The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-13
efforts. How well and truly this has

efforts. How well and truly this has
been realized may be seen in the prog
ross made, despite the untoward sur
roundings and in the face of adverse
winds, until now il is an accepted say
ing tnnt The South IS the favored field
Of the future. Who was il made this
Il possibility? ? | have ne hesitation in
pointing to the Confederate soldiers as
the foundation stone OF whatever de-
vclopmcnt has come, and as being en-
titled to The credit Of preparing the
way for the illlmlabic expansion Of
coming years. with smiling fields and
happy homes, growing commerce and
tccmng industries, enlarged cdura.
tional farllitlcs and i'm creased growth
Nf religious sentiment, the South stands
fairly TO the front aS including ithin
its borders all that makes life desirable,
which, to the dimmc'; eyes Of many
who have acted well their part in this
drama, Tar cNcC;S The POSSESSION uf CO.
| lossal fortunes gained at the expense
of toiling millions.
Amid the labnrs and sacrifices OF all
these years, the precious dust Of our
fallen heroes was not forgotten. The
| inspiration which came to Southern
woman almost Identical with the close
OF hOStiliiicS has been prrpctuatrd
every season with The coming of the
llowcls that tell Of thclr rc>urrrction.
1t is This which has called us together,
and rs the graves are bcdrckcd with
the cmbl"ms Of purity and innocence,
he mind goes back with uncrriny i'll
s'inct to the days when shot aud shell
fell thick and fast among the young
nr l,,.
freely offered i'm the defence Of what
they believed to be light. q, that il |
were in my power to depict what death |
meant To- those youthful heroes at
whose graves we lnwcr with Gondrst |
memories. Thcv rrckcd not that dam
ser was niyh when duty called. # was
theirs 10 leave Il heritage Of valor and /
consideration far better than ylittclinw
gold and more precious than diamonds. !
Four deadly years we fought,
hinged hy Il -irdlc ut llmlallcring fire.
That c"llcd and Missed in lcSscninE circles
higher
Bl"od-dycd the Southern wave
i.rom ocean border to calm inland river.
There was II" pause, no peace, no respite
ever.
Blood OF our bravcst brave
brcnrhcu in scarlet rain the Western lea.
SWciled The huarSc waters OF the Tennessee,
lncarliaNlncI the gllliS. the lakes, the rillS.
Nnd from hundred hills
Steamed in Il mist oi slaughter to the skies
Shutting all hope oi heaven from mortal
ewes.
Are these memories to hr brushed
aNi'lr. and must the :l"ry Of splendid
achievement in Il noble cause hr for
ever slillrd? TO the South belongs
The path"S. the poetry, the romance Of
| Inc l,i ,rI, ,,.il
the triumph. The distinction is mate
rial and everlasting. 1t is not wonder.
tul that an eminent civilian OF New |
tn|land soon after the VAR proposed |
!" "bEtrrate al recollection of the strife
| 10y putting out "l sight all the relics
thai Savorrd rl battle and can mage. He
drSurd not to preserve the torn and
tattrrrd II ,yS that cpilumizcI the do
rirS of Getty tNShurg and Shiluh, and he
would not erect monuments tolhc men
VIII" scaled Missionary Ridge or plant
ed ihc stars and stripes upon Nick>-
burg : cmhattlcmcnlS. His conviction
was that ;hc sections would be reunited
more speedily hy complete oblivion of
the ra~l. In this he WAS surely mis-
taken. \ nation that would Slin,
the impulse to honor the heroic dead
and bu!N out of view the glorious
achievements Of lis sons dies, rvcS itself
To perish from the face ui the earth.
War with its inevitable hon rurS is to
be drplurrd, but lhc nations q" antlq-
ulty no less than those of Modern times
are more renowned through their war
ri"rS than exalted in their statesmen
who were purely civilians. rs Il general
rule. II is lamrnlahlr liiA. peace has
not prevailed lhrvu4huur the ages
when we look upon the crurltics and
expressions that are insrparablc from
%rim-NiSagcd war, but blood has flowed
where Freedom ever gained Il luolhuld, =,
and CRIMSON is the royal color. In the
lanGl'aTr OF anu her: "En1lanu WAS
redeemed by blood; Italy was united
ny blood: switzerland became free
through blood; Germany WAS cmanci-
palrd hN blood; America SccurcI It's
liberty through blood: and ii is even
$" that the great hope which liltS us
up TO things Invisible and ctcrn Il came
TO Us hy blood.' TO erase the rrmcm-
b1ncc Of cruel war we must blot on,
the history of every people who have
wrought nohly in behalf Of the freedom
and enlightenment of the human race.
sad rs il is in many respects, the heart Of
mankind is ever touched with the StOryOf
conflict anH conquest, and callous must
be the soul whose inmost rcccssrs are
not stirred by the struggles Of patriots
for the boon of freedom or the prcscr-
ration OF Independence. Valiant Gu
'ans stli\ ing to throw of the yoke Of
the ty"ant Spain, or heroic Greece de
Tying the great powers of Europe in an
effort TO maintain itself among the ma
tions of the world, must arouse the
deepest sympathy Of every man who
has ever felt the glow of patriotism in
his own breast. no, it is not in vain
that men give honor to the deeds Of
heroes, al4 that they gather the relics
which speak more rloqucntly than
| WOrNS OF lhG COuraWr and consistency Of