The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-31
ALL HE WANTED WAS SAY so.
Young Mans Oner TO Whip the De-
,rfer of Southern Loyalty.

,-,,,n.r Mans Oner to Whip the De-
.-ter of Southern Loyalty.
.usS ON a Central train, between here
and Macon, that a group in the day
..s WAS discussing the prolific sub
-. If -be confederacy. and the fact Of
..s characters in the occurrence being
s,.,rnabians. lends a local tinge to the
s,or.
The old. gray-haired confederate had
.-,,, rsminiscent over the days when
4 IN. bovs i'm gray marched over the SHOWS
i ~ virginia and stemmed for so long the
A III. NJ northern invasion. Inspired by
~, de-.tb Of his theme, and warmed by
4 e,,tira over his battles, he spoke en-
4 .s,,sissticallv of the valor of the southern
M the endurance of its men, the
4 es-seir, of Lee, the strategy OF jackson
sr5 the nobility of the southern woman
q H. dwelt with all the fervor his early
--.r,1af Nv and espousal of the cause and
ne treasured recollections of the suffer-
5rgs endured for its sake prompted on
rbs pafnts of superiority the army of
4 Virginia enjoyed over the army of the
i potomac. and cited instance after in
4 stance. i'm the true old veteran style, 10
uroya his statement, both IN men and
officers.
with particular emphasis he upheld the
principles that precipitated the unpleas-
antness between the two sections and
insisted on the justice Of the south's
claims.
With the passing of the decades there
has arisen type in the present genera
tion that takes pleasure in posing as
s fconocla.sts. and the traditions almost
deided in some southern hearts are
shattered ruthlessly when aired before
one of that type. Such "a worthy occu-
s pied the seat Immediately in front or
the gray-haired reciter of the virtues OF
& the south's sodiery, and it was between
4 the TWO that the burden of the argument
was borne.
To the old mans praise, sighting and
fippant replies were made and TO some OF
his statements facts, alleged to be true,
We're cited, showing they were incorrect.
When the veteran referred to some famous
Istrategem of a confederate leader there
would follow from the young man, who
seemed very well up on the civil war, re-
4 plies delivered with such an air as to ag-
gravate, if not to convince.
Under the fire of his adversary's reputa-
tions and denials, the old soldier became
.harrassed and, as it became more calling,
his anger commenced to arise, and it be-
gan to look as if the heat of argument
were about to once more, on a smaller
scale. bring the upholders of antagonistic
principles into conflict. But the old mans
years rendered his rage impotent, and it
rested with the younger generation still
#loyal to the cause to vindicate it.
A young man seated across the aisle
handed him a card having an inscription.
Plumbing for his glasses and not finding
them convenient, he gave the card to a
gentleman in the seat behind him with
. the request to read it to him. This the
gentleman did. The card bore these words:
&"Ill whip that fellow for you if you say
So
The old man thanked his champion, but
declined the proffered assistance, saying
there We're ladies in the car and, besides,
he did not want to put him to any trouble
He was treasured on that score and in
formed that it would be no trouble at all
as two minutes would dispose Of the mat
tier
The young man denouncing the south
4 had by this time concluded his remarks,
and he seemed more ready to take part
in the discussion of war than to engage in
&open hostiities Enquiries developed the
fact that he had been but a short while
out of the Milledgeville asylum.