Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-21
SPEECH BY REAGAN
ENTERTArxmENr 70 RAISE DAVIS
nosuMENr FUNDS.
The Last of the Famous Confederate
Cabinet SPEAK. Under the AUS
pieces OF the Alder, sidney john
stoa Post


San Antonio. Tex. April co. (spec-
iai.D-The entertainment given at the
Grand opera house tonight under the
auspices OF Albert sydney Johnston
camp OF ex-Confedcrates for the bene-
lit OF the Southern abbey and Jefferson
Davis monument funds attracted 9
large and representative audience. Tht
feature Of the evening was the address
by Hon. John II. Reagan, the sole sur
vivinE member of the Confederate cab
met A program OF choice local music
and literary talent followed. Judge
Reagan was greeted with q warm de-
monstration and spoke as follows:
Judge Reagan spoke rs follows:
Comrades, Ladies' and Gentlemen;
The historic memories of .cople.
the wisdom OF their statesmen, the
skill OF their generals, the courage OF
their soldiers. the learning " their
philosophers. the sublimity OF thenr po-
cts. the purity Of their diyincs, the viz
tue OF their women. constitute the
greatest Incentive. on the part OF their
successors, to emulate their examples,
IN order 10 form greater characters.
TO inaugurate and carry out great en-
terprisee. 10 make the greatest pro
Ercss. and to accomplish The greatest
good for the benefit OF mankind.
Who can read the history Of ths early
settlement OF the American colonies. OF
their patient endurance. o. tho pri,a-
tons TO which they we're exposed. OF
the courage with which they encoun-
tered and overcRine the hostile In
dians. OF the sacrifices of comfort they
made In coming 10 n new. wild country
where they might enjoy political lib
erty and religious freedom and tolera-
ton. without feeling a sense OF proud
satisfaction because OF being their de-
a -.
age Of our revolutionary ancestors. aud
OF their fortitudo and suffering during
seven years war; and Of the wisdom
OF the statesmen 20 whom we are IN
debted for our model system Of demo-
cratic government. winch secures ro-
iitical liberty and religious freedom
TO all the people. Without experiencing
emotions OF gratitude and venera-
zion for the wisdom and courage which
gave to US the unequaied blessings We
eajeyf
Aud coming down 10 later period
and nearer home. who can contem-
plate the heroic courage. the love OF
lihrty, and the great sacrifices made
BY the pioneers OF Texas. .hc tieathless
coUfage Of the defenders of the Alamo,
and the intrepid vaior Of the heroes OF
San Jacinio without his bosom
swelling with pride on account OF hiI
being citizen Of Texis?
and stun later. who that remembers
the uuequaled valor. the self sacri-
hcirs devotion OF our men and women
during the brief and stormy lie OF the
late Confederate states government;
who can remember the AuOlinie grad
e'ir. the selr-sacrihclng devotion to in
terfste u the people OF the CunfeGcracy
Of their great leader ana President
Jerelton Davis: who cAh remember tie
arirncid military genlus 81 General II
p Leo (.onoraI gfona,tau T.,t,sn,,
GensrAl Sydney Johnson and their
tfotucr officers; and who caa remember
the conduct OF the noble women % the
Confectionery IN their atrurg'ss TO pro-
vsdt for and take care or The families
az home, and TO furnish clothes and
ssr i'-s for the fathers. tho husbands
a9d eols n the field. without feeIirg
r-Usi that he was a Confederate, or
that 10 u 'e descendant Of n Com
frecra;s.
do not ailude to these things TO
stir anew the passions, or to revive
again the hopes which then animated
our people. That great contest with It's
trials and Its sacrifices, It's achieve
nents Its glorics and It's suffcrings,
has passed away. and our fortunes
afs ireiasoiubiy linked with tho for
tunes OF those who were then our ene-
mics. We are all now American citl-
Gems, have the same government and
are protected by the same constitution,
.nelns OF the same race. with the game
nopes, the same aspirations and the
came destiny awaiting US. But we are
not the leas proud OF the achievements
OF our statesmen, the skin OF our of
flcers. the courage OF our soldiers, and
the Helf-saorihcing devotion 70 that
cause OF the mothers, the wives and
the daughters OF the Confederacy.
understand that II IN the purpose
OF your camp 10 raise funds 10 assist
IN the building OF "a Battle Abbey, at
some place IN the southern states. in
(which the evidence OF tho grand mem
ories Of the Confederate struggle may
be pef'pctuated: and 10 contribute TO
the fund for the erection OF n monu-
ment TO the memory OF Jefferson Da-
yis, the president OF the confederacy.
Our interest and the pride we feel In
the memories OF n war, In which hun
dreda or Thousands OF men were en-
SaEed. which convulscd continent
and attracted the anxious gaze OF the
civilized world. and produced some Of
the greatest military leaders and the
hrayest soldiers. and exhibited 10 the
world the greatest endurance and most
reif-sacrincinE disposition, and which
showed the women OF the Confedcracy
20 he ms patriotic and self-aacrlncine
rs the men In the feid, mnkes II pc
cuilariy appropriate that We should
'+.fFlfN .'N'fff fNFttnhitf Us VIII Utfpttu~
ate a knowledge Of these great virtues
~ an incentive aud an emulation TO
like patriotism, courage and virtues
In The coming generations
No man known 10 history more rich
" deserves monument to his memory
than the president OF the late confed-
eracy The wisdom ana COURAGE with
which be conducted the affairs OF the
the extraordinary forth
5pde and conttancy with which he en-
aurcd q iDtfg and cruel imprisonment
after The full OF the confederacy; the
nhility ana fdeiity which he displayed
afterwards In writing tho history OF
The Rlee and Fall OF the confcderacy.
ere GENERALLY Known, But there are
Home things IN which portion at
|eaHt Or tho public have ali the time
Mr. Davis. And there
" s2mf other thingn. which Illustrate
~ character, which have not been
m'fvte known 70 the general public. and
y Which tainx p aropqr nov % eau