, hunger, sickness,
ts.,,re. pu' pain and mutilation, and as a
Fax, M life itself, they SO unmurmur-
h III laid on their country's altar. Not
.lighest blush OF shame can ever
|,tle te the cheeks of future generations
[Sis beautiful Southland for any
N 10 Of heroism displayed by her sons
frhere or at any time along the
|0Ie line. The only duty we can per-
n M is to deeply revere and cherish
Eir X memory, and that we will do with
[hithfulness of Old Mortality. 'Tis
Kim Holy Writ that after the great
l consummation of things, and after
human works and monuments have
Eshed, there will abide imperish-
\ faith, hope, charity;-so, along
n the current of future American
Eorv, whatever changes may occur
nlitics, social relations, territorial
\ or the feelings with which past
sorical events are viewed, there will
n abide in undiminished brightness
dcoeyal with time itself, such names
Lee and Jackson, and especially the
roism of the private soldiers of the
NTH They have no chiseled monu-
snts to perpetuate their fame, but OF
pAeshy tablets OF the hearts OF the
NTH their memory is so deeply writ
4 that time will bat make the char
ters brighter and more lasting. Long
her the monuments erected on her
i TO her foes have crumbled into
st, the memory of her gallant dead
III still survive eternal to the stars.
The survivors of these gallant rneh
We no pensions with which to sustain
en- in idleness, but on the contrary,
rough the unjust operation of unjust
VS., are compelled to help support the
nted pensioners of those whom they
lght. Still, thanks to their indie
ndence, self-denial and industry, and
. brotherhood that pervades the
nth. they are superior to their foes
en- in this respect-for, as Senator
niel, Of Virginia, said, From the
tOmac to the Rio Grande no Confed.
lte has ever been found in rags and
tiers, or begging his bread In the
eets.n And the term rebel, when
piled to such men, we repel. The
{ war was a war Of nation against
ton. There was more unanlm1ty II
Sonth than there was in the Amer
N Revolution. 1t is always in order
"a great people to take up arms -tt
er or abolish their government. L
. term rebel is insisted on, we say
itGeorge Washington was merely
,cessful, Jefferson Davis an unsnc
ssful rebel.
reason never prospers-what's the reason
Fif prosper, you dare not call 1t treason.
When we consider the past and the
'ry that covers it, though veiled II
eat, we can say with Daniel Web
II, on u great occasion, "the past a
lSt is secure.n Let us endeavor Il
worthy of our history, and exereis'
tn uncGnquerable perseverance thos
rtues that will lead to the victorie
peace, and instead of being tributa
IS to the world we will make tn
rid tributaries to us, and the sun c
will yet rise sovereign c