The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-11

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constructions. the irrigation Of deserts.
the tunnclliuy Of mountains. the build
ing OF trln-contncntal railways, tho
cutting Of roads Of communication be-
tween sea, and lcmisphcrcs: and yet
amid the rush and turmoil Of this
modern life Of acute activities there il
still room for hero worship, still time
and thought to be given to great mil
tary genius, still Il burning admiration
for patriotism and every hcroic di>
play Of devotion to flag and country.
While conventions are held to adyo-
cate the conversion Of the vast arid
regions Of the far Northwest into
yranarics and fruit farms by u scicn-
tfic irrigation Of that burnt and incin-
Grated soil: while plans are laid for
railway and canal connections through
ont the length and breadth Of this
vast continent while American com
mcrcc is stretching out impcriously To
reach ana grasp legitimate returns
from strange and remote lands and
far distant peoples. Dcwcys daring
entrance into the liarbor Of Manila
and crushing defeat Of his adversary
war fleet aroused Il whirlwind Of en-
thusiasm everywhere, while the Amer
lean pulse beat responsive to all and
every act of heroic bravery brought
out by The clash oi arms and the
thunder Of battle ithcr on the heights
OF ltl Can"y or on The low lying sod
den i",4- - .'r distant Philippines.
l.nrsn>-rI IA H. development Of
internal ,,-~nurcc, Of this great coun-
try and in the extension Of foreign
trade needed to round out scheme Of
complete and profitable expansion, the
population Of these States needs no
squirting to give just recognition to
military merit
The mill: md factories Of the East
toll with u ccasclcss and splendid
activity. The grain fields Of the
Northwest are producing unrrcccdcnt-
ed harvcsts; the Southern cotton in
dustry points to an immense future,
while her smelling furnaces predict a
domination of the worlds iron trade,
and American lumber dictates to home
aud foreign markets, yet the absorp-
tion Of this progressive, energetic
trading people does not preclude
passionate appreciation Of the actors
Of past and present fcats of war, and
the memory Of the men who once
stood and Of those who now stand
foremost in American military annals,
on land and sea, will neither be OBJ
scurcd by time nor ctfaccd by too
great absorption in the commercial and
peaceful issues Of the hour.
The recent action of the Bcaurcgard
monument committee, in its cndcavor
and determination to bring to fruition
4 plan long since set on foot, to erect
to the memory Of that great Southern
leader, Gen. Bcaurcgard, proper and
suitable monument, meets with uni
vcrsal applause and approval, not only
in this city and throughout the State
OF Louisiana, but elsewhere in the
South. where his conspicuous ability
has left upon the minds Of the people
an ncffacablc and undying impress.
TO many it has long bccn matter
of surprised regret that no shaft or
public monument exists to recall to
mind Hcaurcgard's services to the
great cause he upheld with unfagging
devotion, which, for brilliancy and
genius, have not been surpassed, rare
ly cquallcd
Viewed passionatcly. after lapse
Of thirty odd years, when passion aud
prejudice have cooled. By the light Of
a comparative study of resources, ad-
vantagcs and those cxtrancous forces
and conditions which go to make or to
mar success, Bcaurcgard's 8 military
career during the four years Of hostil-
tiles in the war between the States, as
judged by Lord Wolseley, after IA cx-
animation Of facts and events, present
wonderful study, showing clearly
that his was military genius of the
highest order.
That such must have been the case
seems to be proven by the unqualified
endorsement given to Beaurcgard's
operations in the field, and to his en-
gincering defcnces by foreign military
experts having neither reason nor
sympathy for any favorable express
sion Of opinion.
German authorities incorporated in
military text book furnished for the