Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-22
THE NEW SOUTH.
Speech of Judge John l.. T. Sased at Fen
derson, Ky..
On the Occasion ofS the Banquet Given in
Commemoration of the Completion
of the Great Bridge Over the
AhiO Rivar


Ohio River.
Mr.. PREsIDENr-You have rightl
interpreted the spirit of the Ne,
South in assuming that her people ar
ready to rejoice with you in the com
pletion of the magnificent structur
which now binds together two grea
commonwealth in ligaments Of iron
They recognize this stupendou
achievement of labor, capital and en-
did outlet for their own growing com
merce, but another brave stride il
bringing the gulf that has SO long ano
SO unhappily divided our people. The,
send their greetings and congratula
tions, and bid me say that they have
stricken that hopeless word
"DEsPoNDENCYn
from all their vocabularies. and viii
henceforth endeavor to keep abreas
with you in every good word and
work, that looks to the pacification and
prosperity of the American Union.
He was both a philosopher and q
right famous coachman in modern
classic story, who said, that tears
never yet wound up clock, or worked
Il steam engine. These words, so care
lessly spoken by the automatic Mr..
Weller, have been crystalized into the
OF every cultured nation,
as a sentiment right profitable for doc
trine, for reproof and instruction.
Life is too short, Mr.. President, and
the glamour OF hope too alluring, to
preach the gospel of despair even if
the present prosperous and extraordi-
nary condition of
THIS GREAT COUNTRY
could be distorted into an appropriate
text for such sermon.
1t has been but little more than 20
years ago since two great heroes met
at Appamattox, in the State of Vir-
ginia, with a kindly smile and chival-
rous greeting There was no word OF
ON the one side, or word or
look of self-abasement ON the other,
though they had met, the one to SUR
render to the other, and both to ar
range the basis of a capitulation and
peace, and thus to close the food gates
of
FRATRICIDAL BLOOD.
There they stood, for a moment, un-
covered in the presence of each other
each profoundly impressed with a
sentiment of respect and admiration
for the other, and each feeling, also, an
thrill of
''That sternjoy, which warriors feel,
In foeman worthy OF their steel"
Two gigantic, but uneqal, armies
had for four long years confronted
each other, battling, ranting, bleeding,
in the most horrid and unhappy war
that ever startled mankind to the in
luiry whether this thing we call Chris.
tian civilization was o. reality or
myth. Each of these heroes had
MARTIAL GLORY
stint or measure. But what
was martial glory worth in the pres
ence of so much orphanage, desola-
ton and blood Each believed, in his
heart, that the cause of the other was
wrong. Each believ-
ed, in his heart, that his own cause was
right. No crusader
ever tramped through the simmer
ing lands of Palestine, following to the
death the banner of the cross, with
more intense that his
cause was righteous and holy, in the
sight of Almighty God. "Let us have
peace" said one. ave have had u
surfeit OF bootless blood" "We have
'ought," replied the other, "for what
we believed constitutional right, but
The odds were against us. Our little
remnant of an army IS being decimat-
ed every day, and cannot be reinfore-
I'd. Yours is constantly growing. Our
PLANTATIONS ARE DESERTED.
Dur supplies are exhausted and cannot
De replenished. You have the store
houses, the granaries, the magazines,
he hocks and herds of all the nations
20 draw upon. The civilized world ls
against us, our ports are blockaded,
)ur heroic little navy has been swept
rom the high seas, there is blood
lpon every plain and mountain, la
under every roof-tree; an
hundred thousand orphans are clamor-
ng for peace and for bread. Yes,
even Gods providence seemeth es-
We can fight against such
odds no longer. We will accept peace
md lay down our arms upon the mag
lanimous terms you propose"
PEACE WAS PROCLAIMED.
md all true soldiers rejoiced, and all
he outside world was glad. The vic
orious conqueror laid aside his armor
lud retired upon well merited honors
lever accorded before to hero or
,otentate, The vanquished conqueror
for both were conquerors-went
way to an humber sphere OF honor
ble toll, all glorious in adversely and
EXALTED humiliation. He died and
vas buried, and all the world was sad.
But Yesterday the other conqueror
lied, and all the world is sad again.
Was it possible, said Victor Hugo,
or Napoleon to have conquered at
Waterloo No Was it because of
Wellington No. Was it because OF
3lucher? ? No. 1t was because of Al
mighty God. In the beautiful land OF |
he hereafter, where these two heroes
ave met and made their final and |
ETERNAL PEACE,
hey have found out if they ever
oubted it before, that it was because |
i Almighty God that both were made |
onquercrs in this world-the one of |
s brave and dashing an army as ever |
foe, and the other the |
onqueror of himself-a greater con-
uest still a conqueror indeed NIGH |
ler and more glorious than he that |
aketh city.
Eeach of these great conquerors has
Eft last will and testament. with a
egacy to their countrymen richer than
he exchequer of princes. Here is
he
WILL OF THE LAST ONE TO DIE:
@I have witnessed since my sickness
lst what have wished to see ever |
Ince the war-harmony and good |
ceiling between the sections. ! have
lways said thatif there had been no.
ody left but the soldiers, we would
ave had peace in a year after liostili-
les had closed. We have had some |
N our side who failed to accomplish |
8 much as they desired, or who did /
ot get warmed up TO the fight until 1t |
ras all over-who have not had quite /
all satisfaction. The great majority,
owever, of those who did not go into