The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-09
SOLDIERS DAY AT Lane.
Senator walthall's Great speech.

LAKE,, Miss, July 30.--ThIs was
y great day at the Patrons Union
Encampment. 1t has soldiers dav
and a reunion of The Confederate
veterans was affected and put upon
7 permanent footing. Senator
Walthall was the orator of The day
and was accorded Il royal recep.
ton. lie made a grand speech
which enthHsed and captivateG his
old soldiers as we'll as the assem-.
bled thousands.
The following is a brief outline
of lis main features:
After a brief reference to the
objects and purposes of the Pat
ron Union Association he offered
them his acknowledgements for the
triple favor they had done him by
their invitation to participate in
the ceremonies Of ''Conlederate
Reunion Day" They had enabled
him to witness the evidences of the
valuable work they had done in
their efforts 10 advance the inter
ests of our Stale in It's business,
intellectual and social relations:
they had afforded him an %oppnrtu.
nifty 10 meet a large number of his
constituents in this section Of Mis-
siSSippi, to whom he had long de.
sired TO express his thanks for their
good will, and confidence and sup.
port ; and they hac asked him 10
speak 70 the large body of C0nfed.
crate soldiers assembled here 10
whom he knew all others present
would pardon him for saying his
heart went out III such affection and
levOllOn as none bnt a soldier can o
eel for those with whom he has IA
shared the hardShips OF war, the "
hangers OF the field and the bitter. r.
less of defeat. s.
He proceeded then briefly and
emperately 10 discuss The causes a
4 the war, vindicating The motives
nd conduct OF The Southern peo
lie and showing from their stand. 81
olnt at that time that 1t was newt ri
lie and unavoidable. W
lie reviewed the conduct of the
ar with an array Of facts and iig
res, drawn from official sources, tn
rowing the odds and diSadvant- Sh
res against which The Southern uL
cOntended to have been |
eater than is generally supposed a
He eulOg;zed the Southern peo- dl,
e for that devotion TO a cherished
ntiment and sincere conviction
Iich sustained them in their des. Blu
rate struggle to maintain The dr.
lnciples which their conscience lef
proved. Their c%0nstancy, the she
,%riices which they made without vii
nplalnt, their cheerful submits del
n TO discipline and their mar alO
Ious achievements against I'm. fin,
d odds, and in spite of their re. eve
lcled means of action, cannot for
accounted for without resort 10 Sa,
nelhing higher than mere phys ma
| courage and ordinary endu- .
ice. &"
lie describes the horrors and are
rows OF the reconstruction era. lon
strain to which the masses of tax
people were subjected-the yer
lptations Olfeied them through it a
lr necessities and the attempts .
our public men by the of. "
oil promotion which our alien MOI
ers had The power TO beslow, 10 81
ak their faith with those who witt
hOnored them and followed :"
II. The manner in which our he a
lie people withStood all and en-. viii
Ell all during those dismal wears gras
Iore to their credit than even prof.
unequalled and u~nrivalled re-. plai
which they made for them. they
es while the val was raging. Il
e referred 10 the manner in 81
oh our people had dealt with one
endless race problem which The you
leil us TO solve, and which now that
IS like a black cloud over The weel
and prospects of The South. ~
problem is full of difficulties II
dangers, but the courage and DAYS
the patience and The CON Wed
cy oil the Southern people have Awf
e The best Of their trying sitn. hustI
! of which it is susceptible. her
same lofty attributes of South fune
wnlch sustained our ing il
lie through the reconstruction Gil
lu' as they had done amid The want
of The field, saved them Nv
Q they cOntended with the al
e problem Of the races. That stone
White mar maintains his proud 81
ION of social and intellectual "V
which Mr.. Lincoln said All
lged 10 nm is due to that SELF did, '
quality in Southern men AT
h chooses death before the "W
nor OF negro equality; and on il
the black man Is secure and ''TI
'cted in his sphere, and all but al,
restless politicians Of The race first 5
nted ~also--is due 60 the white ron s
S fidelity 10 his pledges, his IN,
ct FOR the law and his sense "Ki
to an ignorant and de- The n
emit population among us be. who Z
ne To an Inferior race. NV
from this subject he said. "a,
speakers and writer's under. and 6
ating our people and allow. other
for The adverse for Feebe
with which they had TO con- know
point us TO our Northern Wall
bors as patterns for our imi. dad
; they make better use of montL
on~uorfnniIioe H.. NH'A