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m e e ts in L ittle R ock N o v em ber 3 - S . Th e U . D . C . C on v e n t io n th e m atter w ill be b ro u g h t b e fo re th e S ta te R eu n io Ą w h ic h G e n e ra l o f th e S ta t e D iv is io n , a n d a d o p te d b y th e C a m p , a n ld on th e sub j ect w as in tro d u ced b y J o n a th an K e llo gg , A d j u ta n t w ere at th e front ĥ g h t in g fo r the C o nfederac y . A r e s o lu tio n w ho g u arded th e fam ilie s a n d p ro p ert y o f their m asters w ho th e S ta t e in reco g n itio n o f th e fa ith fu l service of th e slav es started a m ove m en t to erect a m em o r ia l in th e ca p ita l c it y o f T h e O m er R . W ea v er C am p , o f L ittle R o c k , A r k . , h as B ro u g ht bread and safet y in th a t tim e g one b y . T o te ll o u R ch iıd ren h o w th e slav e ' s k in d h a n d A nd rear a sh a ft o f m a rb le , b ro a d a n d h g h , A w ak e , y e s c io n s o f o ï ır d e a r S o u th la n d , T h a t fo r g e d h is c h a in s . ' T w ill s h in e in h is to r J ř s p a s es . W h e n fettered sl av e u p h e ld th e m a s te r ' s h a n d B e sid e th is w o n d ro u s w a t so n g o f th e a g es , I n a ll th e w orld there ' s n o t a c a se to sta n d T ook tender care of all ou r h el p le s s b a n d ? T e lls t o the w o rld ho w b on d s la v es , b ra v e a n d g o o d , T h at n o t a g ran ite sh a ft in a ll o u r lan d O , w h y h a s s ıu m b e r e d lo n g o u r g r a titu d e , T o cro w n th e tattered fla g d e fe a t h ad fu r le d - A nd w ov e a fadeless w reath o f p o es y an d son g W h o se v alor ear n ed th e w o n d er o f th e w o r ld P ro u d S o u th la n d , r is e n f r o tn a g r ie v o u s w r o n g } b ef o re all the old dark ie s o f th e S outh are d ead an d g one ? S ou thern m o th ers an d d au g h ters ? A n d sh o u ld it n o t b e d o n e and g r a c e fu l r e trib u tio n a s to th a t b o d y o f rev eren t a n d lo y al A nd to w h o m sh o u ld su ch a w o rk a pp eal as o n e o f g r a titu d e s uccessfu l co m p le tio n lik e o u r D au g h ters o f th e C o n fe d erac y ? noble w o rk o f g ratefu l a pp r e c ia t io n in h an d an d carr y it to a w ith th e ir lo y al la b o r an d p ro te c tio n . W h o c o u ld tak e th is and fo rti ĥ ed o u r h o m es d u r in g th a t tim e o f d es p a ir a n d g lo om tim e to raise a m o n u m en t to th e f a ith fu ı s la v es w h o b le s s e d N o w seem s to be a m on u m en ta l era in o u r lan d a n d a fittin g to the need for hel p a nd th e co n fid en ce u n iv e r s a ll y b esto w ed , b y th e tie s o f b lo od . A nd t rul y th e n e g roes nobl y res p on ded o n es a t h o m e a s if th e y h ad b een o f th e sam e race an d bo u n d th e f ro nt , w e r e h e ld in a s a f r e c tio n a t e e s te e m b y th e h e l p le s s so ld iers too ) o f th e S o u th ern hom es w h ile o u r m en w ere at w ho h el p ed to cıoth e an d feed the w om etl and ch ild r e r】 ( an d p r a c tic a ll y unkno w n . Th e " u n c ıe s " a n d d e a r o ld " m a m m ie s , " E x ce p tio n s to th e a fte c tio n a te ıo y a lt y o f th e n e g roes w efe stock to safe as y lu m in th e h ills u n til th e r a id e rs h ad p assed . h el p ed to hide th e p r o v is ion s and v a lu ab le s an d d rov e th e ] a g ed o ur h om es b u t fo r th e ever - w a tc h fu l ne g roes , w h o th ro u g h o u r s ou thern land an d w o u ld have com p le te ı y p il - m an y in stan ces o f ıo y al service w h en th e Y ank ees r a id e d m e n t o f e n d u r in g g ranite and m a rb le , A ll o f u s can T c L A ıı sol« lier w l1 8 11 g at the front , to o u r p o ste r it y in a X l k e p t u n t ir in g w atch o ver the w h ite m an ' s r o o ftre e w h ile th e th e f a ith fu ı sla v e s , w h o tilte d th e so il , g r o u n d th e m e a l , a n d s o u th e r n p eo p le h a s n o t lo n g since co nsi s n ed th e m em or y o f are p ro n e to w on der w h y th e love o f tru th an d j u s tic e o f th e ch erish tend er m em o r ie s o f the o ld tim es ( and a ll o f u s do ) T h o se o f u s w ho w ere in the s o uth d u r in g th e w ar a ir d w h o BY ı l U GH C . B A # C L A Y , M O B I L E ı A M . M A T IL D A . " A M ONUM ENT TO " U N C L E B E N " AN D " A U N T q o ņ f e d e f a 47 . 4

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th e S ta t e in r e c o g n it io n o f t h e f a it h f u l s e r v i c e o f t h e s la v e s

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