The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
TERRELL SPEAKS
AT La GRANGE, GA.
GOVERNOR is GREETED BY LARGE
AUDIENCE AND MAKES NOTA-
BILE ADDRESS, PAYING TRIBUTE
TO HEROIC DEAD.

LAGRANGE, Ca, April 26.-(Special.)-
Governor Terrell delivered the memorial
address in this city today. He was greet
ed by a large audience, and his speech
was a notable one. After speaking of
the origin of Memorial day and paying
tribute to the heroic dead he referred in
fitting terms to the monuments that have
been erected throughout the south to her
Confederate heroes.
These monuments" Governor Terrell
declared, mot only emblazon the glory
of them who fought under the Stars and
Bars. but stand as a tribute to the valor
of them who fought under the Stars and
Stripes
He concluded his address as follows:
at is our duty to remember in love
of the Confederate soldier. We should
do this, not only as those who believed
in the principles for which he fought,
but Americans. His vaor, as well as
that of the Union soldier, is the common
heritage of all Americans. Though we
were divided forty years ago, today we
are united, and united forever The unani-
nous action of Congress in restoring to
the various southern states the Confed-
crate flags that were in possession of the
government. and the universal approval
of that action by the people of every
section of the country attest the fact of
a complete reunion of our people.
Just century before the war between
the states. Canada was in the throes of a
civil strife, and In September, 1853 there
was fought on the plains of Abraham,
near the city of Quebec, memorable
battle. 1t was the elimination of the
great conflict between the French and
British for supremacy in Canada. The
French were led by the heroic Montcam
and the English by the dauntess Wolfe.
Just as the day was closing. with the
English victorious. Montcalm was NOR
tally wounded, and as he fell said he was
satisfied to die before witnessing the sur
render of Quebec. At the same time
Wolfe received a death wound. and dy-
ing said that he was willing to CO. as
the British would In the future rule Can
ada. Fifty years afterward the Canadian
government erected. near this battlefield
a monument to the memory of these two
brave leaders, and placed thereon this
beautiful inscription: 'Valor gave them a
common death history common fame.
and posterity a common monument This
granite stands as a witness of the COM
plete reunion Of the French and British,
who dwell together in that great coun-
try.
Three years ago ! stood at the base
of the Montcalm and Wolfe Monument,
and as I looked upon this splendid tribute
of reunited people to the memories of
their common and heroic past. in which
were buried the differences that in the
long ago had separated them. / thought
of the mighty past of my own beloved
country. and in my heart sprang UP the
dream and the hope that some day there
would stand upon the loftiest hill that
looks down upon the nations capital,
monument whose apex would catch the
first CLEAN of the rising sun and would
gather its last lingering kiss as 1t sinks
behind the west. AT its base, in heroic
mould. would stand the forms of Lee and
Grant-hand clesped to hand-the sure
ties Of the bond that gave peace to our
divided countryside sponsors OF the Sec
ond birth of our regenerated and indis-
soluble union"