The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
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THE following address was delivered
| at the Confederate reunion at Tupelo
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MY COMRADES AND FRIENDs-I am real
glad 10 be with you today. No man can mee
and mlngle with more c0ngenlal associates AND
friends than those who esp0used the same Lost
Cause and who stood shoulder to shoulder II
the greatest and grandest and most destructive
| war since tho world began. It's satisfaction
to know that the survivors on both sides ths
"bloody chasm" so cherish its memories - to
| be willing and anxious to meet aud talk over
those "times that tried mems souls" Tho pres
tige of victory does not lend Its charm to ouI
reunions, but the consciousness OF duty faith.
fully performed Ia our noble reward. The high
| est and best compliment paid to tho patriotism
| and the yalor Of the Confederate soldier was BY
one VINO kte" hiu Dest. WIG" tue .'uNnor's'
hooer1 T.. Lee, on tue !osa VI Ap1A. ieo0, sus.
renaefeo hhs Sworn 70 the 'n"gnan''pous 'osue.
ol inc on'on ARMIES, nc spoAe '"e'o a"ie"e''
wofos 70 h's 1ol'o"e1s'
AFTER four years arduous service, marked oy
unsurpassed courage aud f0rlltude, tho Army u
Virginia has been compelled to yield To over
whelnlins numbers and resources. need NOT
tell the brave survivors ~ 80 manV hard.tOugnt
battles who have remained steadlast To the last,
that have consented TO TINS result from no dis'
trust 0i them; Dut feelinx that valor AMI devo-
tton could accomplish nothlng tnat couid com.
pensate Tor tile loss tnat must nave attended
the continuance VI tho contest, determined 10
avoid the useless sacfince OF those whose past
service TO their country mas Deem 10 Valuable
and noble.
I'm Inc terms OF agreement. omcers ana men
can return 10 tne'f homes anu remain until ex'
changed. You VIII lake Win you Inc satlslac'
Ton tnat proceeds IRON the CONSCIOUSNESS Of
duty faithfully performed, ana earnestly pray
that h'erci,ul Goo Will extena 10 you MS Oiess'
ing ana protection. win AN unceAslht a0inlrA'
tipn Of your constancy and devotion to your
country ana sratelul remembrance VI your Klnu
ana generous cOhSlueTatlOn OF !hyscIL. pi0 you
an anectt0nate FAREWELL.
Followers Of Leo at Gettysburg, Of jackson in
the Valley, OF Gr.ti:h, Humphreys, Barksdaic,
FeatherstOn, DAVIS, Harris, Burt, P0sey, stone
Holder, Reynolds and other dashinK cUlnnland-
ers at Manassas, Ieesburg, savage station, NAL
vern Hill, Sharpsburs, Fredericksburg, Cbicka.
Inauga, SpOttyylvanix Courthouse, Cold Harbor,
Petersburg, the Wilderness, Charlottesville,
AppOmat0x and the scores Of other battlehelds
Of the Old D0mi1iou, and all over Southland,
read above your honorable discnarge, and let 1t
be the prol,dest legacy you b.queath your chill
dren and your clliidrens children Let 1t be ell
craven upon their hearts. Let 1t be printed 10
the text. books. and let 1t be ine,norized aud
spoken by tho descendants OF those who not
only believed they were right, but who knew
they were right, and whose only regret IL that
they did not succeed. For myself, claim to BE-
thoroughly reconstructed, and rejoice that OLD
Glory floats once more over peop.e Thoroughly
reunited, but have no patience with that ex.
cesslvs conservatism that prompts orators, even
On reunion and memorial occasions to say, II
am glad W. were whipped; am rejoiced that the
Confederacy did not succeed. 1t Is all for the
BEST" and such like gusi 1t may be all for the
best, but the wise and patriotic leaders VI the
South, in 1861, and tue more than half milliOa
sons OF Dixie who stepped to tue frUnt didn't
think so then, and 4 very large majority Of tho
survivors don't think 80 yet. Oue thug 10 cer-
tain: the women of tho South didn't think 30 In
lS6l, aud IL IL feared that y xo0d many OF them
never will 70, reconstructed. AMI that reminds
me Of what Corporal Tanuer, Of the Uui0n army.
said at the Richmond reunion, whea he hobbled
to lhe platform on = pair OF artificial stulnps.