The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-18
attorneY e sncral. Int vas defeated Il

him q bitter lesson. Like Woosey, he
'had'ventured these many summers Into a
sea- Of glory but far. beyond. bis depth
until at last his hhleblown pride broke
under him and left him * the mercy of
the stream that must fore 'er hide him.
ArrEAL TO THE rnIvA1s SOLDIER.
Appeals are made to thesrivatc soldier
to vote for him and save hin in his dis
tress and CRAFTY his desire Cor Office. Be-
fore the war he was Il Bit : secessionist.
He went into the war as captain with a
salary of $l30 90 per month and an Office
behind him filed by another man for his
benefit, free of charge, and increasing pay
with increasing rank, and came out a
hrigader general There were four hum
dred hrigadier generals in the Confcd
ATE army. With an army Of FIVE hundred
thousand men the confcderacy had mere
hrgadier canerals than the Federal army
had with an army Of two million men.
The southern army was top-heayy with
brigadicr generals, who ought to have
borne muske;s in ranks. Tie Ninth dis
! trict is full Of men who were shot and
sabred worse than he and make no boast
about if. Our Young men are too prone
10 worship Office. They had better quit it
and worship heroic conduct "Pcacc hath
her victories no less removed than war"
suppose the nominee Of tie Republic
can party was IL good soldier for his COM
rades said he VAS would not pIucl; a
feather from his cap OF fame. We are
more interested in his present course.
The Southern soldier gained renown that
he's never been cqualcd by the supporters
Of a lost cause They were the noblest
men that ever swung sabre or shoulder
ed Il mubet The knightlicst warriers that
cannon shot or trumpet flourish ever SUM
moned to battle. They were men whose
spirits never faltcrcd, whose courage new
CT wavercd, whose resolve never failed
through four years Of strife. They were
men whose ndomitable artiour has no
parallel in the annals of mankind. The
iieldS drehcheu Win 'he!T hioou "hc to'"
with their uniimciy agony can never be
called los. a long rs the word honor re-
m.
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world recognizes the desperate nature Of
The struggle they made and the fearful
odd. ar.;n.i VII; ch thcv fouobi and has
lawn .;nrc. donc ius,irc &, what thev con-
siIrr.d f. he fine rirht,
"On laIHe eternai camping r'"I0
Ihelr silent tents are spread
And Slory GUARDS WIN sol I'M" round
ne NIYoU"c OF '"c Ucau.
We realize tic great changes that have
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their arms and dlsbandcd rnirty long
Years. The struggle Of half lifetime
have ire led their heads m furrowed
their faces. They are now in obeying thc
laws Of nature failing faster than they did
amid the carnage ofba'tle. Their names
arc not inscribed upon SKY -picrcI'a COZ
ann, hui on monument more enduring
than brass or marble. Their votes are no
lonrcra political factor that may not be
icnoreG. but, nevertheless, it is 4 priv
| lore. it is Il rigli.it is a duty 10 those who
fclI upon the field of battle to treasure the
memories Of the past.
This candidate j. a. Walker, SAID IN
his speech at lie unyeiiug OF the \. !.
iI;ll monument at Richmond, "ihc South
ern people accepted the results Of Inc war
with no feeling OF interIorlN, wIiI no
craven spirit, with no regrets or probes
siors OF sorrow torta2 past, ana with no
apologies to Offer ct, in July, three
short months after Ice had surrendered,
and almost before The remnant otConied-
crate troops in 'ieXaS had !aId GOWN 'hc'r
arms. before tho blood had dried on the
hattie field. and before The smoke Of bali
no had scarcely met the heavens. while
t,,c croai,s Of the diving were still ringing
IN his cars. wrote to The conQuerer who
hcld his native State PROSTATE under the
iron heel Of military power, ~ our petit
toner acknowledges his error in cspous-
Inc and supporting the cause of scces-
sion.
IN 1876. he who had held two Offices
,brourloaslhc war. and who had been
weIl-paid hereafter, who was " LAWYER
Will, a lucrative practice, claimed commu-
lntion Of sixty dollars ior his wound ~
cciyed in battle. He did not need It, lie
,.as jrncudent manual labor for sup
nortas many other Wounded comrades
we're. bat BE- drew Communication ana many
of them had to wait until another aPPrG >,
shguIIicrs Luccn OF Navarro says Jack
sons bloody mantle fell. ..
Yot ouly this but he voted for G. T.