The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-12-27
WARM TRIBUTE 70 THE ARMY AND NAVY
sea. John W. ssbte grcescd the Yer
mer Confederate cavalry Leader,
The Sasst OF Hoaor.as a ReprepcR-
tatIve of the Highest Type OF
American Mmnhaaa

The ciiuaX of gOod.feliowship was
reached when Gen. John W. Noble
arose. with tears In his eyes and his
voice choked with emotion. mud, fac
ing Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the guest OF
honor, said:
II love America.
II love the American spirit.
IL love the man who has the cour-
age 10 stand up for the right as he
sesH 1.-THE man who will fight for his
principles.
~ know you believed the way you
fought. Gen. Ice, and I honor you as
representative Of she highest type
Of American manhood"
While the impaSsionvu tribute from
the New Engiand-hred, ohio-raisee
veteran of the union army WAS being
paid 10 the Virginia descendant of
thc cavaliers. who fought for the con
federacy. the large audience sat mo
tionless and listened with bated
breath. when the speaker had re-
Eumed his seat there arose cheer
that might have been heard for blocks
In all directions. IL was, perhaps, the
mcsi dramtic incident ever witncssed
al social function in 81, Louis.
ten. Nublr's remarks were, in part,
In answer 60 the speech Of Gen. Lee.
The eN-confederate, the consul 10 Gu.
bu. the commander OF the department
~ the Missouri. had shown himself
in new light, that Of q finished ora
Tor. His audience was taken comp.
plctrly hy surprise, having expected
mere formal aud soldicrly reply 10
the toast, The Army aud Navy
Gs-, L~e's speech.
Gen. Lrr spoke cxtemporaneously,
llr said, in part:
81 nm glad that tt was possible Tor me
10 come here 10 meet the NeW England
HnrirtN. and TO renew my acquaintance
with th' EoHl oih eli1 OF ~ ls2uh. was
never "i1Tv al banquet conducted Just
ru the plan gs this one In my state the
men always do their fruHting and word
pointing uurrstFainrd by the presence ~
iHdirh now rsalize thBt W. do nat know
how iu do things properly, and when 4 so
back i shall iusist on reform. Z never
fUlh undsrHtpnd before what was needed
~ make an occasion OF this kind a per-
q have been asked TO reapnni 10 the
toast The Army and Navy My expert
spcs has Taught me that ~hrrp,er on
nurtunliy presents, the army and navy uf
lhe United sthteS speak Tor thems.lyes.
Need I remind uu Of the armies of wara-
ipFt0n and Sathaniel Green. thai gave as
Generals scott and Taylor that fought iis
w a. muJyfng i"ueg Ssed pee,il an ~,
the glorious achievements Of the arms OF
nuf country, when they are 80 inacibiy
stamped on your minds aud In your
hearts as chapters in the history of our
Erral Uhtiun'
There have been some references here
Tonight to former differences ~ opinion
NyttI r,fsrsp,sg 10 thrse dtuer,ugrs 4, n
but natural that take the standpoint Of
my people. the people ut Old Virginia, the
state that gave to the country Washing
ton the soldier whose sword carved out
- the unipu. the state that gave Jefferson
So frame the Declaration of lndcpend-
.hNcc. the state that gave John Marshall,
No. HE nation, the state that gave Patrick
tMenty, whose merry eluquencc firHt made
Hae throne ~ England tremble
,,f We Nirg.Hians were brought up to
s.aiuk that the states were sovereign. and
~ look wish Jealous eyes on any move
hl~nt looking toward REIMBURSEMENT oi
10y ~ the sovereign rights of the indi-
Nidudl
1--we believed We were right in resisting
fthe encruarhmeuts Of federal power. and
when the bugie rang out over the hills and
through the valleys Of our land, We came
out and formed In battailons and r@ri-
u1ents aud armies ana stood for four
years Tor uur principles,
TrIhste 60 Americas soldiers.
You, gentlemen, were reared to think
the other way You were just aH honest
ans iuat as earnest ln your conviction as
thought right; and, IL my memory Is cor.
"ouf forsfaihers had neglected 60 set
he. Or were afraid 10 tackle, the question
that brought on the civil war-that Of
states rights. The question was settled
BY the war, We stand by that decision IN
the south. We have no desire but TO make
our fair southern epmmonweaiths shin
ins Jewels in the diadem OF brotherhood
that crowns and viii forever crown the
'ArInies have accomplished great deal
In the worlds development aud therN IN
yet much 10 be accomplished Tlio yalor
OF thr American soldier has been written
In bright letters on the scroll of fame.
"EompariFuwb are hard To make. but
believe that the historian Of the future
viii 4ecillre that ne better armiee have
ever trod the fsce of the earth than have
been raised equipped aud shed their
bleed W the United States.
"At Waterloo. whpn Napoleon atakcd
bis All in npe grand clash ~ arms. he re-
lied on his famous Old Guard. Thsrp was
not as g,iians ~, z body o. men "a sll s;u-
they had attempted the impossible.
'Ai the battle of FredericksbnrR the
charge of the federal troops was as gal.
liant and iaring an attack an was ever
made BY man. tut they were eui go pieces.
Snawn down HIS hay, and driven back In
confusion They had attempted tho i'm
''on the third dag Of the battle Of Oct
tysburR. whgn fIine little brtgades of con-
federates attacked the inirenehei federal
srmy. history repeated itself. Piekett'a
charge az oettysbors has never been sur
paEsed for bravery but he, too, attempt
e1 the impossible
''Onr war with Spain has taught us that
our sors, on both slider, can, on the short
est notice. be mustered into volunteer
army that no nation dare assault. II you
NWNau nal
sour officers rink with those ef any nA-
tlua IN every essential attribute OF the sol
aicr. America has produced generate st
An-rirss Heroes ReeaIs~a.
Look at Napoleon. Take him from the
time he walked the streets % Paris a
him step by step n hls marvellous carser
Iosiow htni 10 Eitla See him fetaking an
olnpire by the mere force OF hts genius
iss ss@ ~ cold III mans oi seIf-ia.cssst Inc only
woman who svef loved him.
''I.s0k az u. 4. Grant who wac once a
,,erm"ss m ss ths sam vana a' n X sard sncets @nS
direct. stubborn fighter. lie bgffeved thst
war meant blood, ard he Old not heaitats
sea. i nssss s.s'a fsssss I sFss ASr fT morning al
~ ssai wss lsfs u lhs cavalry Of ths
sssn,s of sapstnis.soa were being drafted.
tfr r.an ,slsrssae1 probable means Of get
tisfe home. Earh Of them owned hts hnr1e,
but mons had the slightest Idea thst ~
Nuglld be 9ara3sitted TO retain Eta pr0por-
~ tspa. Grant. the man of hIcnd rstdi =
understand thRf sBuxt at the cAvnirFn4ca
agr eNsait iarmerH They wifi reed their
hk@Ts9 ~ npn3as and rfs atyen unosHput-
hGr1N ana within fsw wrecks fhoSt
hurxe~ were wsAfiuk collars tuet~pd ef
f.I p.ins9fa IN afler that uscir loved
epS9 nsixh nu: 80 hungry, We bad not
ptt ~ thai and w11h ~ ne ssnxns nf
tfant y nat foreottA