The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
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liz Ei.ssHaasns ala,d aaperltaes OF ll3is and
To prepare our BETTER Ma1wFe tn IL
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IL lowe to Gad and to our fellow -au.sfa-
hzs very few cd men eatFE 5astefnesz
to- Hae grave ONE day ! observed an
I'D man for - h0as Hslents the eD@-
naaadaF had great rss'phed talking 10
fr5ead- His eyes sa.s5ed and every
laaznae1s of lis face bet8seDed engNf-
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p.sataasemt he saEaz = gRsgha 10 have
lsdlaed fhe angmndrelz Cautiously
sipElr 5ssefaesT and aaquaHrer= Had a eaHfra-
s1aBfy with B1aaseb5dIgs e0lo@slf'7 oh. =
said be- 4 WAS just tsllans' Brown saodas
E5ttae affair that happened alhSsa--as5
Eas ae,e-gas- just As years ago But
even he uegloM ed dl0mn aeaae FEARS he
fore he d6ed- N@ms If we lived In Bong
~ Noah OF Mefhgtzlea- or even as long
al abraham. we m6gha ft'e9H and cherish
6adteraes@ for 4 huudresd years. but
three segre years and ten rs too 6Faef 4
TUNE TO be "a z.aaet1 iin Etssssaoas-
Tlhfrtg-ga.s years have passed aimee
thu war. and I WAS Eliminating over ttae
difference betmeea naM aud tham- We
veterans reanesah,er when NE were al
aceua.sd of TREASON and Hnamg of our
leaders had to fes4 rhe .c9@arFF for lear
vf arrest and triz. and eaHdssmmasbqn
zad de@ths When 10 Fossaess on exhibit
a confederate flag provoked fampr5aon-
mre1ts when we had to defend the loss
saase 81 lament its failure in whispers.
and whem every Eaan who Was worth
81 0GQ had hfs property eoatiaeated W.
less be p@Hfs50aed for pardon aua paid
we'll for H. The pardon brokers at
Washington made millions out o. our
wealthy cit6zens-
But thine has diluted the bitterness
Of sho4e m bD aaeFe our MOST malignant
rmemdes. Reflection has tempered the
pfefUalees Of our northern brethren.
and m0w we hee Gem. Gordon amd Gen.
Long2treet given glad and willing wei
cgmr as they discourse temporarily
and trathfglIY Of the war, ifs causes
and its results Now here u the carpet
baqgeF who figured IN reconstruction
tlmaes more denounced and fsespised
than at the north. More than all this.
a monument has been built on northern
ground i'm memory Of the confederate
iead- Brothefiy unions Of the blue
and the gray have been held al various
Times and places, and thousands Of the
grand army are moving s0uthM ard and
sraternizipg with our people. There
~ only one sore that does not heal. and
that Is the hard fact that M lille we PAY
our own pensions We have 70 help 10 pas
theirs. and get nothing back. The
stimate il that IL takes half million
annually for Georgia 10 pension her
confederate widows ard disabled sol
slieFx, and ton times az much to pa
her part Of the union pensions. This
IS 500 GOO goes into their hopper and
we get no toll But even this will pass
away. Old Father Time lis slow up
there, but he is sure Unpensioned SOL
dieFs don't live as long as those who
feed On government pap. and there are
not near as many Of theIn. We see it
stated that there are now less than
100000 confederate survivors. I told
that 10 federal general in Florida
not long ago. and ne ruminated over ii
some time and said: you rebels fought
70 hard and endured 80 much you broke
down your constitutions. StOnewail
Jackson's fool cavalry, / know, must
nave worn their legs off up to their
knees, like Munchausen's famous hunt
ing dog
But after so long time the heroism
Sf the south e looming up and the lost
cause shines before the world in a clear
CT and more Iustrous light. No sane
man speaks Of us ~ traitors now, and
we are permitted with kindly grace
10 honor our dead a I'd build monuments
10 our heroes. Patriotism and courage
ere honored everywhere. There are, OF
course, a few beartless souls in every
community who care nothing for the
sacred memories Of the war, and with
ious junction exciaim: 'Oh, let the
lead past bury it's dead. Look not back.
ABA v " = ? AAiA4f III
mcnt." Such men will never defend
their country nor help TO save I state.
A people without sentiment will never
asye any heroes. DIR. johnson, the
greatest philosopher that ever lived.
said: THAT man = little to be envied
whose patriotism would not gain force
upon the plain OF Marathon. Even re-
ligion, which is animated only by faith
and hope will glide by degrees out of the
Ilind unless il be invigorated by calls
10 worship and the salutary influence
n example" Nev".- was anything more
iruthfully said. The good citizen must
keep his patriotism alive by cherIshing
the memories Of tine wars in which they
or their fGthcrs we're engaged. over
1900 years have passed since the Athen-
ANS defeated the great army Of Darius,
but Marathon is still memorable in song
and story il IS the watchword Of
patriotism. 4 generation has passed
since the battle OF Gettysburg, but the
,alor of the American soldiers Of both
~ mics, as displayed In that bloody
fight, win shine ~ history as long as
there are people to write, or people to
read. We are glad that Col. Garrett has
come south to work for the memories
~ the lost eause, and to tell ms about
Gettysburg. Did not our hearts burn
ithin IT'S as be described the thrilling
scenes that absorbed his vision and
magueiized every Cher of his being.
Who can ever focret the exalted emo
tons that great bottle inspires2 Then.
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