The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-26

BOY who stu had need Of n mo.bo,s
wa,cntmi care and tenderness she ronl1
iow UPON ner muster rolls n; ali ,sn,as
ho,da 'man ooV.v" men and thu, within her
1890 ? at we close of the war were buried
more than 100000 OF her ene,n,s. vnn ,,,a y.
say with honest pride thai ,ha snld ,,as
o o. we south, living and dead, were mas.
o,v ~ W ~, NJ art % war. and thai the mem.
n'sS vi ,iirlr achioNc,nen's should not mr.
ish' put Ne nerrctaicd IN monunnn.s of
bronze and marble. No higher onconi,n,
can ever he passed upon the skin and
COURAGE Of tine southern soli,ors INN ~.
speak the simple truth OF history ana
say u took more than 2Ts0Ooo Eeaerni
troops, whose arms and munitions Of ,yn,
,vor,, "naW I from the arsenals OF all the
from the grnnarles of al the nations
-FOUR wears TO overcome less than $50 0pl
sou,nrrn soldiers. whose ports were block
""Hu ana WHO were without an arsenal I'm
their borders or a comrnissary SUNNY hc
yond their own territory.
Veterans. welcome you. too. I'm behalf
OF all the people OF .ah5s coSrn5poli,an CITY
WnoSe population is gathered from all ,hc
states oil this Union and from the far OF
li'ds beyond the sens. In tho aseresa; .
thry are neither Federal nor Corted ara les
native nor foreign born but Americans
all, today proud OF their country and lis
achievements IN peace and IN war No str-
ti"nal feelings bind 'heir sympli,,es: no
seoarnph'ehi lines limst their admiration.
no bitter memories mar their love. WNh
the Hight OF years have gone the ant
inosties and horrors of war and mem
DRY today holds In sacred keeping only
posiie heart every monnman, IN Nc ~, lu,'i
whether erected to great commander or
10 gallant soldier, To Federal or Con-
ieu.ra',. speaks ,endcily and eloquenily
oil the glory alike Of the blue and the gray
AS a part of this splendid ci;izership'
the Grnnl ARMY men standing thnrn
welcohe You as cordially today as does
camp STERLING Price. They ION You .N
your admiration and sodie,iy love for
these daughters OF the Conietlerarv. They
rejoice with You that under the favor
of mciciful providence. in This free
and ,inised country blessed by universal
peace aud fraternity. they have been
spared 10 participate IN tho.5c ceremonies
by which the noble women OF the South
do honor to themselves ana their country
in erecting monumen: 20 commemorate
Inc memory OF their dead heroes, who by
their valorous conduct On sea and land
wreathed their names in immortellea and
Al the conclusion of to.onel Crawford :
address til. hand struck up Dixie. which
MAS responded TO with Il historic Veil.
The corner stone wa then placed N posi-
ZION with ceremony by the Free Masons.
alter which Judge liEhitoot delivered the
Judge III. H. Ltghtfoot, the orator of the
day' proceeded as follows;
oinf9 des' i-a'iies ana Hentiemen' feel
hoholed IN having been selected as the
iederacy upon this grand oconSon. To
shy mat reel unworthy OF the sacred
trust does nj haif Cypress the sentiment.
We are proud of this splendid monument
ana me occasion W!Hch calls SO many OF
our gallant .Gsiefnns toeether
we are mr., 49, - discuss the consiitu-
non or the guarantees 10 the States in
.iat sarIed Instrument,
we ara not here 10 DISCUSS the war or
INC causes which led up 10 II. II IS enough
To know that We fought and hled. and
memory perish from the earth forever
Ihirty-two years ago Whis month";
stood ~ The mahgied form OF dead com
rade He Wa, ii hoy Of sixteen summers
my friend and companion The rapid ebb
and now n the life current of that brave