New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
THE LOST CAUSE.

PRIScPLE" FOR WHICH THE SOUTH FOUGHT
TRUTH, RIGHT AND JUSTICE on THEIR FATHERs'
siDE-How DOES THIS COMPARE WITH HIS Dis
CIAIMER OF THE STANTON sPEECnf
To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: | have received from Dr. Brun, of New
Orleans note complaining of Injustice
done to General Hampton by the quotation
in The International Rer,ac of an extract
from the Generals speech at Staunton in
these Words Consider what Lee and Jackson
would do were they alive. These are the same
principles for which they tonight for four years.
Remember those who poured forth their Iifs-blood
OH Virginia soil. and do not abandon them now"
In replying to DR.. Brun | said: Il will, with
pleasure, submit your note and that of the General
to a Republican sheet whose editor am sure Will,
with all courtesy and fairness. accord them an
honorable place." As The TRIBUNE has been so
prominently identified nth the controversy evoked
by the extract in question, especially in presenting
certificates Of prominent Democrats at Stanton to
the substantial accuracy of the report and disclos-
ing the dissatisfaction created by his Reputation OF
its sentiments, / respectfully submit to you Dr.
Bruins note and that of General Hampton, in which
he says: The views which am charged with ex-
pressing at Staunton utterly at variance with all
have entertained and expressed since the war"
Among the addresses delivered by General Hamp-
of the duty of the South touching the principles for
which she had fought, was one delivered before
THE Southern Historical Society" at Richmond,
Va. October 20, 1873 extracts from which may per-
haps conveniently follow the Generals note to Mr.,
Dickson. 1t was commented upon by the Hon. J.
L. Bryant in able speech at Atlanta, Ca, April
q 1870. The society, according to Mr.. Bryant, bad
been organized In August, 1873 by representatives.
of twelve Southern States at Montgomery Va,
when Mr.. Jefferson Davis was present and was re-
ceived Gas President Davis, with all the honors
due to the President of the United States" The
objects of the society were thus explained by its
general agent, Mr.. Ewbank;
1t is not only for the securing, before 1t Is too late,
the material for true history of the war, that the
Southern Historical Society will. IN its legitimate
operations, become an instrumentality OF lncalcu-
liable benefit TO the South. Having enrolled among
its members the true opponents of Southern honor
and intelligence, 1t VIII necessarily possess
vitality and exert moral influence through the
whole South, which will steadily and lrresstibly
expand into antagOnism powerful to repel the
insidlous advances OF those vicious principles which
are now so feartuly undermining the ciylzauon
of the North.
Messrs. Vance, of North Carolina Butler, of South
Carolina Colquitt of Georgia, Call, Of Florida,
Garland. of Arkansas. and Harris, of Tennessee,
were chosen vice presidents of the society. On
February IS, 1874, State branch OF the society
Was organized in Georgia. Governor COlquitt pre-
siding and on January 90 1875, " The Survivors
Association OF Confederate Soldiers of the State OF
Georgia. was organized. The policy advocated by
General Hampton was thus contrasted by Mr.. Bry
ant with that advocated by MI. stephens:
Both manifest deep devotion for the " Lost
Cause" and express the belief that 1t may be vlnd-
Gated and maintained in the forum. But Hampton
proposed that the children should be educated by
system which will make them good citizens in
peace and formidable soldiers IN war;" so that
should the Southern leaders fail to control the Ma
ton as the Hungarians control Austria, they may
meet their old antagonists upon the battlefield and
wiDe ont by glorious victories the shame OF their
defeats OF yOre as the Prusslans have done.
These extracts from General Hampton's address,
tbe Authenticity and exactness OF which seem to be
beyond doubt are interesting as exhibiting the OBJ
iects of 4" The Southern Historical Society" and as
illustrating the earnest tone in which those who
represent peculiar views and aims are impressing
them upon the Southern people.
The historical societies and The Survivors As
ISOLATION of Confederate Soldiers" are not alone
in Naturalization OF sentiment and doctrine at vsri
ance with our unity and harmony as q Nation.
From the Southern universities comes the same
thought. and General John S. Preston, of South
Carolina appealed to the alumni of the University
of Virginia IN their ffteth year. July l, 1875. in
words like these:
Not space OF time OF the convenience of any hui
man law, or the power Of any human arm, can re-
Plymouth Rock and the God fearing Christian Of
jamestown. You may assign to them the closest
territorial proximity, with all the forms, modes and
shows OF civilization but you can never cement
them into the bonds of brotherhood. Great Nature
in her supreme law forblds 1t. Ihe Greek
philosopher and statesman long ago proclaimed the
irreyersible maxim You may combine for the
pursuits of trade form alliances for defence, but
Jornth and Megara can never be one State; they
are two peoples
send the extracts from General Hampton's adj
Iii,
Mr. Bryants speech at Atlanta. Yours very respect
fully, JOHN JAY.
Bedford. Katonah p o.. " T.. Sept. 13. 1880.
THE letter of General Wade Hampton which Dr.
Brun inclosed has long since been printed in full
in TIE TRIBUNE and fairly dealt WITH We have
since proved by the testimony of the most promi-
nent Democrats of stanton, who sat on the plat
form while Hampton spoke, that he did say sub
stantially what the report printed attributed to
him. There Is therefore a double reason why
we need not now waste space IN printing over
again the letter Of denial. or Dr. Bruins note
which merely calls attention to il as final. We have
printed il and we have disproved it. But the
speech by General Hampton which Mr. Jay incoses
is of great interest 1t discoses precisely the
spirit with the Stanton speech from which General
Hampton has tried to escape We print it below,
and we invite to 1t the most careful attention--EdI
SAMPLE BROAD AND DOWN REACHING FOR
THE UNION"
EXTRACTS FROM A SPEECH OF GENERAL wAD
HAMPTON BEFORE TIE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY," IN THE SENATE CHAMBER, AT RICH
MOSD VA, OCTOBER 20. 1873.
As it was the duty OF every man to devote himself
IN fine service of his country the great struggle
which has Just ended disasrousy, not only TO the
Soutb but to the cause of Constitutional govern
| ment under republican institutions III the new
world so now, when that country y PROSTATE IN
the dust weeping for her dead who died in vain to
| save her liberties every patriotic Impulse should
urge her surviving children TO vlndicate the great
principles tor which she fought.
CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT TO FIGHr FOR THE
"LosT CAUSE"
These are the imperative duties imposed upon us
of The south and the chef peril of tae timos IS
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