Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-09-12
c. t. LIEE's SPEECH.
Delivered At the Reunion Of Exon.
federates Last Week at Aux
vase.

On Friday afternoon al the AuxyaSse
Reunion Of the x-Confederates, Capt.
c. T. Allen, Of Mexico, addressed the
people. His remarks flled an hours
time and he was listened TO well. 1t
was along a snew-eut line.f' entirlly
different from the usual addresses on
such occasions. He discussed The
Confederate Soldier in History" from
the stand point, Of his conduct during
the war, his conduct since the war, his
conduct prior 10 the war and the work
Of his ancestors from 1850 to 1851,
claiming that the future historian Of
the 18th century, and PARTICULARLY Of
the American Republic, would be false
to truth II be failed 70 give him credit
and the honor due him; that he could
not and would not ignore such men as
the Lees the Johnstons, Jackson,
Stuart, Forrest, Price, Beauregard,
Hampton, Mosby, and hundreds Of
others, nor could be wipe from the
memory Of mankind the historic land
marks Of the Civil War, such as
Manassas, Gettysburg, Vieksburg, the
Wilderness, the Seven Days Battle
around Richmond, Shiloh, Chicamauga,
Franklin, Wilson, Creek, and a hun
dred others
when the tocsin Of war said the
speaker, twas sounded over hill, and
dale and mastering squadrons were
gathering like the clansmen Of
Rhoderic Dhu; when the dreaded
alarm was sounded, alike the palace
gate and the humble cabin door, the
South sent to the field as brave an
army as v ixeda bayonetOr flashed a
sabre under the flag Of the free. Many
a noble boy who went to the scene
where death held its highest carnival
for four long yeaB, now sleep far away
from the home Of his childhood, along
the banks Of the beautiful Shenan.
doah or the historic James; in the
tangled thickets Of the wilderness; on
the ~stormswept fields Of Shiloh, Frank.
lin, Chicamauga and V~lcksburg, Of
along the line Of 'Sherman's memoir
able march to the sea- There they
are at rest and around the spot whert
they fell, there fingers yetand will eyei
linger a height Of glory that Will tel.
future generations the wonder Of theil
yalor. Their heroic action is EN-.
balmed in the grateful heart Of a
loving country and through all com.
ing years their memory win be pre-.
served by the devotees Of freedom, a.
long as freedom lives.
THE peasant land Of Scotland has
sung the fame Of Bruce In strains thai
are echoing to-day along the classic
waters Of the winding Ayr and onl
" Americas inspired minstreli
wreathing his Tyre with fragrant
blossoms, has laid a garland Of then
upon the grave OF the Greek patriot
Marco Bozzarcs, that viii shed IL
perfume upon the living as long a.
freedom has a yotary on earth. Blu
when the story OF the South's intrepid
heroes is sung in strains worthy th'
yalof with which they fought, ther
fame win be hymned with a l0ftlel
harp and in agrander lay than thu
Wizard Of the North telling d
Marmion at Flodden Field Wheth.
er the South was right or wrong In
the abstract, we gathered around hel
battle flag as brave an army as wa
ever aligned on any battle field ..
earth. Its Generals and line oficen
were men 81 whom no nation wOulC
be ashamed. The rank and file wer'
men and boys Of whom any nation
would be proud.
I'VE appealed 10 arms 10 settl'
dispute and misunderstanding OF
half century, and we lost; but IN tn
gloom that gathered around hills thaI
surround Appomattox Court House
there were no lines Of shame or dis
honor 10 the Confederate soldier WheI
you and ] shall have passed over th'
river and u children and grand
children shall have been gatheres
" their fathers There win CONF
one guided By the muse Of history
looking for the historic landmarks o
byg0ne yeaFs and the pathetic scene
Of the brave dogs OF Old When b
arrives at Appamattox Court Hous'
he win rest long sad well, rejecting
upon the South's glorious but unsUc
cesful struggle for constitutional
liberty. There with his brush tippeC