Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01

S,AEs coroust foe or
Emitted to; his most intimate
|end that there was regret for the
Ft horne by him in the struggle for
b mastery. He accepted the situa-s
$n in which he found himself, and
tered without delay upon q career
industry, frugality and hopeful el
agy: that has rescued the was
aces and restored the vitalities th
!sre suppressed for four 1ong,yea
he absorbing interest during ith
bEiod was directed to-a singlepoir
He achievement Of independence
Is Southern Con federacys andy
bat: had failed utterly and sirresoe
the men who ozlhad brayed all and
Sfered ali, thrustfng aside the spirit
#revenge SO natural inlhuman disap-
4intments, went earnestly to work
Eth the. purpose. Of retrieving the
Sses incident to state of war. NO
latter that a stroke of the pen had
Sstroyed millions upon millions Of
$operty, that the fields were barren
Ia the store-houses empty, that food
I'D raiment were scarce: and high,
lat the aged and Einfrnl. were In.
eepest despair and that almost every
busehold va, wearing the emblems
B mourning, these men. were not dis
Rayed sor faint-hearted, but with
lender. resources and limited oppor-i
hnitfss they entered agafn~upon the
Eattle of life; with a, determination
hat augured victory from the outset,
Ind compelled the goddess OF fortune
b smilei upon their. efforts; How
k4ll and slrh1y this; has been realized
nay be seen in the progress made,
despite. the uhtoward surroundings.
md in3 3the faceSof adverse Winds.
Until now it is an accepted saying
hat the South is heffavored Held of
he future. Who was 1t madesthts a
possibility? l have no hesitation in
pointing to the Confederate soldiers
IS = dation stone of whatever
te- nt-has come, yandr as being
10 thescredity yofs s.pre eparing the
u the illimftable expansion Of
.aine years. With smiling fields
!. ld b .ppy homes, growing commerce
and tie sming industries, enlarged edu-
catienal facilities. and increased
growth Of religious sentiment, the
South stands fairly to the front as
Including within its borders, all that
makes life desirable, which, to the
dimmed eyes Of many who have acted
well their part in this drama, far ex-
cells the possession of colossal for
tunes gained at the expense OF toiling
millions. s q
Arid the labors and sacrifices OF
all these years, the precious dust o.
our slallen heroes is not orgotten;
The Inspiration which came to q
Southern woman almost Identical
with the close of hostilities has beer
perpetuated every season with the
coming Of the flowers that tell Of
their resurrection. 1t is this which
has called us; togetheri and as the
graves are bedecked with the EN-
blem.s Of purity and innocence, the
mind goes back with 5unerring in
stinct IS the. days when shot and shell
fen thick and fast among the younf
men OF the South, whose hbation'
were freely offered inEdefense of wha
they believed to, be right. O, that i
were in my power to depict Wha
death meant to those youthful heroe
at whose graves we finger with fond
est memories They rocked not tha
danger was nigh when duty called
II was theirs to leave heritage o
vallorand conservation far better thai
gifttering gold and more preciou
than diamonds.
Are these memories to be brushe
aside, and must the glory of spiendf
achievement in a noble cause be fol
ever stifed? To the South belong
tie pathos, the. poetry, the romano
OF the great struggle, let who will er
10y the triumph. The distinction
material and everlasting. It is wor
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