The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-16


1t was fully five minutes before he was
permitted TO proceed. he said:
From the earliest history of our coun-
try in all conflicts of arms the Southern
people have done brave ana honorable
service. Twenty years before the declara-
ton of independence il was brave Viz
gilman. who. leading Virginia soldiers, by
courage, skill and determine ton, saved
Gen. Braddock's army from complete am
Inhalation.
when the sound of war was heard at
Lexington and Concord, il was brave
band of Nirginians. under Capt. Morgan,
that FASTENED to the defense of their
American brothers in New England. The
Virginian boy hero who fought under
Braddock, now an the maturity of man
hood, FASTENED to the army in front Of
Boston and, after seven years Of battle,
finally conquered a peace and laid the
foundation of what IS now the most pow
erful government on earth. Among other
heroes from the Southern states who were
distinguished in that war was the brave
Marion OF South Carolina and the chiVal-
rous Lighthouse Harry Lee of Virginia
The leading generals of the war Of
lS12-15 We're Winfield Scott of Virginia.
the hero of Lundy Lane and Andrew
Jackson of Tennessee, the hero of New
Orleans and the victor in many other
sanguinary battles Also prominent
among the actors in that war We're Maj
Gems. Thomas Pinkney, Wade Hampton
and George lizard of South Carolina
James Wilkinson of Maryland and Thorn
as FlourOy of Georgia.
I'm our war with Mexico 1t was Zach
Taylor of Louisiana who won Palo Alto
Resaca De La Palana, Monterey and
Buena VISTA and il was Scott of Virginia
" bn led In their trt1upnhApt
victories from Vera Cruz to the city OF
Mexico Prominent In that struggle, also,
was the gallant Guitman of Mississippi,
Twiggs of Georgia and Pillow of Tennes-
see, and our Southern troops in that war
suffered proportionatey much greater
losses than did those Of any other sec
ton.
I'm the war of lS61-65, the marshal spirit
of the Southern people was most signaly
demonstrated. The entire country rose to
arms, the able-bodied men of the South
ern states fiocking to one or the other
of the standards Of the contending hosts,
the records showing that the people of the
slave-holding states We're almost equally
divided, those who fought under the stars
and Stripes of the union, being fully equal
in number to those who arraycd them
selves under the Stars and Bars OF the
Confederacy.
when the call to arms was sounded
a few months ago he people of no part
of our country. responded with more
fervor and devotion than did those Of
the Southern states and none were more
anxious than they 20 encounter their
country's foemen The first officer to give
up his life upon the sea was the gallant
Bagley of North Carolina, and the first
officer to fan in battle on land was the
Gallant Capron, from a family proudly
claimed 10y the state of Florida-that land
of sun and flowers. While il is true that
there was no distinctive Southern organi-
cation in the Cuban campaign, yet every
state in the South was represented in the
regular regiments and the first volunteer
cavalry. The same is true regarding the
regular regiments which were at Manila,
while one of the best regiments of our
army in the Philippines was the First
Volunteer Infantry from the state Of Ten
nessee."
Young on the Volunteers.
Gen. s. b. M. Young filled the place as
signed to Gen. Chaffee. In reply to The
toast, "The Volunteer as Viewed by a
Regular in Command" said In part:
"A call was made by our President for
volunteers. Unfortunately, and my
friends. | speak advisedly, unfortunately
we accepted and mustered into the United
States service, regiments and officers in
their entirely from the state guards. This
was a mistake; but as / said before, this
pertains to a subject on which our
worthy Secretary Of War win receive from
me an official communication. In add
ton to these regiments accepted from the
states other regiments were organized
from the material OF which the best sol
diers that the wolrd ever saw were mold.
ed.
In looking at the volunteers, and con.
sderng them as soldiers the fact is losl
sight Of that they have not received
professional education. We are too quick
to condemn we are slow to remember
that these patriotic men taken from every
walk Of life cannot, within a week. q
month, aye, less than a year. be educated
TO the point where these obligations tC
them are paramount
81 dwell more particularly on the two
volunteer regiments the SeVenty-firs
New York and Second Massachusetts
for the reason that these two regiments
were the two volunteer regiments, and tn,
only volunteer regiments, except the FRS
Volunteer Cavalry, the Rough Riders
present with the regular forces that play
ed any important part I'm the battles II
and about Santiago. ] have sincerely re
GREETED that these two regiments were
taken away from my brigade, and from
4 under my command; not that they wer'
+ placed under the command of Gen. Law
/ ton, who is a soldier worthy Of the Napo
! leonic days, but that they we're brouRh
into action before they had attained tina
/ confidence in their company and regimen
tai officers that is necessary to success
/ in an engagement. Understand me dis
/ tinctly that l am not critlcising the ac
ton of these regiments under fire. Their
is no better material in these Unite
STATES than could be found in these tw'
regiments, but they lack the instruction
and the training necessary to success n
the extreme hour of trial with our liml
ted force in that expedition, Il was neces
sary to call upon these regiments, bu
they we're called upon too soon. The.
were not fitted for the work"
Echo of Independence Hall.
Postmaster General Charles Emorl
Smith responded 20 the toast, 1.-THE Wa
as an Echo OF Independence Han" III
said IN part:
Undergraduate Hall IL the most saora,
shrine IN America. There Is no other FAM
around which clusters 50 much histori