The Holly chieftain., 1922-06-29


So why should not the Fourth Of July be in part
devoted to nation-worshp and to remembrance
of the deeds Of the heroes who kept the Flag
victorious from. the Philippines to Francel In an
appreciation OF our national history 1t Is not
necessary to acclaim to defy the fight
Ing man. Hand in hand with appreciation OF
Americas valor In 60 an appreciation of the
evils Of war and appreciation of the lessons
of war.
The Fourth of July is surely the day of days on
which to salute the Flag, remember the heroes who
have died for 1t, applaud the living who have
fought for 1t and declare again, with the poet
In spite of rock and tempest's roar.
In spite of false lights the shore.
Sail on. nor fear to breast the
Our hearts and hopes are all with thee;
Our hearts our hopes. our prayers. our tears.
Our faith triumphant DER our fears
Are all with these. and all with thee.
So first a thought of reverent praise for the
five lmmortals who drew up the Declaration of In
Observation-Disclosures John Adams, Franklin,
Sherman and Livingston. And then n thought Of
the many heroes of '76. from the villagers
who fired the first shot at Concord to Washing
ton, the leader Of our armies, not forgetting such
leaders Marion and Wayne and Stark and John
Paul Jones, or such patriots as the three militia
men whom Major Andres gold could not corrupt;
Hale the martyr, and Molly Pitcher. the heroine
Of Monmouth
Next, remembrance for Huh, Brainbridge and
Decatur and the Constitution and United States
game. put the American navy the Seven
Seas and kept the Flag flying. The War Of 1912
was won on the ocean. And don't forget Jackson
at New Orleans-he for the United States
the mouth Of the Mississippi None Of the 1872
heroes is now alive; 40 Of their widows still live.
In 1916 once more the bugle blares and the
drum beats-ths time against Mexico. Have
thought for Scott and Taylor-and Kearney and
the heroes who fought their way from Vera Cruz
to Chapultepec. OF these heroes 70 still live All
honor to them!
The foe himself recoed aghast
When. striking where he strongest lay,
We swooped his nanking batteries past,
And Drawing full their murderous blast,
Stormed home the towers of Monterey.
We not many-we who pressed
But who OF us havo not confessed
Beside the brave who fell that day;
He'd rather share their warrior rest,
Than not have been at Monterrey
And then came real fghting-Amercan against
American! Christendom stood astounded at the
vigor of the struggle and the spirit of the com.
batants. But that Is over now.
No more shall the war cry sever
Or the winding rivers be red;
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves Of our dead:
Under the sod and the dew.
Love and tears for the Blue.
Tears and love for the Gray.
A statue of Stonewall Jackson was recently nm
yelled at Charlottesville. Va Senator Pat Har
rson Of Mississippi. the orator of the day, said
In part:
"A nation torn by fratricidal strife when re-
united, is, like welded Iron, given Increased
strength and durability.
"From the gulf that separated the sections In
sixty-one has come an understanding making for
the progress of each and the common welfare OF
both. This could not have been but for the cour
age, conviction, and ideals of a whole people.
"The sharp battles revealed In Its leaders mill.
tary genius unsurpassed. and In its men and won.
en- courage and fortitude that reflected credit OH