Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-02

of the two governments for carrying on
a war.
Having concluded the treatment of
the subject assigned me. ! crave atten-
ton TO some suggestions Of duties, es-
pecially obligatory on the amnestied sur
vivors of the Lost Cause.
Because Of inability otherwise to con-
quer the seeding States, a decree of
the commander IN chief emancipated the
negroes The haste and manner of this
act was not discussed, but 1t was de-
clared that every Confederate soldier re-
joiced that African slavery no longer
existed IN the South. With emancipation
came enfranchisement of the negroes
and the horrors Of reconstruction.
There is no purpose to reserve the de-
cision Of the srbtrament Of war in re-
ference TO slavery or secession. We are
as jealous of our flag and OF the national
honor as the citizens Of any other Sec
ton, and should war come, which may
God avert-a war, not for freebooting
acquisition OF our neighbours territory
not for the selfish greed OF men who
have sheltered themselves under natural
ization 10 prosecute schemes OF rebellion
or monopoles In trade, not for the pour
ing OF a black tide OF unassimilatiye ma
terial into the mass of our citizenship.
but for the protection of the rights and
property OL any true AHltilAdnf ~ III
vindication OF national hOnOr-then,
under the leadership OF our Gordon, our
Lees, Petteus. Hampton, Wheeler, and
such like, our boys viii hew their way
as far to the forefront, into the serried
ranks of the country's foes, as heroes
ever did or dared.
NO HALF-HEARTED APOLOGY.
an reafirming loyalty, no half-hearted
apology for the Confederacy Is interposed.
Our cause and conduct rest on
no such humiliation. our property had
all the guarantees and privileges OF other
property. and some additional securities.
Secession was n reserved right faith
received from the fathers. and no pro-
position IS logically and historically more
demonstrable. Now. this is changed.
Secession has been eliminated from the
American Governments. Formerly, prl-
mary and paramount allegiance was due
TO the State cf which one was a citizen
and by virtue Of which one was citizen
of the United States. The fourteenth
amendment has revOlutionized all this,
and constituted citizens of the United
States so that any allegiance Is not due
to Virginia, but to the United States
"The survivors OF the Lost Cause can
make good their asseverations OF loyalty
by observing ia strictest fidelity the re-
rIlirement9 OF inc AOuclFnAlpi. OAA
highest duty is TO restore fraternity OF
shirt as we'll as political association.
This duty to the South and the Union
is best discharged by laboring for free
and universal education. by steady ad-
vocacy OF national issues, great and
bread enough 10 efrace sectionalism
Nothing can be greater folly than for the
southern people 10 take up false and de-
structive issues, shutting or Foreign pro-
ducts, preventing reciprocal amlty WIN
other nations. assaulting the founda-
tions Of public and private circuit
weakening financial integrity, and Zee
t,tude and coudemning US TO less infiu-
ence than we have ever before reached.
THE NEW SOUTH.
.srhe New South is TO reclaim and adopt
the scheme of Jefferson. for support OF
university, colleges, and public schools.
Whatever OF prosperity. OF power. or glory.
we may aspire TO Is inseparably connect
ed with the free school. organized END
controlled by the State, and supported
nv general and local taxation. All other
means are yain " this be wanting The
South has made an imperi-hable record
by what she has done. in her poverty, for
the education OF white and black chill
dren. President Angel. Of the Univer-
sity OF Michigan. has said: out OF the
very depths of misery. and poverty
which we I'm the North cannot begin TO
understand they have taken up there
great ideas OF public education. and have
taxed themselves with generosity which
we cannot out admire. for the education
both OF the white and the black
1--WE can be fair and do more than JUS
tice to the negroes, accepting the condi-
tons OF citizenship and suffrage. imposed
as punishment. and 10 transfer civil and
political power from us TO them. We
cannot live as enemies. or we shall end
IN ruin. The attempt to reverse the
teachings OF history and ethnology has
reacted on the perpetrators OF the wrong.
ard there can now be no question as TO
which race will rule.
Distinguished by homogeneous popu-
lation by consistent observance OF Con-
stitutlon, laws. and treaties; by strict
ron-intervention In foreign affairs. by
most careful abstinence from interference
With Others rights and property. let us
give no counsel nor support to anarchy;
nor to those theories which result In UNI
restrained, licentious democracy. which
Is tyranny In its worst shape.
Freedom consists In keeping willingly
within the limits traced by law and order
and justice-the only securities for In
nocence good government. and liberty
and anything outside Is not freedom. but
license. and. In the end. abject servitude,
We must resist that sophism watch idsn-
tihes liberty with the unchecked domina-