Show ROBERT ANDERSON tho death of general robert AS ac derson recalls I 1 ono one of the most mentor memorable events even io in on our history in which he be was enchiff it was only teny oata ago although ir if to alive occurred in m another ago age so 10 vast have been its on consequences 0 cc what lie did was so eo well done t that ill at the lh country was content that he should do no more it was easy casy when the results or of lis lia action appeared appeared in tuo the mig aly resolution of t the 0 people to say that his hia du duty ty was plain pla inand and ili that at he be could tot not have done otherwise but at the time it was a sipple simple and heroic re garafol gara for duty which aa immediately a speared ppe ared was by no means to be universally yer ver sally shown anti ami which was of incalculable service barti ee the bravo defense 0 of f tha fort owl thellas thel the flag lag touched the of patriotism develop cj indeed a feeling in the country W ich il if there had b been I 1 many diany another officer in ander iril sons s place scores and scores beores that wo we learned to know ho he woul would d have surrendered before beauregard made the demanda demand deman dj nod the peaceful occupation lion of the foit foi t would have perplexed the ho country it was waa because it il was not peaceful it was because the rca I 1 of r anderson A 1 developed the rebellion as a war upon the government that hn h i I 1 service was so illustrious personally 1 it was said to be hard rami family tit bics tics traditions of man many y kinds in orenco to the real contest were all said to la have ended to in pervert tiia his judgment it wan w 24 possibly only the instinct of bf the soldier for his ling flag 1 where was vas the ba same instinct tt in M sa saw i forth lie he is ia part of 0 our ur history lie he was waa the earliest hero bero of a war in which heroes afterward were a glori ous host hosl and tc must not die without a thought of grateful remembrance over hii gravo grave front from those whom his deed thrilled and who enjoy the great results to which it opened the way and ana as one by one the soldiers of the war dopart depart we shall be freshly ro minded of our duty firmly to maine main lain fain what they heroically won MW ciari tl ers meary |