The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-06-17

There is much of the same spirit TODAY
but in those days it was alI-powerful
all-dominating.
And think, my friends, of the wome
, of the Southern C~onfederacy. When
think of the wives, mothers and sister,
of the Confederacy--when l struggl,
to pay them just tribute---I know tina
here is needed an elouuence as rollins
as the tones of natures cathedral or
gan of land and sea, and yet a strain as
tender and sweet as the half-hearc
notes of an Aeolian harp. When we
think OF them, we think of the Greciar
mother of the Gracchi; of the Roman
mother of Horatius. We think of the
proud and titled danes of France, who
with head high in air and with smile on
lips, could stand the agonies of death
unfilnchlngly. We think of the Morse
women singing the Valkyrie. We think
OF the ministering angels of anthems,
and of all that is magnificent and beaut-
lful, n inspiring and pathetic in life
or death. Mothers gave up husbands
sons and brothers.; sisters brothers,
maidens lovers. At home, at the fire.
side, sewing at the hearthstone, farm
ing like Mountaineering, praying, suf-
ferlng, loving, helping--great, beauti-
full, inspiring, was and will be forever,
the woman of the C~onfederacy; and at
the end of all, there was a nation of
women in black!---but each and every
one, rich or poor, heroic and sublime.
And love of country. The soldier of
the South loved his sunlit section.
Their forefathers had won and made it.
They were ready to die for it. They
are today. / am glad we loved our
country then. I am glad We love our
whole country now. am rejoiced we
have a reunited country.
Not long since the name of jefferson
Davis was By orders of the Government
cut back on Cabin John Bridge. A few
months ago stood in an august pres
ence in a great Northwestern city. In
responding for Mississippi, | said.
Men make states and referring to
the great men OF Mississippi, the first
| mentioned was Jefferson Davis. |
said, The first is that great figure
who first won renown fighting on the
fields of old Mexico under the stars
stripes; then a cabinet officer in
the cabinet OF a President of the United
next, a United States Senator
from the great state Of Mississippi;
President of the Southern Confed-
aracy, and finally the lone, stern figure
Df an old man, without rights of country
sufferer incarnate for ALL efferson
| am pleased to be able to
say TO you that the response from that
audience was generous, cordial and
Within two weeks past the Naval
of Congress unanimously
recommended an appropriation to build :
monument in the National Federal :
Park at Wicksburg to the Navy of the
,31federacy.
4 few short weeks ago | stood in the
National Capitol and gazed on the l
tatue of Robt. Z. Lee. l stood in rev. c
rent w before that grand figure and |
tudied the lineaments of the splendid {
nd benignant ~countenance. And do i
on know how he stands there in the f
Iall Of Fame and in enduring bronze? 4
lie stands there in the full uniform of
he General Commander Of the Confed- t
rate army. '
There is peace. e
Great was the old South. Glorious a
story of the heroes OF the Confed- t
racy. Glorious IS the destiny Of our a
Countrywide hope and the
riGe Of the lovers Of free ns.itut;ons
~ liberty. ;,