The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-04-27
HONOR TO SLEEPING HEROES.
n,WSON'S TRIBUTE TO THE CON.
FEDERATE DEAD.
Those Who Fought and Died for the
South Fittin9Iy Remembered.
Address by Judge j. b.
PilsburY.

The tribute of noble Women's tears
isa God given memorial, and could the
brave boys in grey who now lie slum-
herring in their tOOmbs have seen these
dew drops of love as they coursed down
the furroWed cheeks Of veterans and
trickled over the blushlng loyeliness of
women Monday they would have
reioiced in their shrouds.
This custom of memorial came from
the mind of a true southern woman
inspired with love for those brave
heroes who stood so nobly for their
rights. and the sentiment will live as
Ioug as true southern Chiyalry and
virtue shall predominant in the sunny
south,
Tie sons and daughters of the
dead martyrs decked the graves with
flower, and barred their heads TO the
living relics of that heroic struggle in
Dawson yesterday Afternoon. at 3
o'clock several hundred people assem-
bled in the opera house to do homage.
The music, under the direction of
Miss Rebecca Wooten, consisted of
choice classical productions we'll
rendered by trained choir.
touching prayer was offered by
Rev. j. B. tombstone, and Miss Rena
Mics recitation, The WhistlIng Reg
iment," was feelingy rendered and
stirred the hearts of the old veterans
and caused many dimmed eye to
sparkle as some Old forgotten chords
We're struck in unison.
The orator of the day, Judge } B.
PIlsbury of Americus, was introduced
by Judge NJ. q. Edwards, and the
speech was one of the best ever deliv-
cred In Dawson on a similar occasion.
Judge Pilsbury first, in few brief
words, spoke of the cause of the war
between the states. He said that the
rights Of the south under the constitu,
ton had been violated; that the south,
feeling such was the case, passed
ordinances of secession and formed a
seperate and independent government.
IhIS right was reserved when the con-
StltuuOn was passed and adopted. The
World today comedies that right, and
Time Will Vindicate the sOuth's action.
Then he spoke of the south of 81 and
%, and In glowing words painted her
peOpIeas the grandest known In the
civilized world, denying that the new
south had taken the place of the old,
and asserting that the south of today
was made what it Is by the southern
peopIe-the confederate soldiers and
lhelr descendants. 1t is one and the
same south. The orator then came to
Tile main subject of his address, the
private soldier of the COnfederaCy.
III eloquent language he spoke of the
orIaIs, prlyatiOns. sutferings and saCri-
HteS which they bore patiently, submiS-
Slyely and unmurmeringly. He spoke
Oh thelr proWess, intrepldlty and valor
IhtIr heroic deeds in the battle. fray
was oWelt upon, he asserting that the
private soldier of the cOnfederacy was
Vhe orayest, was the truest any age has
ever known. He gave them unstinted
praise, and claimed that the glory and
IehoWn achieved in the war was due
10 Them. His delineation of the char
acIer OF the confederate soldier brought
lQrth smiles and laughter as he spoke
Vi Their love of humOr.
nlS picture of the return of the con-
1euerate private to his ruined and de-
S@sUateu home, the meeting between
nun and his wife and children was
palmetto and sad. His flights of elo-
99uence brought tears to- the eyes of his
hearers His remarks to the confeder-
az veterans, telling them of their duty
w. W. one one another, pleading with them to
Se Srue to each other to the end. was
I,IIelIhgly uttered. The tribute to
t Ont dead heroes was beautiful, the
s riouVe to the unknown dead was
r roSdI 2 and the description Of the
fone yell was one that had never be-
IRE oeen told, and seemed to strike
hue Ia5 large audience as something they
1 1r%u never fully understood before.
HLOuglOut the Nratinn thare was dean