The Oxford falcon., 1866-11-10
lFsan ll,s Bsltusav Trhasrpll
Tia South In Her Hour Of Trial.

Our esteemed e0temp0rary. the
Baltimore Transcript eelinglv re-
marks Il the spectacle of a gFeag
soul, struggling. horOically with
the waves Of advgrsty, Is pleasins.
to the gods, the spectacle oi q great
people ,transfSe1 with the arrows
Of misfortune, and bleeding at
every pore, yet uttering no cxcla-
nations "A anguish or a anger.
aadncitherloosing faithiu Heaven.
nor in It's own uprightncss. :Vtruly
sublime Such an exhibition
grand and cilectiug 20 all minds
which can appreciate moral great
ness, the South now presents. Ii
lie prosecutions Of their cncmie-
were nos completely blinded bv
party passions, they would feel
more reverence for tho South in
Us mi~lpF uncs than when at the
summit Of it, prosperity, Il guided
and controlled the destinies Of this
great NATION. With communities
as with individuals Il is only the
/ ircs OF adversely that reveal the
truc character aud prove whether
.s i- male eg eald - drc-4 Te
such SD ordeal has the South hecn
subjected. snl w1 aNert that tie
result has demonstrated that i i
Ian essentially great people. and
will b. remembered aud admired
/ In history "a much flr the serene
urtitude ani noble dignity with
which it las sustained the direct
-aiamitie-. a. tor lis brilliant
craftsmanship IN The pcriol Of It's
! power and influence. aad far that
magnificent valor in battle which
| has eNtortcd the admiring accla-
nations of the world.
/ What this South was Ia thc dav-
Of her furmcr greatness, We All
/ know Il was she who gave e.
J the world Its ~unc Washington.
the man raised up ay Heaven
iur the achievement Of American
! Independence: the man whoss
wonderful energies and capacity,
combined with the most sp0tle-.
purity ~ purpose and ofcharactcr
were the principal agency in TIE
conduct oi th American Reyulu
ton and the triumphant os;aplish
mcnt Of the greatest Republic 0i
modern times. Il was her JciFcr
sssa wha esate the Declaration 81
Independence her Patrick Henry
whose eloquent voice thrilled like
aclaFiOn blast the hcartsof 4 strug
Cling pc0plc; her Madison who
/ Illuminated with his wisdom the
true principles Of the American
Consultation. and her Marshall
who rcmaiAs 70 this day, the un-
approachahic glory OF American
Jurisprudence. Tho sagacity oi
her statesmen In the national coun
cil conducted the United States on
10 a career Of progress and pros
perity uHexamplej ia the record,
Of nations. and the splendid genius
IL her soldiers in the field cr5wn.
ed with immortal chaplcts ouI
military rcn0wn. Ii @as her
Winfield Scutt. Andrew Jackson
and Zachary Tavior, who. from
.hc SHOWS uf Canda % the tropi,
sands ~ Mexico. gave % Oh,
world exhibitions % ;he sgPcTiai
martial skill aud prowcss Of oul
eountrymcn % foreign encmic.
which Il had ever seen. and Il wa
heeOBsummatc st ltcsu alship ant
an embracing patriotism Of hc
Henry Clay which three time
saved the Union be loved 50 we
from the p,rils Of divisions an
civil wa7 The=e. the faskeTs &
American greatness. were th
children &c the sunny South. q
, the great and glorious mother, Z
= whose breast thew were nursct. .
= whose lap they first stood cree
, from whose lips they first leaFne
+ those lessons of patriotism. virtu
and valor. which made their couH
try great among the nations, an
their names immortal among meE
Nor has tho South contribute
less % she material than % th
political and military importane
81 the nation. Tho vast d0mai
: of the teeming and pF0dcctiy
West was given by the South {
I tho American Union. Ii is q
! figure of speech, but the liters
truth, she has bcen the Moihe
not only Of Statesmen bug 0fState
! and those States thc most fcrtil
and destined 20 become the mo.
FHaazz and Fs=erfsziHi g e
American commonwealth Ih
wonderful variety and extent ,
{ the peculiar productions Of hs
own s8ii 0f cotton. rice t1hlce
and naval stores have Eii ta
f1lndatious ofAmerieah o5umeu
b and contributed hv iar che grcat-
part rfIhc revenue- GftHe nation
Strip from AneF.can FFaErg=s aH
wealth thc elements which tH
south h g1Hrhliel and Wa.
3 would ruaiHf What would haE
3 been fIe Revolution without u