The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28

tily decorated with flowers. placed
there by members of the association
and those who annually gather at the
square to pay their respects to the
Veterans of the civil war
Rev. ThOs. Lennox. pastor of the
First Christian church. opened the
service with prayer. Hon. VIM. T.
Anderson, master OF ceremonies then
introduced Hon. Scott VI. Lofttn, who
in a short and appropriate address in
troduced Mr.. Wilson. The Miss White
rendered The Veterans Cross of
Honor" in a splendid manner, and
Rev. Chas. W. Gavin of the First
Methodist church pronounced the
benediction.
Crosses of honor were presented the
following:
Those receiving the crosses were:
DR.. F. c. Wilson, of ChipIey; Messrs.
H. c. Flowers. J. F. Hoyt and A
Blalock. Pensacola: Thomas Lisco. j.
Il. Cooper. Henry Cooper, and T. NJ.
Perry. of Molino; MeSsrs. Elijah FCW-
ell. and Edward Powell. of Pensacola:
Mr. S. r. Tate. of Roberts, Mr.. Mike
OLeary. of Pensacola; Mr.. Moore, of
Century.
Mr.. Wilson's Address.
Mr.. Wilson's address in part was
as follows:
We are met again to do homage to
the memory of Southern men who
lived and acted IN the greatest crisis
Of our national life. 1t is a pleasant
duty which has been assigned ME to
recount. with whatever capacity | pos
sess, the virtues Of our own heroes;
and | am impeIled TO the observation
that SO large a gatheringofintellige
and patriotic citizens demonstrates
the importance of the occasion and
the affectionate regard OF the present
generation for the men try in the great
battle of the sixties
Why was this memorial instituted
and for what purpose are We here
today? Not to keep alive and resusi-
tate sectional enmitiPS and jealOusies,
or to give life and vigor to political
issues which have long sine been
settled in the forum of battle. We
assemble to hear the story of brave
men and daring deeds: of how the
sons of the South, relying upon the
right AZ | was given them to see it,
sacrificed life, property and homes in
defense of principles they held too
dear to forfeit without a struggle Pc
litical oppression and tyranny We for
get. and sectional hatred. We hope. is
buried forever. In this memorial we
have dedicated ourselves to a higher,
nobler and more elvating task The
time had its bitterness. but happily for
our country il is in the eternal past.
AngIo-SaKon Spirit.
The part the South played in an
effort to maintain herself in the civil
war was the consequence of her DO
litical principles and beliefs South
ern men were descended from ances-
tors holding sacred above all things,
the principles of freedom and con-
stitutional liberty. and when they DO
i;eved these principles were in jeop-
ardy. like their AnGlo-Saxon fathers
before them they gave their blood
in defense. II was the AnglO-Saxon
spirit of freedom and love Of civil
and religious liberty which drove
our forefathers from across the sea
to md a home in the vast wilderness
or North America There they light
ed the fire of liberty OF the barren
shores Of the Atlantic seahoard
where il pros pered unto such pro-
portions that savage invasion could
not Quench il. nor the miseries OF
starvation drive ii back across the
sea.
When the colonies became a con-
federation, banded together 10 defend
themselves against a monarch-s ~
ranny each state was free and indie
In this infant republic. as
n nearly every government. there
existed divers schools of political
-hOught. In the great constitutional
OF 1887 there were states
men. led by the distinguished and
talented Hamilton, who asserted the