, 1876-09-15

AeENN vi AtmAt lntll AIWh btnll SE]9E63 e."
mentt hare they not done their whole t1ntt 10
promises! Ard they called on 70 den1 the Z.
sn, ts iii &c d e, x psss I'd Mssspss ssppsass: sss ss
people Of the United StAtesf
Gen. ccrro-Gortion Williams 1sst yGS "a
candidate for Governor Of Kentucky, 6 2 tcr, |
sess sesa IL oa' ss 1oa ont'a sstsr ss
1876, in Covlngton, Gen. William te q |
sreecl,. III which be Is reported to have suid "a
ioll9ws' IN spcaking Of the action Of Southern
Wc dd not feel any renor.c or regret for tho |
part Fs had borne. In tho dreadful drama |
through Which 70 had passed. but we felt proua |
Of The heroic struggle onf people had made.
In the cotlrsc Of the same speech 1s observed:
The Democratic party had work before them. |
II wAa their mlssIon 10 restore the country. IL |
wse onu Of those Democrats who did not believe |
lie did not know but ono thing, that had been |
to thirty mlllious.
Mr., Senator No5xood, Of Georgia, made q
speech, Feb: %, 1875 5dpg Gong. H<e', p Ssl,
That War. sir, was fought On principle. IT,
origin was In d difference n opinion on tho right
construction Of ths Consttutlon We OF tho south,
b eas eoa ef ss IT,
served In tho Cntan, eought to secure them under
= separate and independont goseFnpent .,9 w
verdict.
Ex.uov. benjamin @. Humpl,rtes, Of Ml.sls-
tecnth Mississippi Confederate Infantry, at
Meridian, on tile ed Of November, 1875, in
which be said:
We hare surrendered none Of our convictions.
buck Al our pnss nj astiona Ind motives. and tas
wrongs We have suffered and are stiia suffering. We
sds st h. h.: = ] f.. s s0s s
inrities in the 1iripn nd iha saersI SccueItv az
sseifTnrcrrm.,f In liz st.trs hrtsecn ttr F"3ornt
and Confederate Uosernmcn;s, Wc a,c moi con.
sctona Of single deteliet!on Of duty, either as
citizens OF so!d!els, and feel that truh fenson and
religion e1culpato Us sf9m w5ong. .doing. We
oo1 ehd1en
n,nnd nf t6e eause nv and p"r1 n the ncht We mail.
T., .,t.sr ~ thes. ro1,erLs ,lr observ,t.on. ~
MI .inhn Il i pat,aeson. senatoT from sn,,th
Carolina, made in lie Ssnate, Aug. ., 1s;6, ap-
South Carolln. VA. the Pandora box from which
woes lie county BIZ been suds'ins il was s,e
s..s 70 sssesS Tho Int hst wss ted nt Fer:
South Carollnlan tfor claim TO b. that'. "a rep
resentatlvs of South Carolina, atand h.!e to-day
other secession. tell him no. they do not think Of
wllulc South that these Democratic politicians un-
delstand. No EeElish:spsskinx people eyer made
such saCFhces IN dcfense OF an!dea as the southern
people did in defense Of the Lost Cause" They
believed they were attempting 70 relieve them.
q tae t. oar
attempted and did successfully relieve themselves
ftou, In tho contest with Greaf lsrtan. They be.
lleyed It then; they believe q to-day;
this door got up and eay that hs believed tho Lost
Cause was Wrong, No; ti Is ths boast Of the,r
believed they weto rght:. illsoty never deceives
any person, History VII repeat Itself -, These
we're stricken down st ssAppomaLtox.. That aag Of
tho stars md bars represents prnclpls dearer 70
them than life, and they sacrificed thclr lives freely
IND cllcorfully in dciensa Ut that prlnciple. They
wrre conquered but the spirit Of liberty mover has
been driven out Of any people. It mar be stricken
down, but It has ne! yer been, in tho history Of
/ the world. forgotten by people. They may be
overcome; they may be held IL tne power q "a q
sr9nser nation oa. tnes hsTGs @ fGaieet an ~ aee ~
southsSn pcopIe H. tIst taey were nRhting for
their iibeftY.
i Do not Wish ia be- misunderstood unon this
/ no5nt hcnausc ~ nothtnF hen that ID not