The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-31

federacy was the occasion OF great cele-
bration to-day There was a cavalry re-
union at which General FitZhugh Lee.
Wade Hampton. Governor O'Fsrrell, Rev.
William Jones ana General ROsser were
present General Rosser attracted atten-
ton by his severe arragnment of the
United States pension laws. General Fitz-
hugh Lee was marshal of the parade. and
in the line were Governor OFarrell and
Wade Hampton. The orator of the dav
was Rev. r. c. Cave.
In his address Cave said: "I am not one
of those who fancy the right must always
side with might and speak OF AppOmattox
as the judgment of God. Instead of accept
ing the defeat of the South as a divine YER
dict against it | regard it as but another
instance of the truth on the scaffold and
wrong on the throne. Tremendous ap-
=. pIause.l
"AppomattoX was the triumph of the
physically stronger in a conflict between
repr esentatiVes of two essentially differ
ent civilizations and antagonistic ideas of
governments. On one side was the South,
led by descendants of the Cavaliers. who,
with all their faults, had from long line
of ancestors mainly contempt for moral
littleness, high sense of honor lofty re-
gard for plighted faith, strong tendency
TO conservatism, a profound respect for
law and order and unfslterlng loyalty to
the constitutional Government. Against
the South was arrayed the Do yer of the
North, dominated by a spirit of Puritan
ism, which, with all its virtues, has ever
been characterized by Phariseeism that
wOTships itself and is unable to prove any
goodness apart from itself. and from the
time Of Cromwell to the time of a braham
Lincoln has never hesitated TO trample
upon the rights of others in order to effect
its own ends"
AT App0mattOX Purtanism, backed by
overwhelming numbers and unlimited re-
sources, prevailed. But brute force can
not settle questions Of right and wrong
Thinking men do not Judge the merits of a
cause by the measure OF its success, anu |
believe
The world shall yet decide
In truths clear, tar-off light
That the South was in the right; that the
cause was just; that the men who took ND
arms in 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 re-
suited or may hereafter result from it, was
an outrage on liberty" [Applause.l
The speaker insisted that those who
served under the banner of the Confed-
eracy were not rebels fighting against law
fui authorities and seeking to destroy the
Union founded BY our fathers of American
Independence. That Union was dear to
the hearts of the Southern people, but
when it became evident that the Union
was to exist in name only, when its essen
tal principles had been overthrown and
trampled in the dust, then did the South
stand up and insist upon her rights, acting
not as passion-swept mob in mad rebel
lion against constituted authority. 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 rights.
MI. Cave closed by saving: The spir-
its of the Confederate dead, glory
crowned, hover over and beckon us on
the paths of patriotism and honor. Their
example bids US nObly live for the prin-
ciples Of State sovereignty and home rule
on which this Government was wisely
founded by our fathers, without which no
vast territory like ours can possibly re-
main Democratic, departure from which
Is rapidly hurrying the country to a choice
between anarchy and Imperialism, and
return TO which is essential TO The preser-
walton of the life of the republic"
At the conclusion of the GRAFTON the
monument was unveiled and a military
salute fred, which closed the exercises.
Rev. Robert c. Cave is from st. Louis.
He served through the war and was seY-
eral times wounded
The statue is 70 feet high, built of thir-
teen massive stones. representing the
thirteen Confederate States, and the capt.
tai is artistically carved. The figure is
that of the typical Confederate soldier, al
rest, but ever alert. In his right hand he
grasps his musket, the butt of which rests
upon stump; his BLANKET, frequently his
only protection at night from sleet and
storm, is rolled, and crosses his breast.
and the left hand clutches the strap
of his canteen just above the hin. He
looks intently to the front and is ready for
any emergency that may arise.
ST. LOUIS, May 3O.-Rev. Robert Cave.
who made a sensational address at the I'M
yelling of a monument TO private soldiers
and sailors of the COnfederacy at Rich
mond. Va, to-day, is a resident Of this
sectsrian church in the West End, and is
well known as prominent advocate of
The movement in favor of the establish
ment of non-sectarian church.
CHICAGO. May 3O.-The 6OOO graves of
the Confederate dead at Oakwood Gene
terry were decorated by the Confederate
Veteran Association to-day. The monu-
ment of Tennessee marble. costing $40, O00
was recently erected in the cemetery to the
memory Of the defenders OF the lost cause.
and the purpose was to have dedicated the
shaft today, but this ceremony was post
poned to allow some gentlemen from the
South to participate in the exercises.
Many packages of flowers were sent from
various points in the South.
HORACE GREELEY'S MEMORY.
NJ