The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-31
He Says the Result of the Civil War
Was an Instance of truth on the
Scaffold and Wrong on the Throne"
THE LOST CAUSE GLORIFIED
At the Dedication of Monument
to Southern Soldiers.
Decoration Day Exercises at the Capital
Mr.. Cleveland Listens to Repre-
sentative Martin, of Indiana.

RICHMOND. Va. May sO-The unven-
ing and dedication of the monument 10 the
memory Of the private soldiers and sailors
of the Confederacy was the occasion OF a
great celebration in Richmond to-day with
impressive ceremonies and an imposing pa
rede. AS preliminary there was a cav
airy reunion, attended by several OF the
old confederate commanders. Gen Fitz-
hugh Lee, Wade Hampton, Governor O'Fer-
rail-. Rev. William Jones and General Ros-
ser being present General Rosser par
ticularly attracted attention because of his
severe arraignment of the United States
pension laws Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was chief
marshal of the parade. and in the line were
Governor O'Ferrall. with full staff; Gen.
Wade Hampton, volunteer infantry, cav
airy. artillery, the Virginia Military Ca
dents. Grand Camp Confederate Veterans.
Department of Virginia, civic societies and
militia. a number of ladies' associations
and the invited guests. The orator OF the
day was Rev. r. c. Cave. In the course
of his address, Mr.. Cave said:
Il am not one of those who clinging TO
the old superstition that the will of heaven
is revealed in the immediate results Of
trial by combat fancy that right must
always be on the side of might, and speak
OF Appoma ttox as a Judgment of God.
do not forget that a SuWaroff trlumphed
and Kosciusko fell; that a Nero welded
the ,scepter OF empire and a Paul was be-
headed; that a Herod was crowned and
Christ crucifed; and, instead OF accepting
the defeat of the South as a divine verdict
against her, regard il as but another in
stance Of truth on the scaffOld and wrong
on the throne Tremendous applause.)
"Appomattox was triumph of the phys
ically stronger In conflict between the
representatives of two essentially different
civilizations and antagonistic ideas OF gov
ernments. On one side in that conflict was
the South, led by the descendants of the
cavaliers who. with all their faults. had
inherited from a long line or ancestors a
manly contcmpt tor moral littleness; a
high sense, a lofty regard for plighted
profound respect for law and order. and an
unfaltering loyalty to constitutional gov
ernments. Against the South was arrayed
the power of the North, dominated by the
spirit of Puritanism, which. with all it's
virtues, has ever been characterized by the
Phartsaism that worships itself and Is
unable TO perceive any goodness apart from
well to the time of Abraham Lincoln has
never hesitated 10 trample upon the rights
''At Appomattox Puritanism, backed by
Overwhelming numbers and unlimited re-
sources. prevailed But brute force cannot
ing men do not judge the merits OF cause
by the measure OF Its success. and / be-
leve
The world shall yet decide,
In truths clear, far of light
That the South was in the right; that the
cause was just; that the men who took up
arms in her defense were patriots who had
even better reason for what they did than
had the men who fought at Concord. Lex
ington and Bunker Hill; and that her coer-
cion, whatever good may have resulted
or may hereafter result from IL, was an
outrage on liberty" (Applause)
The speaker insisted that those who served
under the banner OF the Confederacy were
not rebels, fighting against lawful authority
our fathers of American independence. That
Union was dear TO the hearts of the South
ern people. but when il became evident
that the Union was to exist in name only;
when it's essential principles had been over
thrown and trampled in the dust, then did
the South stand uD and insist upon her
rights, acting not as a passion-swept mob
in mad rebellion against constituted author
ity, but as an intelligent and orderly people.
acting in accordance with due forms Of law
and within the limit of what they believed
to be their constitutional right.
Mr.. Cave closed by saying that the spirits
of the confederate dead, "glory crowned,
hover over US and beckon us on in the paths
of patriotism and honor. Their example
bids us nobly live for the principles OF
thsir government was wisely founded by
our fathers. without which vast terri
tory like ours car possibly remain demo-
cratic, departure from which Is repidly hur-
rying the country to a choice between an
archy and imperialism, and return 10 which
is essential to the preservation OF the life
of the Republic"