The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-06-15
w. N. WHITE, Agt.

of secession was based have never been
oyerthrown. Sirs, they are unau-
swerable.
Comrades, while our fathers live lei
us honor, love and protect them Let
us respect the cause for which they
fought and bled, and resent every IN
sult offered them through section hate
or blind partisan feeling. We VIII
never acknowledge that they we're IN
the wrong, nor will we suffer their
brows to bear the fcion brand OF
traitor. And whenever you meet an
old Confederate soldier ms you pursue
yonr course through life, treat HIM
kindly and respectfully, however low
may be his station; for remember.
that wheu our fathers were young
men like we-lopg, long before our IN
fancy was danced upou their knees,
the rude clarion of war called them 10
the field of battle TO fight for home.
| for country and for God. Their deeds
are ours-they belong to US aud to our
children. Then let us treasure them
| in our memories let us wrap around
our hearts the old Red Cross flag that
stood the storms of thousand battles
and when we lay beneath the silent
sod the last of that "braye and gallant
few.n let the example of loyalty set by
them be unto us our safeguard ano
our guide all through the journey o.
wears. The past is ours, with all III
/ stirring memories and It's bloodwash
ed battle fields. There they are
i Therc is Bull Run, and Manassas, ant
Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsvlllc
aud Shiloh, aud Gettysburg, and
thousand otbers-ihc fields OF victory
and of defeat--and there they will re
main forever. The bones of the south
lands SOUS who fell in the great strug
, gle for states rights lie buried beneath
the soil of every stale iron Pcnsyi
, yania to the Gulf. Enshrined within
, the great bosom of nature, they sleel
beneath the ccnsccraied ground tha
drank their life's blood. No towering
tshaft of monumental brass or chisele'
. marble rears its lofty crest above them
no grand colossal bust or column
/ trophied for triumphal show mark
: the spot where the Southern hero rel
8 The tuffed mound that rose above nj
l bleeding form has been obliteratce
: and the only earthly monument q
u can claim is the green grass aoov
! him, or perhaps modest oloomln
b flower. unknown and uncared To-
d they are sleeping that long and etcrn'
q sleep upon q thousand battle hcio
# where the soft wailing of the wind an
d the free song of the uncaged bird al
% unto them the purest and sweete'
k anthem that can flow from the hea
10 aud voice of nature.
z To-day there is no North. no Sout
J. as far as love of country is concernc
b, We are bound together, | hope. new
10 to be torn asunder again, and we chs
10 Icnge the world to show greater Toys
-Ity than ours. A new South d
c. sprung up out of the ashes OF siavel
and secession, aud the blessings
n, peace, plenty and prosperity are ever
10 where visible. Weare bound toge.n
te by one tie-the love of country. 1
IF. grand old Father of Waters IN
n. sweeps BY our doors is the artery
,s- nature that flows through The nea
be of the land, bearing the commerce
ly our common country to the ports
ne distant nations while from his mou
de tain home the proud American eat
a spreads his unfettered pinions up
w. the limillcss ocean OF air, and scars
on kingly pride from the Allcghanlcs
we tho Rockies The flag of our faith
ar | is farled over The dust OF those "
nd bore 1t. while above united peol
ed float the stars aud stripes OF the
est public They have never been ieA
lat led in defeat God grant they be
.ht shall Sectional feeling Is wear