, 1865-10-11
4 SOUTHERN MAN on THE REBEL
LION,
LKCTERE BE MR. DAWSON. OF sA,
VANNAH4

LECTURE BE mR. DAWSON, OF sa.
vANNAH4
Causes Tor She Failure OF the Conred-
eTAcy.
MI. A. II. d. DaNson, OF Savruuab. Ieetn,ed ,.s,
eSeuing 1t Smith 4 El1on,r Ha.l an the re,st,azs
o. ths Northern with the Sou,hzn S,stes- me
enee- >Nf''~4"'e -11'
'at. u hando'ph Introduced the orator es "a
seattnnm VINO has been for The past four yeats q
xssiaent Of that portion or on, country which We
aave Deem pleased 10 term In rebellion and stated
mai he lad always been 4 hearty Unlon 1nan, and
1as t EnS M 0eAtsed that DOW b tndtetons znaDaxe-
might Be hesled.
M, nanson rooke in Substance - follows:
@ rem sefolufiens e seem 70 he designed b. frprt-
human racc. There cost too much t,caau1c, blood
md tears to Be }oet. md + becomes The duiy *
| e.s3 pstrot. especially under such government
1nay evolve eonae benefit to his country This be fs
% %e4otned 70 DO y esey soos'naent q patrsottam.
That WIS wife taE In Athens, under solon, which
express his !eslIngs upon It. i evolved mnch use- -
NJ tn1otmation. EselJ n1n desires 10 hare his
saea q Dc ercateri service 70 the siats These e
opinions wett not those nf de1uaEpguea hrf
statesmen its E1rst mistake 70 sapposs se o, .,
[ 4 MN muet hare fame befnrc be has sense.
and that &c are not 10 respect thoughts emanatin9
onr country to teach u this lesson. In gazing On
that crestest physical phenomenon, the Mississippi
ttyet couTse, have you never numbered whence Il
amouutatn, and tn its length grows to be4z a M
tton,s wealth upon It's bosom: 20 with humble
minds. which may deepen. widen and swell until
snd cm5lriez il tn1n iii before ;hem. on Sssior
wGnt not foF disciples s1nong the eaed balls Of The
ns' 'ax th ;ay ~ o. 1, Ea "
study every epoch and INCIDENT from which we may
eyolse some substantial benefit 10 our great ma
e1ned which 1east goseUed, especially thst Which
Us sews*t elective scents Of go'esnn,eot speak
et seguelss alone noE, Which ssil! be'lere the
The fa:al eTror Of TOO many otBces being dlled BY
the people If one Of The radical hlundes Of the day
i vas the mistake Of the North. and belped tie
hollion, who, a. I have denounced them there, /
hare the right to here. The reznt Of this s5uteu u
The ssndhps as5nna ot swa.n Of g
O. SsieS tsns o. Il 1 aa! se
to- t 41%y sa n1pe m ne sssa setv + qfMk M e @ s1S e
goes milo it sometimes Is ewrpt into Office in It,
and sometimes peri<he~. Pity be did moi always
oes po11y are tns most ast4se d 70 az Il Hps pee
ple, dne of tnese southeTn denageoepes
h e bs sgg,s aa E!nd nj sn t.ns "a
he EaId. was one Of lore md pesce. He came
bearing ibe o1jre hrzpcb; 10 d,sabuse the mlods Of
SothsD pcephts IeGasatns suy t. he s9uth
Union. Alabama elected majority of eleven o.
twelve in favoE Of remaining In Inc Union. Leuisi
eonnes @ il v:na sofed eleven % 10 one "a .sainst pe 70
tug out and the majority were against 1t. Did cot
thS. make them think, and thlak that il pEjndice
many nnoes @ % peopIe % IL wss nS1 Il sny sssis
capital when the ordinances Of eccess1on were
passed, and was unable to ray how tho states got
Waai wss lie nsrt important ding il fhe orEnntxa-
uon o. their goyeinneot after they weni ont: They
formed conieas1ais Go,s1nmsn,. j: md msde {.
ih< Union mss md deieE.,es A'1 ynp1e-
VESTED hy, aay law, er power ot the
sq ri. ne rs1 II 1he ss
into The Confederate sankt. 1heze was no Law for
Those with families wese especd.I]y in ,heir poweT.
md countfes wherc LOO votes were csst Of which
LEGO wtrc Tor Union were forced, when regiments
were called for to furnish their roeu aud they did 1t
In twtnklne. THIN, when blood was sptlt, # be-
camc war Of sections. and al even those opposed
It first 70 secession. uerr fuept away By the tidc-
soil uho was rot srebe1.
In is6o thess wcre three parties in lbe South for
1idee, the iesdtsr q which aere AM - pT e e.
eessionls.s, md The derszucsion of de Union
was she idol Of their ambniou. for many a
y. but they neseT void syow their real obee bat
i UeE they who Eased the banner Of disnnion.
Even lancer ence denied that thIs was sheis OBJ
| had 10 make their eo}dfess for the Confederate
carse. Men who were as t1ue al atsel to the great
nastonaAy Of The countrF, we're forced TO fight for
scnee othouo., fought faithfully fos It IL The rst
two years great deal Of wosthlezs money Was put
enaaem ah1e1sh r. she soasn. Anoshss TO- e.. t1Sas 3S
the Bseelluritgc democracy managed 10 get the en-
tire rcins Of government. The speaker had heard
dent Davis confidence, ssy 70 Gov. Winston, ':sir,
you Iu1on men deserve no o11oc, md ron can't haze
tern- We got up rhts fight md are entitled TO al
sposa 90 ss sa e e eht M Sq but %
other WY forced Them down. Even Dr. Paulfve,
Nhen BE- odesrd BIZ se1s.ees io lend he sls1 - soa
~ert yonr politics r. These we're thets. and were
among the cAuses which psec1pstated the rebellion:
To rsrs sfan ~ 70 tss eaess o. sae e,rs1!.tio9 2,
endure nj the hardships and danee.s Of that ser:
s1ca, when theJ 80. home On faf1oueh, what ga
III away tom the bursting shells. and, worse sal
these miserable creatures who got up the war and
sknlktd ont Of the heht, xere speculauag n the
bad to 60 % Eufope-eold only eou1d eo-soon 4
Mas al drained out. and With The stringent
otts r. ssstss s; Of 'ts rsn up sbS.
Senpe,., xsao 10 1850: his, flo; lI, Iii,
Fs5 TO <ioG per bushei. tue1l fiaa per bushel tea
ss9 gss te ses s. ssa s.ss q ,es
vile without shoet ciotbee or the necessities Of LIE,
ehseh make a good hu<bznd and 1ather, msks !
good soldier. 1heee men were toon, deaoraiired
IT, s e II .s5 ,s.4 ,hss ss DC. se.
| pe1nte to stink thelt loved nuca were rueerini
penu1y and w.ut. They became naturally demotal
00o men, but he only had 900 10 surrender. The,
e. hin b sS s1nRsss I'd sPa x sgs9 sss 'se
thinct prrcspn.,ed tie a ot the revolution.
Fl. in e. s1st I'LL f'ss: Sss rse se .oss ss
@t q @any s ~. sed i II !. hi
Of the Southern people, and when we cherish hsrt
: feelings agstn.t Inc people Of the south We d
against them, who are Innocent: Therefore, be has
come here 10 1tk ont people 10 know, consider aui
appreciate there facts. He fssher urged that 1t VA
the Interest ot Chicago 70 estabsh 1elationrbips
I'd osea ~ & sn3 r sea I'D q as
pun,shu,t nj aimed 1t them would hur. III 1nofe
hopaies beioEe The var are Dow 1aendicsu,s, thons
y, hss. iast = sseF dsssz; oass: ii. =. Zone Zone
Is our duty to respect the burden upon the sore I'M
eAd hearts OF the people Of the South He did no
E,rh 9 sse nasa 'luf,oD H. sS to sston psy, H.
NOT think 1t honorable to etIike 1n&n who VA
down. 10 as.atl one who Va. on tr.aI for t.s life
r. ass hs S = s9
integrity and craftsmanship. TheY had only on
: statesman, and they did not lnow they had him
doe. nos ~s' fee st of not
: originate great etatesinarshfp, but the mlscabl
: little fool who capnot svcesn'se The rtinty Of
acopntr1 Mr. stephens iuFi.te that IN order tha
.ss o as,5dS lsht b.
ss sosatbea9p 81 sts'ss md stoe i l. Ea.op'
si.er hssis with part OF the proceeds he propose
to buy iron-clad war seeee!a, md thus keep ope
The Southern port. sna By keeping sonshsrp pI,et
Ing con3ne1rr, maintain ssar and secure IosE1e
] | recognition.
ltWas Ignored becsnse W; Stephens presented
prevented al the opIrcfeion Of the soldier hmtl!
aua consequently The decentralization Of the 10
ssd world Of neannest IN ihe Clique p Who rriuse Il
= 10 zee IT,. Another powerful aid 10 their hn2 d.
n mo1ali,aiion The fae, thai When Mr. Trenhol'
e Ecu Coo 200 had been stolen. and Whca gone inas
Q cent soul offered resolution of insestigatsou
j, their Congress, II WAS voted down. Whether So
y tbAt EunErese most fool OF .ctendEc1! Vixen pet
/ aud they taxed to pay the debt, uitho1
/ any investigation, their sympathy for th.
r. rove1nment wns quickly lost and the o!
i. Union had many tttenda Of whom It kuen nothing
E These tac4s. the speaker ssd, he stated bccsus
: they were faets and uould in tine become pazt {
the history Of this Eeyo}utiou. In concusfor
o he thanked the aadenee for their attention, m
II remarked upon the fnct that susne persons ha
Z eope cut De did not intend, be esld, to epea
with my reference to political questions, VIA ns
brn7en enough to come here to Instruct The SoEtl
I ! e1n people, but he came here to speak the tu1
d | regarding the South aud their revolution, an
!. wonli do go without ft.ar or fayof. he Woul
donbtess speak in all parts o! the county. and b
| testimony, he was deteFmincd. should be the tau
90 ~ = s Is
~ h,z integrity tar above popular favor. he wsebe
4 TO mike the people oF The eountrr friends 4gatl
= The aehung had stopped and the guarding ehoul
- sop. The auee Of the quarrel ehrety, VIA dea
- and cdnd t{1n ftnh15E the Eou