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WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MA 10, 1877.
NO. 91
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SOUTHERN DEAD.
rAdTertisementi.
Tlic American juii.-.... vn
and
3. Ji E.rT
.....,iift You Want.
- ' Sciiclkex Receiving
,-Hom iuiu;cmcni.', Albums.
t"..Unar.b,theb04ctfun-25
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The Tenth of" May in Wilmington
Honor ami Lore for the Dead He-.
; 'joes of a Dead Cause The Memo
Trial procession Services and Ad
? dresses at Oakdale The Roll of
H o nor and Decoration of the
Gravefiv
...
V shooter is abroad thii. morning
Tuc'
;?hl;U little sun.
He fired several time
U hedi'ln't throw away any powder
i & ! - I
. l.il. 1 . 1 ... I 1 :
. ,- i arum is
has recivi! 1 2,000- fict of of men,
The annual recurrence, of. this day, May,
i itwlay 59" bulges have I loth, the anniversary of the death of that
true Christian soldier, Stonewall
Jacksoc, the day set apart for the annual
decoration of the graves of our Confcde
rate Dcady is with us again and as wo
write tic slow aud measured tap of the
heard, to which' a long procession
women and children keep step as
rims wend their war 'to Oakdale,
K cndcr their earnest meed of love
and tenderness and unfaltering, undyicrg
devotion of memory to-the dust of our
gallant dead. The years como and the
years so and time has maTRcd ins
IV- city
., luZou" 'hose for the Fird
.. !! 1.,,
.. t r i i Lit
it i.n ViiJi.f KtKrincer.
t ;,t if where ifwill'dj the most
tied over to Uol-
who will
good. -
Xtvcr bo to opinionated' to accept
-! advice, by wiwiuoucycr one
think fur yourself. I
u ni
Depart- the pilg:
thcro to'
cli. iei
is well
twelfth cycrc since the war closed and the
South sank down in the dust covered with
tofcmto tlc expressed thoughts "of thopallbfaliamc-and sorrow and disas-
iton,w it i agreeable pastime to tei; yet
rtUvrewii'n to your own Jhoughts; 0f rpvcn tlt admiration glows brightly
at n?n .i!o:i'i weigh, what . ym have o . yi 5nth hearth of those who
iat
Personal.
11. X. L'.tham hsq., former
we thank' God that the sgrk
t ever did in the hearts of those who
CcTday take up their solemn march for .the
hallowed grounds nt Oakdale. Iay
y of this this ' spaijk, divino in its origin and hallow-
ctty, tut now of Charleston, is here on a ed in its inspirations, grow still. ' brighter
ri.rt at makes his. appearance to-day as the yejars grow older and, even when
n .Li'hi.v f'i.rnch fiunccrt Club, the last cjf the survivors of those bitter
Ur. Liiliiui plays the E ti ll cornet four year&.of woe and warfare have parsed
an 1 can get inorc music, out oi that in- away mary mo coming gei'erauan,. nsuow
strumcut thin almost any one We know tho traditions which wo shall leave them
as sacredly as do we this day in laying'
trophies 'all ;, that wc j have to
the graves of our nationalist
. The Cornet Club.
The Sfiitlonu-a of -the Cornet
Cnb appeared this ;tffiiyi)n
Conceit
in their
our floral
giveon
dead.
iv lti which have just' lecn Received.
Th'Tb hats arc of Hack felt, Roman
Vhint ahapttl- buniiountcil with a red'
Mhs-r -awii u-itli 'ulJ trimmings They
ircvuy Jjaijii&uuq n;id iuh Vci
r'uillj to the usually. fiuc appearance of
ThoV afternoon seems to be generally
given up. Business is entirely suspen
ded on thp wharves with not eveu a dray
or a trucli tobe seen there, and up street
mauy of the stores are closed and some of
I;
Mtte Widowt and Children.
1 3Dt!ers(and that the a lmii lible en
Biji: the management of Col. Pen lington
ftf tLi leuefit uf tho widows ami ihiUren
L. ii.
K " them' taslefuliv dressed in mourning.
Among these we notice the establishments
of. Messrs! 3. D. Mveis & Co., R. M-
Mclut i m a ml Tims H . McKoi', - On
reet, those v tjf (X'l, J
Sol. Bear Bros., T, W.
Son, P. Hcinsberger, Julius
Front
kifciiacut given lccthUy at Sn ithville J Hedrtck,
Brown . &i
Samson; M. M. Katz, Brown & Rodick
f tieUt i.ilot.M's to Ic repeated, and and J. C. Stevenson, on -Market street, and
athiicitjr, at an early. day,' in thfc Opera Messrs. Zimmerman & W hite, on 1 nucess
H'.njc. Ua s,udi an occasion iuid for street
iUinsc wp vn "flint nnr tirwl I One ' vcrv gratifying feature Of the oc-
....wv. kilt V VIII i I'V-VIiV I - i . W w
the display at hali-masc oy an
nt Pic-Mc Yesterdar.
Tiwfic-nic given yesterday a!t
fifloa Gardens, under the auspices of
iaLcxlscNo. 4, K. of P.,
Wil
is said
events
in the
qlock
c who were present to have been
-"afthc m it decidedly pleasant
'ftcenl. Dancinjj began Nearly
iW Uual uutil . 1 !
.griunjhc only intcrruptiori of im-
MUum being a bono suppciC'cbniT
lw of tmt rous favorite' German
Jjiha wai spread atr12 -ciock.
nrre rcrc mail. . - IS .i .
"uuvs present nun uie
"Jj of the scenc.xvas further heighten-
casion is
the shipping in port, Americanas, well as
foreign (one marked exception being the
Revenue Cutter) of all of their colors.
At first it was thought . that
this token of respect was to be confined
to the foreign shipping, but, at noou or
a little, later, all the vessels who had
their coIoks up graccfylly lowered them
to half-mist," while those who had not
yet shown their flags ran them up.
The consulate flags of all of the differ
ent naticni represented at this-port also
displayed their ensigns at half-mast, as
was the cao with the flag over, the' Star
office, thole at Messrs. Green & Flanner's,
P. lleiusbcTger's, Lemmerman & Coney's
and the dak. of the Democratic Club.
At 3 o'clock the line was formed and
shortly thereafter moved off in the order
n iiWishiil bv us in the programme yes-
It. .t. -mfmww, 4 ... i' ; ' - J t '
AtcmertbALts.m.l tw,kv. with the Cornet, Concert Club in
iJC CStprn aU: i' ... . i t . I r i ' , '
iruui. - - (
.. Tho "precession was a lengthy one,
although pei-haps not as full as that last
year- w(ie'a it was exceptionally large.
Flower's and carlands abounded wherever
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the ladies ind children were and some of
FC3cnce of ofliccrs front
. M t,it a repetition u inTc6ntcm
P-4!:fr an cartv .I,..'- r ' "
M Visitor, from thwii '
intern cities, who" arc- to "vsit f he 1
. ,ia.bo3rd.-wrrA i Yf " Pin.
,V4 u. iticj" are ; to 'tsiop in
nearly
It is
,oik ami Ppfrsli'urrr ami
l-ctce VJi corac.cp. to Vilmingtou,
, " " l H1 this city of r -abmit-the
Teltt uwrniiig and 'after r-fspend- lended'notlec than it is possible- for us to
i:J W pay yet U'dciac upon. give hem jbprc;.; ' ; '
( fcr Charleston at wliere h The route to the Cemetery was as has
JfitheVcxlrarrigj'A-Mst- beeu published and the programme yas
Wiu " publisut ahl earned ou faithfully under the direction
me lut it11 .sumcWpiVit ' state btCap. Mnkin, thief Marshal, and bis
"tljecxcursljittlU.iBciclViover "eAicicut aid.. An immense crowd, larger
Mta and "business totfh.lcgf fli ban was etyer known there before, awaited
fjfiTe rapcr "corrcspor.denMronj . tie appearance of the processiou at 'Oak
tweuiy buiucM"'nwr.eWLo-' ddle?Xhc gates were passed, tho military
'.about the same r.umberi frpni Peoria opcneil ordicr, and'thc ead cortege moved
J scuiatiyes of leading fiS"iali- P to the lode of the Confederate- lot
lT rl Ower-Bboro, Maysironton ; where the bronzed soldier keeps watch and
ki.AbbUnd anil (vmiloh ;. v"ard over Ithc" hallowed dust beneath, him.
. .PMe.asa matt'df couTEetha'trAl; this catrance they passed under a Con-
l J H w catcrtahitd hytiAkrYjL tVi. I foderatQ liittlc-fla? whic h belonged to
HWMuuvtuvi f . niiw - - cj - '
ttJcT' l7 aa excursion" ui 'one! of I Cipt. Flanker's battery during the war,
tL-T Vr the raoutlx of 'tllo riref. which had kindly beeu loaned by him to
ti. ttU acoiriiuuicd curl tue LAaics wno uaa crausiuruicvt n.
composed by the lamented Edwin V
Fuller, a few hours before liis death, after
'wheh the Chaplain , Rev . James P
Taylor, Pastor of the Ivjjgt Baptist Church,
delivered the loJlowmir beautiiul and ap
propriate prayer.
Wp arinrn hpp il l.m-il 1 1 r .kinf
eternal, immortal and invisible; the. onlv
wise and .true God. Before Thee, the
angels veil their faces, and in Thy sight
the very heavens are unclean. -AY hat
then is man that Thou art mindful of him,
or the Son of man that Thou visitest him ?
We bless -Thy name that though Thou art
infinitely exalted above us, and though
we are sinners before Thee, that Thou dost
condescend to listen to our petitions . Wc
thank Thee for the Throne of Grace, to
which we arc invited to come boldly, that
we may obtain mercy, and find grace to
help.
We rejoice that we arc permitted to
look up to Thee on this solemn and inter
esting occasion, and we' pray that for the
sake, of our Lord Jesus Christ, Thou wilt
graciously jsmile upon us, and bless us, and
cause Thy face to shine upon us. Send
Thy hoi Jand blessed Spirit into our
hearts, that we may fear, and love, and
trust Thee. We thank Thee for our
homes and friends, and food, and raiment.
We thank Thee for our facilities for
moral and intellectual development, ad
for all the capacities for enjoyment with
which Thou has endowed us. We thank
Tbe fortius land in which our lots have
been cast. Thou hast blessed us as indi
viduals and families, and as a community.
When we would think of our temporal
blessings thev arc more than we can num.
ber. And especially 0 God,-would we
praise and thank thee' for these richer,
spiritual favors, which come to us through
the Cross of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ, We bless Thee for a Saviour, and
'the glorious Gospel of the blessed God ;
for Lhy written word and all tne means ol
grace. O, that the goodness of God may
deeply affect our hearts,, and lead us to
consecrate ourselves, body and soul
and spirit to Thy blessed service. Be
with us now, .we', pray Thee, as we
have assembled to do honor to the
memories of our departed heroes, and tq
pay tributes of affection to those whom
we have loved and lost. Follow with
Thy blessing, these solemnities and ser
vices in which ' we arc engaged at this
time, and in this placo. Bless us in all
that shall be, said and done. Command
Thy favor upon each one now before
Thee. Bless all the people and the fami
lies Cf this community. Bless our State
and laud. Bless the resident of the
ITr,.f,a .-., CUUf M6toufl.c Ul tlllS
Commonwealth and all that are in au
thority. Make our senators wise, and
our rulers righteous, and may all the
various classes in our country pursue
that righteousness which 'cxalteth a nation,-
and forsake that sin which Is a re
proach to any. people. May the pure
principles of morality and religion pre
vail all over our country, and send out we
beseech Thee, Thy light and truth into
all lands, Wc implore all these rich
mercies in the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord. "Our Father" &c.
The prayer was followed by a dirge
from the Choir, at the conclusion of which
Capt. Raukin, the Marshal,"prescnted the
Orator, Mr. John C. James, iu the short
but timely remarks as follows:
Ladies and ' Gentlemen : I have the
honor of presenting to you Mr. John C.
James, the Orator of the Day. He needs
no introduction to a Wilmington assem
blage. Born and reared in our midst,
he himsclf has . witnessed many of the
scenes that cause us to assemble here,
tn-flav to honor and perpetuate the names
of our noble dead and his heart throbs
in unison with ours as wc sigh for the
touchvof a vanished hand and the sound
of a voice that is still.
' Mr. Ijames then arose and delivered
the following Memorial address :
ladies of .the Memorial Association :
" Ladies and Gentlemen :
Once again has your solemn procession
wended its way to these gates to celebrate
this festival of our. patriotic dead, and
with floral-offerings to, commemorate, the
sweet savor of their sacrifice. He who
would lightly judge this imposing de
monstration as a mere outward show, to
testify. to nnr passions, or to inflame the
heart with the fires of prejudice, lithe
knows the depth and wealth ot tne sacreu
devotion ihich Inspires us. Iu the sad
ness of desolation 1 this nas oeea u a
dear and blessed privilege, and uow. th.it
the clouds of sectional oppression wmcu
hovered over us and obscured the free
sunlHi'Wrf our liberties are beginning to
Wak. I thank God the privilege is vaiueu
;till Audit should be our earnest prayer
v,-f Ti.issions and heal oi- ine uour,
and the grossly materialistic influences of
thaae, may never detraci irqm
'a -t rlpvotion with which wc should
wo tribute to those who shed their
life-blood in behalf of an eternal princi-
1 on,l m nnr r.lUSG. .
Time was anu
fciW a,aa Ilimntancc the National ensign of .the Confederacy
SJ 7 ,orm1- Iu tb'u matter We ug-l and adorned it with the following insenp-
tn.. , . J ,v 'uuncmg-xaeTDCC-l uon irom. nuc ixuquereu
Joif
l: . . ' 'I v - v r' Alv!- .iu.
cmeriainmcnt.AS noiv. xor it 'aroons anoYc i
" a tndttw in 1,; V11 1 .Mri: . rwviww?!r, - btkm' onnni br the I nor pise may nave resai
mv friends that the utterances 01 a
speaker on occasions like this have been
narrowly watched by the genius of enmi
ty, and all that malice and rage could
convert to our PPVrWrf
failing in actual fact, all that a feeang of
hatred could invent to our disadvantage--has
been with insane jealousy interpreted
and used to our political embarrassment
and oppression,
umrs r i nnnTa.LUiLu: iwu.
attitude ,af the
Sout'j has been clearly and indisputably
manifested, and the barriers of misunder
standing if not those of hatred have at
last been broken , and the enemies of our
section must behold us as we are, and not
as they would interpret us.- Wo have in
this wrought out our own salvation, and
little thanks are due for assistance from
any quarter. , ; . : . . .
Freely,-then, may I speak of the patri
otic devotion of those enshrined in dust
beneath us. and of the now phantom host
who fell in soldierly harness, and with no
fears for your embarrassment may I de
clare they died in defense of the most
sacred principle known to Republican in
stitutionsthe right of self-government
and for constitutional liberty. Should we
hesitate to proclaim this fact, then would
we be unjust to the memory of the biave
hearts that perished in this cause, of their
martyred leader Jackson, and of their
great captain Lee, whose unexampled re
nown will he the theme ef ages after our
poor little bodies have crumbled into dust
If we so honor death for such a principle
while we faithfully acquiesced m the
deleat of the particular experiment in its
behalf how truly will our estimation as
citizens be enhanced so long as it holds a
fundamental rank in the ethics of patriot
ism. And even were the principle col
lateral instead of fundamental, in our re
lations to this our reunited government,
the same happy effect would ensue. A
people capable of an unreserved, hearty
aud unequivocal devotion to principle
have in them the true elements of good
citizenship. '
How great has; been the blindness of
our fellow-countrymen that they have
failed to see that year after year as
throughout the South Ave have made these
our annual pilgrimages to tho, shrine of
our fallen braves, and held these com
memorative festivals, that in them we
have renewed our patriotism. At what
nobler shrine than martyrdom in defence
of "country . could we seek to perpetuate
the fires of patriotism ! And tho wisdom
of true statesmanship will look to this
school for the future defenders of our com
mon country': The unfaltering heroism,
the stern endurance and the patient suf
fering of the Confederate soldier, added
lustre to the American name, and is sur
rounded with a halo as effulgent as the
glory of Lacedajoion. Strip the ago of
its prejudice, temper hatred with justice,
or but smooth the bitterness of recollec
tion with-tho iron hand of time, and the
fact will be hailed in the light of univer
saladmission. England's glory is all her
own, so, that in the computation of English
honor, your true Englishman glories alike
... T'i'-rtor
ancestors, ana upon me rosary ui ms pnue
recounts the achievements of - York and
Lancaster without regard to the color of
the rose, and exults in the possessions of
his country independent of geographical
lines. "Once an Englishman, always an
Englishman," and no Mason and. Dixon's
line could serve as a barrier to affection
for his countrymen. And "when in that
elder day to bo a Roman was greater than
a King," the boast of that mighty people
was in the prowess of their countrymen,
whether under tribunes, empire or repub
lic. France the wonderful, the recuper
ativeoft distracted by civil disagree
ments, still proudly .points to" the gal
lantry of. all her children, and in the days
of the republic holds as a precious heri
tage the achievements of the empire. 'And
so too, the people of all this land have
ever held iy, common esteem and venera
tion eveuwhile their sectional strife
waxed hot and blood flowed iast and free
the heroism and achievements' of the
founders of the Republic in that memora
ble struggle in which their freedom was
wr-ou dit and our country established.
nd when our children s children have
succeeded us to cuaci men piw m mc
drama of life, will not a country made
pure and greatly the contribution oi
Southern patriotism and Southern devo
tion to the cardinal principles of its estab
lishment, do justice to the ardent aspira
tion for a more perlect treedom or govern
ment which incited these gallant defend
ers in rey to lay their lives upon the altar
of thafaspi ration ? It requires no pro
phetic eye to see, that once tne cioua 01
this maddened sectional hate, now so
slowly disncllins. shall have been swept
from the national heavens, with what
eagerness will tho scarce equaled military
gemus of our Jacksox be claimed as
American accomplishment, and to enrich
American glory. And high upon the tab
let of fame "will be written the gTeat
achievements, and greater Christian vir
tues, of our immortal Lee! And,- my
friends, time will bring more abundant
retribution than this. The future histori
an will as surely do justice to the states
manship and devoted palriotlsm ' of Je"-FEP.SON-
Davis. To my mind he now
looms up as the sublimest picture of the
age. Still pressed beneath the iron heel
of governmental ostracism, he isyet pierced
with the unmerited shafts of insane re
proach. He was our leader ; to him we
intrusted the sceptre of our destinies this
is bis crimeanaHci our defeat he was
made to bear what were deemed our po
litical iniquities. Julius Ca?sar, the re
lentless conqueror pagan though he was
shed tears of sincere grief when the
head of Pom pey, his enemy aDd rival,
was presented to him ; be punished the
assassins, caused the remains to be interred
and reared a temple over the grave of the
heroic victim. But the victorious', chrisU
ian American government ch.u.e'ed at its
:.,,i;m?tv to this tnatient antagoarst" in
rfmins fettered like acommon felon while
a Tr Tanner of war ! " And for our sakes is
he stul punisneu. iu oeiwt
calumny which has raged around him,
's some tall cliff that lifts its awful form,
Swells from the vale and midway leaves the
storm;
Though round iu licist the l ulling clouds are
spread, -
Eternal sunshine settles head." '
It has been said of us that wo ef the
South ,are great hero ,; woohippcrs. and
have the infatuation uf call enthusi-is't-j,' in"
that once we accord this, w-.rship, we are
loth ever thereafter to think indifferently
of the object. If by this is meant that we
reverence greatness -though diverted cf
position ; that wc esteem and venerate the
possessor of -distinguished qualities'though
he be not the dispenser of public patron
age; that we acord an unreserved and de
ferential appreciation to valor, even in 'the
humblest of our sous, and recognize the
existence of merit, from "whatsoever quar
ter it may spring, then; indeed should we
rejoice in the application;. Apd sad would
you and I be -to see the day whoa the gal
lant deeds wc now commemorate should
fail of warmest appreciation in Southern
hearts. Aot to-the rank .and file, of any
army, marshalled iu any human cause,
has been permitted mofe brilliant indi
vidual heroism or greatei- individual forti
tude under excessive privation. 1 crave
your patience for but otic illustration of
this valor as typified mi aa organization
near aud dear to us, pcujplo of Wilming
ton. Do you sec that jscarred, tattered
and faded old flag yoider ? It is the
battle flag of the j -'Third;. North
Carolina Regiment of "Infantry. The
wealtli of the worjd couli n ot buy it, and
there are hearts now thit would die to
defend it from sacrilege! Its-''texture is
rent by hostile bullets ; ifU original staff
was shot away iu tho verj hands of. the
PLEASE NOTICE, r.
Yc will be glad to receiVt? "commaaieaUoBi
from our friends on any and all rabjeetref
general interest but?' k' f 1 .ii'Ot
The name of the nrritcr tktlut always bt .
furnished to the Editor.
Communications mast b written only o -
qec side of the paper. ,!a I'lill.
I'ersonaliiies must be avoided -x'l'di ' ' i
Anit is erecially and part icularly dcr
stood that the editor does not alwayi rodoro
.the views-of correspondent?, unless ae sUUd
in the editorial columns. v '
brave men who .bore it Uifou the bloody
fields where it oft waved ill triumph, and
its folds even.' now bear the dull stains:1 of
the blood of some of its followers. When
these cercaionies are completed, that cher
ished old flag, in the hand-! of the faithful
remnant of survivors, will droop its folds,..
in sad aud honorable salute to departed
valor, over the graves-of sucl'i of its fol
lowers whose remains have not found oblit-
t!e fiekh
and do rest here iu this quiet spot;. That
flag, on the fatal third of July, upon the
bloody heights of Gettysburg, was 'the
subject of as knightly a deed of bravery
as ever graced ancient or modern times.
Up those fearful heights bristling
with bayonets and cannon, three lines
deep, the gallant Third had been ordered
with its brigade to charge. Amid the
storm of bullets and canister, color bearer
after color bearer had beeu shot . down,-
until the last survivor of the guard halted
, . V V11V IOWU J M. t A Y ' O " "
in? tree. At this iauciufc. a young Lieu
tenant rushed from his position in the
line, caught the flag fast - falling from the
nerveless grasp, and waving it in proud de
fiance above his head, 'dashed' up those
fatal heights full in advance of the entire
line. -There .are living witnesses who will
never forget this magnificent spectacle, ;as-,j
oblivious for the instant of their own 'peril,
all eyes were centered upon this gallant
young officer proudly advancing: amid a
tempest of lead which hurled death every
where around him. It was a sight long
to be remembered, and happy am I to re
late that though the command Was finally
compelled to retreat with a loss of more
than two-thirds of its entire number, the
brave man escaped the charge unharmed..
Tell me, my friends, vast hi. s spectacle of
individual bravery ever excelled? Ur
does history present to our 'mind a more
gallant sight eve: when she' invokes the
vision of Leon id as in the pass of T hcr
monvhe. Achilles at the sc-ije of Troy, or
the great Napoleon on ths.bridge of L-r-u V ,
Here no fate of armies depended upon the
aet, but it was the spontaneous, and pat
riotic outburst of invpres-ib'io individual
heroism. .
Can the deeds of such men ever be fur
gotten ? Will they ipt rather ILve forever
in song and in story ? Oh! yoi: poor, half
starved Confederate sjldier! - Fighting
for the most part without pay, ami with
no hope of compensation oft shoeless
and hatless, ragged aud hungry ytt
buoyed by a mighty principle and. a devo
tion to the state which monarch ' might
envy and call forth blessing 0:1. their
heads from admiring subjects.
"Theirs not to reason why, ,
Theirs but to do or die'
was the powerful ever-present Lor.se of
duty. Their political education embodied
the rooted principle 01 a nrsi allegiance
to-the State ; which bore them, ar.l when
she called it was as tli3 vJce of a mother
to her children sacredly to' be obeyed,
and with iov and alacritv. 'No reward
could they hope fjr but in the goo i of the
state. Such men, displaying such bravery
and achieving fcuch mighty vict"ric, in
the midst of such t,hvical privations'
would have proved invincible if success
could have been made a po.vibility. in a
game of ten to one. Yes, an 1
"Some ofthefe dropped bv the wav :". l,
Home while on picket were shot,
Some of them fell in the skirmish,
Some where the battle raed hot ; ;
Some of them died in the hoijitaI, -
Xor father nor mother were there,
To lift up the faintinc: fpirit
With blessings and with prayer :
borne lanuiihed in ortnern -r
Wearing their lives away,
Drins in captivity.
Hoping, yet all in vaia,
Hoping to break the prison bars r .
And breathe fre air again ; j
Yearning for wives and children I
Yearning to bo caressed,
I Or longing with brosen spi.it, !l ..
Longing to be at rest." f
r It i$ not that we love war that our
hearts flow in such melody of admiration
at the martial deeds of countrymen, but
stern necessity calls for acta of valor
Our warm Southern natures find deligbt -in
the cheerful intercourse of glad, friendly' I
peace, and wc would be the last in aft
this broad land to desire it broken. . But
peace has its dangers as well as war, and
ofXentimes less preferable. In constantly -breathing
the atmosphere of trade, do we"
not become exposed to the temptation to
barter that honor, without which 'the .
soldier cares not to live?" And ; how fre
quently in peaceful contests; are tears,,,
groans, supplications, and" even, lives, .
coined into gold in our insatiable pursuit '
of. individual accumulation !' -The baser
passions of envy and trickery so- often, x'
too, become the parents ef.t shameless
fraud. The materialistic principle of the
times though in ' enmity to the higher
emotion of self-sacrifice, is-yet promotive
of that passion for luxury which enervates i
a nation. Even Sparta, which owed its
invincibility to the frugal lives of its., citi
zens under the rigid enforcement of its -
laws that little State which held its tmi ...
in gallant conflict agaipst the world bado
adieu forever to its greatness on the intro--duction
of luxurious habits. Argusrwith
his hundred eyes some always affording .
watch" while the others slept-was' lulled '
into a fatal ; repose by the lascivious''
measure ofMcrcurj's lute. My, friends, are "
these examplcVof history and poetic fable r
without their warning ? If we would as
pire to be always patriotic, and to' maVe1
our country great in its defenses as well '
as in its.pcaceful victories, then we 1 must :
as manfully meet the dangers of peace as ' j
t'hosc of war. . ' ' . ' :
Ladies of the Memorial Association, V
since your last celebration one 'holed
among the surviving . Confederate band, .
has escaped the .dangers of peace f after
passing through those of war.; Ttt .lie ,:i
surmounted them with valor and inet .
them with successful resistance, the tcsti- ? ,
niouy he has written in the hearts of bis , v
friends bears indelible record. Snatched '
from our presence by the dread messenger '
of disease as suddenly as if a "messenger . .
of lead," he-' fell in action and with peace- J
ful -armor on. One more grave for. your ;J t
attention one more name to tbc angelic .
'Roll of Honor. ' . i ;-.;.- , i ;
Ry your fostering care and devoted per
severance is this spot whereon we stand . ,
enriched by the dust of those uncarcd for ,
Confederates whom the war left , slecpmg
"in Oakdale. This is your Ceramicus to
rescue from oblivion these gallant' dead. -Here
'have ' you . reared that enduring;
statue which, from its prominence ..and ,
sublimity, arrests the passer-by and at
tests the character of tho forms 'sleeping '
beneath this sod. Lous: vil thia tnag-.
lent, imj)ressive watch, amid the quiet
beauty of this peaceful City of the Dead
withstanding the storms of ages in'1 his
unbroken vigil. He will thus tell ofihe . ,
unfaltering devotion of those noble women .
who triumphed over all difficulties: to
mark this spot, and hi his mute and. 'I
soldierly eloquence will forever proclaim
that . . : r '
"Cold iu the dust those perish'd hearts may. '
lie, ' : - -. i oj
Uut that which warm'd them once can never,
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At the - cpneiusion of tho address'an ?
o le was rcndcml by the Choiri followed '
bv a"TTe"roliction from the ChaplaM'and ' :
thus by music from the Cornet .Band,, i,
after -which the Roll of Ilonor, was . ;
read., the floral offerings were rendered and f '
a salute was fired by the Wilmlngtoni -.
Light Infantry. The crowd then 'dis-; ;
pc-i-td through the Cemetery for the deco ? ;.
ration of tho graves of soldiers interred
there! and this closed theccrcmonies bf the A
occasion.
The wi-ather is bad on farmers and laS .
deterred them in their farming operations
considerably. i...-;r- tv
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It is trite observation that a man can
be- utterly oblivious of the weakness. of bis i
own argument, while he is keenly afivc to
the follies of his opponent s. .
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The accumulation of wealth is followed
by an incicase of care, and by an appetite
for more. He who seeks for much will
b in want of much. It is best with bJm - h
to whom "(Sod lia given ' iliat; which .isJiiii
sufficient, though every superfluity t?
-.till. i".i5U:c t " ' i TO
withheM, , .
stoofl amM the tempest1 of nassi'm andj we glory in their ready prowess wben
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