St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-31
AROARFROM GEN. ROSSER,
DENOUNcES The PENSION LAWS ATA
CONFEDERATE REUNION
GATHERING OF BIG REBELS.
A Preacher Orator, Amid Great
Applause, says That the Defeat
OF the south Was But Another
Instance of "Truth on the Scat.
fold and Wrong on the ThroRe''
South Will Yet Triumph Il

Of the south Was But Another
Instance of Truth on the seat.
fold and Wrong on the ThroHe';
South Will Yet Triumph
RICHMOND, Va, May 30.-The IN
yelling and dedication of the monument
to the private soldiers of the Confeder-
acy was the cause of a great celebration
in this city today. AS a preliminary,
there was a cavalry reunion, attended
by several of the Confederate COM
manders. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Wade
Hampton. Gov. O'Frrrall. Rev. William.
Jones and Gen. Rosser being present.
Gen. Rosser particularly attracted at
tention by u severe arraignmeut of the
United States pension laws.
Gen. FitZhugh Lee was chief
marshal, and in the line were Gov.
O'Ferrall, with full staff; Gen. Wade
Hampton. volunteer infantry, cavalry.
artillery. the Virginia military cadets,
Grand Camp Confederate Veterans, de-
partment of Virginia. civic societies
and militia, a number of ladies' asSocia-
tons and the invited guests.
AN oiosOb Va ~ 49, WAC ~ VI
Cave. In the course of his remarks,
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 re-
suits of trial by combat fancy that
right must always be OF the side of
might. and speak of Appomattox as
JUDGMENT OF GOD,
81 do not forget that a Suwaroff tri-
umphed and a Kosciusko fell; that a
Nero welded the scepter of an empire,
and a Paul wa beheaded; that a Herod
was crowned M that a Christ was
defeat OF the South as a divine verdict
against her, l regard it. as but another
instance OF truth on the ScatfOld n
wrong Oh the thrOne.' Tremendous
applause.
"Appomattox was a triumph of the
physically stronger in a conflict be-
tween the representatives of w . esStn-
TALLY different civilizations aud antag-
onistic ideas OF government. 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 OF ancestors u manly
~ h1okok AitGiSliOoos q LlSl
sense Of honor, a lofty regard for
plighted faith. a strong tendency to
conservatism. a profound respect for
law Il order. and an untaltering
loyalty to constitutional governments.
Against the South was arrayed the
power of the North, dominated by the
spirit of puritanlsm. which. with all its
virtues, has eve been characterized by
the PharaSalsm that worships itself, and
Is unable to perceive any goodness
apart from itself; and from the time of
Oliver Cromwell to the time of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
has never hesitated to trample upon the
rights of others in order to effect its
W ends.
"At AppOmattox ~puritanism, backed
by overwhelming numbers and unlim-
tied resources, prevailed. But brute
force cannot settle questions Of right
and wrong. Thinking men do not Judge
the merits of a cause by the measure of
its success; and l believe the world
shall yet decide. lii truths clear. far off
light
That the South was in the right;
thai the cause was just: that the men
who took up arms III her defense were
patriots. who had even better reason for
what they did than had the men who
fought at Concord, Lexington and
Bunker Hill, and that her coercion,
whatever good may have resulted or
may hereafter result from it, was an
outrage on liberty" Applause.
The speaker insisted that those who
served under the banner of the Confed--
eracy were not rebels, fighting against
lawful authority and seeking to destroy
the Union by our fathers of American
independence. That union was dear to
the hearts of
II SOUTHERN PEOPLE,
but when it became evident that the
Union was to exist in name only: when
its essential principles had been over
thrown and trampled in the dust, then
did the South stand up and insist upon
her rights, acting not as a paSs!oI-swept
mob In mad rebellion against constitut-
ed authority. but as an Intelligent
and orderly people. acting in accord
ance with due forms Of law, and
within the limit of what they believed
to be their constitutional rights. Mr..
Cave closed by saying that the spirits
of the Confederate dead ''glory-croWned
hover over US, and beckon US on the
paths of patriotism and honor. Their
example bids us nobly live for the
principles of state sovereignty and
home rule, on which their government
was wisely founded by our fathers,
without which = no vast territory like
ours can possibly remain democratic.
departure from which is rapidly hurry.
ing the country TO a choice between an
arcny and Imperialism, and return to
which Is essential to the preservation Of
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