The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-31

| than quarter OF century has rolled
| away since the "Stnrs and Bars" tn,
! pround ensign of the CoDfederacy, wns
| iurled at AppOmnttox- may we not meet
| here-tbe son OF q Confederate and the
| son of q Unlon soldier md grasp nauds
across the bloody chnsm. bridgcd by years
q common Interest, and pride ourseiy, 4
| thrice ten summers have clothed In green
the graves Of the myrinds who gave their
lives for, the. cnuse they espouscd. may not
North and participate alike In the honor
Ing of the nations dead2 IL not our coun.
Ty's history onr dearest possession And
cestors our lnnIenable heritage, purchased
with as pure blood as ever honOred free
doms causcf Then let us, In sincerity AMI
fairness. discharge the duty which this
occasion Imposes In honor Of those who
wore the blue. and in Justice as Americans
to those who immortallzed the gray
FROM April, 1861, to April, 1863, gignn-
tic .civil war ragged with fury never cxcel'cl
aud rarely cqualcd In the annals OF civlli-
zation The South was forced to Yield 10
oNefpowering numbers and llmitless re-
Sources. Her banners were fured her
arms laid down. She accepted with he
coming dimnlty, the capitalization of APP
ponattox.
An examination into the merits Of the
strife. Its origin, IT'S conduct, its termlna-
tlon, reveals the sincerity Of devotion Of
the American soldier 60 tho canse nc
cherlshcs. | point you to the melancholy
feds made sacred by Union and Confed-
crate blood mike: from Galveston's silvery
island to the battle swept plains of Get
tyshurg, | point you to the white bones,
bleached by the sun that bespenks q sol
dicrs death, and a last resting place
upon the bosom Of earth, that bcspeaks
soldiers grave. ! point you to the men
who faced the red thrOated artillery as 1t
hurled It's missiles Of destruction. I point
you to the men who faced each other IS
the curtains of darkness draw back their
ample folds and disclose to our gaze the
storm and victory Of Manassas and finally
closes with an Undesirable magnifcance-4
ningniucance tinged with pnthos, DER the
soldiers farewell at Appomattox. ! point
you to Grant ana Lee. grandcst mon OF
all; 10 Mcclellan ana Jackson knightliest
cavaliers; ana their respendant lines Of
warrior patriots:
Whose names we toll without n sign;
For they are Freedoms now and Fame's
Some of the few, tbr Immortal names
That were not born Ia die.
But now that the war Is oug since past
and the sunlight beams upon a nation
united, nation Of freedom, who, under
the one flag Of our country. has Just met
and defeated two foreign foes II nation
that while lighting all clad In blue stood
Side By side 100 miles from home on the
other side of the world The sons Of tho
North With the sons of the South, either
commanded by Joe Wheeler Fred
Grant. Fnzhugh Lee, or u Shafter, and
therefore have come here today 10 extend
n hand Of fellowship, for not many months
agn ! was hghting in distant cline, side
bM side win men from other States but
all under one flag, aud The men of the
Eighth army corps, United States army,
knew no North, no South. no East 10
west hut they knew America. rhev
fought for her institutions They loved
her traditions. They defended the honor
ana vaor of the nations soldiery. Whether
they come from The Northland ar from
the sunny Southland, the enemy found IN
them foemen worthy ~ their steel,
And thus u is the younger veteran owes
q duty TO the older veteran Both the liv
Ing and the dead We owe II to the dead
to cherish their memory and enshrne their
names within orr hearts. To the living
We owe our love and gratitude For one
hy one. as fan leaves In autumn the old
heroes are passing oyer the river. One
by one mighty soldcry Is surrendcrng
To the arch enemy. Death.
Then let MS nay our homage TO the Nv
Ing Every MANNED ind wlthnred limb.
every scar. every wound Is eloquent In
praise Of him who bears IT, 1t is II badge
Of honor ngrGGllaimne to the world RI,
duty.
And tho1Io the dead We have come
/
Ssdf SGs sSaay sod w GogS s 9Gs@ w %RS
WV grateful hands We crOWl their hum
M tnmhs. Here. whore thelr sncred dust
"a mingled with the soil We devote our
hearts In rrvcrcnt service. while peace.
| Ike an angel sentinel fingers near.
waiting, the time whom they shall rise
ana roll the hrnvv stone away,
No more shall clouds of frnticidal strife
obscure thN sun or throw their shadows
DER The land.
\ rainnow form hangs b1zonod on the
trmament, an earnest of L5crnal peace.
Then; "Soldcr rest, IN warfare o'cr
Sleep tho sleep that knows no waking
Dream Of battlchelds no more"
Your valor. your patriotism. your love NJ
country, your sacrifices are all safe IN our
hands and win ever be safe I'm the hands
~ tho pnstcrity of this grent nation. whose
proud banner 1onts today from the RIO
Grande 10 tho Great Lakes, and from the
Island Of Porto Rico on over the fertile
Hawaiian group to the sunny Philippines
and
"Alrs outlet along tho Potomac
No sound save the rush Of the river
While lightly fails the dew DER the graves
Our piclets are on duty forever"
/ thank you for your attention.
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Mr.. Biow then asked that the Daughters
OF the American Revolution place flowers
upon the monument in honor OF the heroes
Of Bunker Hill and Valley Forge, when
Mrs Ella Hutchlns Sydnor stepped forward
and. placing beautiful magnolia wreath
upon the monument, said
With emotions of the deepest reverence
and pride we the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, place this laurel wreath
and these flowers on this monument In
honor of our noble ancestors.
The evergreen Is cmbematlc OF their
immortal deeds Of valor and OF their sturdy
ana heroic devotion to duty. This precious
heritage Will ever be a blessed memory
which Will never die.
These flowers recall by their sweetness
and beauty their many virtues and gentlCr
qualities OF mind and heart, the fragrance
OF their lives has been waited to Us down
the ages and IS inperlshahle.
MAY the youth OF uur country be Insured
by their example with love OF home and
OF native land, which shall make them
worthy scons OF their Revolutionary sres
and NJ guardians aud perpetrators ofsAmer
lean liberty.
The Daughters OF the Republic of Texas
were then asked to place flowers on the
monument In honor Of the heroes of the
Alamo, Goliad and San Jacinto. Mrs j.
]. McKeever, Jr, stepping forward with