Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-03

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70 tie fos 1or deal death 10 opposing razk-
It's Eeap5ns are 1oy tas pen withog; malice,
the tons1s wltLgl; sspcrsion- ana history With
ont misrepresentation Is aims are peaceful,
palz1:Aroplo aat broadly patriotic. Is >snii-
xe-t j. 1g,.y. ys1ery1S ana JUS. Is mission
.s 70 reilsrs tas suffering d the living cherish
the u-emorT o. the dad a-6 % shield from re-
proac1 TIE fair name Of all Having committed
the sogit's ca1se u the arbltrsuent o. battle,
:asy i1TsllT ard n~an'ully stand by that iri0g-
Ia verdict Fisati1g and suffering for their
Egr1ss and rights as men have rarely fought
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or Z hundred fields and q tao1ssn1 emergencies
. hsroisEl neref ereeiled yielding from utter
exhaustion and only when ;heir PROSTATE sec.
ton was bleeding az every pore; falling after
the moat desperate defensiTe struggle In human
annals % establish their cherished confa5eracy.
these high-soGled sons Of TIE south offer this
reoord O. devotion ss the nooiest pledge o. heir
.ealty % freedom and Of their readiness to de-
.end The republic 0. their fathers
Ny comradesott the United Confederate vei4r-
ar. If this briei summary fairly represents
your sentiments and your aims, then ny cup Of
toy IS full indeed. / can not doubt. l do not
doubt, that / have caught and correctly voiced
the impulses and hopes of this most representa-
tive body Of southern manhood. And, Mir.
President and comrades. the proudest hour in
ny own public LIE va that in which I was able
to pledge 70 the disturbed communities Of the
norm the loyal hearts and strong arms Of the
south for the enforcement Of law and order.
II VAS In that dreadful hour when your
sister city Of the west was threatened with
riot. torch and blood; when mob violence
ruled Ia her streets; when laws we're trampled
and civil authority defei; when flames we're
spreading amidst her dwellings; when panic
and dismay filed Chicago's homes, and when
no man could predict the next scene in the
drama-it was in that hour and on the floor Of
tho senate that was aD!e 70 piedgc southern
sympathy and aid, and 10 declare that no men
In this Union we're more loyal to Law and
70 public liberty as conserved by law;
none more ready 70 defend the au-
thority Of the general government,
It's honor, IT'S flag and its freedom, than
the heroic remnants o, those immortal armies
which followed Lee and Jackson, the Johnstons.
Bragg and Hood, or Jeb Stuart and Bedford
Forrest, till the coniederacy fell before the
resistIess storms.
In conclusion, my comrades, let me hope
that the wise conservatism. the spirit Of mag
nanimity, which Is always the brightest gem in
the crown Of courage, will mark your career In
the future as thy have 10 the pass.