The Grenada sentinel., 1903-07-11
Chief Justice Whitfield's Address at the New
State Capitol Dedication Ceremonies.
Mcdonald Led No Gander Charge Wasram
at Gettysburg and the Bodies of Dead Mssippan. Were
Found Higher Up That Dread Slope Than
Those of Any Other State"

AS4oNSSs VIC "a AAo 0CAo" WAC Va q
tl0n of Chief Justice Whitfield, de-
ivered ON the occasion of the recent
dedication exercises of the new State
capitol. The address in full follows
l., Ny Countrymen We are participants
IN tue ceremonies OF 4 most solemn ao1r
cathedral bell heard far across the waters.
the message OF the mighty past bursting
the choral triumph Of the present flling
hope and, and M ike AN" an orsan' % peal i from heavea'
as the curtain of destiny rolls upward.
disclosing his enraptured vision the
increscent splendors Of ages upon ages to
What an audience surrounds us! What
elements here blend to make the compost:
from from 0t the ens aniSeTais,. Colleges and comneS
schools, and from the thousand walks Of
busy life. stands a tiptoe with expectant
gaze. representative youth-the children OF
today. the ancestors of tomorrow in whose
keeping soon to leave the ark Of
our faith and liberties and laws. And here.
gracing the hour, Is venerable age: witness
" th Wv. whs, o.
by heaven in having been granted a length
OF days. which, spanning like the brow Of
links together today the Civilizations OF
the past and present.
Here too: are gathered from the whole
benevolent orders. s. ali Hp' charitabie institu.
tions. all civic societies and organizations
Of whatever name, all military bodies Of
ranks Of Mississippis Confederate heroes.
who periled all in the great struggle for
constitutional liberty. All. all. are here to-
day. attracted by no local ceremonies. but
those whose influence is to reach out be-
yond the confines OF our own State and ar
rest the interested attention OF the entire
itol speaks State policy, State tore civil
States. must be an event Of deep concern
to the entire sisterhood of States May
we not fancy our brethren OF the whole
and making the air vocal with their ali
hail to this vast. representative multitude.
these constituent elements OF our soci-
ETY.. each in its place. toilng for the up
building OF the Commonwealth rejoic-
ing together today. with common patriot
ism. In the conscious possession of a govern
extending over all classes and all races
framed, fearlessly enforced, government
bodied forth and symboized for them by
ers, liberty. her eagle eye ever watchfu!
and her eagle wing ever wide outspread:" ="
How sacred such an hour: From their
down upon us, and our latest posterity in
yoke us so to live: so achieve. as to leave
behind us in the fabric Of our laws. liber-
cipIes and influences, which. blessing inter
venlng generations. shall reach. enrich and
With the spell of the hour upon us. then
let all rise to the appreciation of this ma
aud modern skill, honoring the genius of its
great 81 affhtset f the faithful t
nest toll of the laborers, who nave laid
broad and deep it's ample foundat tions and
the skill of the artihcers. whose deft fingers
have wrought the magic beauties of its
the prayer: :stet capitoliun fa!gens; ; late
nomen in ultimas, extendat Oras! y!
1Snf IN n
press to you. heroes of deathless cause.
country holds you. and our sense Of the
honor your presence adds to this occas sion.
when they do not warm to our tartan-ths
Confederate gray. What a civilization
rshes @ upon our i9S memory as we gaze e,
sunny south of old We see again that
glorious loyalty to rank and sex, that
that subordination Of the heart which Kept
sa sxalted freedom; rhe unbousht grace
nurse of manly. sentiment and heroic en-
terprise is there! And there that sensiblity
@ spn woaGd OF wheh
courage whilst it mitigated ferocity;; which
s1nobied ; & whatever 7at it touched ~ and under
it's xrossness y:
1t was a civilization which developed in
.tlivldualism it magniied man, it enthroned
woman. 1t Impaired to the individual the
sense Of worth; the honor that preferred
death to disgrace: fidelity to every trust !;
-dividual conscience. of every obligation, ma
tional. State and social. and it exacted Of
est. military and civil that stainless stand
ard Of conduct, that lofty conception Of pub
pse
of Responsibility. like the needle. into place.
Cultivated, fired with the nobiest patriot
Of the Sta the t%ssd
their matchless craftsmanship government
strong in its justice at home great in its
-"dignity abroad, loved as the asylum of the
oppressed Of all lands, attracting at once
the REVERENCE and the affection Of universal
weath vas and ns IN
were present everywhere. Her civilization
sf a the as
ss@oax s The r. nations 3ss s ef re world Thsir
asordid, ned seorned from her borders. Ma
power. toned BY the very courtesy Of the
gods, lifted its noble men and it's glorious
p the Of
~ the highest deals If some e'sHo sod
to his IN had swepe
would have claimed us as his offspring and
Soldiers Of that elder and grander day,
time and the occasion do not permit refer
-ence to your achievements ON the field of
war. Rather let me hold in relief for the
contemplation Of your country. record no.
bler Tar than all the victories you won.
gions victorious from the field with tri-
NmPhal arches, with marble monuments,
with cheering thousands, with PROFESSIONS
and bonf1res we, whose cause is said to
have been lost. can bring salpne the treas
ures Of the heart s. 4 #I
The Confederate soldier when he left che
dnal scene Of surrender, passed before no
reviewing stand. was greeted by the thun-
derQus acciamations OF NO thousands. and
no rejoicing multitudes on the. way home
has since been SUSTAINED BY no pension q
his struggle with penury and want. see
the long gray line melting back into private
citizenship when the sword Of Lee was ten.
dered. "As some dark thunder cloud low
ers upon the horizon. marshals It's battal
Ions and threatens all the landscape with
ruin, yet is found, on the 4acceedinQs naOEp,
and grasa- refreshine and heanfifxin0 Glnd,1