The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-24

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ly writ in the Southern sky above his
beloved birth-land.
THE question of state sovereignty
versus the Union had already and al
ways been one of difference of opin-
ion. The South had taken the state
sovereignty side of the ISSUE Lee
Twas Southerner, and while all his
interests lay with the Union his SYM
pathies were with the South. He
was in direct line of promotion in
the federal government; Arlington,
the beautiful estate of his wife and
the home of his children lay just
across the river from the national
capital. In deciding, therefore,
Moses like, to cast his lot with the at
| flictions of the people of the South,
he saw promotion and property fade
and fly away.
Since it is all over now, some re-
ally believe that Lee knew from the
beginning that the Union would ut
last triumph. And that he deliberate
| ly decided to sacrifice all his 70. tune
to become leader of lost cause" It
is true that in the loss of both he
saved himself-his honor-his name
his integrity, his fame.
But the war is over now-the
North and South are reunited. And
with the passing of few more gen
erations all sectional strife and spirit
will have died. However many un-
necessary cruelties and crimes other
military men may have to account
for at the great day OF final reconing
Gen. Lee will not only stand with a
stainless record as a man, but as
Southern general and gentleman.
May his spirit and example of real
patriotism be kept alive by your pa
triotic order; and transmitted by you
to your sons and daughters, till ev-
/ cry Southern born boy may be. .
Christian gentleman.
And you, the honored remnant u
the most gallant and brave and heroic
army that ever marched to victory 0r
defeat. You are older now-and yet
there is not one of you that would
not shoulder your gun in defense or
honor and principle and home and
the memory of the Ola South. But
one by one your ranks are growing
less, and they are tenting on the
hills immortal in the land of perfect
peace. May every one Of you DE as
faithful in following the Captain-Gen-
eral of our salvation as you were the
peerless leader Of the Southern Con-
federacy.
God give us men! A time like this
demands,
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands, .....s..
Men whom the lust of Office does not
Men whom the spoils OF office cannot
buy;
Men who possess opinions and viii;
Men who have honor-men who will
not lie,
Men who can stand before a dcma-
gogue e
And scorn his treacherous batteries
without winking;
Tall men-sun-crowded- live
above the fog,
In public duty and In private think
ing"
At the close Of the address by DR..
Haggard, Maj. Williamson announced
that crosses of honor would be Geliv-
cred to a number and read the h'sto-s
ry of the crosses and how they we're
distributed and under what condi-
tions. The following crosses were
then delivered:
J. W. Bunch, G. W. Erwin, T. :. Da-
Wis, Robert M. Frierson, for his IA
Their George p Frierson; Henry L.
Harlow, NJ C. Molloy, Mrs. j. p.
Ketchum, for her father R. B. Nc
Cormick; A. W. Mcdonald.
The next regular time for the dis
tribution of those crosses OF honor
will be June g.
1t developed after the services that
James J. Elan was the only maa
present that fought all the way
throuh the war under Gen, Lee.