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THE DALLAS WEEKLY HERALD.
VOL. XXXV.
DALLAS T1CXAS Til UKSDA V AlHJl ST 1 1 ISHI.-
inin i: nv Kt i.Vih.
NO. 8.
m
Have during this past month of July quoted
some of the lowest prices that were ever before
heard of in this city and which have set our com-
petitors a thinking and caused our already im-
mense trade to increase. They never rest they are
always scheming how to make trade. They know
no dull times.
-M GRAND N
Efforts are steadily being made
time the trade is invited to inspect a
to examine low pricosi at another to
and right now to accept a grand
J? linn
which will be distributed as explainsd bsla h low as were ou
prices up to now we propose to ma!;e a still better record it is true we
have done all we could for the benefit of our customers! we have marled our
clothing down until we reached bottom figures; we con go co Men but to
reduble our effort to male trade lively we ofer a Grand Free
ss&acsfiL mSa
To every purchaser of cither a Suit
We propose to give
AMD
Eah purennser is at liberty to take bin
Colored flhirta. The value of the gift la not to
hascd lull or pleee of clothing. To avoid nlsunderstandlKgs we give this example: A
person buying unit of clothes for 12.50 U entitled to take hi choice of our regular Hue f
J1.24 Straw Hata or 1.25 Colored Shirt.
IOTIO
The fact of our GIVING-
not indicate any decreass in
articles ; on the oontrary they are our newest and
most saleable goods of which you are at liberty to
o Va "li ni nc
SANG
by them to attract tie trade. At cne
beautiful array cf goodsr at another
lake advantage of the marled reductions
of Clothes a Coat or a Fair of Pants
tway an Elegant Stock of
choice of ouc regular stock of Straw Hats or
excoca ten per cent of the value of the pur-
these goods away does
the popularity of these j
BROS.
Till. UIXMOX.
Tho 1-ttnt I'ujr orilie lirci-Unir CaruWul
ofKi-Suldlers.
ADDRESS OF COL. CRAWFORD.
Othrr Addresses rortry of the Lost
('use-Mrs. Ilrer's I'uvui Mlrlklr
Teals The Old Camp (.round
llcirruil The y.t4.
Yesterday was tho lost day of tho re-
union. Thu huh roao clear and bright
and another pleasant day wan vouch-
safed tho ci-Con federate. Karly In
tint mornliiK tlt crowds benan Id leave
tho I'lty for tho grounds and y ID
o'clock they wero pretty well filled up.
At 11 o'clock thn VHNl eonroiirsu of peo-
plu wcro called to order by Gen. W. I..
Cuboll who introilucud Key. Mr. "'unla
who opened the exercises with prayer.
It wus thn last day of tho reunion
and although iiito a number
of tho old soldier from abroad had re-
turned le their homes ou tho trains of
thn night before and of yesterday morn-
ing Htill there were a goodly gathering
o( tlieui to hear tho InHt speeches to
tuku part In tho lust day's proceedings
to hid each other n farewell perhaps a
long last farewell perhapN only lor u
vear.il' tho mercy ol a kind l'rovidcneo
will permit tlieui to meet nt tho next
reunion. Thoro were and hearts ou the
ground. liutllo-Hcurrcd vi'teraiiH min-
gled with uueh other and thero accmcd
to lio a firmer loudness a ten-
derer regard the one for the other
ua they eouleinpliited tho fact that they
might never meet again might never-
more hco each thcrand ehinoach other
I iv the hand. The last tattoo must sound
the Inst taps como lor iih all and of the
thousands who mingled togi-ther no Joy-
ously during tho past four days many
aro thero whoso eyes will lie closed iii
tho last nIiiiiiImt whoso hands will lie
calmly folded across their breasts
w hose pale cold laces will wear never
again on earth a Hinile whoso pallid lips
will novcr more lie pressed to the lips
of those they loved dearest ami best in
life. I tut each one carries with him to
Ins homo fond memories of this reunion
memories that will come to Ilium as the
days speed bv to make pleasant the
hours memories that will live as green
nlnct a in their minds and hearts while
lifu lasts.
Col.. W. I.. CTtAWI'ollli.
Colonel Crawford was introduced to
tho audichco by General Culicll and
his appearance on the Ntagc created gen-
eral applause lie said tin) committee
whose duty it w as to select the speakers
bad contcrrcd an obligation upon him
tiiat was not sought. In eloquent terms
and there is tioono in tho broad limits of
our vast .State who cat:
moro happily illustrate an idea
ho paid a tribute to tho ex-Confederate
soldiery assembled. Mo complimented
them upon their chivalry ami remarked
(hut they were tho grainiest army com-
manded by tho grandest chieftains the
world ever recognized. Thu South con-
tended against an organized (luvcni-
iiient w itli a plurality of lour to one.
That she acquitted herself nobly history
will attest. The war he urged was
over but tho principles for w hich South-
ern blood was shed still remained lie
recounted daring deeds privations ami
inconveniences ami the noble attributes
of Southern womoii in most glowing
terms llisdivtion was chaste his ora-
tory superb unit round after round ol
applause interrupted his delivery
Jill. .1. c. i.iiic.kii
was introduced to the audience as an
I'liion soldier and deliv ered l!io follow-
ing address:
Ladles (fciilltincii ami ('ostrailcs of the fruj
anil blue:
Before I attempt to give uttcrauco to
1 o thoughts that crowd my brain rela-
o to lilt! somewhat nit tor past ami
lions future permit me in the name
In i.v.l ' iiiim soldiers win have us-
I milled in coiuiHUincc to your until unit
'.inliul invilalinii mum these grounds'
ind clijoyecl to tlio lullcst your bounte
ous Hospitality anil eneer to sincerely
iliank you lor all the kindness and gen-
erosity you have so nobly und gener-
ously 'extendi d to us nil.
Those reunions in my humble judg-
nieii! can but conduce to tho general
weal and 1 am glad indeed tiey meet
with meritorious success throughout the
I'ninu. Tliey should bo It. stored ami
encouraged. The seiiliment thai creates
tlieui is sound in principle ami practice
tiint results only in piuioottii;.'. uiu i.vl
of feeling among tlio masses lint: com-
prise our grand and glorious nation. It
is well lor the war-scarred veterans ol
either side to meet in friendly converse
and recite amid the gleaming camp lire
and tiio strains of martial notes t lit?
story of tho war with its deeds of bra-
very fortitude and heroism; its mirtii-
ful 'incidents and its terrible recitals of
devotion suffering and woe. "A fellow-
feeling makes us wondering kind" and
an exchange ol feeling and sentiment
upon Hindi an occasion as this can only
result in much good to all.
'The recital of tlio gallant and heroic
achievements of the Confederate arms
so glowing and correctly depicted by
Coi. W. L Crawford who has just pre-
ceded me (and a better orator than
w hom docs not trend tho soil cf Texas
uieets my hearty approbation. No man
can imiki) me in thu slightest degree
green with jealousy by reciting thu he-
roic deeds and brilliant achicvineiits of
those who wore tho gray. The valor
fortitude heroism and bravery dis
played on every iield by tho gallant con-
federates J claim as American and I am
as proud of it as if had been arrayed
ami exerted for instead of against the
banner of our common country. 1 am
as proud of tho gallantry and bravery of
Mississippi South Carolina Virginia
will Texas as i am uf that of Iowa New
York l'ennsylvania and Illinois. It is
all American valor and J refuse to lie
deprived of its glorious and untarnished
luster. I have tin j.aUeneo wl!
men who iiiutiun honest mo-
tives. The battallions of Um South
beJieved in tho honesty and m-titudo of
their purpose as (irmly as did Uic heroic
legions of tlio N'ortli'vho moved upon
their works and lines of bailie. When
men bare their breasts to leaden hail
and risk everything near und dear to
inauhood tliu man or set of men who
question the sincerity of their motives
is villainously base a;id dead to every
sense of decency. J'or liberty they
ought ind died on either side und
f Ibtc this for l.lhcrty shed
..uly Is It would not slain
'I .. .- purest rill thai sparkles in
'I . Vale of llliss. Oil! If there be
! i this earthly sphere a boon.
An lUV'erliiK Heaven holdH dear
'Tm thu lust libation l.llMTt.yilmlm
Irwin the heart thai bleeds and breaks in
her cause."
Those reunions too ladies nnd gentle-
men ciui but bo conducive to tho gen
eral -! by bringing in eontnel
the Miflcrers of the strife. It is hard to
forget lertie war the Southern moihor
mourning I lie Iomi of her brave hunband
and nob bay canscarccly bee irutorted
and tlio poignant grief ol the Southern
widow sister fattier and brother is
equally Intense. Hut wo must remem-
ber thut the sorrow of a Northern mother
whoso boy (equally noble brave and
chivalrous as any blue eyed son id'
sunny diniox) went out of her life
pierced by Southern bullets is Buffering
the BJime woe unutterable of those
whoso lyved ones went down ly Hie
Xortlnnii'N hall. It will Hsstiage o-r
comtnii sorrow to meet in common
sympihv and when we go to di ck the
gravy of those who heroically died that
thisTiightv nation micl.Mie u'ifled by
firel Ntrew'naiure's forest llowcra alike
upon the graves of all Thu ict In
wcctoi Inspiration says
"I ihIit tlie wmI ami I he dew
wuilini) Hie Jiiduineiii day
1' lltliT tiu rttM'il lite bine
I inter (he llllii a lhi ttruy"
Ilia words ami his sentiments aro ex-
quisitely beautiful but that not even
a distinction bo made In the simple
matter ol (lowers to decorate the silent
places of tho sacred dead let's plant a
rose and lilly at each and every hallowed
mound and drop a tear for each and all
ol them. We urn one moiii possessing
the only land really worth living in or
dying lor with one Hag and ono destiny.
I'liderlhe uiantlinn folds o! the gorge-
ous ensign of tho Itcpubllc all cull
stand. Around its clustering folds a thou-
sand cherished memories ding. Naught
upon Its strips and stars but tho blisid
ol valorous patriots ami noble martyrs
and the man who would attempt to array
"one section of this I nlon against
another section is neither a Statesman
nor a patriot." The great tlod of na-
ture drew no sectional lilies across the
land (HMMipled by the lifl.v live millions
of happy prosperous people that live In
peace and plenty upon our widedomaiu.
See to it then that no Hellish and mer-
cenary politician now attempts to have
them drawn. As a nation wo aro the
pride and hope of tho civilized world.
Ith "Live and Let Live" as our motto
let us move onward and upward in our
grand march of progress civilization
and the right. Hoping that all your
subsequent rem ions mav be at least
equally as successful pleasant and
every way itlsfuctorv as have been those
you have already held and that I and
iny noble companions whoso heroically
luiro aloft 'The Manner if the Free" may
be then present und partake of your
generosity and rejoice in your merry
making. I thank you most heartily fo'r
yoiir kind nnd considerate attention.
cm.. JOII N l'. H'l'liV
nn old pioneer anil settler made a very
interiisiing address to the old settlers
and wound up by referring in a most
happy manner to the ex-Coufederute
soldiers lie said that he had been
called upon to till the voiu occasioned
by the absence of Hon. J. W. Throck-
morton who was down for a speech hi t
who was absent. After paving tribute
to the pioneers and th" Confederate dead
he read the following poem entitled
i n riiiM'.uus
Written bv Mrs. Mary Hunt (Idom of
Viclisburg MisisHippiauthorcss of "I.e
Clare" whose lirst husband was 1). M.
Caleb once editor of the la las litrald:
We lift to-day with reverand hand
The ciirlaliia of the Nlorieil pust
And louli upon thi' varied hues
The ahlftiug lights of ic lnoi v ckii
Jisrk through the uhadc of fifty years
Iti-fore this busy i-lty's bit :h
When grand primeval forests roi s
III malcly pride ulsiTe the earth.
When nieii with firm iniilaiiiited hsuils
Hid battle Willi the saw. r..c
And countless cehoeii answered to
The woodman's axe of long i.tro
The sput on which we sticd to-dur
Wi mice the tii'owlliiK Mii'.lii-r'a Uir;
Who. savage cry rani Hi reel y out
t'lioii tin: inld:iidil' dai'l:ciicd uir.
Then loll ami hardship ri igiu d nqn.iiiii
Anil dancer lurKeu in ei ry uiaus j
riieifoldcn HiiiiKhini' shut away
In miles of one iiiibrok'ii shads.
No marble paluivs Wert wen
!o costlyBlirliie of gilded cake
The weary pioneers found rest
I'pou the earth beneath the trees.
And while the tender tieno.' boms
Were strong anil swei-l i.V'in his llfu.
Ills own right arm must rt ily build
A shelter for his loyal wife;
Ills trusty rltle then must will
Food for their children t'.iy by day
The while his watchful cui.niee. kept
Wild beast and savage both at bay.
To-day In stalely pride and powsr
A lovely queenly city stu ids
pun Hit rude fotiiiilutloti laid
Solong ithto by linnet liitiid f.
1 lie Iron horse with licaiulnij breath
t nines pant lug far uloiigthe plain
Klei lrie words like living tlioughty
A i' Hashed across from main to iiiulti.
The car of progress speeding on
Hits laid the forest momtrchs low;
Has swept into ol.'livlon shade
The rustle homes of long tetn.
bill every shliiiic.: lofly iluine
That lifts Itself In grandeur here
Pays tribute to the courage of
The brave and dauntless pioneer.
And to i lie gray-ha!rcd rcu rend few
That lime lias lunched but kindly spursd.
We. nivc the honor that Is due
For all the perils they have dared;
Wb follow proudly where U.iy lead
Alougthe path where honor lie.
AIIU.1 beiieutli the forest shade
)r iiiuler glcaiuing eily skies.
The Colonel also read a pnetn written
by Mrs. titloni "Stunow all Jackson"
w hich was heartily chcred.
The follow ing poem recited by Miss
lliddie llisliop of Terrell was well
rendered and elicited applause as tiid
also her recitation of 1' allien- Kyttn's
poem "The 1'rayer of t'lu South:"
it A It UA HA CKI'TII Lit.
"t'p from the meadows rich with corn
Clear In the cool Scpteinli.r morn
The clustered spires of Frederick stand
tircon walled by the hills ol' Maryland.
Around about the orchards .swoon
Apple and peach tree fruited deep
Fair as the garden of the I.nrd
To the eye of that vauq'.tUliod It.'bi'l honle.
on that fair September insra
When bie marched over mountain wall
Over the liisunt tin winding down
(Iorscnnd foot Into Frederiektown
Forty Hap! with their silver stunt
Forty Hags with their crimson bars
Flapped in tlu- morning wind.
The sun of noon looked down and saw not
one.
Vp n.sj old Barbara Frltcbei t''en
ltowed with her four score years aw! ten.
Sim took up the Hag the men hauled down ;
In the attic window the staR'she set
To show one heart was royal yet.
Up the street came the Itcbel tread
Stonewall Jackson rldimr ahead.
Under his slouched hat lift and light be
glanced; ' i
The old Hag caurht his sight.
Halt! the dust-brown rank stood fast-
Fire! out blazed the rifle blast.
It shattered t he window pane and sash
It rent the Isomer with scam mist gash
tjulel; as It fell (mm the broken staff
I lame Rirharu snatched the silken scarf
And leaned far out in the window sill
And shook It forth Willi royal will
'limit If you must this old gray head
But spure your country's lla' she said.
A shade of sadness u blush of shame
Over the face of the leader came.
'Who touches n hair of your gray head
Ides like it dog. March on !' he snld.
All da.' I r-'i itu-ouch l'rcdi re i ireet
Sounded the tread of in irrliln .
All day long that free .lit!-' ;i' -Over
the heads of the Keliel ho.-t."
Mi;K. l'KKRS.
(Icn. K. M. (Jano rcBtl the follow in g
eointnunieatioti from Mrs. Beers who
was an angtd of charity in tho hospitals
of tho Goiifeiloraoy:
"CoMitAn k: Ucforo we part lot me
ask von to respond with three cheers
and the grand old tiger (that real Kobel
yell) to the follow ing sen iment:
"Tlio private soldiers of the Confi der-
mic i.rinv. tied bicssthent. Kvcry mini of
them laii-o in his Imisoiii a heart of cttk.
I'hev boro the brunt of b.f tle.tbe bent Mid
buii'lenol theibiv. Their bloisl nvurisl.ed
tho luui'cN whlcli otlierwiso Into neter
bloomed to Kru!U !jI "V!J 'e or
Jackson. For myself I prize uo blessing
w hich has crow ned my life so highly
as the privilege liod given which I
enjoyed during those lour years of the
war' of serving thu hoys who were (he
ragged iiiiornami nleil tiray.
"Yuur friend and comrade
"Mas. Kanxv A. Mi Kits
"Lata Confederate States of Amnriea."
Tint three cheers were given w ith a
vim when tho baud struck up "Dixie."
Col. Smith who hud been expected to
represent Sibley's llrigsde (Tom
lireen's and (ion. W. I. llardoinan
being absent the brigade sent In a re-
quest that MJ. W. L. Davidson repre-
sent them in a speech lie being
railed for from tho stand csiiih forward
and was introduced by Hon. Cabell in
the following words:
l.udles and l.i lilli llien:
1 introduce to you Ma.l. W. I linvld-
sou a brave and gallant olllecr of Tom
tireen's ltrigatle who when a mere boy
enlisted under that gallant ollleer and
through the long war that followed was
true to tlio cause.
MU. W. I.. DATIHNO.il
of Kichiimiid then responded as follows
though many of his remarks were
drow ned in applause:
l.sdlcs and Heiitlcincii Fellow 1'ltlr.vns and
Fellow t'lllr.enesses:
J have not mine before you with
any set sHecli to-day beeausn it
was expected thut two more
worthy men would speak tn behalf of
our brigade to-day. l irst l'etcr Smith
wasexiiecled to address you. Being un-
avoidably detained it was then honed
bv tho brigade thut our Ucneral A'. 1.
Idirdeman that grand ild Homan
lamiliarlv known as ''Hid tialch"
who like the soft hour of twilight is the
link that binds day and night bidding
w ith one hand adieu to closing day and
witli tho other welcoming in coming
night so Hardeman stands the link that
clasps together the heroes of San .ln-
clnto and those brave Texians who
strivud so hard to uphold the Confeder-
ate banner as ho was a soldier In both
uriuios. I
As I told you I have no set J
speech anil have not had ten
minutes to prepare one nnd
my modesty which has always been a
great burden to me und is only equalled
by my good lisiks is a great drawback
to me in making a speech but as the
bovs (wo were young boys then but are
old boys now) asked me to speak and as
I never failed them in the hour of trial
and danger I'll try nnd not fail them
now. Ilesides when I look around on
the beauty assembled here 1 feel inspired
and determined to muku a speech in
spito of my modesty.
I see by the papers yesterday Hint yen
have a great assemblage of ugly men.
Well from the same souroo I lind thai
vou were lirst addressed by lov. Ire-
land. Well he wits a snlendid sample
of the lean ugly mini and 1 heard you
addressed yesterday by liick Hubbard
lie was a brilliant sample of thn fat ugly
mail and our brigade now in the person
of myself oilers you a grand sample of
the good-looking man and while we
may not have been better lighting men
than those other brigades w hose repre-
sentatives have atldressed you we were
a great deal better-looking. 1 feel fellow-citizens
that it is good to be here.
Ilv coming we sue the graiui strides that
our great State is making in progress
ami improvements. It enables us to
grasp tlio hand of friendship and
renew the ties that once liound
us together ami more than all that it
enables us to keep fresh in our minds
tho nioinory of our heroic dead who
gave their lives in a cause they deemed
so just and holy.
And now as to tho acts of the Sibley
r.rig -.tle. W'a claim that th men tried
harder and suffered more than that
hrigado in t -ying to uphold tho honor i f
Texas and the cause of the Confederacy.
We were lirst orgunizod by (leu. Sibley
and afterw ards commanded bydenerals
lireen and Hardeman.
We wore lirst marched to Arizona ami
New Mexico where wo wcro confronted
bv live times our numbors yet in every
battle fought there the Southern army
hald tlio bultlc.-1'ield and scored a vic-
tory and that Southern army was cotn-
po.sod alono of Tom Green's Brigade. V "
were defeated there nnd driven out not
bv human hands but by starvation.
Then canio thn dreary march through
arid plains of a half-starved and nearly
naked army in winter without blank-
ets and clothed in rags ami tatters; yet
no murmuring there. They had gone
(orth to uphold tlio honor of Texas ami
tho Confederate Hag; they could starve
or freeze but could not
all'ord that one Jot or tittle of the honor
of grand old Texas should sutler in
their hands. Then came the lou.tr
weary inarch of biire-lieaded men id
rags and barefooted in summer's heat
through nirid plains march sometime
two days and nights witli witter men
falling and dying by tho wayside yet
n thought of surrender ever crossed
their minds.
Then canto the campaign in Louisiana
with which you are all titmiliar. I have
only this much more to say that in all
our battles w ith tho Federals wo were
never met with less than twice ami
sometimes ten times our numbers ami
that old brigade witli (.recti at its head
was ulwavs tlio lirst to meet and the lust
to leave tho enemy. I urn glad too to
meet so many old I'nion soldiers. Talk
about tho feeling between old soldiers
1 tell you thero never was any nni-
mosity. Tho Southern soldier and tho
Northern soldier recognized tho fact
that each was bravo and true to their
colors. Why I was a private for
u longtime and did a heap of guard
duty; and I tell you we use to call to
each other trade codec for tobacco talk
together no enmity there and then
when orders come you hear ono side or
the other call out ""(let t your hole
.Johnny wo are going to snoot;" ami
they tt'iwavM waited till Johnny got to
hislioie. llut now the two armies stand
in battlo array friendship was forgot-
ten and each soldier thought then
only to uphold tho honor of tho llag
t he v wcro following and each tried to j
do ft.
Tho Northern nnd tlio Southern sol-
diors did then and do now like the
wearers of tho while rose and the red
rose in France or the Saxons and Nor-
mans in Kngland roeognizo tho fact
that each was great brave ami truo to
bin colors. Why the greatest disgrace
t'utt could fall upon a brave man is to
put him against a coward. It makes
him think small of himself to think ho
is lighting a coward. But us
Scott expresses it when he moots a
bravo man or a bravo army then in
"Feels thutstern Joy that warriors feel
I if loenien wurtay of their st.iel."
I Iravo been requested by comrades to
pay a short tribute to Gen. K. It. Cunby
a t nion General and I feel that the
greatest tribute 1 can pay is to tell what
he did. Well when wo met him we
were in a starving condition. In the re-
treat many of the' men would give out
and full by the waysido to die. General
Cunby had wagons tilled up and sent on
our trail witli wat-r and provisions eol-
c.uloi our dying men doctored them up
ami led them up ail sent them back to
us fat and greasy and ready to light hiin
again. And his' wife and daughter went
to our hospitals and nursed our sick and
d'-ing soldiers. And I tell you right
here that cviry member of that old
brigs to would veto to day to make her
a nit ker daughter President of the
tniled States.
And uow I have heard n good ileal said
about our Southern women and I must
follow suit. Now to tell you the truth
woman is an institution in tho lan-
guage of Bill Arp or somebody else
which I endorse. "She's a good egg."
Could you have seen them as I did a
tho tiring ceased eomo upon the Held of
-arnao soothe tlio sullering bid tue
dying a last farewell on this side and
eternal li.-ippines on tho other nhore.
vou would approbate them as I antUei l
iliKt I hey woi tho signboards to stear
niiin ariifht on earth and laud hiin on
(he right sld In the great hereafter.
Won 'n is tlio noblest of God's creation
.ml i'M ladies of Texas are the sweetest
! noblest and prettiest ami best of all
1 tioti sen anon.
oi . i.kwi-' rAiiKWii.i. imniMM.
Gen. I. M. Lewis the next ss'iiker
delivered tlio farewell address which
was listened to with intense iutcrsst by
all. lie s Hike as follows:
Krllow-Holdler and I'llUciis:
Another reunion is numbered with the
things of tlie past. The vast throngs
w ho gathered hero have enjoyed a hos-
pitality that forever embalms' lUillus and
Its cu'uligiidus territory In the mem-
ories uf ati w ho linvs been present.
The reunion at McKiuiiev. under the
management of that cool headed self
isiised veteran of hospitality that gal-
lant soldier. Col. Thomas II. Murray
wu thought had so far excelled all his-
siblo efforts as to leave it at least doubt-
ful whether another like It could be
hi 1 1 and if this has in any measure ex-
ceeded the former it is because lhatclose
observer persistent worker and dashing
cavalier Col. Charles S. Mitchell and
his noble baud of assistants whose
names deserve prominent mention here
had last year's meeting as a pattern
All of us are much aftceled after the
maiinerot the Wucon of Shcba.oiir hearts
have been so captivated and our wonder
so aroused that no other words but hers
can give proper expression to our feel-
ings: "'I he half had not been told us."
hiring the last lour 'days the cares at-
tendant upon ordinary life have been
banished. We have met as friends long
parted Iriends who saw tlie shadows of
a great national agony come upon our
devoted country in lNd; who lell the
pelting of the pitiless storm : who amid
march dust beat cold hunger shot
shell charge and counter-charge wounds
and death now hoping now disputing:!
longing for the end. yet fearing its ap-
proach have survived to tills grand day I
and meet beside 'his beautiful lake on
these charming grounds beneath these I
forest trues to grasp the hand to bear tlie j
inerrv laugh to tell over and over again j
thu old stories some I'liiwrhablc some :
tcurliil but all reviving memories that
otherw ise would soon lade from exist-1
once. i
The heroic (lend have not been forgot-
ten but tlie old wreaths of iill'cctiiinatc
remembrance have been replaced by 1
fresh crownsof laurel and of myrtle. !
We have recalled the pang felt when j
the banner w hich bespoke at once the
unity and individuality of these
American States that Mag hallowed by;
the sacred blood of patriots; the blood of j
our Itevoliitionary sires of the veterans
of lsl'A nnd of those who perished in the:
wars waged with our sister Kcpuhlic 1
Mexico came down and waved no more '
in the brcc". ' 1
It was a great sacrifice that the heart of
patriotism was called on to make when
tlie question was put and had to be set-
tied "w ill you strike down the gloriou-
history id' the past cut the cords of affili-
ation break the bonds of union and
scatter the dismembered fragments of
our government upon tie' stormy sea of-
fratricidal war to be dashed ou 'tlie dis "
taut coasts of eternal bate until there;
should come il indeed one dared hop."
for its comming a better day?" To the
patriot scholar there arose out of the1
mists tlie image of Isis weeping and '
wailing over every mountain bower
along cverv valley across many an ;
plains as she hunted for the sealten d
members of her bt loved tiseres and sav-
ing always that there could be uo peace '
in the world until her mournful but
loving task should bo completed.
There seemed then to some a necessity i
to depart and invoking the protec-
tion id ilin God T battle they underline;:
to make a new iilliliatiou out of who-:.' '
blood shed ou u hundred battlefields j
shouid How the stream of national
honor: to pl.u f .s'n.i Mcior. sprung frni.i
the oitl root of llio constitution i'ormn-1
luting the latest conceptions the mind-1
of patriots could frame a Ilepublican '
institutions. No wonder many paused ! i
No wonder many swore a fearlul oatli
saying "No! never!" and grasping
Hvvoni said "Though ye bo brethren j
bound to us bv a thousand ties we will
idler vou a holocaust to ancestry to ua-1
tional integrity and to eoiisti'tutioiial i
freedom!" No wonder that in the In at I
of passion deeds were done by lowe-i I
men on both sides that caused tin
sacred I'olloiiium in tue na
tional temple to avert her face
Northman and SomluiKtn had his cause
at least so he felt and in t tod's mime
mistaken it may have been so ho tided i
No histor an for years yet to conic. !
will write it as it really was. No I'ole-i
mires can asyct di.- cuss it from the two j
points of divergeanen and get a linal tic-1
eision without' demurer or grounds of
appeal.
There is however thank (foil an
i.rbiter who holding a just balance '
cannot be bribed by fee or by prejudice.
and will not w rong the humblest peti-
tioner at the bench. He is tho only
equitable judtre presid ng over the ile- (
tinies of parties end nations -lie was j
:issie;nc(t to oince n .iiuigiitv nun. i
His name is "Time.'' Ho w ill give aj
just decree after he has fully weighed
the testimony.' While he reviews
tin' facts the seething passions
will grow cool seeds will i
be sown fruitful of new harvests of j
thought and opinion children will be i
born and grow to manliood having
other interests than the mere memory
of an antiquated quarrel. The preju-
diced mind w ill sink into decay and :
Hie irroconcilables above ground will j
agree well when they lie under tho sod. i
In West Minster Abbey that inonso-1
loum of all I'.nglish speaking people!
we have an impressive picture of what
time can do. Look as vou enter its!
mysterious aisles on citlter hand ami j
sue his achievements. Who live nun- j
dretl years ago could have dreamed so j
strango a medley? All of you remember
the fierce quarrels and bloody deeds of j
the houses of York and of Lancaster;
of the round head and cavalier; of Toiler
anil Stewart. You know too that gc-
nius however grand its achievements i
like the Divine Lord and Master "had
not w here to lay his head." Look about 1
you as with uncovered head you move :
slowlv in this wiered abode of the dead j
York' and Lundoaster now sleep ouiotly '
sidoliv side. All llieirquavreis are over.
liound head and cavalier itro undis-
turbed bv ulosn proximity to
each otlier having left to I
posterity their auliicvenients. 1 udor
and Stewart plot and counter-plot
no morn. Klizaheth and Mary having
inng since forgotten their jealousies
their descendant 4 honor the virtues of
each; poets and historians voyagers and
c:;plorers scientists and soldiers philan-
thropists and statesmen compose their
lines in these quiet "hades.
If time lias wrought such changes in
tho past we can coulidonlly hope he wdl
prosecute his work until liot only grim
visajred war has smoothed his wrinkled
front but until cordial friendship shall
bind these Stat"s together with imli 'so!-
uh'c t;..s.
Til" built .'.:)-lil"Ht cfUveil! V r Mrs
Wnlc.l o.'s
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uol. 'file 'blo.
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l:j;s t.e -e L.-i'iumbi..: ;
shir:" i. is tdi Is hoc
bV llllc S.'lt-.' 'iM!U?
I
r i is in d 'ira iing conflicts of pur i o.
sliip all I v Uia:s ov.-r Li" roar. I iia .u. -it
ami it may b ' the blood v. na-.h charac-
terise tlie'conlliet of possession but he is
f ist lining releira ted to his deserved ob-
livion. The "bloody chasm'' is now a myth as
unreal us life fabulous stream that in
ancient mvtliology divided the laud ol
light and life from the laud of shadows
and death.
Cniversal brotherhood national honor
and national progress point to "an
open patli to luriiortulity." To cause-
lessly cherish ancient feuds is charac-
teristic of the barbarian. Not to bo im-
pressed by the general geod feeling that
is fast Homing over the land Is to be us
cruel as the l'iutn or the Comanche
mid although at mien may not bi scut to
crush out ihcso brutal creatures. ene-
mies of G(-l and iomi yet a fir ing
sense and n'lity und universal lote of
country w ill wage relentless wnroVi all
Knch iienrtli'Ric marauders untill the
Kurd is extinct. To permit tho lon-
1 1 ii mo I existence of hate would ls to
construct ail "ideal wickedness" to
those who call perform such adialsdlsin
"approbiuiii is glorv."
Schiller said: "To bo Immortal one
must live In the whole." So if vou
would rise "to the height of this gresl
argument" yon must span IhoiM-riod
and claim as yours theuiibroken history
from 'do to 'M.
Thero may bo rough pluooa einerous
plains and corriigtilcd uiountuiiis in thn
retrospect yet If il be true as astrono-
mers tell us that "It is tho Inequalities
of Its surface that makes the uuiru lti-
niiuous the man" wo mav eontemplate
even tho rough places of our history
with some degree uf satisfaction since
through this constant variety the broad
disk of our national entity ooaies into
view.
But I must not enlarge further the
time for speech-making Is past. J have
ooiiic to say farewell.
You have listened to prudent niinsels
patriotic sentiments pleasing reminis-
cences and been moved by tho gifted
tongue of eloquence. Men from inuiir
sections and of many shades of opinion
have met here during these days 1 trust
we are all better from this contact.
May I Iml'.iK'o in a little counsel? take
it for what it is worth
"only that and nothing more."
To bo "free indeed." we must not allow
ourselves to be enslaved br
mi arrogant party dictation.
Vou and I have lived too
long and suffered too iiiuoh to permit
our sober years to be cheated out of
iieace of mind. A wise fealty to a party
having principles that look to the eleva-
tion of il id people and a c.ilui consider
ate advocacy m our view
is all thut can bo re-
quired of ymi and me. Let us not mis-
take mere partisanship for principle.
Allow no catch-words to mislead. Mr.
Gladstone never gave utterance to a
truer sentiment than when lie said "It i
t common and a profitable trick of purtv
In assume the mask of Nationality'
iieiiieiubcr that deeper dow n than meie
party lies country the one can never be
substituted for the other. In days of
ureal political excitement the storm ot
passion bides country from view
luit be assured that she wili emerge
from theso "yeasty waves" firm and
durable soniethiiigslilfercnt from wiial
partv zeal would have it but doubtless
all the better for that. Forget not that
a nation's honor is measured by the
personal integrity of her citizens. To
drag down and trample in the dust the
personal characters of our representa-
tive men is to write our own infamy. It
lias somehow grown into us that an old
ami long past war must lix opinions in
regard to the proper administration of
national allairs and that our party affil-
iations must lie determined by' what
transpired twenty years ago. Two
irreal parties eonfri nit each other and
not satisfied with the living issues of to-
day men uro found in both organiza-
tions claiming that every man must
pronounce some suihlu.letii brought up
from the distant past or else he is false
to cverv principle of honor 'o long as
party lenity is claimed ou such ignoble
grounds solong will the element of cor-
diality bo waiiiiug in thu reconciliation
of t he sections.
The fad ol' a man having been on ene
side or the other ill and of itself front
n' to lsCo has no determining charac-
teristic w hereby the status of party allil-
i.ilioii can bo determine 1. If you put it
i n the ground of sentiment sentiment is
a varying Ham and subject to destruc-
tion by the cold blasts of practicability.
What 'is best now and what will lie tlie
best for the f'M or.- ol the country
are the sole li(; i.- oy which a man .
must investigate tuo claims of certain
enunciated principles. Tho decision will
vary according to mental eapacif y preju-
dice and surroundings (in calm reduc-
tion one can see how dcvergelicies have
crept in iunv soldier has parted from
soldier on the political issues of tlie day.
Along the line ot a charitable regard for
another's views lies t he hope of perma-
nent good feeling. Those who would ou-
tdid. r hatred on such grounds are the
bane of these times and are well de-
scribed in that grand old book thn
liilde when it says: "They hatch cock-
atrice's eags nnd weave the spider's
w eb; he that euteth of their eggs diet h.
and that which is crushed breakcth out
into a viper."
Ono of the worst bints on Americnii
character to-day. in chinch and in slate
is that wo accord but little honesty of
purpose to those who do not agree with
us in opini No representative tnsii
lives iinassailcd and a large part of tho
press. 1 ant sorry to say lends itself te
intolerant and abusive jiari izansliip.
If these reiini ms .shall leach us a no-
bler lesson they will have served a
grand purpose 'l have no fear of the
ultimate triumph of truth "tho eternal.
trs o:' i ; 1 ir 'i -i's."
Il r to 'ins for you inn' ni" lo construct
tue social i.toric tree Irom all mean and
petty prejudices whether secular or re-
ligious. Mind eonseeraleil by piety must
rtiie. if we would buil l for eternity.
Time will soon bury you and me and
if we would leave some last ing truce
behind a trace honorable at least in
purpose "we must be up and doing."
"lirnv e deeds are the ancestors of brave
men." Write that oil your door posts
and teach its meaning to your children.
"Not to the past but to the future looks
true nobility and funis it blazcii in
posterity."
To have been born in a palace is a
disgrace to tlie pultrooii and the cow ard.
In this grand country tlio men who
have risen to place and power prove
that wo "honor birth ami ancestry
w hen thev are regindcd as the incen-
tives tocxertion. not the title deeds tn
sloth" but thev prove more than this:
That tho humblest loins mav give us a
hero and the brownest breast may
nurse a president.
Vou must bu virtuous if you would
be great. Fidelity to God is lidelity to
man. It is unworthy any truo
man to lauh at religion
deriding her as what he
is pleased to term a furco be-
e.'iusi) in our sad war both sides looked
to God for help and attributed io him
their suaecsses. It is harmless to be
classed with Havis Lee Jackson and a
score of others. No higher test of sin-
cerity can lie exhibited than the mani-
festations of a belief that the great just
and invisible One looks favorably ou
our honest purposes. To such ho can
address himself in nets that sadly dis-
appoint it mav be but giving tlio balm
ol a nobler blessing in some oilier and
perhaps inure need fill way. Were either
f us worse bi cause agi d
parents on each side invoked tlie tender
love and care of God the Almighty
Father on the boys in tho
army? Was it wrong to ask him for
victory if wo honestly bclievid victory
best lor us? Ah! sirs that cnmajratetL
the patriotism of us all and rendered it.
so hallow 'd that ho who trilles with it is
guilty ol the greatest sacrilege itelig-
ioii is ubove sections armies nations
iler olliees belong to all mankind. She
is in tlie world but not of it.
Tho picture of tlie aged private stand-
ing in the door of tlie cathedral robed
in the sacred emblems of ins oflle? and
confronting n band of soldiers come to.
pb'.llt t':e national ensign over this
sacred lane Is a most impressive on".
Ilis word sound ou:. to us and shall I
heard bv distant generations as ho said:
"The cliurch sir has nothing to do
witli biiinnii feuds anil knows no ensign
but the cross and you must pass over
mv dead body before you can desecrate
this sacred temple." 'Who can ever for-
get tho names of Bishops Klliott Kisk
and others? The offices of religion
soothed the d ving patriot of both armies
and consigned w ith holy ritual their
remains to sepulchuro. Slio stood with
aching heart amidst tho si rile. Her
God "remembering that we are but
dust." had pity on tlie etiemy s ivi::g
tlie penitent on tlio tented Held. Our
good old chaplain. I'ncle Nat of tue
ril'lll old 'It'll M'o"H tnfintrr. It'"
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