The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-03

delivered by a Southerner at Gettys-
burg Memorial day exercises.
A Test of Durability.
Our colonial fathers from North,
South and East and West" Mr. Hefin
said, fought together when they
brought this Republic into being, de-
Tended it together in the war of 1912,
and triumphed together when they car
ried the Stars and Stripes into the her
itage of the Montezumas. The final and
crucial test Of the republics strength
and durability was the combat On the
field of battle in the War Between the
States"
He added that the question of the
right of the State to sen*de and the
right of the Union to prevent it, the
status of rights and relations nip be-
tween State and federal government,
could not be determined in the coun-
ellis of peace; it had to be settled by
the arbitrament Of the sword"
Harmonious Household.
"The republic once abounding with
conflicting opinions as to State and fed
eral rights and powers" he continued,
''is today the harmonious household
of sovereign States, the home Of a
brave and happy people. Here we bow
with solemn reverence in honor of our
nations dead and pay to their blessed
memory the tribute of our united
love.
"Heroism never bad truer represen-
tatives than those who made this bat
tlefeld immortal. Here the soldier in
blue and the soldier in grey read in
each others eyes courage born of con-
victions, devotion to principle, will
ingness to do and die for what they
believed was right. Here Union and
Confederate soldiers by their daring
sacrifice and heroism challenged the
admiration of the world. Here North
ern valor drew up in battle line the
bravest of her brave, the noblest
specimens of her patriotic manhood
! and Southern chivalry marshalled the
noblest types of her splendid citizen
ship.
/, Two Mighty Lessons.
Here the brave Union soldier
checked the march of the hitherto ir-
resistible Confederate soldier. Here in
the red glare of destructive battle fire
two mighty lessons were taught; one,
that the Union should be ever mindful
and considerate of the rights of the
States. So the soldiers of the two
armies who baptized this soil with
their blood did not die in vain; they
started the work of cementing the
bonds of an everlasting UniOn.
Il bring to you message Of good
will and Fellowship from the people of
the South. As an evidence Of our rec
ognition and appreciation of the valor
and heroism of both Union and Con-
! federate soldiers, and as a token OF
the spirit of fraternal love now per-
meating the hearts of our people,
bring you floral offerings from the
flower gardens of Dixie, one for the
grave of the soldier, in blue the other
for the grave of the soldier in grey.
The sublime valor of the heroes OF
both armies is the priceless heritage
Of all"
Of the reunion in July of survivors
of the two armies at Gettysburg, Mr.
IHeflin said: What a glorious reunion
that will be-, The angels will smile up
on that gathering, and the God of our
fathers will bless and approve it."
Let the living join hands and hearts
about a common centre for the good of
the republic" he concluded. "Let
North, South, East and West all work
together for the good of all. Here on
this battlefield, incarpadined with the
blood of patriots North and patriots
South let us, in the language of Lin
coin, resolve that this government
shall not perish from the earth