. Minutes . the triumph of might overright, of right on the scaffold, and wrong on the throne. Nerowielded the sceptre of empire, and Paul was beheaded; Herod-was crowned and Christ crucified. I speak thus with no feelingof bitterness, but simply in the name of justice, truth and theright. It seems to me the occasion makes it proper to say afew words further in regard to the Confederate soldier, whosememory we honor in this service. If we listen, voices from the-tomb fall upon our ears, sweeter than song, and we turn eagerly 134 Twentieth Reunion, Mobile, Ala., April 26, 27and28, 1910. t
. Minutes . the triumph of might overright, of right on the scaffold, and wrong on the throne. Nerowielded the sceptre of empire, and Paul was beheaded; Herod-was crowned and Christ crucified. I speak thus with no feelingof bitterness, but simply in the name of justice, truth and theright. It seems to me the occasion makes it proper to say afew words further in regard to the Confederate soldier, whosememory we honor in this service. If we listen, voices from the-tomb fall upon our ears, sweeter than song, and we turn eagerly 134 Twentieth Reunion, Mobile, Ala., April 26, 27and28, 1910. to the remembrance of our beloved dead even from the charmsof the living, and while we moan their loss, we truth fully feciand say, Time cannot teach forgetfulness, Where griefs fullheart is fed by fame. By their deeds of valor they set withpearls the bracelet of the world, and won for themselves aplace in the foremost rank of mankinds Legion of Honor. TheConfederate soldiers, as a class, were gentlemen. They were. (Ml Mobile Military Institue, Cadets Exercising(They were a feature in the grand parade.) well-born and well-reared, taught to respect the rights of oth-ers, and to be just and upright in all their dealings with theirfellows. And while ever ready to meet the foe in honorable,open combat, they always protected the helpless and spurned tomake war on the defenseless. To their everlasting praise andhonor stands the fact that in their march through the North Second Days Proceedings. 135 they left behind them no field wantonly laid waste, no familiescruelly robbed of subsistence, no homes ruthlessly invaded andviolated. The women of the North were as safe iit their handsas when with their own husbands and brothers. My! how Iwish the same could be said of Shermans men in his marchto the sea. The noble, worthy conduct of the Southern sol-diery is thus attested and given by a Pennsylvania farmer to areporter for one of the London dailies and published at thetime: I must say, t
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