, 1866-12-15
TIE PIRATE ALABAMA.
Aecs0res by Ruceaneer Semp,e.. Ky-r
- Comm ander.

. ~ ~ Aoost HaS throQEed last pfrhi
VII thamost fashionable audience that y.
n@e seq assembled since the war. what
eTr of wealth, Intelligence. beautv - NJ
! ,4Alon pertains TO this city and It's neiTbhor
Hanstan, vas fairly represented On The occa,
sten OF Admiral semmes' lecture. All thst
1snr 7nT roSta YOU'D contain we're there, and
tng the lecture, for: like the apostolic boat.
tke auditorium would hold no more.
lolonl Lawther introduced Mr.. sem,na.
r., Zoe distinguished hero and patriot, Ra-
|Thael semmes," who said
L. FE1oW-EtI1xIHs: As yop h4yc been fold hv INV
f'snd. bare been tnSl;ed g deii1er one =, II
Son1s OF lectures. Every one il to be- beiieved in
e. H. h shsss mtY b pataPhrased o7o
'ipmed 10 !he leesure room. Olhcl1o's occaostinn
| Eone- DO nok propose to touch any politIcai
sn1!4sst; propose TO speaS ct the history Of ths
| Alabana ~ viewed tn the light OF history ard
Antzisau preeedents. Tour Invitation found M
a. ny hone ehde3ros1ng to restore our StAse TO
he1 honor. 4 l!ul- white back We were Al al % ens
ea2td. hcsrt and soul. u = mighty war: nor va
.1T, AZ ensasea viii eqaal eanesae*s In the puI
tels their work Incomplete. they mqst exoecf tn
. condemned and despised In theif day. a MIL
h,o1opsss hs never qn.Hels With nature. This, i An
leaders. Instead Of giving way to useless rentns
,ney are asttne ith tact and talent In Iii he
"sn asn al az aoness nns s.nasot;,, !aoof;
o.esr ~fe f. Ine 9etois In conniet such as il
A,.otms III tbsn 1n eod eo faG reeasdne tho
70 you that ehe was not pirate, : psiyateer. A.
, oGseaIecr, eut the recognized chip, we1silE Tue
isn3 s1 .. S,ste hy re l.w. Of naaous, on tic
de.noyine private property. Destroying priysts
property on land i forbidden. Not 20 on ;ke ses'
. t.s ees fastion o1sonmerce In ancient times vas
ate and the United States vas The nrst neiIeen
na,1.ame i'oWcEs since the Introduction Of steam.
y the laws Of nationa aud OF the UoI:ed s,s,r.
she vas hnilt abroad. The United States In.
maae ths British origin OF the Alabsm. coastsn:
T9nfff Ta , e. eosmpisnl She was built By The La1s
aet 9TH this amt dtm to b7ild ships for them.
NJ. Semmes here read extracts from NJ. Lairu's
sed s ,: ,5s.d5 s5s.d5 Pab
safs nat before they undertook to bnild the Ala
oaa.: & tns u"l,ed States Government bad been il
AMI Monnu14. We offered hcler teFms-henee
ne Alabama becsme Confederate ship 1pstead Of |
seeFa isr sests she len England ncschsut
10 her proper Tag uninsled on The h,9h sess
Rhe5c shs Confederate had as much suthority
NE fsa ~ ~ Govc,nMen' the commission
5eI a pe1sonihcstion Of the sore:elsn. Even II
,hip be bullt IL neutral territory Fbe Is p1fprd
haess = yse seq sot n sha !,
fsaiJ hw, that was question between tie Uni. |
"a stats. and England. From the momen, ine
sa1 b e., He1s recognized a. belllse1cnts
!lar: The United States acknowledged tRfs IN
ne nfst months Of tie ~sF. In support or mi. |
and afsued tbat il tes United st.,. a s an,fd
NV ships the Confederate Status could dn fha
so1e; sme; The speaker then quoted Justice Grte1's
'laek keposts-" taYinc great stress on th,. ma.
sge, ~ y not necessary that the s&ate should Be
~: semmes entered largely tnto the history of
be soulh American StsLs. claiming TAI tR.ir
Fnners capsured prizes and carried them into
meean n p1,; II Illustration q no at
cd 70 alt tbe sovereign nights OF war. GenernIs
INT and Sherman treated Generals Iee ard
eooren m ~ ~ - gfseEss re- Of n army Ausion
atoic ard to the faet shst he w,s des ribed bnth
" an Adn1i,al and General. Johnsou and Sher.
IN s1sstrd eaeh other ss equals. We laid down
essons should be guaranteed. When Genersi
Iant wrote hie letter to General Lee he recno.
i1ea r. Us Is sol9ess nnaer d< leeto Goverunenl,
.e colon3es did Was right when Ihsy d,d 4
81 did it. The aclnowledetncnt Of Amerc.n
'dependeute By Encfand made no djEarenc- ~
lnse NhaieFef rights they had they received be-.
u. Lnse o1 tneff governments de fac.o aHd not Dc
Iho -! speaIsr here quoted from Fennlmore
oones,s eaIn Sassl H1ttoEy the EXPLOITS Of Paui ,
a he Colonial p11.a,eers destroyed their prises
ee3 md srEninc 1hat they had lass war:snt
an 10 hfd. The whole coast was h!oeEaded I
n inc burning Of pEtxes w4s a necaasIty ihst ~
'ol1 NOT .vo!d- Tho Colonies Ieas thsn con. |
~ 80, 1sN fsN-~ --sy &hlsa. .shles th.~ -
arEe on us as crimes now
Fae!ing 10 the ennmtssioners appofn,el hv +,- !
Dean, Dr.. Frankie and Jobn Al. !
q LIE kpc3her drew parallel between them
ne career Of the Surprise, Cap,atn CnDnf,n- |
recdei of ,he Slss.n, was then quoted
lhafies Ftancis AaanA cornrfaIncd that ~. | 9
'hfedcTase States had commits 'oparn IN Err,snj
r ring on nAva1 bnreau. The Colonial fons
stioucsS hat naval hpre4u In Franes II MI | y
anps1 VITO the Revenge, HcpTisaI, Iexiaetnn = =
9 Dolphin obtained, tou
h9s 1t has been charged thtt the Alabama had I c
,r1sner On bosfd-nsseyttnr thst thts n, ~ u
y y On board ihe Boa Homme Richard, n n
ne sne1ker cooclnhed ttrs: Tae Alabams =
not new construction, save that abe wss : =
an vessel. DR., franklin and lis rnnnnns,s 81
astr1eted and manned I good m4nT AIahftnas y y
tbe'F day. WhaS cur s1Trs III thcfr Hons m.1 | =:
:, 10 other generations the hatou OF ihe Eortb q!
y oe ne histoFy Of she South. Bv thu ph1lo.o :,
OF history an willing to be JUDGED. iY II, =. .!
losophy of history cnb7lns tie s,,urries nf =
colonial staees, SO Will il emhalu thc etrur. ~
Of ihc Confederate ststes. IE it records an q. o.
v1LRlJ the exploits CT the Surprise ana he IA q
re, so-2ill It record The exploItx Of lhe Ala =,
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