Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-21
THE NEW SOUTH.
Aodress Ut Col. b. s. Pardee in R.nx
sentatives' Hall,

NA'N ia poellDn.
Inc Secretary Of State called the Hopse 20
order and introduced the speaker.
Coi. fardee SAID that in speaking of ,ho
Ne" Eouth 1t was well TO review Tho oa,,s
winch led up TO it. He then briefly ske,cbe3
the condition of the cotton State, bafnr. ,ba
war the wealthy aristocracy who led l,yn.
nous llVes; the poor whites, more i9noran,
ana deceased than the slaves; the provincial
ISM resulting from the peculiar institution ),
y huer II l.hor was not held in honor. and
slessy mechanics was term OF reproach.
nut Tue var came, and out of its e4igepcie,
many lie" Ideas we're created, and were fas-
tened upon the Southern mind In A region
devoted TO agriculture skilled mechan;cs 80
not numerous. They were not not needed
ana therefore not appreciated. But whom
the Northern markets were cut off. and tho
blockade OF southern ports compeIled the
cohiederates 10 tall back upon their own 70.
sources. then mechanical skill and ingenuity
was IN demand, and those who manifested If
were respected. AS illustrative of what the
southern exlngencles were, the speaker gave
an account of the establishment OF q yun
factory at Columbia. S. c., and of the means
resorted 30 by Major McPhail, a blue-blooded
r. f. ", to secure both workman and ma
terisls. There were detailed for duty under
him all gunsmiths serving in Confederate
regiments. brief trial convinced Major
McPhAil that he could not make Belgian
rldes on large scale with such workmsn.
Every man OF them was used to work by
himself Each had his own idsas and syste IN
ana persisted IN adhering to them. Ali
thought they knew more about the trads than
he dld. At last he sent them ali back to
their regiments, and made requisition on the
secretary OF war for detail OF all the dem
fists serving in the ranks. These were sent
him They were accustomed to the use of
hne tools and machinery, and having no pre-
conceived notions respecting sun-makng,
they obeyed orders with alacritv and soon
turned cut as fine work was made at anv
northern armory. Major McPbaii had other
difficulties 70 surmount. He needed BRASS tor
the trimmings, and could get none He con-
ficsated copper turpentine stills in North
Carolina, and soda fountains lined with block
tin wherever he could find them in drug
stores, When his first shipment
OF arms reached Richmond
an order was sent him to ship all copper in
nis possession to the war department. He
selected two burned out stills, put them on
car, and wrote an urgent request to the sec
Rotary OF war to return the same immed-
lately. The stills never got back bat she
o ~ "ne"
nn.i' .onp.li.u W Ho~huoh VIC .lhory DC,
him materials to furnish brass enough for the
armory for the next twenty years. The poor
whites-'trash" A. they were call, grew into
full manhood during the war. The affluent
Southerner learned that any one who stood
shoulder to shoulder with him, and who took
PaF' III 'he inc Vi oA''ie' tue re'i'tAhce W an
assaui'' OF III the hsrCs charge sgsihss tine
enemy was WAL. mAnnooo co'er'eo ano
won estseh
Aho'her 'i'hs sro"ins Out VI 'hs WAT was
inc re'pec' tach 'lue ieArneu W eh'eI'aih lor
bravery ana hence IL became DO. only posi-
bic out TACT that the soiuisrs Oh the Union
ana reoei armies rt'pec'ea s.cn s'her' 20
where you VIII ~ tue oou'n' 'Atu tue SPEAK
en- anu II you VIII "aAe yout'sn kno"n a.
among th'se ""o ""'' Tue oiae' VIII "
pest pA''p 'f' 20" ca" nave " 'ne nou'es anu
hearts OF those .ssi"'' "ho you fought.
The speaker then told now the AAanta
Exposition OF lool-unuer the olrecnoa or
son OF Name, non. II 1. himoali, had reVo-
lutioniZed all southern industries ana pre-
pared the way Tor lha' Worius Exposition
that i' now open ri New orleans. lie spoke
also of the NATIONAL Cottoh riahters Asso-
citation OF Amerlcs, giving the history OF It's
beginning ana growth ana OF the ihltlatiVe
part it mad taken IN the present exposition.
He then told OF the grand subscription OF 1aii
million collars by the merchants Oh Ne"
Orleans, OF the load OF million by the ma,
tionsl government, ana that Maine ana All
the other States ana Territories lutah alone
excepted) were represented tnere because
the management mad determined that every
part OF these United States shouiu display IL
natural resources ana the INDUSTRIES OF us
people, and 80 name ana an the others hau
received $4,000 eAch rom 'hAt iuhu II ue-
ponds upon TINS legislature " say "ne'nei
Commissioner Ham shaii stay there al MS
own cost defraying the expenses OF ms con
stituents from ms own private means or
whether the state shail help nun OUT
need but make the ststenlen. 10 'nls iegs
lsture, said the speaker. FlhAiy' So'' rA
dee referred to the pec"ii1t geosrApn'cai sn
uation OF New otieAn.' ~ inc s.'e"v "a
tue onteo $40 ,ar;,n out tho
lies of Central AmericA hs Wv ue
first, with Whlcn We NO" H~'e ~"""y ~"
nections, and WORKING only Tue countries =.
on the southern SIDE Oh ths he.'eau Jun
we see that they are ~'hln 'noi' iIne' VI
water communication YIN NeN Oi.e s
All Of them have mace arg ApPropr'@.son.
to make their dispiaPs thers. Ne
manifested their anxiety TO e1 hI' 'nas
communications with us. h eo p "oo . ns
from European nations s4oo,Uoo,ooo y, M Ean
ufactured goods England FRANCE anu uel