. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. bitrament of can see, dancing above, the flags which now. so great is the distance,need the field-glass of history to determine the stars that shone in theblue. I can hear the thunder of the cannons, and the shouting; I cansee all that was grand and terrible of war. That was a generation ago,and the jears are dropping their \eil. thickening ever, between us andthe sorrows of that time. We are upon the mountain top of a greatopportunity, we who surxive, and as we turn our backs toward that pasta
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. bitrament of can see, dancing above, the flags which now. so great is the distance,need the field-glass of history to determine the stars that shone in theblue. I can hear the thunder of the cannons, and the shouting; I cansee all that was grand and terrible of war. That was a generation ago,and the jears are dropping their \eil. thickening ever, between us andthe sorrows of that time. We are upon the mountain top of a greatopportunity, we who surxive, and as we turn our backs toward that pastand look toward the future, we see about us the thronging millions thatyet shall be and that now are, the descendants of the republic, all ofthem true to the mighty cause of a great Nation. Our feet are upon thevery edge of the gentle descent that leads from the front of active lifetoward the retirement that all men love. But there is still before us avista of glor\ and promise of the greatness of the republic \et to come,wortliy of all the sacrifices and of all the labors of the past. FITZHUGH LEE, DUPING THK SIXTIES.
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