The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-02
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS
DELIyFRED THE LATE GEN. n.
Il. COLsTON. IN 1870.
Beautiful Sentiments Couched In Chaste
and Eloquent Language-Duty ofthe
Living 20 the Dead.

known in the literary world as the accom-
p.ishcd author Of numerous interesting
and instructive articles on various topics,
on May 20. 1870 delivered an address be-
f0Io the Ladies' Memorial Association at
Wilmington. y. }. This address, which
was published by Dr. r. a. Brock IN 1893
in the Southern Historical Report. IS I'M
usually interesting. even az this late day.
and tho sentiments expressed by the lead
soldier on that occasion viii Dee read with
Due appreciation. In his address General
Coiston spoke in part as follows:
Those who fail IN the arms OF victory
and success need no monuments TO pre-
serve their memories. The continued ex-
; istence and prosperity Of their country
are SUFFICIENT cp.tapls. and their names
> can never Dee forgotten. But how shall
J those hc remembered who failed? II is
} their enemies who write their history,
b painting 10 with tncir own colOrs. dis
tortus &c with their caiumnics. their
prclulrcs. and their passions. and 10 is
this onc-silcd version OF The conQuorors
that Che world 600 large accepts as truth.
FOR n history as in the present Vac
Nlcte WOO to the conquered
'if .. frur tNat when We. the actors in
tho I.et contest shall Doe sleeping in our
grave. little wil DO matter TO AS what the
world mas think of us or our motives.
But ncthirks that we could hardly rest
300 peace. oven in The tomb. should our de-
srcnlants m.>Iuiec or condemn ass And
set .s there imp0s -iuiuiy or ths2 They
WILL ne told that their fathers were oil
r.r.ns. arstocrats. siayo-gr.vers. robcls.
traitors who. to pcrpctuate tine monstrous
SIN 0' human slavery. tried 20 throttle out
Tho Nie of tho nation and 90 rcnd asunder
thO government founded by Washington:
chat they raised paricidal hands against
thr sacred arA OF the Constitution, that
they were the uuprovoked aggressOrs, and
struck Tire first sacrIlegious blow against
the Union AMI the flag of their country.
"What II this Doe but false cant and
calumuy2 Constant repetition viii give
e. something OF the authority of truth.
We cannot doubt 90. our descendants
VIII see these ISLANDERS repeated in North
crn and probably in European publica-
lions. perhaps even I'm the very text
books of their schools Gor unfortunately
wc Southorncrs wrl'o too littlc), and they
may Doe compelled. Ike ourselves TO look
abroad for their intellectual nutriment.
il is true that our own immediate sons
and daughters viii not believe these falsi-
ncatious of history. but perchance their
children or grandchildren may hchcVe
them. And those who are still our enc
mics after five years of peace rely con-
fdcntiy upon this result A so-called min
lister of the Prince OF Peace, but whose
early and persistent advocacy of war and
hloodshcd prove that be obtained his COM
mission from "a very opposite quarter has
dared 90 say that I'm few years the rela-
tiFes OF those Southern men who fell I'm
our struggle VIII DE ashamed 10 be seen
standing hy the side OF their dishouorcd
graves And Doe who said this. mark you.
is uo obscure drvclIcr but on the con-
trlry. one of The highest representative
men Of the North. one whom they de-
leht TO honor. no less n parsonage than
the Etv. Henry Ward Beecher. who ten
dered bis church as shooting gallery for
bandits 90 acquire skill 90 murder Southern
mon BOO Kansas. Bccchcr the abettor and
rarccvrist Of John Brown the chief OF
those bandits Bcecher. the burning and
shining light of the Northern Church,
Who's. ufterances attract thousands every
sabbath He says mat ln few years the
Southern people viii be ashamed 90 stand
ly the dishonored graves Of their fallen
champions.
"F,uow SOuthorncrs whose teachings
and Influence can accomplish more than
all other agencies comsined 10 hur back
fhis foul SANDER in the teeth Of that rev
crend lar+ VINO can pest bu"i1 va.
teriiy from lNe ''il .F,''- "'.,--' -. ,.,,
hood. " no can So '''i''.'-.. 49, s|,is
justice oil our '' .-,....,'.., ~ ,o,,,
a7 10 I''"' "''i ''
ofIiN'l"i7- ,. a.t- .,,
our l''' ,7 l.tlf' 'n. 80 ,,.
n''i'. pay. i".i.' ''7' '''-. .t
SCUM. A,7' I'' i"' ''i'o, |
iN't lof DIT N'.''6H ''D-'''i ~ ~
n"dN,iih-' 'iNe 'o '-' '-,''' "' p, '.,
SCUM. lh 'ir l.a'l ana '" ...' i' go
they VIII Doe H quo lllNie. hia ls ii'i'li'l
the TIME nor lhe pace TOT Fallu COM
riimfnts or iuirome cui's|' ana SPEAK
only tne words oi uulh ana son'II ness
as All cot you VIII l'rllf. We ""uii ne
tistr IMAM me biutr' lhat ltIish couIu
We forget what the women OF the South
did to promote the success of our EFFORTS
ly night and hy day they laoored with
o.iiFant hands 10 supply the deficiencies
OF inc government Ihey nuised the SICK
ana MoiHN'n' incF pore sorrows anu pil-
Nd'i'Na OF every hiHu "i'Houl d ""li"u4
hat tncy sAnel'd no tongue no pen can
ever express. lct they never falteredi
They never gave up and they continued
go cheer the sinking hearts OF their de-
Tenders. and 10 nope against all nope
even when an was over Ana see no"
nch.y they have kept us in Iafih. w ME
some men who once dld gallant service
in the Southern armies nave al"s' turn
cd false for N|NNE lIrff. where are illt