, 1879-07-07
SOUTHERN SENTIM ENT.
lj+teranoes Of a Representative
Democratic Organ In
Mississippi.
MThe Camp-Fires Of the Old Confed-
eraey unquenched THE "Rag
Of the Republic"
NNo Compromise with the Yankee
I1oodInm Horde "-.-" Shot md
Shell y for tho North.

0fo|oHa fAf9.l 6dHthsFH Stdees t|}fM. l. JHtH7
kun unDrIN0 FIDELITY OF OUR PKortE 70
THEIR PA1NCIrLKa-T1lE CAMr.FIn1S or TnH
OLD CoNrEpRAACr uRQrKNcuKD.
s'The star Of IN unconquercd will
nF,scs In her breast,
Bcrene. and rcs1lute, arld still.
And calm, and Aelf'posscssed."
The Southern people Nero never knoun to
Yield point in the matter Of principle.
They may have postponed their purroses for
nseason, but tlieT have neTer surrendered their
faith for the fight Of flying moment.
They forced their divine doctrines into tho
Coustitutton-fnto tho very lifo, and hcart4 and
soul Of this ContedoracY Of Sovereign etatoe-
IN tho Convention Of 1888; and they helu the
Thip-hand In the management OF tho states-
Union from That hour unttl tho Nullilcaslon
movement IN 1887, when the false md ferocfous
hcresy Of Natonallsm. as formulated by Aamil-
ton, threw oif It's grayo eothss af,a Gaflsa GU
herring back into I'fa nt tho cal OF fFe'foon'
Il Vas At this startling iuncturs that the South
committed tho one grand n1stake-to1lY-
bancr Of her istor shs 1 sou!a aYG ta tn5om9 am
supreme crjaIs, she would be esaudIng in tic
front l,aht with tho most luminous nations On
our planet to-tiay.
Though defeated for srcll, and though sub
mtttIng TO The defeat, shs retuacd to abandon
one remnant. or atom Of hor faith:
aho to eaSsh S1 the .ppos saro. o. JET
universities, by hcr arcsidea, IN TIE daily rounds
Of husincss. social, md political life. while she
brave'y bidcd hor tlrae and opportunity
Liberty. Ilor pcopla rose Us unit, and
marchad through red, burning. md hissna sea
Of blood and ilro in dotunae Of 4eiE doctrines,
their country, md their homes.
But she WAS conquered, s,-conauercdn not by tho
Ynukte hirc[nGs who bruzcnly claim that they.
and they nlonc, achicVed the doyil.busness ot
hes a awful DOWNFALL
but conquered by hordcs of Hcsataus from
the Old World, ia rakohcl1y rout Of ragged
rascals from tho elutns OF avery city In Europa
and the British Empire, who came In swarnis,
ssas r ceope o ssen eE e ssss e " as p.a
sIllse-handed the Yankea nevor could t,ave
etnn1lcrcd tho South; and theY knew It then as
,su say tiat ti!e South WAS conquered, but
she was NOT subducd; and, thank tItavoni
sHE NEVER WILL LIE suBpuHp till the Inst
trump Of Time rings out tho teath-knell OF
humanity.
When the surviving Confederate soldiers
turned their faces toward their ruined homes
md ravngea plantations In 1865. they attli be-
!evcd ia tho eternal principles for which they
had fought, for which thcir comrades had fallen
by mountain, vale, md 800, 10 numbers that no
man can tell: they still believed that Stase-
Sovereignty would get triumph, Il not n teclr
uA} HHu EEUpfhLJ3} ttlEu lH auu H6uGf-
alton Of their poafsrty.
AND IT WILL.
Marx TINT, u Purttnns, ~ people mora in-
famous and afrociona than
-s'Thc rAoo QhAcopa
Spawned In tho muddy boda Of Nl1e,r
IT Wilt The old flrcs OF patriotism ettl1 leap
hot aud luminous Oh tllu tamily-altars OF our
leoplc,-lcap With light % quencticss as onr
soqtl!em stars; snd a ths t old pride Of raeo stll
unspeakhble for tho rnGlsns, npsturts, and MUD
stlIs who have trtumpheh over ~ for ttme by
tho mere, shoso power Of beast force.
the everlasting principle Of ssatc-sovarelgnty,
for which their strcs lifted rnuskctA and drcW
daunsleas sabrea on thousand flslas Of fray.
Our people build monuments, wcaye crowns,
honor Of Jeftsrson Daris, hobart Lee, Sidney
johnson, aud nll the high, heroic spirits OF the
old Confcderacy, while they speak the nnnc OF
your Grant, your Sherman, your Butter and
Of hnte,-YEs, WITH 4 HISS or. HATE,-and COO
dcmn your cause md It's snpportere to hurn n,,l3
shriek, ind festor In tho infamy Of Immortal
ysass
IlIe South stands forth, thank Godi rtsolute
and determined as OF old, holding her principles
ehaugaIcss ana Interchangeable. mighty with thu
might md miro With the purity Of Justice. hbet-
", md progtoss.
nAa or THE nn1uuIrc
Some nj tho Northern Democrats r1so went
from Washlnglon to atten! tho Co%ntederate % monu.
ment deoicauoh ce!eefat!on AZ WlnchthteF,
which disGu.t some Of them pretty PLAINLY c1prcss
in eoeysssstoa They =. 'est r. ehe' yell wss
sentiments wore frequently expressed; that tho
sa Wh :. o To
by tho hundreds. Around the gravos Of tho Ash
tuse couiedoiate llags woro counted. In ill., Gems.
terry whure tho Confederate monument was crcctod
TT taS Nssonai es@ets1y sdonns, howeyse ssss
tssrs ws =. Of 9sess.y tno.G %u't be The NJ
Ssss s "5as '.e AID 35aas A't
What do you propose to do about It, slrraht
Wo want you and your Northern Democrats
tot mishcEosten political pcdigren} to distincsly
understand, NOW and here onco for ALL that no
Southern man will tnault the memory otour In
mortal sfaln by Haunting tho rag ot tho Republic
over them;
A rag which thoy hated With heavenly
A rnr which they spilled tho blood Of 1ifo IL.
self in fighting on sea ant shore;
Araa filthy Ill oyer Nth the spots and blotehos
Of 1tadfcai tcprosy;
A raE whose stars aro darkcncd with disgracc
aud wiose stripes are less honorable t!un con-
viet's uniform.
wss royalty right, we say, that tho blars and
Bars should Wayu it, bEtuht md beautiful folds
over "ttla dead who died for it,
Its stars arc as clear and luminous a. tic
planets that shiue 10 tho crystal vaults Of
Hoaven.
Its stripes ase a spotless as the lilies OF our
Bout,ier1 saTannahs.
i symbollzas the highest, tho purese. the
liolsest patriotien Of the Aumun heart, and It IL
therefore 4 Ut tyue Of tic high, the pure, tho
nn!v nntriottsm OF the heroes who fought and
toll for!t
heeo ,out stsr.spauglad awIndla for your
traitor dead who died while numbering our pco.
ple and atcaltAg our nroptrty.
Keep Il ior them, No say.
We will bare uont Of 1t,
Ing benny Blue shall toss its Rpotless folds
e. n'es t,e duat of our departed, whether you like
!. " not. aud our Southern winds will t!uttcr
u, ano oas sonthcrn tunbcams will kIas It, aud
SuF ooulnefh hearts will loya 1t tore7sGmore.