Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-20

ana common love OF country uhu CIV
quent, earnest and forcible expressionl
Let US prevent the gallant Boston
Lancers from visiting their Confeder-
ate friends in New Orleans and let us
Theoretically seal the gates of Boston
against visit in return. Ot what
value are social observanCes and the
courtesies of life when they conflict
with the higher duty expounded by
Commander Thayer? Why should
divine admonitions be permitted to
weigh against his patriotic counsels?
Oh the shame of it To hauut be-
fore the people of Chicago, on a lofty
shaft, rebel I'm tattered clothes and
stockings turned down below the
knees. # the outrage is to be per-
petuated, let US at least insist upon
swallowtail coat and a white necktie.
Some concession must be made to AS
suage the grief of our bruised and
bleeding hearts.
Ii this Chicago, dedication were
the only evidence Of rising spirit Of
rebellion we might regard it as an
ephemeral ebulhtion soon 10 be forgot
ten, but alas such is not the case.
Those of the rebels who escaped de-
struction in the field and whose lives
have been spared by paternal and
forgiying Government are now en-
gagged in plotting against the peace
and dignity Of the land. They pro-
pose to create National Memorial
Association and boldly declare that 1t
is "to perpetuate the memories Of the
glorious struggle of the South for con-
stitutional rights, topay deserved trlb-
ute to the heroic deeds Of their fallen
comrades, to furnish an inspiring OBJ
iect lesson to their descendants, and to
leave to posterity enduring proofs OF
the courage, loyalty and devotion to
duty of the Confederate soldiers.
Could disloyalty reach higher climax
As incredible as it may seem, Wash
ington is being considered as the site
of this monstrous institution.
Our people are blind. They do not
see the yawning gulf at their feet
Union veterans are being lured by
false lights and carried away by mawk-
ish and vicious sentiment. Posts OF
the G. A. Il. are being seduced into
forgetfulness of the glorles Of the past
and the duties of the present. Post
A. W. Dodge of Baltimore has en-
kindled all our patriotic fires and
stirred our hearts to proteSt against
its purpose to visit Winchester, Va,
and there decorate the graves Of the
rebel dead. This city, of all others, II
the most inappropriate spot for such
unhalowed ceremonies. 1t was the
center of the operations of that per-
sistent rebel, Stonewall Jackson, and
from there came to the North, when
he could no longer fight against 1t,
Charles Broadway Rouss, whose busy
brain and plethoric purse are the main
STAYS of this rebel work of perpetual
ton And this man is an invited
guest of the A. w. Dodge Post and
has the efrontery to write Of the pro-
posed floral tribute: "As the garlands
are laid on the grassy mounds, they
teach us lessons of faith and hope and
charity and fraternity, Cor the Eternal
through his messengers Of purity and
fragrance proclaim the loveliness Of
universal brotherhood.
It was indeed time that you raised
note of warning. Your act Of fer
vent patriotism will stir the hearts Of
all who followed "Old Glory in the
stormy times Of the war. You will be
honored as never man was before.
Laurel wreaths will crown your throb-
bing temples. Rich offerings will be
laid at your feet Peans Of praise will
resound in your ears, and when the
names Of Grant and Lee and Sherman
and johnson are forgotten, yours will
continue to fiji the trump Of future
fame"
Whatever Of influence ! possess shall
be employed in arranging annual cere-
monies to illustrate the high esteem in
which Union veterans bold you. ]
shall propose that on each Fourth Of
July the posts Of the G. A. r. shall
send delegations to Boston to do you
honor. There standing upon the apex
of Bunker Hill Monument, clad in uni
form, your manly breast glittering
with decorations won on the tented
field, with eyes upraised to Heaven, a
flaming sword in your right hand, and
in your left hand scroll inscribed IN
characters Of living light the Christian
and uatriotic utterance Suppress