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$7.00 a Year. (WILMINGTON, N, C, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1879. A" 5 Cents a Copy MEMORIAL DAY. In Wilmington and Newbern. IlriUiaut Orations The .Miirryntt of the Nqiith on 4 oiiiodci ut c .Military ami Xaval Heroes. W aId'Il'sita teaman like Address ' fit Vklt'lkorn Yesterday, the 9th. was observed as .iiviiiuiiai m 'iij in o,t.iai jHavcs ill Ulir ?tate, because it 'afforded a better oppor tunity for business men to do honor to the occasion. .. . In Wilmington, Newbern, Raleigh one or two other cities and towns and the exercises were made, doubly- interesting by, rich displays of the .military and firemen. Prominent among the speeches made yes terday were thereof Capt. John N. Maffitt, the naval hero and novelist, at Wilming ton, and .Hon. Alfred M. Waddell, -it Newbern. It is the pleasure of The Si: .v to print both of these excellent addresses in full along with the account of the exercises. The Day in Wilmington. Memorial dav. yesterday, was observed with great eclat in the city, nearly the whole of our --population turning out to do honor to the day The inaugural ceremonies were ''opened at 3 o'clock, in the formation of the procession, on Market, between 3rd and 4th streets, by Maj. J I: It' Platmfif mill liij nnnia s P nfllninnt n!.li.- The procession was headed by lrigadier Jeneral M. I. Taylovstaff and marshals, followed by the Cornet Concert Club and the military, consisting of the Wilmington Light Infantry, Companies A and 15, .Corps'., of Cadets Capm Fear Military Academy, the Whiting Itifies, and Cane Tear Light Artillerv. .'Immediate! fol lowing the military, came the ladies of the Memorial Association, and the Chil dren's Memorial Association, bearing ban ners and floral offerings. Following these, came men who hare tried the battle pow der, some old and gray, others middle aged, all marching under the torn and faded colors of the 3rd North Carolina .Infantry. The "carriages containing the orator, chap lain, etc., and the -usual bodies on foot, made up-the4" remainder oT the procession. Shortly after 3 o'clock, the band stiuck up a mournful dirgej the church bells throughout the city began tolling, the order was giren to march, and the long proces sion started on; its way- to iOakdale Cem etery. . ' i. ' ' I - Cpoo reaching the eminence from which' the first sight of the cemetery is gained, the eyes of all in theprocession rested upon si vnct rrvnrm rcr rtf rwM-bi tri i linrfwT in tlif TUOV JHV.yJVAk 1 V VI 'VUHV I IJ V . V V All ,1 1 V walks through the cemcteryrand clustered around the monument. After the proce's-; sion hail arrived and all were on the grounds, the lowest estimate placed upon the crowd fixed its numbers at 3,000. I VnfnrlllfT tlm frftlfic t f' tliia rr tun 1 rl-- till" JJUtblJIlg IllV 1 i Vil l lllb Wlllt l.l J , . a. military opened ranks on! each side of the avenue ..leading to the monument,' through which the remainder of the pro cession passed. Immediately in front of the monument, an archi was arranged be tween two trees, under Nvliieh all passed. A Confederate flag was placed over the arch, and under ft these lwords : " 'Tis Holy, for it droops above the .Dead." Within the enclosure around the monu ment, was placed the speaker's stand, and when the orator and chaplain were con ' ducted .to this, the band struck up in plain- live notes, while tne mils1 ami uaies rever berated with the roar of th'e guns stationed on an adjacent eminence, in charge of the Cape Fear Light Artillery, As the band concluded, Rev.-Dr. Bernhei.in, of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, arose anil offered this prayer :'.-'-. l . T 1 . t -1 T t" . : I . il "..I ioru uou oi iieavcnamu earin, uo hast unlimited control over the affairs of nations as well, as of individuals, and caust not err in all Thy ways, we, Thine unworthy servants, are this day once more desirous of approaching Thee on the anniversary occasion of honoring the deeds . .. t .1 f . I It t - P ma uie graves oi uie ueienuers oi our homesnd dearest rights, j And we be seeeh Thee in so doing we may not sin against Thee by undue rcpijnings over the. misfortunes of the past, winch fur wise, though to us inscrutable, designs Thou hast permitted to occur; nor to cherish in Ann 1., . : . I ,4 lirpninct .ml- ncaris any auuuusiy former , opponents, which i so mutinous w our souls and forbidden" I in Thv word. Cod, that But grant, O most mercilui our nipnirtriai ,..ioKr. tinns mav be so con- duetnrl oo in Tlio sidrrord witli our v, 10 IU UVUU1 li v I - T Christian profession and at , the same time inspire us and our children with vener ation for the vlaor and fortitude of our Confederate dead. We further implore Thee that whilst we may submissively ac cept the issues of the pastjand bejid our energies to employ preseut ladvantages in I the great struggle of life, we may never Jm be-always willing and ! ready to lion r the memories of thosewho sleep in sol ders' graves and whose" lives were - sacri ficel upon the altor of their country, in 8Pe and direct all the memorial exercises ,cthi3 day that they may please -Thee aJ f blessing to all who are engaged tliere-lnS- Grant this, most merciful ther! l0T the snL-a rTK nr finn Jesus Christ, ?ur Lor.l .i,m with Thee and the fly Snint .;ho nil honor and glory amininn nnA umU nnw and lor- ev-. Amkv"1 '! .- hief Marshal Flanner then stepped to the roat of the platform and said; '- 'll is a cuctnm onii one of long practice rPrefaro ..r.r.or the iutro- 2tlon of the speaker; but on this occa .thel,i;n3 Vomnrial Associa .Lave v,rv oriatelv selected as ,u 0rator r rL whri needs no intro- k t to this audience. He is one of u. tl,ng, thought and sentiment, a gen tleinan whose distinguished service before, and whose bravery and daring, during 'thq war has rendered his name famous through! out the land. 1 Iiaye the honor lo an nounce as the orator, of the ,lav, .lohn.N.. Maffitt."' Capt. Maffitt arose and said: La dim of tha Memorial Astoeiatinit Capt. f Felloic-Cdizris : Since the l:i vs in which Hizpith, the daughter of Aiar, kept watch and ward over the Main of her household until the present time, then- have not been want ing examples of heroic' womanly devotion to the beloved departed. As she-sat oti that lone hill of the Lord, had .she been gifted wii prophetic vision to look down' the long vista of ages, she would have behold her sisters -through all tunc, to the latest generation, gathering to perpetuate her example. While man feels that his duty to the loved ohes ends at the grave, woman, going beyond the grave, clings ---to a nil eherishes a living memory long after the visible presence has passed the portals of the tmib. Kach day re calls some word or deed of the lost one, until her pathway grows with the light and influ ence of a 4iie no longer visible. To-day we renew our fidelity to themeinory of our heroic dead, and beautify their resting plawswith garlands of the flowers of Pprin'g, whose perfume permeates the air, ascending to heaver from centers of sincere devotion. ! " 'over them over with beautiful flowers, Deck tfeem with garlands those brothers of ours, ' Lying so silent by night and by day, Sleeping the years of their manhood away, j Years they had marked for the Joys of iie brave, Years they must waste in the --mouldering i grave, -All the bright laurels thev waited ".to bJoom, j Fell from their hope when tliev fell from the 1 tomb. (Jive them the meed they have won ill the I past ! iive them the honors (heir future forecast, ( (Jive them the rhaplet t hey won in the. st rile, (live them the laurel they lost with their life. I I'over them over yes, eot-i" them over I Parent, hirsband, brother-and lover, j Crown in your hearts those dead -heroes' of ours, i And cover Hiein over with beautiful Mowerc" I And can it be s:ul that the tribuUt liUK ; yearly ottered is productive oi noiruu v noes ! not the verv contemplation of their peaceful rest subdue our impatience, and help us to do our duty day by day with tlte hope that 'After life's fitful fever we too may sleep as "well ?". As we meet thus to do honor to the martyrs of the '"Lost Cause,'" it seema but P. ' ! 1 that from t he retrospect of the past, we feholiiJ seek i to draw comfort for the present and hope for I tbe future. I When this noble Association was llrst in ! augurated it was considered by the truly loral almost treasonable to pay this public respect to the 'onfedcrate?dead. Yet to-day we have cause to rejoice in'thatour patient endurance and courageous devotion to our principles, have won the respect, 'Ven to participation in the ceremonies of thix iny,.u( those who in times of reconstruction would fuin have de prived us of t his sad comfort in our alttietioii In spite of political charlatans who desire to silence us, in order that they may reign u prenif, the intelligent and honorable portion of t he North, liave ikftcn united with us in our memorial observances. ' An incident 141ustraUveof theoflicialpregn dice that prevailed some few year ago recurs to my mind. At a public Fair held in ou-r city there was suspended over one of the tables an allegorical ( 'oiifederate picture "the warrior's banner taking its night to greet the warrior s soul." The military commandant present called mv attention to it, at the same timeob jecting to ittdiphty.assigaiiist received orders in regard to what might be considered dis loyal demonstrations, Th. hurnjle.ss picture was quietly withdrawn, '- When the weary banner of the Conredtdatiy was furled forever ''mid the sad tears of de voted and self-sacrificing heroism, the peoplo of the South shook 'hands with u bitter fate .whose fiat was not softened by cbivalrie com ' piirifchm r hiynan sympathy. Then their grand and enduring fortitude that had ex cited the world'y appreciation became more grandly developed, fo-aniid the-crushing wreck of all their heart wh dear, their proud spirits were not conquered ii tll.e leg islative barbarism that enveloped their help less situation. The convulsvie throes of our struggle for independence, were felt to the ut termost bounds of the world, and nations fol lowed its progress w it h unconcealed, interest and anxietv. SOiuifji sympathy and enthu siasm had been awakened by our determined valor against fearful odds, that munition by the courts of France a nd Kngland would have been assured but for the universal prejudice against our domestic institutions. The lute Kmperor of France in an informal interview with -one of .our. quasi representa tives, iivexjuvsjcl:!;; this feeling, remarked, that if the Confederate St,it(s would guaran tee the prospective freedom of h.s.r slaves, the paramount obstacle to her recognition would be removed. A three year's desperate strug gle against the inexhaustible advantages pos sessed bv the North had demonstrated 4hat our resources were rapidly becoming deplet ed. Ia neolh'semai km pat Ion "proclamation was staring us fh the face, clearly enunciating what We laid to expect in the event of being defeated by-the overwhelming power of the North. Unprepared for the unexpected re sort to arms, we were necessarily dependent upon the workshops of Kuropo for-tho pi-oew-cution of the war. and our' choice, like that Of tllH ( anfain of a sliip In a storm, was be- .tween two evils the loss of a part of our car the sacrifice of our whole ship of.. State Could this (iiiestion have been submitted to th iconrof the. South in view of the count less sacrifices they had already made for the cause I cannot but think theirconsent would ihave been obtained. The recognition and friendly aid of France in the darkest hour of the revolution secured the independence of the United Colonies at Yorktown.. Had we have secured the recog nition and aid of either of these great pow ers, success" would have crowned our efforts and enabled us to obtain an honorable and satisfactory peace. Failing in this, the Con federacy had no cholee' but to carry on the " war to "the last, extremity, Overcome by su perior numbers, she. at least dlt.d. vHli her harness on, apd fought like a nation that dec served to be free. Mv tour of duty during the war Being world wide often brought me in association with many distinguished ami in'.elligent minds of Kurope. Among the officers of the French and Kmrlish army and navy I found but one sentiment expressed, and that wasan exalted ' . . .11-. .' ..L.:'i:.. .. lm.lf-.i... opinion oi the military ai.mu m me of our armies, coupled with enthusiasm for the bold dasli ami persevering courage of our soldiery. ' . The dav is approaching -when an unpreju diced historian, with the devoted persever ance of a st. Jerome, w ill produce; for the world's information and admiration a faith ful record of our gigantic struggle, in"-which link after link, now buried, w ill start into life, until the ill unlimited w hole shall put to shame our defamers. Then will be illustrated, beyond a peradventure, our paucity of num bers against multitudiouf? armies-t he pover ty of a government sustained bjpagged and 1 la 1 f-s t a r ved t roo ps w h ose. s p 1 e i id i d 1 oy a 1 1 y never wavered, and whose eourage embraced the extreme point of martial daring. The cause defended was that of seif-govern-meiit and constitutional liberty. Statesmen have grasped, the fundamental principles which,;from the mere attrition of our ai mies, fell with their standard, and in the legislative halts it our country they are making a glori ous effort for the preservation of the heritage bequeathed to us in 17.$ . The cry lrom the .North was. the Union,! the Union! but they manifested naught save contempt for the Constitution, that sealed and sanctified that I'nion. Beginning with contempt, thev would end wUh an utter disregard of its teachings, and if permitted, would entirely subvert it. We must nor close our eyes lo tne vital import ance of the pi esciwt struggle a struggle with the hope of rescuing the . palladium of our liberties from the -desecrating hand of se fish; partisansmp. we cannot su ldly bv mute and uninterested spectators. We must cheer the faint heart and strengthen the feeble knees and make straight pat lis for our fet or while we yet sleep the enemy w ill sow our sheaves of wheat. We live in fiAfes'tlrit call for wisdom in contemplation, o,, 1 Virtue in action ; but in which virtue ni. ... ;ii not do. without resolution. v mA the tomb the immortal Jetltrson "Fellow citizens, it is proper you speaks. i , j ,u.fclI1 Uie essential should '""-I "' rmnellt. Kqua.1 and exact principle y. r i,:itsoever state or per- justicc to a i im lltk.aL The support of suasion. ""'" '.: ..ii their rights as the saute Kdvernimm-' ... ;,.,.. ,i.i(:ui ten surest bulwark "f Ultm"pr(-eVva ion oMIn-General Gov, eies; t e yrt . . cr. stitutional vigor as mentin ,t, ..r our peace at hone ami against dene ernmc in. nil y.h. : . Z thehmi c; t Wientof the the mi""" - . s ...i,,i ,.i .ii me imu- " sacred preset. v. .let.fs and sucreu in - ... .-,., these linfaltn. -uu .uu "".",... ,.,1,1 alarm. le . i . .1...11I1I vi- Wll nu i : principles in m;"1 !, hasten U) re tiii ,11!,,... - . . ,,.. jl ill U w... - . lil.l t ,.iii kieiik aim -r the road which alone leads 10 ana bmy, , . Thpn the clear 1 in :im 1 1 in'iiaifC il our im " ..n-i ... i. Iiiii loved Jackson without honor uiioeais i'i lif?gradatioii js worse than i death. We must think of tlK- living and of i those who are to come after us, and see that i by ( iod"s blessing, we transmit to them the ! freedom we have enjoyed."' To him a distin "guished Confederate soldier and .historian ! pays this exquisite-tribute: "In the Valhalla s beyond the grave where spirits of warriors i assemble, when on the roll of heroes the name . of Jackson is reached.it will be for the ma jestic shade of Lee to pronounce the highest euiogy Known to our race died on the field of duty." The faithful chronicler of the events of the war. commenting upon the personel and ma terial possessed by the South on the inaugu ration of hostilities, will exhibit a lamentable paucity of military appliances, but at the same time a numerical completeness of per sonnel. As the war progressed mechanical industry and ingenuity were unexpected v -developed ; machine shops started into activ ity, which, with the introduction from Kurope of arms and equipments, aided by frequent captures, supplied; the constantly increasing demands on the War Department of the Con federacy. 1 airing the fierce battles that were fought, military ability quickly rose above the surface of events, as mediocrity passed into oblivion. InTfhe West Albert Sidney Johnston developed those remarkable' abili ties that ranked him the foremost man of all theSouth. Itis said of him, by one well calcu lated by his position and experience to judge, "That with Albert Sidney Johnston at the helm there would have been no Vicksburg, no Missionary Ridge, no Atlanta. His char acter was lofty and pure, his presence and de meanor dignified and courteous, with the sim plicity of a child f anil he at once inspired the respect and gained the confidence of cultiva ted gentlemen and rugged frontiersmen. JIad it been possible for one heart, one mind and one arm to save her cause, the Confederacy lost them when Albert Sidnev Johnston died on the field of Shiloh," Associated with tlte last days Of the distin guished (ieneral Taylor's command In the west was General Forrest one of the most extraordinary natural cavalry officers this or any other country ever produced. Of his ser vices to the cause of the South in Tennessee, and his military ability, (Jen. Taylor thus speaks: "Moving with great rapidity he crossed the Tennessee river, captured stock ades with their garrisons, burned bridges, destroyed railways, reached the Cumberland river below Nash ville, drove away the gun ?o:its, captured and destroyed several trans ports, with immense stores,.aud spread alarm over a wide region. The enemy concentrated on him from all directions, but he eluded or defeated theirseveral columns, ro-crossed the Tennessee, and brought off fit teen huiWred prisoners and much spoil. Like ( 'live, nature made him a great soldier ; and he was with out the forruer"s ad vantages. Limited as was dive's education, he was a l'orson of erudi tion, compared with Forrest, who read with difficulty. At the battle or ( ikalona, which wax roiint oi ap open plain, t orrest had no advantage of position to f;pmpeiisatc for his great inferiority of numbers to' Jifs opponent, (itMi. Smith ; but It is remarkable that-he bin ployed the tactics of Frederic at Leuthen and. Zorndoff, though he had never heard their names." Partisan malice assailed the repu tation.of this great soldier, but truth routed falsehood, and he passed into eternity with an Untarnished escutcheon." At the battle of Seven Fines, Gen. Johnston fell, suvprely wounded, at the moment that his admirablu sirutpgy based upon the recon nolssunee of the brilliant Whiting- required his dii'44ng presence:- President Davis by a divine?" inspiration, as- it were, promptly ap pointed (Jen. Lee to the command. (Jen. Taylr;iii speaking of his place in Southern hiwtorv, says: "From the moment Lee suc ceeded to the command of the army in Vir ginia, he was facile prliuwpt in the wa', towering above all on both sides, as the jiyra mld of Ghi.eh, above the desert, steadfast to the end he upheld the waning fortunes of the Confederacy, as did Hector thoie of Troy. Last scene of atL at his. surrender, is great ness and dignity made of bis adversary but an humble accessory ; audit" departed intel ligences be permitted to take ken of the affairs of tiis world, the soul of light horse ' Harry Lue rejoices that, his own eulogy of Washington, 'first in war, first in peace, first in the heart of his uoiintrymgn," is now, by the united voice of the. South applied to bin noble son. ' It.comes not within the perview of this ad dress to muster'before my audience individu ally, the battalions, who grace the Southern roll of honor. The laurel wreath of fame adorps their knightly record immortality insci'ibos thfcir names on the pages of a bril Ijant history, that will never die. Natural sentiments of affbctiopat: pride Warm my heart? 'to sympathetic .remembrance of t hat ' small band of devoted and heroic Confederates generally forgotten on memo rial occasions who like forlorn hopes, com posed the ei.iibryotic navy of the Lost 'Cause. Their powers of aggression equalled not their ambition afin it w;(s limited by nautical poverty. Yet despite that, povurty of appli ances, arose a wealth of fame, of honor, and fidelity embossing the names of Uucnanan who . sank the federal frigates in Hampton ltoads, and though badly wounded, battled heroically against Farragut with his enpr moii preponderance of powerjh Mobile I5ay. Tatnil the chevalier Uayard of the navy, A few years betore tho war of secession, lte cominandeil the U. H. squadron in the Fast Indies. The duties of his command brought him to the l'ei IIo river, at the moment the Knglish licet of gunboats had assaulted a Chinese fort, whose formidable structure had been adroitly concealed until the assault commenced.." The Knglish, though fighting VVitp. the courage and pertinacity of theirrace, were overipwered, their guns dismounted, and steam ability annihilate.;!, but there was no flinching all stood to ineir deadly quar ters with unyielding bravery, fWlth dismay and grief the brave and humane Tatnall wit nessed the feavful carnage, until he could 110 longer control his feelings. "Man the boat!" he cried, "those brave fellows are of our oum race, and blood is thicker than water,'' With the spirit of Henry of Navarre, he rushed to the rescue, 'mid snot and shell that told upon his own men, while aiding in tow ing from the range of the fort gurvs, the gun boats that had been deprived 'of their power of volition. The same undau-uted. spirit im pelled.' him to boldly resist, with" but -eight light jiuns, the powerful fleet of Admiral Dupoii,t, in l'ort i loyal Hay, mounting; two hundred and twelve -cannon of the heaviest !i;ilibre. Somniii the brilliant, and ubiquitous rover of the seas, whoru Confederate torch lit up the funeral pyres of Northern 'commerce from the Atlantic to the Indian Gcean. Cook the gallant and incomparable sou 'of Nortli Carolina, displayed the most indomi table energy, surmounting countless 'difficul ties 111 the construction ot an iron-clad steamer,. in the corn fields of the Koanake, with which 'he materially aided jii the cap ture of I'lvmouth, and then boldly, attacked uui worsted the entire federal fleet in Albe marle Sound. The fearless Lvnch met overwhelming masses of the enemy off lloanoke Island, and fought them fcu-aday, mjvej- yielding, 'though his iBiprovlsecf fleet wns partially demolished Felot the heroic commander of the expedi tion that captured the .Northern gunnoai Water Witch, gallantly fell in the arms ot victory. The name of the lamented I atesby .lone.- is synonymous with brave deeds ami -.ne remarkable Confederate triumph In Hampton Koads while N ood was the enterprising Nelson of our little navy. He boarded and captured several well-armed gunboats and other vessels upon the ocean. In all perilous enterprises his motto was semper paratus. In the desperate out nopeiess name ueiow New Orleans, the noble Mcintosh, in com mand of the Louisiana, was riddled with shot but, like the brave Capt. 1 houars, 111 the battle 01 the lte, no reiuseu to leave ins quarterdeck. - lluger the commander 01 tne .-vicitae, fought: as all did on that unfortunate occa sion, with aesperaiton, and was ratany wounded. In a Tew hours he passed into eter nity 'miii the- roar of battle, howling the requiem of Mcin tosh and many -devoted Con federates. ' Fry distinguished -for deeds of'nautical daring, was the knight--rrnnt of the profession eventually falling a martyr to the cause of Cuban liberty. " - Tears spring from the fountain of my heart, w hen recalling to memory the true and patri otic stribling the executive officer of the Florida. Grapling w itli the dread pestilen tial tyrant of the tropics, he clung to duty, nid thirty hours after passing through the tiery ordeal of the federal fleet, off Slobile Hay, his christian spirit passed to that better land, where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. Upon his memorv I affectionately hang mv humble wreath of immortelles.. Stevens the undaunted commander of the Arkansas, when his ship was sunk by the enemy, instantly translerred his crew to a Conlederate battery, and fell while el ieeri tiir Loll his men to deeds of despera'te daring. 1 oee, mi many inner young and gallant spirits of the nayy, fell in battle, martyrs to their, (ionntry's cause. Numbers Htill live, iose record will eventually emblazon a brilliant chapter of Confederate history. The brave deeds of these heroic- gentlemen are .iiur to niv h'eart garlandu are due to their methory an3iytlne' wreathes to their record. "So in our minds we'll name them once nunc So it! Oar hearts we'll coyer, them o'erl Hoses and lilies and violets blue i I'iloom in our souls for the brave and the true. Think of those far away heroes of ours. And cover tliem over with beautiful flowers.". The besom of destruction that has swept over us, is passing away its whirlwind of wrath lias gradually subsided, and hope,; which lias slept, these many years, one again -reanimates our hearts. A new era of. our! history commences, and we, the present ac tors upon its pages, should profit by the harsh experience of t he past. Let us begin life ffom this hour with new hopes, new resolves. Whatever errors we may have committed, they belong to another state of lieing. Qur sufferings, our resignation, have effaced them or if any evil results remain, we should rather exert ourselves to repair them, than uselessly to lament. The intellectual development of our children will prepare them for the responsibilities that will rest upon them, and ensure a knowledge of those laws upon which our government is' based, and the spirit to defend them with wjtsdom and discretion. Nothing is to be forgotten "for respect for the memories and deeds of our ancestors is security for the present seed rn for the future; and in the language of Burke, 'Those will not'lrok forward to their posterity, who ' never look backward to their ancestors,' " Above all shine those religious obligation by which nations, as well as individuals,; secure the blessings and protection of Him who rules the destinies nt the world. "Look not mournfully into the Past. '.It, comes not back;, again. Wisely imnrove the Present. It is '-'thine. Go forth to" meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart." . " "When the long years haverolled slowly away ! .E'en to the dawn of earth's funeral day, When at the archangel's trumpet and tread Rise up the faces and forms of the dead, When the great world its last judgment awaits 1 When the blue sky shall swing open its gates, And our longeolumns march silently through I Past the Great Captain for final review, Then from the blood that has flowed for the right, Crowns shall spring upward untarnished and bright; Then the glad ears of each war-martyj-ed sOn Proudly shall hear the good tidings, "well done." Blessings for garlands shall cover them over, Parent, and husband, and brother, and lover, Got! will reward those, dead heroes of ours, And cover them over with beautiful flowers." As Capt. Maffitt took his scat amid Uie plaudits of the audience, the admirable sextette of voices to which we listened with sincere pleasure, rendered the pretty ode, ; "Cover them over with beautiful flowers."' The plaintive chords of the memorial songs tycrp; gradually changed to the grand notes of Luther's immortal hymn, and 'Praise God from whom all blessing's flow," floated like a pa'on above the lowly graves of those war-martyred heroes who have "crossed! over the river and rest under the shade of the trees" that blossom forever on the shores of a better land. The ....Benediction was pronounced, the Roll of Honor read, and the usual floral decoration placed around the pedestal on which the bronze Confederate Soldier stands, a silent, solitary sentinel. After the pesdestal had been decked with flowers, the military fired a salute over the nionnmen t and the last act in the memorial ceremonfes of 1879 was played. AN IXC1DKNT. At the close of the memorial ceremonies proper, ..-the military, under command of Captain AValtcr Conev, marched to the graves'of Captains Titos. Childs and De Rossett, fired a salute ever each mound, decking; them with flowers and wreaths. The salute over Captain PeRossett's grave was tired by the Whiting Riflles, Captain DeRossett's oldcotnpany. The Rifles were marched into the enclosure by Lieutenant Hard wick, the other companies standing outside at a "present arms. Une year ago, , when the salute was fired. Captain DeRossett was stricken down while par- ticipating in the memorial exercises, survived but a short time. and The Day in Xewbcrnc Newbern celebrated the dav with a fine display of military, members of memorial associations, citizen, etc. There was never a better memorial celebration held in New bern than that of yesterday. Col. A. M vadueli delivered the address and our special telegram need not have added any eulogistic remarks after giving this report: Col. Waddell said : Ladies of the .Memorial Association: It is customary on these occasions for those .who perforin the dutv assigned to me to-day to paint, as-best they may, that picture of the past on which Southern eyes will alwaysgav.e with admiration, and before which Southern hearts will always throb with mingled pride and sorrow. They try to port ray in vivid col ors the heroism, the splendid eourage, the pa tient toil and su tiering, the uneihsh patriot ism and the sublime devotion of our country men who died in an unequal struggle for the preservation of what they believed to be the sacren inneniaiice in i-oiisniuiionai iiufi ij beuueathed to them bv their fathers. The tribute is just,- the service is proper, though mortal tongue may vainly strive, to frame in littintr words the thoughts which such an oc casion and such a t heme insoire. The season too, is meet, for it is redolent, of hope and uromise. Not beneath withered branches s-wavinir in the winter wind, and amidst dead leaves strewed upon the naked earth should such services be held; but in the lender spring time, when to the music of soft winds odor ous with the breath of flowers and gladdened by the songs of birds, transfigured nature makes manifest the miracles of the resurrec tion. Amidst such surroundings we meet to ilav in this silent city todo honor to the mem ory of our dead. Your task is easier than r.ii.. iiioiirh it cannot be performed with iiiiir revi-rence. The best eulogy that could i,.- i.i-oiioiniced here could never reflect the 11 nvtu i U en liinL'iiiiL'e of the heart the unmis takeable thoughts which your presence with these flowers at these graves excite. I shall not attempt to give expression to them. In deed, in response to your Invitation, which had the force of a command to me, I am here, .wt .,c .. Tuorp eulogist, but as one of the sur vivorsol" the war, who instructed by its les sons and bv the experience of the fourteen years whichhave elapsed since Its close.de.ms It wiser to speak more of other things than of our love and veneration for the memory of ous dead kinsmen and friends, dear as they were and ever will be to our hearts. It. has been mv proud privilege to perform that of fice of respect and affection not only here in my own native State, but at the seat of Gov ern riient, and also in a Northern city at the request of thousands of those who confronted us in battle during the war. It would there fore (so far as the speaker is concerned) be lit t fe more than a formality to stand here and speak the praises, be it ever so eloquently of thoso wno sieen neneath these green hillocks awnninr the bugle call to everlasting life. The most brilliant rhetoric, or the tenderest pathos could add nothing to the picture of the Confederate soldier which you wear in your hearts. ( n this day, especially, is that pic ture unveiled. Let us, while contemplating it, reason together. Look at human history; spread it in i aco- ramic form betore vou, and behold : man in every age, from the first skin-clad hunter to the latest- sharp-shooter with his repeating rine. is found with arms in his hands ! When it was said eplgramaticiilly that "a state of nature is a state of wr." the inference was that as a man advanced from his natural con dition into the sooiol state wnrfare wop Id Krudually cease. Yet the reeord shown thai as in the case of the imli viduul man. tjit Hirhting for his food, ami then forming ih ciations for mutual defence. t in the case of tribes and nations war has generally been the precursor ot every advance in cl viliUjn. Society ilseir, the city, the nation, are tie resuit"oflt. Implored more and more as society advances, it is still recognized fti a necessity and studied as an art, which is absolutely indispensable to the maintenance of the fundamental law of self-preservation. All unite in deprecating it, but all try to be prepared for it. It may cease at some future titne, but when it does the millennium will have begun. Horrible even in its most civil ized form. It has been sVipped of Its most revolting features under the benign influences which itself has helped to create, and now its consequences, beyond the. destruction of life and property during the actual conflict, do notreach further than the acquisition of terri tory by the victor, or the readjustment of political relations between the parties in volved. Our brethren, some of whom rest peacefully here,, and thousands, elsewhere throughout the country, while thousands more still live, were engaged in the greatest civil war, perhaps, that ever was waged. It could answer no good purpose to discuss the merits of our cause they have passed into the hands of history but it is comforting to know that the sincerity of our convictions. no less than the splendor of our achievements. is acknowledged and honored by the civilized world, and that every honest man among our former enemies freely admits that he himself would have been a Confederate soldier if he had been born and reared in the Mouth. And many of them, so far from objecting to the memorial services in which we are engaged to-day, have, in various parts of the country: aided in celebrating them. We suffered most grievously during those four terrible years, and when. they ended, and the bloody volume was cioseo, all seemed, to be lost-and hope forever fled. Our gallant boys hail given their young lives in vain : our fathers and brothers and sons had fought and suffered and died for naugnt. So it seemed to us all then; so it may seem to some of us now. Hut is it true ? Have, we gained nothing by all our sacrifices . 1 - ii iii suiiei mgs, anu nave we experienced only unmixed evil as the result of the war? What thoughtful and conscientious man will, upon reflection, so assert ? Of course I sneak more of prospective than of present results more of what our children and children's children will realize than of what we ourselves have experienced. Temporary disorder and de moralization were inevitable for some time after the cessation of hostilities, and the present condition of affairs is in many re spects distressing, but which one of us. In 1Mb), would have believed in the possibility of the improvement which has since occurred in the fortunes social and political of the Southern people? And the glory of this achievement, thank God, is all our own. w e present to-day to the gaze of the civil ized world a spectacle unprecedented In hu man history, and one which constitutes the most .magnificent vindication of free institu tions that has ever been given. Some things which we once regarded "as grievous calami ties will now, as we hope and believe, prove to be great, and permanent benefits. Bv the destruction of slavery, which was an incident not anticipated or desired at the beginning by the mass o'f the Northern- people, and which was resisted to the last bv us, we have reaped a threefold advantage. We have been relieved of what was an incubus upon us, and what was esteemed a reproach in the eyes of other nations ; we have secured the inestima ble benefits of free labor, and we have re turned to our position in the Union, with largely increased iolitica power, there to remain. In the first two of these results which could hardly have been accomplished during this century, except by war, we find the sure guarantee of our future prosperity. The obstacles in the path of our growth and progress nave been removed by them. New forms of industry have sprunir ud. and new energy has been imparled to the character of our people. The development of our vast resources is now: inevitable, although the process may. not bo as rapid as we may desire, and with it will come increased wealth and population and power. And when I speak of power, I mean power for beneficent purposes conservative and not destructive power- power that will be wielded in the direction of the peace and happiness of the people, and the honor and the renown of the republic. Man proposes, God disposes," savs the pro verb, and "He doeth all things well," saith the seripture. Without acknowledging in the least degree any wrong action or intention on our part, and therefore excluding the idea or regret or apology,! believe that we may fairly admit that success in the war would, for reasons which it is unnecessary to discuss, have been disastrous to us eventually, and that, bitter as our experience has been, we may now hope that events have been wisely ordered for our posterity. Not the least strik ing featureor the struggleis the fact that both sides have been disappointed in the result. The genius of liberty, invoked by 'both, has made her inexorable award, and ill see it executed impartially and Jn full as to both. It is not what was expected by cither, but it will redound to the final benefit of both. No, my friends, our dead died not in vain. Thy did not accomplish the immediate object for wnicn tney iougnt The separate indepen dence of the South but they accomplished much more, unconsciously it is true, but cer tainly, nevertheless. They in common with the survivors of the cause, by their heroic valor and patient fortitude rendered any compromise impossible, and thus forced those extreme measures, the inevitable reaction of which must produce the ultimate prosperity and power of the South, which was at last the object neareit their heart. And, if in their new state of existence they take cognizance of events in this world-and feel an interest in the welfare of their countrymen, the happier fortune which, though darkened by clouds, seems to be dawning upon us, doubtless adds to the happiness which thev enjoy and con firms the hope which cheerod their last hours, mat tney aiu not aie in vain. I have said that war has generally been the the precursor of every advance in civilization, and there are good reasons to believe that the maxim will be verified in our case. It is es pecially true of civil wars, and more especi ally or civil wars in enlightened countries, me slumbering energies which such wars awaken and put in motion among a people do not exhaust themselves in the conflict, but are subsequently directed to the arts of peace, which thus receive a new impulse and are promoted accordingly. I have alwavs regard ed the display of these energies by the South ern people since the war as the highest evi dence they have given or could give of their capacity for great things, and thev would hardly have been developed except for such a calamity, l he world expeuted n splendid ex hibition of courage and military skill from them at the opening of hostilities and was not disappointed, but it is no exaggeration to say that not only our former enemies, but we ourselves have been astonished at the recu perative power displayed by our people since they laid down their arms, and in this I find the chief hope on which our future rests. Im portant as are the other elements of progress .developed by the result of the struggle, this is our mainstay the sure foundation on which the fabric ot our fortunes will be con structed this unconquerable spirit ot deter mination, this earnest resolve to work oiU our own salvation, as a people, peaceful!-, by the light of experience, and under the Inspira tion of justice, honor and truth. I.et him who would obstruct this spirit be accountnl an enmy. Let there be tolerance of e very opinion or movement except such as will lrri, pede the onward march of our people toward the accomplishment of this hlgJi purpose, but for every such impediment let tjhere be univer sal condemnation.; Do I, in pursuing this line of remark, violate the proprieties of this occa sion? What theme 'could more fitly engage our thoughts while assembled here to decorate r these gravesthan the welfare of the land we love, and lor which those wno lte here Ten? How can we do more honor to their memory than by meeting the responsibilities, and dis charging the duties which these days bring to us, as manfully as they met their du ties and responsibilities in those other days of suffering and trial? What more appro priate place5 than this can be found from which to uttersentimentsof patriotism, peace and good will ? And. who wouidJare tostand by these silent bii. eloquent mounds,. -and speak the language oT hypocrisy and dereit? Certainlv he wliospeaJcs would not. and yet, with a full knowledge of the import of his words, he does not hesitate to assert that it would be difficult to find an intelligent man among the survivors of the war who would to-dav upon an hours calm reflection, advo cate the separate independence for which we fought in lsiil, not because of any change or former convictions in us, for our convictions are as sincere now as they most assurediy wefe then, but because circumstances are en tirely different. So would ourdead comrades feel if they had remained with us until now. 'impossible as the thought would once have been to us all. They were spared the trials through which we have iused and they Went to their rest as firmly I ersuadedof the final tri- nirmh a of the iusttce of their cause, and here in we esteem them fortunate, but the unity of spirit which animated us then would charac terize us now if they were alive, and they . would think and feel as we do ii)on all matters touching the welfare of the south, wnat tne future may have in store forthe jeopleof this country (rod alone Known, l-.very reHi-ohnt person who has any knowledge of the history of human gove rupient ivud who is familiar with that of our own who has considered the '-'multiform "-lianu-ter and distribution of our population, the vast 'anient of our empire, and its almost limit less oajaclty for the de velopment of what must la many it- pert be naturally antagonistic elements. mut enter tain (triive apprehensions k tot he Ai tare, but the prnl Intert-sta mxi the praeat lul lew of our t-ople are alike plain and unmistakable. First and highest among these Is the preter- vatlon of civil liberty, that priceless Wet bought With the blood of .ur ai,XJ imd bequeathed to us as our most precious inJw. itanot1 an Inheritance which can i.ni.- kI . served in aland where the law is sunre.,,; over all, above those who enact, or exL...,, i or execute it.: and to be obeved alike bv i ers and people everywhere, and at all tir.,L in tne preservation or this inheritance everv American citizen has-an euual into...:, vy flemlliect pninv Is nartv .... J ' Its ' - - - - - - - - - ... ..... . . ..... i , iiiiii KM. I I I .... 1 uii- uHi..,lt.l K. i v ,'. -vJ"o .i., ir,.-,vu ui"mi iiiueriien i-trii,.ii ee and nuinuiuicu jy h'' oilll nlUOlllOh that demon let us wage pernotiini' Against navesuuereo anu arestrong T -t lit- . i In common with the rest of oiir..... . " so- our security, so far as human foresl.riit tell, is to be lound in the union ..r ;.. . ". States under the constitution nn.i m... ' 11,11 made in pursuance thereof. i, .,, " ,s are obeyetUhat security will bealsolii. that union will live. Mav it l... .'. and may the liberty it was establish t cure, and the peace so essentia to it lt.n abide with us, and extend tiir..i,'..i ... A'1 wrorld. ltespoiislve. Ph., to this sVntiment there comes to fancy s ear from ti. V .V which holds, hese ashes, a voice which .h- ana lrom every other stw.t m . out the land, where soldiers sWu ti, , the voice softly whispers "Arneii, " and fro the graves of our forefathers wW sSl walked disturbed amount us during our bloody feud, a-tender benediction is bre-ith.'.i upon us in that word "Amen." JUst sixteen years asro. Ooi c : mounted on the pale horse, beckoned Ston wall Jackson to the shores Of 111! 1 and the great warrior, ere he robed himself hi ma t u oi jiioi . nr uie jiuai march, gave hi. last command: "Let us cross over ti, i The advance column has obeyed ui.i ....'. rest with him on thoir eternal carnitine ground, beneath the shade, amid the irL- pastures, and by the still waters. V,. r..n..... Some of them marched this wav I w r t.; these portals through which they passed iln,i which will soon open for us, and ere long will close upon the last of the rearguard Wreathe uiem wiin gariamts, cover them with flowers earthly types of the immortal which our comrades are clad and tliimkit,r OOD that their conflict is past, nrnv for future peace of our Israel. : Motes North Carolinian. The Mayor and old" Board was re-elected at Statesville. The now Methodist church at Shelby is about completed. Jtaleigh amatuers are giving ,1'itiafi ore to appreciative audiences. Dr. Choeland, of Northampton die (l a lew days since ot paralysis. r. . . . 1 here will be no court, held in (Jlete- land, Ruth ford and Pold counties, savs the Aurora. Mecklenburg has begun to brine "big Injun ""skulls' and other relics of the red man. At Pittsboro the Record says . the old Mayor and a majority of the old board were re-elected. At Bertie court four convicts were al lowed to go free on payment of costs. The Washington Press reports the at tempted burning of Thos. II. ' Iathow's residence, near Leachville. Every evening this week prayer meet ings have been held in the First Presbyte rian church, Charlotte. "VV. P. Taylor's sash and blind factory, at AVinton, was burned down on Sunday morning, , Loss, $10,000. The first excursion train of the season will pass up the Western North Carolina Railroad Saturday morning. Edward W. Francis has been reappoint ed by the Governor, a commissioner of affi davits resident in New York. On last Saturday Mr. Edward Wood of Chowan county, caught .one hundred and fifty thousand herrings at one haul. Raleigh Obsei vtr: The Collector sold 100,000 worth of stamps in Winston on the 1st. chiefly to Winston manufactures. The Friend of Temperance enters on its 13th volume greatly improved. It Is a good family paper, and cotts only fl. Weldon News', learns that there was some excitement on Monday at Halifax and Enfield, though no disturbance in either place. Kinston town election: Mayor M. A. Gray, Commissioners N. I). Myers, A. Oettinger, J. J. Sellers, S. H. Abbott. All Democrats. .' The Revenue steamer Stevens, says the Nut Shell, found the steamer Rescue in a helpless condition outside Hatteras Inlet, and towed her in. Fremont town election: For Mayor AV . E.Fountain Commissioners Thos. (Mark. J. K. Smith, Josiah Watson. N. V. Peel, and R. H. Holland. Washington Press-: Samuel Cason. son of Wrh. Cason, of Blount's Creek, was ac eidentlv drowned last week by falling from a skiff while fishing. J. J. Robinson was elected Mayor and Spier Whitaker. Dr. B. F. hitaker, r.. T. Branch and Dr. L. W. Batcuelor tom missioner of Finfield. The Goldsbofo. formerly the Rocky Mount, Mail commences this week its ami the de- eighth volume. It is a good paper, constantly improves. iVirrt W T 1? Bell nrincittal of ITinrr'a Mniintafti Hurti SohOOl ill liver the commencement address lie fore the Marion High School. The Gov. Vance is to lie the name of the new steamer now building at hc-utn Mills for the Elizabeth City and Norlollf trade via Dismal Swamp Canal. The Goldsboro Messenger made men tion on Monday of the death of Mr John W. Bryan's young brother. Afterward his father, Mr. W.?C. Brytro, died. Weldon News: Dr. John O'Brien was elected Mavor n f Halifax. 1 be commis sioners are Jno. T. Greeorv. R J Iewis, J- W. Mullen and John Bryant. An excursion from this State is 'having a fine time in Richmond. Mercbants-frotn Goldsboro and other point, were on band, A banquet was given on the 8th inst. Statesville Landmark: 1 he vote was taken on the Stock Law in the townships north of the Little Yadkin river, on the 1st jnst. It was defeated two to one. Statesville Landmark : Rev. Dr. Pritch ard, of Raleigh, will deliver a lecture in the courrtioase on the 13th inst.. at 8 o'clock p. m., for the benefit of the Baptist church in this place. Weldon Neds: Commissioners W. A. Daniel, R. O. Warj!- elected Jos. H. White. Under the way of the law thow five elect one of tbeir number Mayor. The Whington V" learn ibnl the steam-w re. lis of B-s. H A UM. '": ted at the upper end f J.imovillc. was burned down on tke n pt of th29n nil. Fire supposed to U ae. id. nlal. Some Charlotte ra. al - nt' ,ho vt',,! of Mr. George C. Chambers and cut two gashes, three or four inches long and an inch an a half deep into the hip of his well Known -trotting horse. ''Dustr." Uoldsboro election: .Six out or nine Commissioners Democrats. They nee W-. Korden, A. II . Keaton. T. II. Baiu, J. E. -i etison, Allen Moore, John K. Sugg. The iiarrvei was, voted down, chosen. Mayor to be. Murfnsboro Enquirer: Elected for Mayor, Maj. Isaac Pinkin, and for Com missioners. Col. U. Vaugbau, J. W; Har "11, E. C. Worrell, II. T. Lassiter and Capt. L. C. Lawrence. This is an elegant selection. Tyrrell county proceedings. Econoniit -the case of Abel Mann, who wan. indicted for murder was the most important. His counsel submitted1 to: a vcr.licl Hf man slaughter and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for five year?. He is H.'i yeart old. '... - The Whitakcrs election raltrHl in the election of Dr. W. II. Cobb for Mriyor; Jno; W. Jqhuson, Jr., M. J. C'arr arid Charles Newman, Commissioner and If. Overstreet, Constable. It ws decided to change the name of the town, the mme yet to be sel?cted. Mr. Jesse T. Whitley, at Mahnat'i Neck, was led into an ambush where fire ' men stripjied and beat him. unmercifully. He liallooed ' murder," or he would hare been killed, .says the 'Murfreesboro En quirer. Two of them, named Bracey and Heasley, were afterward arrested and jailed. A railroad meeting was held in Golds bo ro Tuesday, A. J. Galloway presiding. It was resolved to recommend a subscrin tiou of $15,000, towards the cost of pr-d- ing the Goldsboro Snow Hill and Green ville railroad, and also 110.050 for the Domett road, to be surrounded with such safeguards forthe protection of the bofldi. Raleigh Observer : We learn from a . correspondent at San ford that the "bonne ot Mr. Columbus Mclver, on Pocket Creek, Moore county, was destroyed on Thursday -night, April 24th. Mr. Mclver was absent at a neighbor's house., and the servants left in charge started off fishing, taking a torch with them. It is supposed that fire was dropped in the yard and thus- caused . the conflagration. Raleigh News: The Executive Com mittee of the North Carolina Agricultu ral Society held their regular meeting last night at the larboro House, -A. Creech, Esq., in the chair, and C. B. Denson, Sec retary. Great interest was shown in the active prosecution of the work. The pre mium list will soon be placed in the prin ter's hands, and will be found very attrac tive. Raleigh Nejvs : A large audience were out to hear the address of Governor Newell before the Odd Fellows, in Tucker Hall, last night. The distinguished speaker wan suffering from ind'isjtosition, and much to the regrets of the audience was unable to deliver the address he had prepared for the occasion. 1 After a tribute to North'Car- olina. be closed with a fitting apology td his hearers. After the pleasant reception was lows Hall. , speaking a moat held in Odd Fel- 'Ijrboro Southerner: As the nun went down on Monday evening, the poll holders commenced the count of votes and in a short time it was publicly announced that in the First Ward Messrs. Geo. Howard and Henry Morris. (Dem.) were elected. In the SeCond Ward, which w.th ojien to all ages, the young horses took the lead and at thexlose of the race it was announc ed that Messrs. Dozier and Bryan had come, in a full length ahead. In t hp Third Ward, the contest was carried on with un usual spirit; the candidates all did good running, but it was found 1 1 1 u.;t Messrs. Duggun and Daucy. (Rep:) could not be ; beaten. So our next Board of Town Commissioners stands four Demooeats ,and two Republicans, and a better Board it would be hard to select among our citizens. A negro named Bob Caldwell, made a deadly assault upon, a white man by name of W. J. Hiiispn, in Mecklenburg county, last Thursday, over a horse swap. Lhc Charlotte Observer goes on to say: At a subsequent meeting Caldwell and his two sous, and another party made threats against HinsoJi and ttempted to assault him. Accordingly ('aid well had Hinson arrested on the charge of assault, and Hinson had him arrrested on th r-hnrge of assault on the highway with attempt to murder himself and his two children who were wi'.h him at the time Thu- cress firing rendered the case quite complicated and the court was engaged c u it half the day yesterday. Finally the magistrate de cided that it was -a case which couldz.be brought within the jurisdiction of the court, and he accordingly had all the par ties fire in nuroU;. bound. over Jo appear at the Inferior Court. ; , . . i .l - t-. Wanted to Rent. A SMALL HOUSE IN 4 DESlRAIlr locality. Stat; terms and addr my 9-5t 8," car SuoOHU. Green & Flanner, Wholesale and Retail Dealers tn Pure Iirurs, Medicine, Spicuc, ferfBiperj, Soaps, Hair Brushes. 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