Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-06-10

enthusiasts siovotees 90 the arts, are
not tound in the rural districts. The
free, IRISH air of the country il un.
favorable la all that sort Of thing.
Literary and scientific men, II not
born ia great centres of trade aud
commerce, 70 there 10 meet congo.
NAL spirits, or To find the appliances
of their art. The South has had no
literature aud no science, because
she has always had u spars, popula
tion. The ambitious have had but
two roads Ia fame-the oae led IN
time Of peace to legislative and coa-
grcssional halls the other led In
time of war 10 the tented field and
the battle ground There never has
been n scietihc monthly or weekly
Published In the South. The only
wcll-sustained review ever attempted
here dealt mainly IN political qaes-
tions. This, under the management
Of Hugh Swinton Legare, had al
most the ability Of the great Eng
lish Quarterlies, hut It's discussions
were confined almost exclusively to
matters of state craft After time
u shared the fate oi all our southern
magaEines-dled for the want OF
patronage.
To sneer at an agricultural people
for deficiency in literature aad
science, j. just ~ unfair as 10 sneer
At commercial people for lack oi
those qualities which are alone found
10 farming communities In the
'hinly settled South, "a has been
said, the ambitious fouad bat two
roads 10 distinction. The character
of our people j. 20 be Judged then
by the manner N which they ac-
quilted themselves In the struggle
for military aud political tame, aud
not IN the struggle Tor Isoneyed pow
er or literary aud scientific pre-emi-
ueucc.
Has the South succeeded IN furn-
i~hrng brave -oldler- aud wise states
mcni THIS will he my inyestiga-
tion tonight.
The commandeFin-chief of the
first great rebellion, was the South
ern hurn Washington. In that con
test the South furnished troops out
oi all proportion To the numler oi
her population. Northern soldiers
never came 90 the relief Of the
South, but almost all the battle fields
OF the North were drcnchcd with
Southern blood. At the battle of
BROOKLYN, a regiment Of Maryland.
ers fought 80 stoutlS aud checked the
British advance So long, that IL was
virtually destroyed. Half the vie.
tory ~ Pincrton and Trenton, who
changed the vail ut despair Of the
American people into shouts OF Vie.
tory, were from Virginia. Two ia
ture Presidents of the United States,
Of Southern birth, were in that hat
tie, one Of whom was wounded. The
only general Officer there slain was
from fredericksburg, Va, aud he
was commanding Southern troops
The retreat at White Plains would
have been a terrible disaster but for
the charge Of southern troops that
drove back, for time, the British,
flushed with victory. At German
town a Southern brigade gained a
deaihless honor, and the lifeblood of
a North Carolina general was poured
out. Atter the massacre by the ln-
dians In the valley Of Wyoming,
l776, George Rogers Clark, oi Vir-
ginia, with brigade OF his country.
men, penetrated 10 the upper MIssis-
sippI, chastised the savage butchers,
captured the british Governor Of
Detroit aud seized flO,O00 sterling,
most seasonable addition to our
scanty currency. The Virginia
troops bore the brunt OF the battle
OF Brandywine, and stood while
others ran. At Monmouth and on
the plains ct Saratoga, Southern
blood mingled with Northern in the
battles Of freedom. Morgan's Vir-
ginia riflemen greatly distinguished
themselves, aud their deadly rhes
slew the British Gen. Fraser, the In
spring spirit OF Burgoyne's army.
On our own soil, We find the same
heroism. When South Carolina was
overrun, the gaenllas under Sumter,
Marion, Pickens. etc, drove the
British back, step by step, to Charles.
ton, where they were held in state
Of seige until the end came. Ii is
our deliberate opinion, that no bat
ties Of the revolution viii compare
In brilliancy 90 the defense of Fort
Moultrie and the defeat Of Ferguson
at Kings Mountain, fought solely
by unframed Southern troops. OaI
own State had the honor of shed
ding the FIRST blood In the cause ol
freedom, Of first proclalm,ng the
great principles OF Independence,
and OF having on its soil that battle
groand where Cornwallis received
from Southern troops the first check
IN his career Of victory, = check
which ultimately led TO his sarren
der.
II we come 20 the war Of 1914
Harrison aud Jackson beyond al
question gained the most laurels, n
shown BY the elevation Of both ol
them 90 the Presidency for their mil