The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08

this behalf. hall. .baskis. crsatedHin
this community which insures the
success of the movement. Already
a goodly number Of wealty ex-
confederates have pledged them-
selves to contribute as much a.
.eae~hundred dollars eaeh~to.'the4
fund and this alone insures enough
to enable us to- state .positivelyid
that the desired amount will bel
easily obtained through voluntary.
contributions vs: Vii T., sia& ii. ga
The sentiment which. underlies:]
tthisrapovemapt isspnSyyhichi abade ss
PIN every heartv that is ..connecta!dl .]
With the glorious ea1ses in behalf
pfI which,severgafawaly in! Lee
County, made sqcaahibution and
a sacrifice. There pis9aot>ai family
ipsIee County caeanaebed with its':3
history in its. antes6eAum. life that
iSnoF joined to thai cause through
THE SAD memories tina! grew out 81
its ttripppphs and l5i its disasters. Az Z
over. the, county hoary headed
veterans dwell, who lin the prime
of their manhood endured THE,
Iprhiyaattioon,ss' and fpeiaght the battles;
|oEE}ahe war which ohhadbs the .ppasnss IS:
|ofa the '.'Sunny1o South" rfamors:3
throughout sthei tyw6rld and W hpI
Bloody fields ibid away to rest
ii Unmarked. g,ffas13eSg the comrades
who fell by their sides fighting IL
defense of the homes which they
had left behind. All over the count.
ty dwell hoary headed mothers.a1sd:
wives who wept bitter tears Whes.ns; "a.
they clasped their beloved ohssss;;
in sad embrace as they babe theta:
90 out, in their defense, at theM:
country's call-to return no more
Every family in the county has
its Confederate history and many
of them can tell the story OF how
a father, a brother or son, did
noble deeds as a brave soldier and
fought from start to finish. The
mention of that war with its sacrl-
fees and its unholy termination
brings emotions Of patriotism to
every southern breast and lights
the eye of the lingering veteran
with the fire which animated his
brave soul while he nobly did his
duty as a soldier in it.
1t is a sacred duty which every
county in the south owes to it's dead
heroes and their living comrades
to keep fresh and green the hallow-
ed memories of their devotion to
the holy cause IN which they illus
trated the Hottest and noblest traits
of southern manhood. Many of
these dead heroes sleep under
Iowly mounds in forgotten places.
Loving hands do not plant and
tend lovely flowers above these
mounds, but for each lost grave
there is a throbbing heart that
treasures tender affections for the
soldier who sleeps beneath it.
"No sound can awake them to
glory again" But the spirit of
the Lost Cause still lives in the
hearts of their countrymen and
they can attest their veneration
for it by erecting marble shafts
to stand as witnesses of their re-
spect and love for unborn genera
tons Of their posterity to gaze up
on IN admiration and pride.
1t is proposed that this monu-
ment shall be erected at a proper
place upon the Court House lawn
while that imposing structure is
being erected and that it be an
yelled on the day that the Court
House is received by the County
rhis.i is an appropriate time for
the erection of this work of art as
a token of our peoples love for the
holy cause which it will COM
memorate. The spirit of pride
and independence of our people
is being shown in the erection O.
this costly and stately edifce-
Lee county furnished its full quota
of gallant spirits to the noble
cause in which SO many of her
sons fell. The county is rich
and prosperous. Nature is smil-
ing upon us and is shedding its
rich stores and blessings npon US.