Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-27
Governor of Georgia Delivers Tlo.
quent Grafton at La Grange
Memorial Day FIX rclses
TRIBUTE TO ALL HEROIC DFAo
Memorials mot Only En,blazon Glory
of Men Who Fought under Stars
and Bars. Blu. Stand as Tribute to
val0r of Men Who Fought Under
the stars and Stripes"
tBy Associated prcss.l


LAGRANGE. GA, April 2G--Govcr-
nor Joseph NJ. Terrell. of Georgia. lie.
livered the Memorial Day address in
this city today. After speaking of The
origin Of The Confederate Memorial
Day and paying tribute 10 the heroic
'lcaG of both Confederate anu Federal
forces he referred to the monuments
that have been erected by Southern
people to Confederate heroes
These monuments Governor Ter
rell declared, mot only embuzon the
glory of 'he me:l who fought under the
stars and bars, but stand az tribute
to the valor of tho men who fought
Irfler the stars aud stripes".
He concluded MS follows:
Duty of Remembrance.
1T is our duty lc remember in love
and gratitude the devotion and sacri-
fees of the Confederate soldier. We
should dc this, not only as to one whu
believed In the principles for which
he fought. but as Americans His val.
or. as well as that of the Union SOY.
der. is the common heritage Of ali
Americans. Though we were divided
furty years ago. today we are united,
and united forever. Tho unanimous
acticn OF Congress in restoring 70 the
various southern States the Cunfeder.
ate flags that were in possession of
the government and the universal np-
prevail OF that action by the people of
every section of the country, attest
the fact of complete reunion of cur
people. Just century before tie
war between the States, Canada was
in lie throcs of civil strife and in
September 1859 there was fought on
the plains of Abraham near tic city
of Quebec. Il memorable battle.
The Canadian Strife
IT was the elimination of tho great
conflict between the French AMI Bri-
tish fnr supremacy in Canada. The
French were led by the heroic, Mont.
calm and the English by the dauntless
Wolfc. Fifty years af,crward the Ca
madam government erected men, this
battlefield monument To the men,
rsy If these two brave leaders and
placed; theron this beautiful inscrip.
lion:
'Valcr gave them common death.
history a common fame and posterity
common monument
This granite slan.is as n witness of
the complete reunion OF the French
and British who dwell iogetle, in
that great country.
Monument at National Capital.
Three years ago stood at The
base Of the Montcalm and Wolfe
monument and as looked upon this
plenlid tribute of a reunited people
10 the memory Of their comntun and
heroic past thought OF tic mighty
past of my own loved country. and
in,my heart sprang up the dream am;
the hope that some day there would
stand upon the loftiest bill that locks
down upon The nations capital mon.
uInent 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 It's base in
heroic mould would stand tic forpis
OF Leo and Grant-hand clasped 10
hand-thc surcties OF tile bond that
gave ncace to cur divided country.
The SPONSORS of the second birth of our
rcgencrated aud indissoluhc union