The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-07

Texas. Honor was due TO men ike
Randall, Thurman, Morrison and
Others who, in the days following
the close of the war, stood up IN
the halls of congress for the rights
of the Southern states to proper
representation and release from car
pet bag government and negro sold
iers. He did not wish TO discuss
the slavery question. Whether
right or wrong, there was a general
acquiescence since it's abolition and
perhaps obliteration was a blessing
in disguise to the youth of the
South, who were taught habits Of
self reliance and industry
In words of the most sublime elo.
quence he touchingly alluded to the
closing days of the soldier, states
man, orator and writer, the great
chieftain of the Confederacy, Jetfer-
son Davis. He told how with
calm and dignified demeanor. he
survived the tauDts that were flung
at him, bearing them with Christian
resignation. How the great chief.
tain 8 spotless character has left an
lndelible impress upon his country,
that will remain long after this gen.
GRAFTON, and the one that follows it,
have crossed the river.
He closed with magnificent and
touching tribute to the women of
the South. and prolonged cheers
made the building tremble when he
sat down.
1t was a grand speech, and will
be remembered in Texas by those
who heard it along with the address
Of Jefferson DAVIS at Houston in
1876, and Henry Grady at Dallas in
1883.
DR.. j. G. J. King introduced
Hon. John Ii. Cochran, Of Dallas,
who said:
| am one of those who be ieve the
estimation in which the heroic
deeds, the patriotic acts and self.
sacrificing devotion of the heroes
and patriots of country are held
by its people is an unerring stand
ard by which to measure the pstri-
otism, the civilization, the intelli-
gence and chlvalIy Of that people.
History teaches us that whenever
and wherever we find a people who
honored and cherished the memo.
ry of their heroes and held up to
the rising generation the noble
deeds and heroic acts of their brave
and good men and pure women, as
models worthy their emulation, that
that people were 3 liberty.Ioving
people, jealous of their liberties,
and who were ever ready to defend
with their life blood, if need be,
what they conceived to be their !
rights. History also teaches us that
such a people were not only a lib
eriy.loving people, jealous of their
rights, but that they were an in.
telligent, brave and civilized PEG
pie. Such were the people
of the South in 1860, of suck
people are the noble, grand
old Confederate veterans of today,
the living true representatives-and
the grand speech of that grand old
Texan and Confederate hero, John
ii. Reagan, giving a concise yet
true history of tie causes which
conspired TO bring about the late
war between the states, although
we'll known to US before, should
be treasured by us and pre- served |
as true presentation and
vindlcation of the motives of
the Southern people, and should
be taught to our children. SO like
wire, should the master effort of |
our IN jor general, the little cav
alrymap, Gen. l.. S. Ross, in vlndi-
eating the bravery, the Chi. airy and |
the humanity of the Southern sol.
der by a comparison of the official
records of the enemy, be treasured
and kept as a ready answer to the
oft repeated slanderous charge of
the vindictive andsigno1ant that the
Confederates were cruel and bar.
oarous In their treatment to the
Union prisoners. The reason the
Confederates so long, 30 stubbornly
and so successfully batfl ad the efforts
OF the Union army to crush out the
rebellion as they term,d it, against