The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-11
;EaA7Es' REUNION
Ar Assembled IN Large
rs It jacksonville
CONGRESSMAN 7. II. BALL

d CONGRESSMAN T. i. BALL
B !. d. Leaders Of the so"'h
Great struggle.
!. r.xas, August 1o.--The
rsst in Madison 1,,e county II w eHsey
i. and this ~, year prove proved m, no
N. rule. The reunion mas
,srs IS yesterday and today with At
Z - essv present from this and aa-
s ssua including Walker L Leon m
s U,.,os and others, Hon. T. H.
! s.at.vllls delivering an address re-,
j u nrss audience in part as FOL
". veterans, Ladies' and Cen
4 sIss years ago | had the honor
III. AZ Confederate association OF
s.sr,y and its guests upon these
". nane other thoughts then ex-
:. ! recsll urging a change IN the
I'm taught In our pubic schoois,
u , s.sa Of pensions by Texas to
.,sssra,e soldiers incapacitated
s,,,lssl,hood and without means of
i. .ebool histories, l asked the
sWhy should we allow taught
.,AlIr schools histories which do
.sS,rs 10 the Southern cause. to
y solaIers and to Southern states
\ Y siscs then that question has been
u " legislative action. There has
.s..s II the hands of the school
y rsrss a History of Our Coun-
XIX / The Joint product of a ma
/ !. ,i Missouri, native of Virginia and
y. 1 ~ TEXAS. A history Invested of
ss,Ssal bitterness. but one which
N, oortrays why the South fought
~ III FELL" A history which ac-
i rood faith the results of the war
|, NJ he parting admonition of Gen
nv ID tho survivors OF his once
!, amy 10 teach your children that
!. an country now" but history
! ,sss vol conceal the fact that in
EN- bttween the States" the South
! burtt IN defense of rights guaran-
X M constitution of the United
y 4 history which tells of the SUI
En,D Efforts Of a brave people who
N consider the constitution "a COW
\ yilh death and an agreement with
|. 4 Northern fanatics charged, but
spmpsct between the States" the
InM 81 which dissolved the Union
|hMfsd secession.
"a Tie subject of pensions for Con-
n. soldiers made this statement:
1 Nre at Austin Is now full and Texas
Etl,g no provision for our Southern
q Every Confederate soldier dis
y wounds sickness or infirmities OF
|hsm making a living and without
! 81 support should receive a PEN
nd II be does not care to pull up
Il ind 70 to the Confederate home he
II te given the money the State owes
nd be permitted to spend the re-
lss years Of his life among his own
Vi making bis home where he saw
N thsn by popular vote Texas has
Iia her purpose to pension Confed-
Naiers In deserving cases. and the
h.Ts has passed a law carrying out
popular will Thus today. my friends,
by look these old veterans fairly in
lsss and say: Texas is using in her
d histories which teach this gen.
!. hat those who fought for South
fstn from 81 to }65 were patriots,
Itsas; and Is making provision to
% and sustain the old soldiers, not
" Of charity, but as sacred duty.
~ been aptly said that the three
les words in the English language
ESesr, Home and Heaven. II called
y name three other words as the Z
Iait In our language, my lips might
/! utter these. Duty, Service, Sacri-
Y asked when. how and in whom
srids had found their highest and
'nfTession, Il should unhesitatingly
.l0asn the soldiers OF the Southern
israey.
'sfy does not afford parallel for
ssasy and nearly unanimous re-
wen duty to country babe them
!, lines annals contain no record !
~ as gallant, patient and herois
aA 10 all the ages, the superb,
~ ana unselfsh sacrifices of our
iaa chlyalrous Southern soldiers 1
y, ssaaeF We Of the South Irvine our ,
s w with unwavering loyalty
.lls survivors, of the Lost Cause"
,s. y was not theirs in the final
mae tremendous and unequal
N. .u'sa tney waged detracts not j.,
/. W.. renown and abates naught !
y animation for their uneoualled "
n " snd splendid courage. i
M, q, iaiieh upon Brandywine,
.,,l. uaarleston and Camden. in S
,ui~s,oaary war, unsucceeded by I
~. stain Cowpens and Yorktown,
NM, Marion, Sumter, Greene and 7
' !. marry Lee would have been O
i, a "a by Great Britain. Had S
- .ae Alamo closcl the history q
A., aals revolution, unfollowea by r
pl.es y II Td would not occupy the Y
4. ~ ISSUES Of the war between
4 n vas settled ~ the stern ablt- d
1 i ~ sword. we viii forever hold a
ttas siory the services and sacri- ;
II s.s VINO gave life. BIC cd and /
loye s"us'ih-od measure for "the h
i i now, rs ". have been since
i.,s',,a W. ciyil war, To meet our n
lllIns s aaif way, but with the |,
s,ss a. n aaa reservation always that \
M vi s purposes and yatrio Ism, of - y
nm, neg los tire land mat bore y y
ss Il ~ n oe disnaraged. srd that a
rpon ~ .nvr asked nor ex-
al NJ, = one and only ona, common
Id family N alana together. that is:
D d s sss /! for the right as God
4 s ny south has done full tus-
d stbs .0 ~ Of Lincoln, Hancock,
ma i i srsat men uLon The sias n
% dsm our ssutricidal struggle.
l.su, @Iulation of the taking, off" b
error Lincoln was sorrows, a
j, pers,,, !. The smit.cn South. W
i ss sS,.aa led that sha man who "
lNd e,im. 70 stand upon Gettyso q.
i poIu s,iasoned beghts and ask I,
sssti's s,a., OF the lon5scape over %
d a., a s made its immoral uta t.
'ss irsu exclaimed, Il am proud to le
II , sasIa Of the men who made pi
Asrs osid have had no sympa,hv Fl
" sss,h Of arpetbaggesi ~ 'I Who g
y ~ yal,wh While We were rtgsin ne m
I 'scous suey o the Shadow Of 81