The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-09

| VIII they DC content with tho answer
mat IT. was mere outburst Of human
passion2 Will they accept the state.
nent that it was al cbullition of ficty
Hate gendcrcd under semi-tropicnl
sun? When we Of this day read the
wonderful story Of the English RcJo-
luton Of 1913, when we see such men
as Hampdcn, Ircton, Fanc and Crom-
well stalking their all upon the issue,
90 VIC regard il rational, does it meet
; inc moral requirements of the case, to
say that these men, earnest, grave and
Sih@ularly Conscientious, were restless
disconlcnts, eager for change and
clalihG under the just restraints Of u
Wcll-ordored government? Such u
thcory would not be accepted even bv
the most prciudiccd Cavalier. No
carcill ana impartial student of history
can lali 10 sec that English liberty,
civil and religious, was bound up in
IhaI revolution; and that if Nuscby
nnd Nlarston Moor had never bccn
fought, Magma Charta would have he.
came obsolete and the English Pnrlin-
mcnl, instead Of being, rs it now is.
The fearless representative of t'rccmcn.
would have been the tool of ubsolut-
ism. so we may bc sure that the
historian of the future as he gathers
up tho facts of our conflict, as he
traces out its causes with the Dcnctra-
ton and patience of Il philosopher, win
lind That il was with us as in the wars
or the Peloponcssus, pcrpctuatcd in
llc incompatible narrative Of Thucy-
dldes. lie will find that there was
still ga consolidating Sparta and a
democratic Athens" lie will find that
the war was 40 sudden explosion of u
MOB, but, fearful and disastrous as a
volcanic eruption, it was like it pre-
| ccdcd, long preceded, by the deep
toned muttcrngs Of its wrath.
Another feature Of our struonlc
which deserves mention was the capac-
1ty Tor action and endurance on the
part or the Southern soldiers which il
revealed. The army Of tie South was
not made up of laboring class. Its
ranks were filed with those whose
work was in doors, with clerks and pro-
trcssional men, and with farmers whose
lands were cultivated by slaves. They
were totally lnaccustomcd to hardship
ana severe toll. Their living had been
easy and comfortable. AS an evidence
OF the character of many of the yolun-
tccrS and of their blissrul Ignorance Of
military service, J. would state that an
acquaintance Of mine started to the
army with pair of slippers, dress
ln9-SoWn and an umbrella. TLaugh-
ter and applause.] While this was an
citcmlnacy that was rare, there were
thousands who, at home, shranl<
from exposure and who anticipated
the most serious consequences from
the hard life Of tho camp. In all the
wars OF modern times it would be diff
cult to find an army consisting SO
largely of gentlemen. There were nun
dreds in the ranks that were the orna-
mcnts of their professionalism Of
the highest culture and Of eminent
talents. 1t was confidently expected
that but few would be able to endure
tho fatigue of long, hard marches, the
exposure to heat and cold, the coarse
fare and scanty allowance of the army.
The result was simply marvellous.
The youth who had spent his DAYS in
case, who knew nothing of labor cx-
ccpt as lie made it a pleasure, whose
life was an alienation between books
and manly sports, developed into the
tough, wiry and tirclcss veteran.
with an Intelligent appreciation of the
cause Tor which he was fighting, with
an Imagination stimulated by famil-
larity with classic literature, ancient
and modern, he threw around his hard
lot urapery Of romance that resisted
every approach Of cnnui, that relieved
labor and toll Of their wcarisomcncss.
and that frightened sacrifice into ell
thusiasm. L know 10 better illustra-
ton Of all this than the Sixth Rcgi-
mcnt. Read over its mllstcr-roll; trace
back to their homes the men whose
names you find there; acquaint your
self with their early life, and YOU
will find the fullest confirmation of the
statements made. If l might be par
doncd the allusion, L would refer to
the mess with which l was associated; :;
and ! do SO simply because l knew it's
members more Intimately than knew
othcrS-l was only Il high private. IA
"rcDcl ycll' from one of the Sixth. I
Much obliged for that shout, sir-it
does my heart good. Cheers . That
mess was made up Of three lawyers
not the one that had the umbrella
iaughterand chccrsl four young men
just graduated, and four youths too
Young TO have completed thcir cduca-
ton but who possessed ample means
for that purpose. And yet these men
gloricd III hardship, and the very pros
PcoI vi II lOIrS nlafcn OF II OlI1lCulC SCr-
vice offered an opportunity to test their
powers at which they rcjoiccd. 1t
strung them to an endurance and dar-
ing which the old Regular might rival,
but could not outstrip. CApplausc.l
| What was true of them was Just as true
Of others. And when we remember
the straits to which we were reduced
III the last stages Of the war-thc dcs-
pcratc energy of the expiring throcs-
when we remember thai the army was
often for days without rations, many
OF the soldiers barchcadcd, barcfootcd
and in rags, making forced marches in
the most trying weather; when we
remember these things and remember
in connection with them that the spirit
OF the army never failed, and that it
only succumbed as Appomattox loomed
up and whom surrender was manifest
ly inevitable, we have an exhibition
OF loyal and heroic devotion, patient
endurance and sclf-forgctfulncss such
as this world has rarely seen. Tap
plausc. And there are tales of quiet
suffering, noble darinr sublirno hnro-