Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-11

ors and rebels. Was Davis traitor
| because he led a brave people in dc
| Tense of the God-givcn right of self
government? Was Lee traitor and
rebel because he defended that inalien-
able principle which Washington
wrestcd from the British crown with
his sword?
He had no patience with that cry for
| silence lest we destroy good fellow
ship. There could be no true fellow
ship. save that mutual respect and
trust, and when our children arc taught
that their forbcars were traitors, he
would say with Scott: .
"Thc hand of Douglass is his own,
And never will in friendly grasp
Thc hand of such as Marmion's
clasp"
Who were these men whose deeds
were being celebrated They were
| the sons of men who had the largest
share I'm forming the Union, sons of the
| men who wrote their cuuntry's Dccla-
| ration OF independence and the Bill OF
Rights
| Secession Has Been indicated.
1t was not his purpose to discuss Sc
ccssi0n. The right Of a State to secedc
|
ow of a doubt, the war being forced
upon the South for exercising its moral
and legal right.
The war had been conducted with a
bravery and fortitudc not surpassed in
the annals Of history, and with hut
name spirit never cqualcd. He brandt
ed as false the charge that prisoners
had been treated with undue harshncss
and declared that in spite OF the fact
| that the number of Federal prisoners
| held in the South was largely in excess
Of the number OF Confederate prison
crs held in the Northern prisons. 5000
more Confederate prisoners died dur
] ing the war in Northern prisons than
Federal prisoners died in Southern
prisons. Those were figures taken
from the official records of the War
Department at Washington and effect
ually disposed OF the old falschood con-
corning the Souths treatment OF prs-
oncrs. IA
The duty of the present was&6 pre-
serve and cherish the deeds Of the
noble past and to hasten the day Of
fellowship and good feeling.
Nearer, My God, 70 Thee" was ron
dcroi Ivy the band. and Mr. Paul Jcncs
an eloquent young attorney OF Tar
coro, n. g.. was introduced and made
n hr!cf address, which was heartily
applaudcd. He said. in part a
"l:GGecCiri,e county not only sends
her greetings, but fifty of her hest and
i,r:,vCsf hoys Ia ccmmcm crate this SlaG
occasion.
Significance of Little Cross.
Listen to me: At my homo have
Il little maltese cross made ont of or
binary gun metal. Attached to this
cross is a bar and upon this har is
the name of an old Confederate sol
jier. who not long ago, passed over the
rivcr$and now rests under the shailr
of tic trees. II is simple little thing.
Its Intrinsic value is small Think
You it couli lie bought with money?
Think YOU. il could be purchased with
silver o: gold? Think you ii would be
exchanged for diamonds. 'Ghics or
pearls? No. why? Because behind the
Grass | sce i'm coors as bright us Tho
beams that Just pour out of the east,
ern horizon, Il life OF devotion. wholly
and solely consccratcd to the cause of
The South This cross represents only
one life. hui behind that monument arc
the lives of thousands. who molly, AMI
thank God. chocrlully. placed them
selves upon their country's altar.
..I:dgcconbe county North Carolina,
reiGccs to know that the care and
Keeping nf these monuments are 10 he
in the hands of the women. We be-
licvc. We know they will he guarded
with all The honor. dignity and glory
that bc.it this occasion
| Monument Unveiled.
At this point Miss Maggie Tabb of
York county. and Miss Farnie Kyle
OF Fayetteville seized the two cords
Ii. a., t,nF Il
pulled away The cloth covering. The
lan,l swung into the stirring strains of
Dixie" tl,e crowd chcercd Justify. the
EdScrolic Guards and Peninsula Guards
presented. arms
Major Scmplc then introduced Gov.
erIor A. J. Montague The governor.
as usual received an ovation.
My mission today" said he per
hapS could hr more clearly fulfilled If
fcIicltate these ladies' on the com
plctirn OF tICir great wCrk. the con
summation of which now shines in our
faces. and if extend welcome 10 the
yiGitcrs of our sister State. who Join
with lis i'll the exercises of the occa-
sion and whose hearts undoubtedly arc
stirred 10y the memories here aroused. y
The governor declared that The ci-
vii war always had hecn and always
| WOULD ne t;ic greatest wal ol inc
American continent He also touched
upon the issues involved IN the great
strife. and declared that failure and
.,ucrcss are not measured by the cri-
teriCII of commercialism. The biggest
success might rest in the lesson of
aclf-sacrifce gained from seeming
failure.
"ris hstter TO have loved and lost
Than never 10 have loved at ALL"