Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-07
CONFEDERATE REUNION
or~nd Annual Meeting OF Those
Who Wore tho Gray
si~ss-~s SO r.s-<-st~ ssts-.. ~ G~~
s-a- ~ s.~ss-- --R-s-i-st--. ss-rt-sL
m~-~ret. ~~t-st-s .. the N~ss w~~s-
Tea rt.~--o@-~-s n~--t-~s--L


th~ tsai-,lerscy. hssensag 80 th~ eh~~ss
frcsu tAs shre4i. ot Ia." ui~n = hs wss~
iA~ gr.y All e,suffuated - the waving
Assss-rs asef. - hnnsir-si. sf lsii~-. t..a
ish- y t.ss,inn ensrrsn.t-r ~ ~ tsn--i
safe-i~tsss Nstrrsns te~fsv f.sfusliv
'r--~t tho tsnts sannsl s--ri~a a tho -
f-s. uhtrh 70 r~taf q st's-tssr. - al
r-stv 80 isrx.st ~vrr heit ssnrr th- in~~P
t,-a - th- csxs-irs'ier. sna sh,rh ~ -
.p-~, - sc welfare nj prosperity. rrcru
49, - - 10 most tnlFcrssa. !; has ever
h-id
a. sH>~a u-iaatss after twelve. ,.~a
rsvpsG rss,- 70 M isrrs ~ fh~ plssf~ssu
-r~~-spsasea ~ . su<isf 10 ssv~,l b.
arm sua th- s..esnhlsE- srr.~ sni ~
arst rcte- II ,h~ d~xai~-y hustrd s-si
from the thrs,at II The tssi> Ih~ r-,yis
" sa~~ iatn-d IN arsi the hyrrn "a. sun-
stth i~fvar A. the eon~lu.iun II the dns
oiogy s.~a Psyutr iutro.lnrsd Mssor
Wssver uha asisosns,i ,hs visitors m -
halt II th~ rtty Of Lsui.,ills
spi h~n.~st ~ Nsurr. q Louisville
rhairmsn ~ th~ r~unrsr ecsnuitte-. -.
thea ,strl-iuc.'i BY zen. Poyutr
N m c.,n n-iu.ian - ht. tdAr~ss CaI
feunx turned - tea t..rsinu ant hsn.ie-l
hfui tho k~vs 20 the hui ding. vhuh hsd
h~-n ~r-vt-,i tor the r~unton. ant ~tsh~,i
tho organization nso-t snr-e--fui sai
prv-p>ruu~ rne-tpg lartuE the sir1- 'hsf
4 -. IN fsui-vuis
\. cen t.cF,lon stepped fofsari - -
~~ir- the krrs ~ r~svtv-.i a .truaz ~si
dsnrr ss tho r-gsr,i "a shieh h~ !. h-id b.
.prsng - ther f~e' sn mas-~ rilHft.-i
upon tho ehairs. waved hat. tr.i hsndAsr
shi>fs frsntnr.iiv md rh~er-d srsir tn.i
again Ten Gordon 49, vt.shiv novel ~
the r~c~psiaa h- rs-t sna TOE .ss~fsi viii
ufes .is-ed h,wtnx his thank " hen quirf
~. r~.f,r-,i sxaIa h. spoke a. telloNss
-s.~n~rsl. Mr. Mayor and s.~n'i~u~n ~
the Rsr~ptisn Csuiuift---
No mrnt. gifted sn"ugh. sn.l NJ vur,i &.
ar strang enough 70 tel hsutus kian.
shat - fs~i 81 thi- hour aHd how DIP
~ ~ f~-i r. shall ! ~ Tor nv ~.'is.
rad~- and myself that ~ ,r~ rtat~iui
profoundly grateful, That wouid ~. ~
ths rFs-rur~ - ~ h demonstration thr
nsstssf sssimanpises. th~ n~r,i'r.- state
a,.nt af . rstssf f4rt ehish veu rir~s,is
know or rsn plainly rad IN th~-> mos-t
-n-.i es~s ind quivsttnE hp- shall teN
vou that - srs suiafr,i that - sei. an
vr-psrsd ter ~s,,h q display sush eNuhsr
sn~~ of hospitality. -'ish ~armth ari
| pro.iix.iisv Il vrlesnl@' eanss'' ssy that
fss 4 sesil.i - untru~ We n~w h.f.rr
hasd hat "a rvP. q 'hf. gt~-t heafts'i
p~opl~
Ssur 4is,5sgui-h-sl fellow eiiizsn Col
R-nn~ts Neanx uha ~. fh~ .rl~et~.i
nlsathpi~r- 4 taar i~i-ssts- had t<-ur
I - %. ss hsri--san IN wstds fsfvid AMI
-ia..a~ut that II - ssssld -sns - i.ssuts-
vff- N~ntusky hanss. sn.i hesrf.. k~a
tarkv, Nstith. the pfs-iusf. - h.r unris
sis-i pasture hxr tenst~r~-f lsmls. su.l
/ fstt-st b~v,e- sni th~ s"utent. q her
[ x4sr-rts- frsn-uaussi ~ h~ufu~ks uiart..
tnso Insusi aatu aHd rvs hist al th -
.hssiii ~ osit. the suPpatt and the -,l
s-- the us~at sa-s The dafnN Il ths~e bat
10 u1~n
Ne hsrs rauae - Nri NJ, aulv fhs' II
E /. srss~ buf tbat IN halt hsl aat h-~n
E tei,i What IA I az. then. uhat can
.ay asa ~ es a. 70 rrpf~-sut 70 thu
r-opi~ th~ responsive evhass - cur deep
{ y .t5rtrsi -ea.ih, 1siv.s n l rs-.s.-e,i ths
Z RtN~9H tFHFa sfa - AHsA W HtNaAAts ffit :
hslfn1ng --afsns=s the thaught- u th.-r
I brAlu- srsl th~ FhytaH et ths-s hsarts.
Hixht hsP~ 70 give yo-t saHss cenrvpti.sn
u sur appreciation q TIN. kvnta Z '
I gre~tsnx Whv hss not saEae ksii-oa ~
s.'ss~ gsfs~-i srisatist. movr'i hv a r~uiu.
aittn~. fnr~ats'l ."@~ mrans Il phsta
I grapasnx Auusu -unssies-, Whv DID not
T that rraffv i~is~T into nataTs. -ser-s
I Wha if-aoV~s-si fhe rsN~. .ffe n. tau
bi> y rss. powerful enassgh ?" ~xro>e "a
krusnr.Fs vb~v ~ ~ssaatian. ef thu
m~n' II s'trh an tnsfr1lnaent were a.
voar e~narsaad fhis morning. Ven wnuii
80 in-eFth~-f ur~n tA~-s hrsFts. IN intel
lhl~ i~tf-r- the eelavs.t nsn- u Men
tsekv
4 fhe 'rufh -. =SHtirn~n. that youE
>,str hrlf. flscr snlnng h~f SISTER. that
- aat enly unnqss. bat dscrt-'iiy ptc'ur
-~Gus
>he sui g~n-rts v s;seFgisn.
fol- ~ Hn.rsskshl~ fFits n nv native
STATE. n hsr Eieriou. pa, and e"rh
f~rtiy predict tsr h~r great amt snvts
bio futHF-. 4. >ssit hsrnsr. ! EsaFs "a
the anFIvai~d xif'. Of tbis -ertina 10 th-
general xavsrnm.nts IN IT. hla-sriau.
4 haHr~s N tNf HhtAthAeh~u AoAnt "t II
Pabsie servsnts aaa 10 the briilissi
schisHrmsa;. Of iss s~n- in peace an.l
ssr \. an Am~rt-sn. Who loves ht-
Whole eountFy. eonsaeatly clam tor her
the FOREMOST place snaag all the nation.
proudly challenge the resords sf all
time ,o fnrnish parallel 10 her carer "a
equal tho practiesl and developing geniu.
OF her eitu~n-; to match her high and
holy political aims: to present a spectacle
81 inspiring TO humanity. a. We stand.
the nehl~-t representative Of all raat -
pure in religion. conservative IN govern
mon. or -nnobling IN frerdom the one
comma nding eongu-ring r-publis. unehal
lenged in her leadership and unspProscha
bic in her isolation OF grandeur and glory.
Loyal a. believe myself To b. 20 all
States and sections. a. well 20 the great
republic it-elf | nevertheless declare nay
conviction that ksntueky's history taken
q. whole entities her 70 a position IN
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