■iiawsweiMaimBwdUw THE CAROLINA HOME and FARM and EASTERN REFLECTOR iOuc* a w«ek) Published by t’Hl! KEFLECTOU tOMPAJit, lae. D. J. WHICHARD, Editor. *HKENV1LLE. NOKTH CAROLINA. ■\ nii'iin mail isn't always a man of nu'aiis. I Sonic men liavi- an iiiluTfni uhililv i(ii making mislakcs. Locals Defeat Ayden ll'onlinut'd From First I’age.). I'tiaiuo niaki's our pareiiis, but ciioirt' makos our I'riontis. Su(>r>rl;‘'t8 .411 cxvds M taanKS acd resijluiione t( \vi I lift cUarged (jr at 1 it'iu !>Hr word Soini' niiisicians put on inon’ airs fl.uohlian llicy can play. .\.~i a man tliinkclh. so ho may lio. hut as he sayi’tli. lie seldom is. CoiUiiiUMifiiUoiis adveruBliiK CHUUi- a Hi b«f cuu.:\ifd (or at three urfiim pt>r line, up tu ilfty liues. H.S second class matter Aiimist L’O. ll'iO. at tiie post oiflce at Urtienville. .Noitli CaioliiiA. unda, »ct ot Marcii i. iSTy flJII' X*! . ,\l X'l' I". I''l I. .\iiil iliiln l wi' hand it to .-Xyd.n. .■^.'l.'i.'lin.'ss a uiw uuitii' I'nt' si‘ ' it> .iHil I’iUUijila!' II I !ial I i ir'i ,1 li sivli.^h? - o - - .-nr. I liiui; -I'Ui ' iii'ii ; t.. 1 M s|)’ ii(i ii n.'b ro h:,.< :: .'liol'i ''"P . h ■ ■r';’.ili!y m'l'l l>'- a bii li. Id! Ill I ini-' wa:' r,. luraL'i'iUfii' t’nblii -.iiivn hniUls a cits. Iii'lii'v in vdur own inw'n. hrai;. boosi o ■ xilraiit Id talk about yo\i'.’ .\l< l.,awhom to score. .Mcl.awhorn 1). out at first. ShVKM H I.Wl.VG -j The Great War gave us our tradi- |h..VC not served to diminish the es- tit-ns—and a people eannot be a luigb ■timate of the greatness of that war ty nation without traditions. God I iii)r the Klory of tlie soldiers who so be praised for tlie ricliness of ours I heroically foufjht it through. Hatber,' Thu Revolution was not suflicient— as v.e draw: away from the seenes of iL did not reach the American people; jK'Oiy increases. We begin to realiz •; fhey had not arrived. We will al- j battle, that greatness grows ami that v. aqs honor Washington and Jeffer- right amongst us, blood of our son; but Lincoln and Lee will ever bldod. (hert“ has dwelt a iscnerMtion b'ad the nation on at heart. Wc gain of warriers second to none in luiinan political ideals from th(> more remote annals, and that .just prior to us w i-, transai'ted (me of tlu' iiid.;! .Magiiil' c.eiit sirugj;les ul' all the age.s. (in. !;ithe!'s take on th’' classic charai !'T tile warriors who followed .Me\ .ii’der and CacM'r and Hanuibar. n'l.l We ourselves receive oi' their glory. (■iir geiiiTiitic'n begins to realize that o the Itevolution are few; but count its lot is not that of the ordinary g.T less and vim'v near to our hearts a’-e rr.ition. That We are living in tli" i.iir here stories of Manassas, o' ,j ai'terglow (if oiH' of the >;rcat periods Spolsylvaiiia. of t'liicawaga, of th^' short bistory and in the midst of beroi'; | X'alb'y t'ampaign. and of (iettysburg, wbosi'deeds will lu' reverently cheer- I liese traditions ar(- the life of tiv' over first. Lips- liithers; but the Northern youth cher- i.--iu>s the character of Lincoln, anti the son of the south holds a shrine ir. his heart for Ix'e. Our songs and dur poems are not of the struggle with t5reat Uritain; they ari- of tbi' nine and the Gray.' Our hero stories li s .1 wise man wh > i an say. " I all ! alldril it but 1 can .sacrilici it ' iii.'M niak.' up their niiiid.-^ luU Ml dill i; lidii't klldW ulia' Id lie "illi I -Vydeu Kittrell out third to 1st. ished so long a.« the hitart of man shall Uepublic- the spirit of our civiliza "i l aw liorn. .1, out to short. Smith. .I respond to heroic jiatrioiism and hum tion. In them are our cliildren walkeii. Smith it,, doubled to left an.l shall be coiintcd among th ore j Smiili .1. I'hillips fouled out to ''rtueM ihat our fathers IpcIoiik iu II j.-,l I I us only hut to the ages; ihat the M\'|'H INMX; .served not only us but all geiierati<'u> II -o- •.iir.iiril.' ti\'.'. ] i ll-- sdiith idiiay is paying tribute I , ill.- IM'li who took up anus and idiittlit a noi y. I .-iiuaHed "ii th" :>aM' 'i- i'i I'l' the werld, I'.rav.T so, lll.-r.s IdVel- liv. ll ll is ri'porii li that a severe hail and u iiui sidnn visited the lower part et this count.v last week, inun.v hduse., beini; bbnvn down and nnirh (laniac l)i-iiii ill'll' in .-,eveval se,tii'ns. - ■ () W. a:'. :;lad lo learn that I’iii e,.ui'. IV is Id liave another fa;r and w.- in- iluit la. li ami I'-rv I'arm. r g-' lei-\' .ir.ii |ir- pare s,.ni' Ivind di' .-x iiiitii. 1 'rn, pdi.itd. s. rhukeii. hugs - I dus d: .,n;- ih.iitr y"H ■ an ''i. Creeiivilli I’leining beat out one to '•ni Kassilale hit to '.’nd and forced I'leminc. l.ani' T doubled to left. Kit trell .singled to left and Lanier an'l llausdali si'ored. r.rinkley out pitch ‘ I - to 1st Howling singled thru ‘-nd ;•! i! Kittrell .sedieil. i.ipsionib singled id eeiiter. Moore out lo 1st unassist 'ii .\> den Ml Lawliorn l> . out pitcher ti 1-ii, .li iikins bit 111 pitcher, tak'■■ M I oiiil on a w ild tlu'dw and third im ■I passeil liall llarrincton safe on a uIdi!nii. '- td s,.idnd. .bnkins scorinc. I ripp dui ihirii to tirsi . .McLawhorn. safe dll gruuiiiler lo second. Smith. .1 . hi! to rltrlif. nowlirit: muffed tli'- b.'.li ami llarrinclon scored. Smith. K. ! !i Id \.-u and Mci.awborn. .1.. ai d lii'i. I , si e-,.,| I’liilhps foul^'d oni third u!' -I' ti apiili'i'ler I; ■■ : ds ,ii;d ii.-ii;': ■ d'l 's iuir tri't'.il- ,11's' .IS «•':! a V.,{ir. r I]!!;!i. ;iliii and dirt .i;d,il'-s ii.r 111 • I,., 'l:a' ; > . IV. r ' !:■ r-'' u ' iiiie h will sIkiU Tliai - 11-.' a v I!. 11. • dt- ■; \!d- ii: ha'.! a' ti;-' (d I'iiv will ll-- o- 'i' laim. :■ 1! ns sd,.. . d llOs|li!.;, and wh'ii \vill t’ ’ ■i'l -iM dll,- . tjit; Id lie- la.idiiiL' >r-‘ .Vin- Pii .111 I Tddps at, \'i-ra I'r.i/. '■Hit ,1 i h- ua' I'-arniiiff that li's d’>!.‘ ti lid ;;i.i aiudiint Id n,ii( h id>s.-r\- wi’h d-iiglii 'ii.r iln >' iii'lu'ul ! di onr polii 1 nUiii is ar> (.iirsiriiT sdin.- oi' ilie ri-ekless aii'o drivers to lessi-n their sp'-ed, Ki-ep it, up. tor iheir ar" otle-rs y>-t that wh'-n they r> aeh beyond the ('oast Line T.ieh on I'ii-kinson avenue they seeai Id irv to .■.vid.-d till- speed liiiiil !'n;‘ 111" ear was built , r.-opl-- trdin a’.l ovi-r liiis and ad ' niiiiit; I ounii"- ^.iih’-red le r-- lodav l l 'III ti.itior td ihdsi- wh ’ I'oiiirlit th" liil'les or th'- ,si.\Me.s anti have an- .iwer.'d their snnimotis ir, ;|i,- irf'-;;'| I b'.'diid .freely All inil)ori ant n'-wspap''r eoiisidida. null has t.tk'-n pSaci' in CharloH- . the \ liavina pnreliased the Cbror i ■; ,,r- ,1 !■ u tilings ili.ii 1 all I b ui.d'I'.-, I r ii.,'i.inc'' I an .vi.ii nii S' raniiib' ei;t:s^ so i;d i asv and (le '!■ iUing tl'.,ii V'ln wiin'i i.' v'-r nnd", ■\\'linl -nll'-dll. p! as I|>.;i;:: .ilidUl i!'.' pr. p W'heri is lii." -rdiir.d !>'- In-dK'-n ht us i r'itidi,. \m\ tl-.al til'- I'MUir'd annnilit lu(s !i. 1 n r.tis. d for l!i'' plaeins; of the eon r.'d'-rat-- p.iDnnmeni that siiall add'i 111-- . diiri lidiis.- si|iiar", W!iy t.et |ii:' i' li'. -r ■ (I In aiid'a'-r cdlninn of ih;s issU'- W" puhlish an arliele sX'n'-d b.\ main' ib'- li'inneraiie vnii-rs o! liiis graiu; i,:d idiiniv -if I’iii in wiiich ih<-y pr.' si'iu i!,.' iiiiine (if lli.n, F, i', llar. liiiisr as our ri-jires. ntativi- in tif ■,at I - b-’ Idl' d t'or in the Inmncr-, lie [irini.'irii-,- Thes" vot'-rs liav ’ mad' .1 iidiili s'liitiiin. .iiul on.- ot u'Jiii ll ii.'-\ u;ll I'-'1 pr >iiil -lloiild Mr Haniii.i: aia .-ji! ill'- l ai!- -Nnd wi.'n in li'." l'-t:isUiliv.‘ h.t'ils I'f liiis ' ' iiiDV'i: - all'i I an poiiii t,i .Mr I ll.irdiii-' as ,1 man uiih th- aiiilitv .'|ilal Id Iliai df any tllal e,,.v I; - -'■,(i' '1 in I s,.|, .1.' eham'i -r 11 ■ I - :, u''-ni I'-iii.in '■!' >b'- V' : v liit'ii'-sl lyp- d! rhrisii.in eii.irai-t'-r, and wli'-i; his Vd!.' is lasi. wh'-tlier it lu avv- ir iia\- U'- e.iii te.-l sat'- it is for iln- ''t "t'l d' I'm i-i-iuniy and tie- stat'- • f I'ariilina U''- hmhl.'. r--- iiinnii nd lli" i hoii e of tin- U'-i.ili-iiien and sin (i'-t your b.it aiui bali and s'-.- t!ia ,K\den ceis ,iusi wliats (di;iinp to her I III-:FI':.\T I o l."i a:i 111'- old soldi'rs I in tiiai Tor ih'-r" IS oU'- niiire big day in stor- loiiiorrow I'lr all w im still survi-. <■ Confederate Veterans llsseni-: lile For Tlieir Unnual Reunion nn.i -,s i. 'ilii.L' \\ ni. ri i'-ntless ham ' III' raliiis ul’ i' i.i i .!' rale .soldi'i,-. ai.d '-ai ll ,\' ar lii'-ir r'-nnidiis show a 'i« ih.idshinL; ninnii-r iii atleudanei 'I'll..s. vi-l I'-.i al' iidtt'.i with age. y, ’ !ill,\ ,v. ai's ail' r tin- w.u ihis c-oiil'i III I \p. i-ii-'l, It Is path'-li to S'I, Ini- olii v. I' rails p.issing. as ail mast li i wlii.' tii'-,\ ar-- yi on this sid. i!-.-- rU'-r U' s!,,,-iiil ]d\. to hoii'ir III. in aii'i li" .ill pdsibl.- f -r th' ir pi'-asiH''- ll is «itii this lli-,1 that ,i r"Union is ii'-id ii.-r.' 'Jaeh >- ar. and 111. dll - hiday proved aii ' i-.ioyabi - null ,-idii'- with the h'-io'-.-, 'I'iie d.i.x was a [ire.-ty i-:.- I'er ll'.' I'Unii'ii. and at an eaiiy ln'ur ve--- rails a:.(I visitors b'-gan arriving ii. tdwn and (dniinii'-u ill.til lar';-- i!unii" r as heri-, l'.r\;in Cirim-s t'iiinii m' < diilederat'- \''t'-rans tnet in the court hdusc at ill d'( Id. k iiir 111'- eiei-iiiin 'di ..Miei'r.- The wounds of that ur'-at wur have 1'-''tl healed, wondcriiiuy heaieil, ll'in h.is bei-ii ;;.iod to us. The .south i i< stilt'd, mid th'' iteiiuliiie is uniti'd Ilie nuestioiis Ihat .irave rise to ihi: ^'.I'eat w;ir hale been si-itl. d. and s." til'd sillisfai-tiiril.x to 'all com-i rii"i|. IM' all tliat titiinie strniiirle only t!i. ^lory retnains: and that v-;il nev.-i- ta^s, ll is 111" i-lii'-f and tin- ininior':'! !-'-asure of our history , vi-t lament thr- honors of it. lb - suiTi ring ami the i^re-r; Imi w- e:t;i let l;inii-ni the w'ar. Tin- nn-n u Ii i I'dii-’hi ii.'id'-r till- I'onfeai-rai.- cr",-- liid nut ligiii in vain no nidi-i- tii m. ili'is.- who fiiii'-tht nnd'-r tiie siais e. Ill'- rail'll. I wuivi- all i|i|.-:.| ion o, 'I"- cans'- or oecasion or ' v.-nl of ili" ,-i niu,:;!'-. t'oneeiiiiiL' ii'.l. ii is u 'i iliiit We l*ai| iluit '.var gn-ar.y w-' 'dsi'y as il \iiis_ ill'll tiei-i-r tiid i. i" d :- pa.' a priei- iiiiiri pri l ions ili.-'i id onr- tin- in'riiat;'- of on: !':r!i : 111 T'- ilniii ainpli- i oiui.'-iisiii inM : i- I'.ir outw.-iulils the suft'ering and th- ■ I - rrow. \\'ar is lidi III. Wiirsi ihiii.ir in ih ui.rlii- iiappi 11 just now to b-- in th'- niid.'-i of a propag;ind.i of pein-e :i!id 111' I-'- is an endownin''iii for th- snppori of the jiriipiigiuidisls, \\.- ' an i-.iU't'oi'd ii> ij'-iir with i! in a g--n- il'- tid. ranc.'; there cininol b.-, p'-r. haps, loo much of ilie preai-hitm o' p'-aee, Ibii that men will light -,'i- I'llucjited. in them we live and luove ill d liave our being as a people. 'I'hey are the Warp and woof of the fabri: I"' our national life. .-Xi imagine by what other liieans \m- ( I'uld have gained t radii ions so rich and full of strength and beauty save in a war so tierce and so gn'iit. Nor can 1 imagine bow' poor a people wc should be without their glory. liebold then the mighty Uepublic— from these scenes, not only here but at many mother s knee. Their glory will descend from generation to gen eration; and in some far time, whe.i the Uepublic shall need soldiers again when the progress o)' civilization .liiail iiemand tlie sword, it will liu ( tiiem here; for these men belong noi. to one age only, but to all genera tions: and their examples shall in spire the warrior until the natioiiji .sliall biarn war no more. Verily Iheir lives were not in vain, and could we have it otherwise wx- would not have tiiem other than as (hey an,'. To them it fell to die the one best wiiy for men to die. Soim- of us here will see the last Confed erate soldier sink bfdow the verge; l)ut the tiiin gray line will never dis. appear. It will Kcp eternal viivi over all that is true and noble in tbii,-i land. Hettcr than any working i.s the lighting Ihat titey did. Heller than any living is the di'ath they died. In wealth ot love, in wealth of lionor, in >alth of glory, they are rich above all men; and they are se cure in their priceless possessions. Immortal upon the earth -though Ui<' grass cover their dust they will live in a tliousand gcnertitions. Gratefully, proudly, reverently we whisper one to aiiollier. "'These were our fat ti ers ," The soldiers of Ale.\ander arc the glory of Greece; th(> legions of Ih" t'aesars are the pride of Kouie; Wei united, strong, sure of her destinv, the home of the haiipiest and most liiigton's heroes are the inspiration prosperous people that the sun in|of I’ritiiin. The valor of the old liis courses evt'r shone upon; leiuling! guard is the spirit of France. And the vanguard of civilization; and tbcitbe childreti of the south may stand light of Liberty and I’rogrcss to all ' in th-* presence of them all and with pi'ojiles. This mighty Ucpublic 111 ' eoiilident pride fell the story of thei.- fruition of that great war; the bar-j fiiihers on a hundred biittle tields as lih wofiim af mado yoy ijjip ixiwaftlthe soldiers of the Soulhern t'onl'ed vest of the teiirs and tlie snfferin,g j i-riu-y, ii:.d the blood ot those eiiuiilly on tliej ,\) ,[j,. conclusion of tlie speech oil" siiii' as on tb'‘ otlier. who whollv .j ,..|H (;,,vi.rnor .Tarvis '-■a\.- llieinsehe.s to that tii.inie strii.; who responded witli some incident- i;b-. I oi' Ilie w,ir. and the days I'ollow iii; lal w ere iip|ire(-iai. d . Siii-h is the heritage of th'- war that 1 iiib d ill the stirretidi-r at .-\ppomalto'C I'ow’ tiii.v .years at;ii. .\nd I tiiiist say tluit in tiiis prii--- b ss heritage of the war. with respi., i al any rate to the w-;ir its'-lf, the soiiMi is lielii-r lhan lie' north, iiiid Nori’-i I'iiroiina rii-hest of iill the sdiitli. !''ot the world knows how siileiididly the sdiiih I'oiiuht agiiinsi fe;irful odd,-', I iiiiniimbered from th.- lirst. il pro thii"d at mil '' a soldiery ;ni'i ( aplain - S' eoiid to nolle in all the annals of tlf lai". The sliimina of the men thal fi-llowed Lee and .hickson, lln-ir sh' .1, .1. I.amihiiit-'hdiise w;is liiai ai-r. \V .\, ih man. II.I K, \\ illiaiiis. e 'n.ailtl'-' u'a ' -diiitaii..' I uh. ecri-tary. appoiiiteil I ni'-iimr.x' of lie liii d diiriu--: l.. i-ar, t|i' 1 o’l - iiroi-i-ssii'n iiT; '■I, 111'- vi-ier:ii;s 1-a'ii iinii t'i;ildr>-n of ili lolldwinc wiiii liiiwi-r hi-d to ('ii'-:r,v Hill .-.■iii' '- :il'- u'tilVeS ol' w . i-' d'-i 'ir-.i'.' li!Uli''ls Sp 'k Ihe old soldiers a lone a th. y iiohl liomir and rights lighting ability, their capacity to ovi-r wlielin. al tirst. and at the hist to r- sist. dying by thousands, has never b-i-n siirpiissed and eaii never li.'; fo" ti'ey did all that iiiortiil nn-n eoulit do T'-iinysoii huis given iiiiniortalit;■ to one r.riiish reKiinent : but the siiiti!! ean tei| its slor.\- of a score o. repini'-iits tiiiii made < barges more d'spiTjili- and thal lost ninety per (-'■lit of tlieii- titimber in a cbari; - I’iti county's son b-d a <-harge in wiiii'h every man of his regiment was killed or wounded, .\nd as tor Norih Carolina what dth'-r p'-iiple has S'-nt into b.ittle one ill si.\ of its entire population—nn-n, «"Hieii and childii-ii—and b-ft tlier- oi,e in live of those So sent? I am 111 ihosi- who think the records make g.i.id our i-laim to have been 1st al Hefb e| and last at .-\ppomatto\; but b si ' Ihis other record of givinjr within tour years h''r entire male popula and leaving on the Ii'Id of hutii'r one fifth of them in tl' iid and wounded, what matters wei. tirst and last',’ What trcmendoMs lighting f(iri-e the fact convinces us of; what tierce stamina; what cour- ag''; what moral earni'stness; what devotion to duty; what love of bon.' d' iiri-r than lifi'. and that tlcir r.'adi tie.ss III li,i;lit tinto death t'or honor and riirhis is the foundation of civili .'.aiidti. and that tliey should so tight, i^- as sure as the open p;i,i:e of liuiiian proLT'-ss .-;iii make it. Human blood is :i )ii-'-eious thing: but bom'- and iiati'' li'.iid ;ue iiior.- pri'i-iou-. ’i lie sworn is a t'eiirful weapon: hut ,so far th- sw.ird h;is ( iirved the -jvay up t'lir nian kind. Gl'iriously luis it served, i.ibeiiy is its eldfst eliild. .-\nd f.);- my p;iri I slii.uild deplore th'-sli'.:l!t>''' e\-idenei' thal in our land ih" swor I viiT'- losinir its ultinia;" idac'- of lion or. Worse lhan war is tiuit peaei which bids nn-n refuse in hi-iir t!i • Till' i|iiartet sati.g "Ti-nimg on tli.' I'll! ('amp tlround." a sons; tin- sol (iii'i's ld\.', .\nnoune.-iii'-iiis were iiiiid''. the iiiiari'-ll'' «an,g •'(!od b- ^ dll Till We .Ml et .\gaili." iiiid afi.i 111.- beni-dii-tioii b,v Kev. .1. .1, \\'al- k'-r 111' vi-ie|-;ins and their wives weiii to 111'' wiirehouse of Johnston and I'’oxhall when- ivas served. This reunion by Ihe soldi'-rs a hiiiiiiliful diniii «ill lu lls Idlii; i-memhered tli'-y live. Ihe Ramblei 11 1 ti ll Con. I sword wthi'ti hiiniiui rights, when hdUi Li'-iii'-nant., ;ii.,) n;uive land, are at stiike. Th. Worst pages ilreat Wur was Wiir al its -at its liercest, History has tm iiiori' bloody than .-\ntietiiii.. .-\gain Ih'' siininier days Inive eoni.- and with ihein the 'tinals" of th.' seluiols and colleges, Om-e more Ihe Krei-iiiifis and good lives of class mates swiit hours romatie and pa ih'-iii , happy dream, "which is not ill! a dream ' for tlmse w iio sii about the platform on the (ominetue ment oecitsion, Well did the poet say: "Something iieaiitiful iias vanished. •And w-' sitcli for il in Viiiii. We iiehold it everywhere. On the I'arth :ind in fin- air. I’.iii it nevi-r comes ;igain." dra' iii''ii; pa.-' (d-ilysbiirg and the Wild' rn.'ss: I)i^ jtory knows no record nmre cruel that, lioii lo baltl 'd .la I .-'Jlii-riiiiurs march to the se;i, i;iii i; an-; it has all be justrtied in the fiir o:i interest of tears. Our soldii-rs did not ■lie in vain; our mothers did not su ''-ne I. r w ithout compensalion . jiiirti'il Till- Civil War mad'- the mod'i ■ H'-r'-j .American Uepublic. It put an emi dehtite. and once and for all silen ti-W U ti'-n ;i t;iivernor liiids that he has pardoned on.- man twii-'-. h" oucht ' aiimit tlial ii"'s piirdoniiiir a littb' t."i ,\i l"..;i ■| hii-ii st I-'- I iiu.iihi' rs l'' d' ra. .' I ll'r..an •wh' r I '>',111 a.I' , !;.-v .1. W Words li'T |ir;iy'-r. The line then returned lo th' 1 ouse for I 111- retruliu' i-x.ti is.-.- rangeii hy the conimittet- ;cbaract>r of the Nation —iin indissoi The I ourt housi- was till' d I'l over j uble I'nion of indestructible stales. iio'..iu>;. svith soldiers, i itizens, | n'ji,. south fought for the iuvioiability I auu'lit-rs and childr. n of tin Cop of the Constitution; the north fought |. (leriiey. Iii'iu-ing their tribui" of bon j for the unity of the Republic, The or t.-) Confi-d. raey, ! war gave us both; it required the two Afi'-r ;i fiT'.ent prayr by K. v, c,|to make the nation; and I do not 'I i{di-iv iintl a song ihe ISonii. Blue j know that we oould bave obtained we should hark back to Alexander'.s y lilt: by a quartet. Mr h. i Har- them in so perfect measure by an.v (oiumns or Caesar's legions? What ding eliHiii.ntly introdue.-d Mon, I - ; ot her means, and .Aihilles? Our fiithers' place That war established our people to us are traditions of Agamemnon That a people but lately formed into ir the Hall of Fame is not second to 11 government could have fouKlit ,mi th.-irs; and we art- ourstdves the sons of lieroes in tin- foremost tiles of and native land; what manhood! See ii.r-’i'eed the (ouncils of confusion. It ing that our armies consisted of on.' I fused with the \^iiitt' beat of ulti entire lightiig population, we liav. court niate battle into lasting from the high here a monumental testimony to the 'tlieories of the Republic. U lixed the character of tmr people, atehtimony to the blood that Normau and Iloman and Spartan niigbt w'ell covcl. Of such as tiiese is our Common Wealth. .And befause of these we have rigiit to est<‘eiu her greatest of all states, as in truth she iS, Tbes? -. - Were our fathers. Who are we, that I'll .\ow W,' clear a little sp.-lt e whe,- ■ yesterda.v siilutes tomorrow, after th" good old ( ustoin we make or.e more •■-^uiiday hour the nine of speaking to the hudding lives i\ hoSe fuiiire is ill bright. Two words tiiis nuirniiiu: ()ptini. ism and pessimism, 'i'hese tri-syllai)les now so much popularized and evi>n devitali7cd ar > school terms for theories wiiii-b ii- literiiture an* as old as the book .ii' •Job. iind whicli in life are answ-er"d by il thousand adag<*s. w i.,i.'Ut r.i'cker is wailing pati'-tiiy f'lr that adiuital. if may Iv < oniing lo the Lieutenant but we (-an t see it 'l:-t w ' I The Ki'piiblican party is willinc e.'oiicb fo w . Icome the prodigals bafk but the prodiuals want to scd the fai ted (alf tirst • • I-'ir a lor.ir liiU'' CliaT'ott.- ban only f'A'l' (iaily papers. theObs'Ti .-• h-'iiiL' a morniim pap'-r iiud the .\ewr, :!ii ''Vi'iiitm; (laper In lim:! the Ohser \.‘r Comp.itiy li''«;ui publisbimr the ciii .iiiiele iis ill! evening loi ill paper I a’ld kept i' up until thissab' of th'' / " latter toth- New..One of the eondi I " tions ,1.' the sale is an agreement be. '«<-ries germs «^^th him. So lets t w'e»'ti the (tbservf'r iind the Nt'ws to beware fif tb*» piiysician with th' soiti ri'tiiain ouf of eai li others field for a o I. 'H bis lace P' riod of liftc'!! ,vears. The i lian™' ^ — —o will doubtless niiik'- slronKer and l>'-‘ Si hoids linals are plentiful jii.-it '.f (er paper's of both this time. 101(11'ntly introdue.-d lion r.aib-v, of Haleieh, th-- sp.-aker ->1 o th" da.v. In his introdui-Tion Mr, Hiirdiiig gale praise both to the so’, dier and the women of th.- Cont.'der- ■il y, atid r'-l.-rri'd to tlie monument soon Id be i-rei-iefl on the eiiuri hous ' >.(|iiare. Mr. r.ailey's speech was so beauti ful. so true an'- Optimism declares all is for th" best. Taken righteously, a majep. tic truth.' Fiut crude optimism al leges that "Hll is for tlie best" for every on<-, irrespective of the indivi dual right or wrong, that all current.-! sots to the IJesperides. In the realms of a Holy (Jod this crude optimism is the most stupendous and stupid vag ary . st'anding and self contideuce. What tin- graves of our soldiers while onr the new Uepublic needed was solidar women fay on them the flowers of un ity: we could never bave peen a migb ing honor the tribute o*' debt n -v tv nation without it. Tin* Great W'ar er to be dimished, of glory that shal' ill human historv has all but passec | i.rouKht us that; and I do not know i.nd a new g'-nerafioti has eni.-ri-d un on the stiige .At this si a son ever> where throughout our Southern countrv that generation is observing in proud and reverent spirit a day in t.ieniory of the brave men who paid in the Confederate cause th' hist full n'lh.-iure of devotion. I'niversal testimony (onfirnis th'* nevi lire (ilie r fade. Till* young mel^ will the salute of war the soldier s -wliii* our hearts will burn witli how else it could have been obtained It is well that it was so terrible and so great; for otherwise so great a inn us as wc muse upon Ibtdr deeds fruition could not bave bi'en wrought proudly will we give thanks for them, out. The nation of the earth know that of us have been sjjcb men; tl*at Uettermi'ul tber<> cannot be unless good is till' standard, but goodness and good are not to be confused. Thiugs apart from the direction of a heart discriminating God are but a basket of serpents, twisting and sliddering upon themselves. I‘lain men use f(>w elaborate or ana lytical terms, but all men think ve'^y much alike, and in colloquial speech, optimism says ‘"everything will come out right.’' Right will be Ihe vic tory. but only the righteous will share the victory. i Having well dined, it is easy to wash ono.s hands, “in impi'rceptible -wuter." and lo set forth this bland self-lenien cy; but it is cruel lo human miser,.’ as it is untrue to God’s words, and the raw wounds of life requite as ironv with their bb'eding protests. To Hie I’lihlir. i If your horses have any bad habit 4 Its. and we knowl ourselves, as coulfi, to them was given Ihe day of buttle,,'Ihat .vou are unable lo break them of, not have been possible but for a strug^ and Ihat they accepted it so wt>rthi-. writ*' or see mo. i gb* so tremendous-' and so magnifi ly. ,1, MILTON JOHNSTON, cenlly recoveed from, • The new generation will drink deep " <«reeuville. \, t