The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-21

head in Acknowledgement of those sa-
lutes, for IL hung limp by his side, in con-
sequence of a wound he received at the
Wilderness in 1864, when was trying TO
dissolve the union. Under the old MORT
bund statutes he was ineligible to even
heutenancy in the army or navy; yet he
is the commander of all the powerful
ships and skilful officers of the United
States navy. VINO is this man, and how
did ne obtain that position? Hillary A.
Herbert of Alabama, an old confederate
colonel. He obtained the position from
the same hand that made the distinguish
ed union general secretary OF state
Gresham and Herbert-union and cOnfed-
erate-the blue and the grey-all distinc-
ton on account of the war stricken down
and all alike, again citizens Of this great
republic-thank God and Grover Cleve-
land. We recognize that the union and
now and forever. While We moisten with
our tears the ashes of our fallen COM
rades, We can say that:
The graves of the dead with the grass
Shall still be the footstool. of nberty's
throne"
Col. Lewis r. Steinman of New York
was introduced by Gen. Walthall and ad-
dressed the meeting.
Col. W. c. Oates, the one-armed COVER
nor of Alabama, better knswn for his
long congressional career, was the next
speaker. Gov. Oates, addressing his re-
marks to the Soldiers of the Lost Cause
and Successful Defenders of the Union"
made some exceedingly pointed remarks
as 10 the cause OF the war. Among OIler
passages were the following:
Let the blasphemouS mouths of the
blOOdy-shirt shriekers be closed, and the
truth be told of our cause and the heroism
which sustained it for four immortal
years will illuminate the brightest chap
tiers of the true history of that great con-
hict. There never was a war wherein the
object of the invader was anything short
of determination, in which there was more
involved, or the result of which was
fraught with greater consequences; nor
wa "a war "a oil Of
which were so imperfectly understood
by other nations and many even of the
American people. One of the underlying
causes OF the conflict of arms was that in
our citizenship there were two distinct
types of ciViliZation-the cavalier and the
Puritan. The intermeddling of the Pur-
itans and the hot-headed impulsiveness of
the cavalier leaders, Notwithstanding they
were largely in the minority, stirred up the
strife, set fire to the forest and caused
the great conflagration and suffering
which ensued. The presence in our midst
of the African race for which they are
in no wise responsible, has ever been the
Pandora box of our American politics.
Slavery, 1t must be conceded, is contrary
to national right, but it was lawful state
institution, and was so recognized by the
constitution OF the United States. Being
state institution il was the right of the
state in which 1t existed to continue or
abolish it.
wise, FOR its continuance, belonged alone
to the people of the state wherein it
existed. 1t was abuse, threats and inn
pending assaults upon the rights of the
state to regulate its own local and DEM
ocratic affairs voiced by leading men of
the Puritanical type, who abused and
traduced justices of the supreme court
for deciding that slavery was lawful;
and who denounced the institution of
slavery and polygamy as twin relics Of
barbarlsm, as the sum total of all viii
lainy, as a league with death and a COW
enant with hell, until their doctrines in
cited a band of fanatics to believe that
haNr cd hon rrrra 1srrtm
the torch Of revolution in southern homes
and to invade a. southern state for the
purpose of melting the slaves to in
surrection, arson and indiscriminate muir
der of white people; and when the chief
of these malefactors was executed church
bells We're tolled in some of the northern
cities to cannoniZe MN as martyr.
These were the irritating causes which
aroused the feelings of indignation, and
prepared the minds of southern people
for secession from the union.
Then, when great and growing po
litical party, confined alone to the north
ern states whose slogan was hostility to
the institution of slavery, and whose ora
tors were full of Incorporate denuncia-
tion of the southern people succeeded in
electing their president, who had pro-
claimed an irresponsible confiict-that
this country must be all slave or all free
labor the apprehensions of the southern
people We're awakened to a common dan
ger-not about slavery alone, but that
their ancient and well defined right to
govern their own internal affairs in their
OWN way WOulu De denied ana destroyed,
not directly, but by attriuon, under the
guise of law and constitutional admins
tration.
Thus was presented a great issue which
unfortunately our constitution provided
for no umpire to peaceably adjudicate,
and hence the question was necessarily
submitted to the arbitrament of arms
the court of last resort among nations.
1t was not for slavery as such, for the
majority OF our men never owned slave.
A large majority of our soldiers were poor
laboring men. They were Mortified at the
idea of 100000 emancipated slaves being
turned loose in their midst, raised to the
equality Of citizenship, invested with the
elective franchise and brought into compe-
tit1on with them as free labOrers, the
pride of race superiority ana the invasion
OF their right OF local or state government
offended alike the dignity of these men
ana the slave owner they stood united
and fought like devils, as every union
veteran will testify, and their flag fioated
trlumphantly on nearly hundred fields
of battle. We fought with the same spirit
with their precious blood the liberties we
now enjoy. We fought for the right of
our states to regulate and govern their
own affairs, free from the dictation of
and associations with each other
as would best serve to preserve
their mutual rights of local government.
We fought for the right as God gave us
to see the right; state allegiance and
state pride, which sprung from the love
of home and its sacred precincts, sent
our gallant men forth with the prayers
and blessings of wives, mothers, sisters,
daughters and sweethearts, armed with
stout hearts and willing hands to meet
threefold their number in the death Crap
pie of red-handed war.
The last speaker was Gen. j. A. William
son of Iowa. He related the events in the
battle of Lookout Mountain, Missionary
Ridge and Ringgold, Ga, in which he took
part, and reviewed the characters of the
commanders of the Army of the Tonnes
see. Grant, Sherman, Mcpherson, Howard
and Logan.
Lieut. Gen Schofeld left at midnight
with his aides, Majs. Bliss and Sanger, for
Atlanta.
This morning the efforts of Gen. H. V.
Boynton for the establishment of Chicka-
manga park were recognized by the peo-
pie of Chattanooga in a subs tantial man
ner. Headed by Fl. S. Chamberlain chair
man of the citizens committee, a number
of the most prominent business and pro-
fessional men of the city went to the
Office of the national park commission in
the custom house and there presented Gen
Boynton a magnificent and massive serv-
ice of silver, comprising 225 pieces, encased
in a handsome box. The general accepted
the splendid gift in a few words, being I'M
able to say much. Gen. Schofield, who was
present, spoke of Cen Boynton's work
in connection with the park, saying 1t
merited the hearty approval of the entire
American people.
One truck of a passenger train on the
broad gauge road to Lookout Mountain,