The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26
UNIFIED BY NATURE
The Constitution of the Country and the
Jury of the sword.

Jury of the sword.
The United states have been unified by
natural laws. kindred Go those which unified
The south BOO secession. but greater because
wider spread. It's physical constitution n
1861 answered 10 tine Northern mind the
written constitution. and the traditions Of
our origin 90 W Iicu the South appealed The
AfIslIssInui river. The natural outlet of "a new
born empire o the sea. was greater inter-
Lretcr 90 lf than The opinions OF statesmen
who lived when the great ne ~ common
wfalfns were yet in the wilderness uN a De-
f1lo the great republic spanned the iatAer Of
Tho liver seeking its bed as 10 rolls ocean
ward. uHl~es NOT 20 consider whose are ire
boundaries u tnc estates through Whlch Do
flows. lf "a mountain barrier STANDS IT'D inc
way DO forms % lake until tAc accumulated
waters break through the impeding wall OF
dash over To lu lmpeiuous torrents. so ma
tIons lu fncir great mofenen seem 10 Pc
swept out of the grooves defined oy the Jaws
OF man. and are offcntmes propelled 20 des-
TIMES greater than those conJuicd In their
rHE Constitution OBJ NATURE.
The rivalry. not ihe harmony Of sections.
won the empire of tine Union; Us physical
constitution proved more powerful Than It's
written one; in the absence OF judge an APP
realel 90 The jury OF The sword. We belong
io ID hlgh-hauded race and understand the
law of The sword. for the men of lndepen-
doucc lu 1876 and l-Gl were OF the same
blood as those who lu each case cried, "Dia-
uerse Sc rebeisi And were ] oi the North
1 wouId prefer 20 aYUW That Dc made conquest
hv lhc hilh hand than coin the great strife
That marshallcd over three millions OF sui-
diem into rOlce-couit tcchnlcailues ano be-
little revolution cont wlde mo the
UuellIuE ~ am Insurrcctiun, ana the Flctflous
puuls lnent OF its leader. The greatest con-
Querer ir0claims his naked deed
TIE SOUTH IN TIE UNION AT nOliE.
Aswoareuot ofthe North bul ofthe south,
and lfe now like al Americans both OF ana
for The Union, bound zap in iis le>tnies' con-
ulUuting o. lls support aud seeking us Wei
fare. } feel that as nc was the hero IN war
who fought ale hrayesf, 30 he Is the hero now
who puts Che past lm lts trucst llxnt, does JUS
lice % all. and knows no foe but hiin VINO re-
wives thc hates of "a uy4ouc generation.
NJ we lost Dy way southern Tn on Of thir-
teen STATES we nave yet common part in q
continental Union OF iuriN-tWo. 20 winch our
fathers gave their blood, and upon which
fhev shed their fsslugs. and "a people who
could survive four years of such experience
I ms wo hau iu l-0l-05 can Work out ihtli own
salvation Oh any spot OF eafih lhat ood u
tended ~ mans hnutailon- We arg iH
fact iu our fathers home, and 10 should hc,
Is 10 IT, our highest aim 90 develop us mag
nldcenf possibilities and make 10 the hapli-
est dvellng-place II the children Of men,
1ErFEHsOS DAVIS LOVED THE UNION.
Tnosouthern leader was no secessionist per
So Iils anioccdents, bis history ms services,
hIs own earnest words often utteieu' st.'ss
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might endure. ln s53 boa letter 10 non
William j. Brown. Of Indiana. Dee fopudlaleu
mo ImnufaflOn mat he was "a dlsuulomst.
-infdOuN hc said. pardon the ceotam III
CONS Iteration Of the occasion when j >ay I'd
You that my father and uncles loubnt IN we
Revolution 1916 giving their youth, tnei
blood. and ~ their ntt patilmonl 70 me c,--
sfifutloual freedom which ! claim a. my IN
IsrItaurc. Three of my brothers fought I'D
the war oflsl2; two of them were com iAu'
ftlc hero of the Hermitage ana recei yea
his commentator FOR galltntf3 ai Nc" VIZ
leans. Al sixteen years oi aEe Was kit,n
fo The service 81 ny country. fof WE'VE
wears Of my lie ! have borne is arms Az
served 10 zeaiOusly. n not we'll A. ioel we
irrrmlues which suffering more IMAM AZ
fas brought uu0n me, 10 would De pit1ei re-
fert.Ou Indeed ~ was forced 70 conVi luz
That mv cOuntfymcn would hOid an tnis
Hght when weighed against the empty pane
g.ric which "a tImc-sCrtlng pONuciAn Caii oe-
stow upon the lulOus for which nc H'Fe'
made a sacrifice. ,.,-.... ...,.c.
..fn the senate announced u any iespee.ss
able man would call me q disuhiOni,i VIII ...
answer MIN ln inOno>AliaOles, bnt 4 la
often asserted the right for when tile ~, =.
OF the revolution were iuuShi, Nic e., 49,, "a
the people 10 ca angc their governments y ~,
ever 10 was found 70 be oppressive nliu ~. Il
yersiye OF the objects for when eys 81 - -
are Instituted, and have contciiuSi IT,. ~ ~, ~.
independonce aud sovereignty OF the 't"' 80 (,
"a mart Of the creed OF which JEFFERSON ""s w W
lpOstic. Madison the eApounues' NJ" '"'-
son The consistent defender