The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-11
CHARLTON cOUNTY's SONS.
They Have Responded NobIy to Their
Country's Gail.

They Have Responded NObIy to Their
Country1s Call.
Folkston, Ga, May editor Morning
News: While ! dislike very much to
write anything for the public prints, be-
cause my style does not suit the ideas OF
the present day, yet a duty imDels me to
try, as far as 1 can to correct a wrong
| impression that has taken root in the pub
lie mind l dislike, too, to infringe upon
your space, bur feel that you, when you
understand the intent of this communica-
ton, will willingly consent TO its publica-
ton in your impartial paper.
Our nation to-day, as you know, is con-
fronted with very grave issues, with the
stern issues of war, with all its hardships
and horrors. We have reached a period
in our history when the government needs
the assistance of all the men that go to
make our nation great. The government
expects every man to do his duty" He
that shirl1s in this. the hour of need. is
not worthy the name of man. It has been
the custom of our several states to be
ready to meet such emergencies as the
one now confronting us, and l was under
the impression that Georgia, the good old
Empire State of the South, was well pre-
pared for war. She has been for several
years past appropriating large sums of
money to equip and maintain her military.
This military, thought, was in fine trim.
1t was when the Corbett-Mitchell fight
took place in Jacksonville 1t has always
been in trim when the summer encamp-
ment came on. but now when we are re-
ally in need of these soldiers who have
been enjoying the benefit of the states ia
vors there seems to be something lacking,
.Nf-1-1 Il
thorty that in many of the old companies
that have been so valiant on dress pa
rade," very few of the men are going to
take the field These companies are com
PEELED to gather in raw recruits and go
to the front with men who have had no
experience in tactics, while the states
skilled warriors remain at home dis
like very much to see this, because il
makes me think that things are not alto
gether what they seem.
Our county had no military company,
for indeed, we thought the state had plen-
ty without us, or may be we had no one
among us who knew how to organize
military company and go on summer en-
campments, for we live very near the Oke-
fnokee swamp, and it was charged to us
that two years ago we did not know that
a President of the United States was being
voted for. and that those of us who did
voted for Andrew Jackson Cbless his old
souD Well it may be that we did not
know that presidential election was on us,
and may be some of us voted for dear old
Andrew, but be that as it may, we have at
last found out that the President was
elected and that he had need of men to
defend the dear old flag of the Union from
insult and l thank God that old Charlton
has responded manfully to his call. She
sent more than her quota of sturdy men.
They have quit the plow-handles to go.
They have left the railroad. They have
actually left school to go. Four of my pu-
pills left Friday 1 hated to see them leave,
but feel confident that they will "remem-
Der the Maine" and do honor to our coun-
try and to our national flag. In peace, our
men are quiet and unassuming, they prefer
to follow the pursuit of domestic life; but
when the peace of our country is threat
ened, there are no people under the sun
who will respond quicker to the defense of
our national honor than the gallant sons,
descended from the heroic fathers who
bed and died upon the blood-stained fields
of Virginia. H. w. M