The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-13

! ~, "''" chllCren OF the WOmcl
| "i'o were uhwaVering in thci, ,lcvoio,
and untirlng in their labnrs for IN,
l-oS' cause, what answer will vc max,
! "i'e'! me question: is asked, as il vii
n' Dy coming generations, HWhnrc i,
the memorial of the brave men VIII,
went from these hills and vollrv, on
durcd prlvations and sulreriuuS o,l
ylcldcd up their lives il the yc,y noyo,
Of youth ?' No soldiers of nnv con,
munltyarc more entitled TO be honorr,
tl;tn the men who went from AnI,r.
son County. I heir courage was nm.
| illncItIng, their deeds of DARN, wrr,
Inspiring, and their fidelity was nm
broken to the end. Nor is there to IN
lound among your citizenship TODAY
amy that are trucr, II, bier aud wor;bic.
than the Confederate survivors, and
who will soon take their places among
comrades of the camp and march whn
have gone before. How long are they
TO wait III expectation for mlrblc
shaft that will commemorate the deeds
and sacrifices OF those who stormcd
the heights of Gettysburg or swept the
enemy with relentless fury on two O. =
caslons from the plains of Manassas
Sons If the Crntcdcracy, | adnlon-
ish YOU that the legacy which has como
down from your fathers Is one that de-
serves to he carefully yuudcd. Upon
you rests the responsibility in
large measure for the way in which the
generations Of the future shall regard
your sirra, who stAked their all upun
the arbltramcnl OF the sword. and
whose failure is linked III the eyes OF
the world with unrightcolIS purposes.
L. Is duty we owe alike to the lviry
and TO the dead that their deeds and
memories he held in perpetual and
tender remembrance, and ,Hhilc of nc
tcsHily we must leave to po>t"rty the
final judgment as t. the intrinsic worth
"l the struggle in which they were en-,
gagged, as lis bears upon the principles
OF constitutional liberty, yet the duty
is imperative that the young men of
the South should diligently mark the
boundary that lies between neglect and
indifference on the one hand and pre-
lrntiouS assertion nn the other.
MonumcntS alc to teach coming gen.
rratIonS the courage and the patriotism
ol men who have gone before, and have
their uses like the open page of writer,
history. Confederate monuments tell
u tale of uuSrlli,h sacrifice ON the part
OF men who were pure, true and brave,
aud whose rrcorIS were left untur-
ni>hcd when the rud came. The youth
and manhuou Of the South were mowcd
down by the Reaper. but there WAS moi
Il staii. upon, their honor and integrity.
This is the rich hrlillyu which ii j.
yours I" Keep ;lnl cherish, and in no
other way can YOU better transmit the
remembrance Of your ancestry ;han 10y
building Il marble shaft which will 81.
lrntly and set rlouucnily instil the les
sons ct the past. ito 10 the nclp OF
your sisters, and with fresh energy de
vote whatever time and means will bc
necessary to furnish this illustration t.
your descendants, and which shall for
ever p"lnl TO the hrruic leeds and sub
lime Patriotism of these soldier, Of the
South.
Veterans of hudcrSor How shall
| | utter i word IT cNhurlalion to mru
who were themselves actors in the ter
rihlr ur;ma that is now uitcnrst rrprr.
scented with he Insignia of mourning .
lhry are passing away with increasing
rapluitN each year. and the time i.
| short III which we can work for tn.
| preservation OF the truth and the riwht
| Our comrades are now Sleeping peace
fully on the hills and II the valleys @
\ irGinia, or by the margin OF The in
land river, or where the waves of oil,
ocean alc sweeping the beach the,
guarded with their lives Soon W,
will JOIN them on the other Siur, an,
yet the remnant Of those who wen
forth TO battle from this vicinity cAnno
fail TO yrarn and plead for this ;rbui,
to their dead comrades, and lift lhri
voices in behalf Of Il commemorative
stone that will give {" postcril\ il tokrl
Of their own fidelity to Duly's call.
An eminent citizen of AudcrSG,
County wrote the Inscription which i
carved upon the beautiful monumcn
standing in front OF Tie capitol in Co
lumhia, and looking forward 10 tn
completion Of our monument upon tn
public square nI tins clly, SO dear [,
many Of us by hallowrd associations "
tie past, we would recall The lofty sen
timcnts of our former lcllow-ciiizcl
| when he wrote:
" Let the stranger who may III lul,r
times read this inscription recognize
that these were men whom pOWc
could not carrupt, whom death roul'
not lcrrl> whCm defeat could not dis
| honor: and let their virtues plead fo
| Just Judgment Of the cause in whicl
they pcri>hcd let the South Carolin
ian of another generation 'rmcu 9c
that The State taught them how to liv,
and how to die and that from hc
rrokcu fortunes she hlS preserved lo
her children the priceless treasure O
her memories, teaching all VIII" ma
| claim the sane birthright chat Trul h
Courage aud Patriotism endure for
| ever.
| DRlrk MORE " Al EH.---'' Ate
studytHg the matter for some years
am convinced" said IL physician
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