The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-08
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HER RECORD IN THE LATE wAR-HisroR1-
CAL ADDRESS BY EX-GoEEK-
NOR VANCE.
correspondence of the Richmond Dis
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PATCH.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VAL
August Is, 1873.
Pursuant to announcement previously
given there WAS large gathering Of
friends of the Southern Historical So
cietv in the ball room of the Hotel here
to-day. More than half OF the yisi-
tors. including ladies and gentlemen
from most al the States of the Union,
and not few Union and many ex-Con-
tolerate officers and soldiers, we're pre-
sent. Rev. DR.. J. William Jones, Sec
r .tary of the Society, called the meeting
70 order, and oil his motion, Judge Il.
G.. Manning, of Rapides Parish, La,
was unanimously elected President
Judge Manning was escorted to the
platform. and fclicitously returned
thanks for the honor conferred OF him.
The organization was completed by the
election of General Gilmore, of Geor-
oia. and General GUSTS Lee, of Virgin
In. AS Vice-Prcsideuts, and DR.. Jones
as Secretary.
Judge Manning, who is of fine per-
sonal appearance and most pleasing
speaker, then introduced in compliment
tarv terms the orator Of tie occasion
Ex-Governor Vance, Of North Carolina.
Governor Vance sail; In consuming
to accept the invitation OF tie Society TO
deliver all address to this meeting
have thought could not do better than
to give you such information as | could
gather in regard to North Carolina and
the part she bore in the great struggle
between constitutional principles and a
physical union. If i'll doing so shall
appear somewhat in the character of Il
champion ofmy own State, / yet hope
to be pardoned, both because such q POI
stion is not unbecoming in a true sou
of the soil, and because it is almost the
only theme with which | could deal
without the consumption of more time
and searching of records than my en-
gagements would possibly permit. AZ
ter abiding to the fact that North Car
olina reluctantly seeded, and that the
great leaders Of the war were furnished
by Virginia and other States, he pro-
ceeded to show that in the number of
soldiers furnished; in the discipline,
courage, and loyalty, and difficult SER
vice of those soldiers; in amount Of MA
terial an,i supplies contributed; in the
good faith and moral support of her
people ut large; and in all the qualities
which 2ake self-sacrifice, patriotism
and devotion to duty, North Carolina is
entitled TO stand where her troops stood
in battle-behind no State, but III the
front ranks of the confederation. align
ed aud abreast with the best, the fore
most and the bravest; and he regretted
exceedingly that most of the facts aud
figures he had to give were almost en-
tireIy from. memory. though he WAS
quite sure they would approximate ex-
aetitt.ie.
NORTH CARoLISA's PART.
1t might lie said that only eleven
States = Virginia, Nor,I, Carolina,
South Caraiina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
lmnia. Mississippi Louisiana, Texas,
ArhlusaS aud Tcunesst e-were com
lntted 70 the late war ON the southern
side. Mary lana, Kentucky, ana Mis-
soGri were only partially engaged,
the great majn'ity of their people re-
naming with the Union. Of these
eleven, North Carolina was il territory
the seventh, i'll total population the
fifth, in white population the third, in
wealth the seventh, in value of all farm
products the fourth, III production Of
cotton the ninth, in production of corn
the fourth, aud of wheat, rye, and oats
the third, aud in the aumher' of horses
aud cattle the fourth, in manufactures
the third, in production of iron and
material of war about the fourth, and
in root crops, fisheries, and naval
stores the fist. Her material condition
average wealth, credit, internal I'M
provements, were good and improving.
"She was the last TO move in the
drama of secession, aud went finally
more from sense of duty to her sis
ters and the sympatlies of neighbor-
hood and blood than from q deliberate
conviction that it was good policy to
do So" Yet 'snone stood by that des-
perate venture with better faith or
greater efficiency and the Governor
declared: Gas far as / have been able
to learn. North Carolina furnished
more soldiers in proportion to white
population, and more supplies ana ma
terial in proportion to her means, for
the support of that war than any other
State of the Confederacv."
WHAT STATE FURNISHED MORE SOLD
DIERs
vi don't know bGt what my assertion
might be amended so as to claim that
this is not relatively but positively
more troops than any State put into
service. At all events, shall be glad
if this brings forth the records of any
sister State, aud will submit when fair
~ beaten. According to the report of
Adjutant- General Cooper the whole