The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-24

memories OF heroic suffering ana sncri-
tices are a people without Il history.
To cherish such memories and recall
cess or consecrated in defeat, is to idul-
ize principle and Strengthen character, In
tensify love of country and convert defeat
future manhood and noble wom;,nhood.
Whether the Southern people under their
ohansed Gondtiens may eyer hope to VIII
Washington and endct with their I.ec,
1t Is certainly true that devotion to their
glorious past Is not only the surest guar
anty Of future progress--the lolicst bond
Of unity. but is also tho strongest claim
respect Of the other sections of the union
Speaking then OF your organization, l
1T IS political in 10 sense except so
far rs tho word political is a syonoym
Of the word patriotic 1t is u brotherhood
ana patriotism, OF truth ana of iustico
will preside. or philanthropy because it
VII asscor ss9 the disabled, help the needy
consotate: of patriotism, because it will
cherish the past glories Of the dead Con
lederaey, s;..:o and 9 % %transmute then, mtg in
republic: Of truth, because it will seek
TO gather and preserve unimDcachabe
because It will cultivate national as we'll
as Southern fraternity, and will condemn
nafroW-lnlndedncsS ana prejudice and
passion, ana cultivate that broader, high
er. nober sentiment which would write
on the grave Of every soldier who fell on
either side:
Here lies an American hero, a mar
tyr TO the right us his conscience conceiv-
ed H., t., oo,, J., !. 49,, ,,,
sympathy and approval, when upon this
analysis Of your creed you have slpportcd
mo for So great n period and with such
own convictions Of duty to you and to our
whole country, l have never hesitated to
proclaim on all proper occasions in public
and private, on the political hustings nnd
tho floor of the Senntc, at the North and
the South and among tho English speak
ing II, al. people beyond the Atlantic--every-
the lsnighthood won by the Confetlernto
soldier in war would never be lost or tnr-
nished In peace by narrow bigotry or any
lack Of noble magniminity.
Mr President, as long as the South's
flag could be held nloft IN tho smoke and
think more Loyalty or lovingly that my
self. and the Judge Of all hearts is my
It's triumph the last drop OF blood in these
veins. No man Is more loyal now to tho
hn!oWed memories than are embalmed
with 1t. but when that flag went down at
AppomattoX. when the fate OF war made
1t certain that this country was to remain
one. with ono flag and one destiny. turn
building Of that one country which was
bcqueathed to all the sections by tho
tat fo ssps tns hrSm the mMorninE at Appomat
my highest political ambition to bo m
humble instrument in the restoration of
fraternity and unity to the once divided
and embittered sections upon a basis con-
sistcnt with tho honor and manhood Of all.
II trust, my comrades. that you will re-
pardonablc. although they may not be es-
sential st, t5', TO- a clear n understanding of my
recall in this connection the indisputablc
fact that for thirty years Southern lead
ers have stood In the forefront of the
Of Georgia, who in that mastcrful defense
Of his people on the floor of Congress- call
ed the nation to witness that 'South's sons
stay, It was. my long cherished friend,
Misslssippi's illustrious son, the matchless
Lamar. who uttered in that same hall the
each other and you will love each other
These noble words from q Southern leader
eauEmt Gns TIE he,r 1au9ns ear and thEled the
who, IN tho very precinct or Plymouth
Rock and in sight OF Bunker Hill, pro-
In every home throughout the land. And,
Mr.. President and Comrades the proudest
moment Of my. own public life was that In
cd communities OF the North tho loyal
hearts and strong arms OF the South for
the enforcement OF law and order. 1t was
in that dreadful hour when your sister
city OF the West was threatened with riot,
torch and blood when mob violence ruled
III lcT SllcStS,. "ncIl laws were trafnplcu
and civil authority deaed; when flames
We're spreading amidst her dwellings,;
when panic and dismay filled Ch!cago's
homes, and when no man could predict
the neNt scene In the drama--!t was in
that hour and on the floor Of the Senate
that I was able to pledge Southern SYM
pathy and mid and to declare that no mon
in this union were more loyal TO law and
to public liberty conserved by law:
none more ready to defend the authority
OF the general government, Its honor. its
flag and Its freedom, than the heroic rem
nants Of those immortal armies which fol-
lowed Lee and Jackson, tho Johnson,
Bragg and Hood, Or Jeb Stuart anG Bed
ford Forrest, till the Confederacy fell be-
fore the resistess storms.
MY comrades the echoes came and
came quickly from all oyer the land: and
no swceter solace could come 10 my spirit
that that which was brought by the re-
sponses from North and South alike
"1n conclusion, my comrades. let me
hopo that the wise conservatism. the spirit
Of magniminity which is always tho
brightest gem in the crown OF courage,
they have in the past On another memo
rial occasion when speaking as Southern
representative. ] said in substance, let us
all hope that the day is not. distant when
every section Will recognize the monument
al truth that both sides fought under writ
ten constitution guaranteeing the same
blood shed was tho price freely paid by
the soldier for his inherited beliefs and
cherished convictions: that every uniform
worn by the bravc--whcthcr its color was
blue gray--eVcry sheet Of flame from
tho ranks and rifles OF both: every cannon
shot that shook Chickamauga's hills and
thundcrcd around the heights OF Gettys-
burg: every patriotic prayer or sigh watt
ed hcavenward from the North or South;
every throb OF anguish in patriotic wo-
mans heart; every burning tear on wo-
mans cheek; every tender ininistration
by her loving hands at the dying soldiers
sdc--ali, all were contributions for the