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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1908)
THE MOHXIXG ASTORTAN, ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE CHERRIES They will only last a few days, Large Royal Ann and Black Re publics, 121 cents per pound. A. V. ALLEN SOLE AGENT FOR BAKER'S BARRINGTON HALL STEEL CUT COFFEE, PHONES-711 AND 3871 BRANCH PHONE-713 1 TV THE SPEECH OF LEE Read at the Reunion of Confed erate Veterans AT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA The Following Address Was Pre pared by tb Late General Stephen D. Lee Who Was Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederates. It is now fourteen years since the Confedtrate Veterans enjoyed the hospitality of this magic city. We re member gratefully the courtesy of our former unsurpassed welcome, but today we are ready to believe that Birmingham can surpass itself. Then there was with us the incomparable Gordon, soldier, statesman and orator who along with the valorous Long-, the treasure 0f his people, incorrupt faced the cannon's mouth for those he loved dearer than life had the re ward of beinjr a hero, tie who was faithful unto death had the reward of a stainless honor. What other course could a Southerner have taken? Behind him were the great tradi tions of his English race there were Hastings and Cressy and Agincourt, there were Naseby, Blenheim and Quebec, there were King's Mountain and Valley Forge. In his veins flowed the blood of a thousand years of chiv alry. He could face the line of fire, but not the shame of standing back. States are not great, except as men shall make them. Men are not great, except they do and dare. These men fell bleeding and with broken swords before the altar of their country. Their reward was the imperishable Knighthood of their ser vice. I imagine that the Knights of the Holy Grail never sought other reward than just to serve. Ihc Con federate soldier was the flower of no ble and heroic courage. Duty laid her kiss upon his brow, and Love of Country folded him in her arms. He enriched the world in honor. He ad ded to the spiritual riches of man kind. Ihe memory ot Ins deeds is street and the gallant Wheeler were Alabama's Paladins in the armies of the Confederacy. It was from Ala bama that Yancey's voice, like a sil ver trumpet, called the South to Arm3 with an eloquence more potent than Clan-Alpines' fiery cross. Alabama was the cradle of the Confederacy. Here was installed the Provisional Government of the new nation, and here her illustrious chief took the bath of office which no man but him self should ever take. And from Ala bama came the great Admiral who able, indefiled and that fadeth not away. No noble action is ever lost, no brave deed shall ever pass away. They are written upon the everlast ing pages of the Universe, they are inscribed upon the heart of God. To those who keep alive in loyal Tiearts the memory of the Confeder ate dead.I would say, these men chose the noblest part. This is the best life offers any man, to strive for the high est, the greatest, the bravest he knows Is it not better to achieve these I things, even at the cost of life itself, GrxfttAA ti a ef i re? rA fiifa nnnfl avaw . than to purchase length of days by sea, and single-handed swept the na-i ; " . , t . I mean and sordid living, by cowardice tion s commerce from the waves. , , , . , . . ,, T , , or craft, by surrender of the fine since tne war, l nave neara many ; i t. j t. addresses to Confederate Veterans. Our orators have been rich in argu ments to demonstrate the correctness of States Rights views, and the (- ! i . i-. i i : Af , . , , . e .. i span of human !li.e, into the white the Constitution held by Southern ..... , , . . . . i light of eternity, what better could statesmen. They have displayed the ; s ; , ,. ... f .... , 'we nave wished for the Confederate firm historic basis of our political! , ,. , , , , ... , . , m, , , . r . ' soldier than to have played his part faith. They have spoken in comfort- , ,..,, , , . , , . . . ,. . 1 as he did? He has left heroic memor- ng .woras 01 unexpeciea uenenicem. results of the war, of the preservation of the rights of tHe states in the ideals of manhood in base compliance to dishonor? In the hearts of every man the Everlasting has made an swer. If the cause was lost the men were not. Looking beyond the little Union, of the discipline of adversity which prepared us to meet the ter-j rible race problem with unflincl.!.ig ; courage, indefatigable patience and ( , , t . o . "i 11 I reach of years, that the Lost Cause was not w holly lost, that the best fruits of the great The of . dying Sidney who conflict came to the South, when the j ave hls S,ass of water to a wounded 1 r n I 1 1 a H riiimv I H ti n f r i f i r a i ies that chasten and purify the hearts of all who shall come after him. He has lifted life-above the low level of the common-place into the realm of precious and immutable things, into the great spiritual realities which abide above all change, beyond the necessity greater than mine", is one of the fine memores of the English race. 1 would than the pen of Milton or ! Gibbon wore mine that I might place master was freed from the slave, and the old ice-bergs of sectional hate were set adrift in the warm gulf stream of i new national patriotism. Neverthpless it has not seemed the whole truth to me that the Confed-1 besifle h t,ie story of Pat Cleburne at erate soldier went into battle to vin-! Franklin as he drew off his boots to dicate a constitutional argument. He P1'1" them on the bleeding feet of a went to war because he loved . his comrade and then rode on to lead people; because his country was-in-! the fatal charSe- He fe "Pn the vaded: because his heart was throb - breastworks, saying, "I'm killed boys, bing for his hearth stone. Here was!11 it out." the land wheh gave him birth. Here j The old masterful type of the was the church spire where he had Southern statesman passed away with learned it was not all of life to live, i slavery. Whatjever may be said of or all of death to die. No hostile foot! that institution, it trained men .for shall ever tread this consecrated 1 leadership and government. The con ground except over his dead body. It j tant presence of the bindsman was the prospect of invasion that j wrought in the master a love of free made the border states with bleeding j dom and a sense of honor that will hearts try to cast their lot with the "ever be surpassed. Wonderful men Confederacy. He who could have ex-1 those old Southerners were: great in pected a Lee to do battle against i counsel, great in battle, but greater Virginia, or a Hampton t draw his' than all in the integrity which felt sward against South Carolina, has dishonor like a wound. They would never learned the language of the hu-jhave fallen upon the sordid plunder man heart. Nothing but the most , ers which in later times have infested devoted love of country could ever public life like Elijah upon the prop had sustained the Confederate sol-jhets of Baal. I cherish the hope that lier in his unequal and terrible strug-jr Southern blood will produce the ., je , , j type again that with renewed pros- B"Neither do I consider it necessary j perity we will again introduce into ti find a reward for the Confederate pnblic life a class of men able and soldier in unexpected good results of , willing to devote themselves with" the great conflict. The reward of pure and unwavering fidelity to the noble actons lies in the capacity to doolie service, and free from the all them The Confederate soldier who ! absorbing struggle for bread, which fought with unflinching courage had , has been the portion of Southern men the reward of being a brave man. He for so many years. May it be the lot who loved his country had .the re- of our children to perform the duty ward of being a true patriot. He who! of freedom m a republic, with C will- 7?" 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' We old soldiers are sitting in the twilight of life waiting for the even ing detail; waiting for the shining angel. "With things Like chevrons on his wings." We are the stragglers in the great march. The victory is already won, and our comrades expect our coming to share the glory of their triumph.' In the little time left us before we report to our Great Commander, let us quit ourselves like men. When the pale sergeant coijtes, v ? shall listen for voices in the upner air saying "Welcome Comrade. Do they love us still in Dixie." STAk THEATRE HAVE 26 ENGAGEMENTS From June 3 to June 7 113 Killed And 26 Taken Prisoners. TOKIO, June 9. A despatch from Seoul dated to-day (June 9) received at Army headquarters reports that from June 3 to June 7 the govern ment troops had 26 engagements with the insurgents. In these engagements one hundred and thirteen insurgents were killed aid 26 taken prisoners. The recent transfers of Korean cabinet ministers were due to the fact that during a conference of provin cial governors a number of cases of negligence of the governors to rep resent the actual facts concerning the attitude of the Korean government towards the insurgents were over looked also neglect in failing to cor rect false and malicious reports con cerning Japanese .policy thus tacitly encouraging the insurrection. In con sequence the minister of agriculture was transferred to the home depart- Week Commencing t f June o. PROGRAM Overture. .New Colonial March Evslyn Gilbert Dainty Character Soubrctte. ILLUSTRATED SONG, J "I Miss You in a Thousand Dif- t ferent Ways." Geyer i "The Wise Rube." Staroscope "Electrocuted" Crawford & Meeker Comedy Entertainers Par I Excellence. 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