The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-04-30

~ ary you IN Etending discussion.
Athe Norths government denied the
RCto seceds a thirty eight years ago the
Sue was ssa sud war eusued. The south,
gathf "a together every man capable Of
a gs7s arms. raised 100000 men for the con
3et our enemies accused MS of robbng the
CRADLE and the grave, for 50 great was the en-
thusiasm OF the people that all ages We're rep
resented in our ranks from Is so. The North,
out Of their vast population andendless streams
OF emigrants, easily raised 100000 on to
quell the revolt, nearly 1--WE to one. People OF
I the North after the war, told me that the men
were not missed so great were their resources,
But we know how ours w re missed ;they were
the pride ana flower u cpputh ourhope, our
all. But that was not IL 5nly advantage OF the
North; they possessedt he general governments
treasury, the army and navy abundant stores Of
munitions of war, great manufactures, great
open ports through which flowed an increasing
stream OF material for the armies in the field
All the world was open to them for men and
ships and materials ofwar. While the south,
with no government or treasury, on army OF
navy. no great manufactures, no currency even
that was reliable, with their ports blockaded'
cut of from all the world, without a friendly
nation as an slly.were cast entirely on theirown
resources, had to create everything, ac1uated
and sustain ed 10y a full belief in the jusU,ce
and Righteousness of their cause, maintained
the unequal struggle for four long and bloody
years, along a battle line 1000 miles in length
until her armies We're literary ground to
piec by the overwhelming forces that were
massed against them, until like sSrely be-
leaguIed giant bleeding from 10000 wounds, the
Com fedaracy r.eeled and fell with crash that
shook and aslounded the world Perhaps
some idea OF the sternness and intensity Of the
conflict may be realized, when we reflect
that the powerful empire OF AUSTRIA with
trained regular army OF zoV'V1o backed
~ one million OF reserves, WAS decisive
iy defeated in six weeks by hel oppo-
nent Germany; and the great military empire
o. Franco with 100000 regular army, l'aeoOlo
reserves, g great navy and a rich and Pc ~eiiu'
goYernn cnt, was overthrown and defeated, her
great armies captured wholesale and her
proud capitol taken in seven months net u
took three eilllons 81 men ana apowertul navy
with houndiess resources ana unlimited means
four years Of ineessant conflict to bieak down
that thin gay line o. southern heroes who
stood like wall Of blood and iron between
49, foes and their homes and constitutional
rig1sAknd startling evidence Of the great
dispariSof nEmbers against psis shown ny She
fact that over generation after tee struggle
was ceased the pension rolls OF the United
states show 100000 more names than the South
raised from ls6l g 1865, Az! and over lto0Q'
more clamoring for place on the rolls
At the close Of the struggle the South had
sustained loss including slaves OF over 5000
millions q dollars. Her cities, townsand fields
devastated, her labor disoi gained, and greater
than all she had suffered loss of more than
100000 Of her sons by death on the battle field
and disease and wounds, and mourning and
woe hung like pat over every southern home
and darkened every hreside- and these homes
we're impoverished beyond all deseript on, ior
the mothets and wtv5s,faithiul 20 the last, had
sent the last piece OF cloth, the last pound OF
meat and even Gus mp The carpets that covered
the floors 70 the front TO sustain their sons in
ipe heid. Can you imag'ne he suffering Of
armies that required such help irom home
which their government was too poor TO give
Can you imagine anything but the most xalted
| patriotism and profound conviction OF duty
mat could sustain prond' intelligent and
high SPIRITED people IN such aslfuggle r. thai
Tor -FOUR years until all was lost save honor
ana tsiat was kept Forever orlght and untaln'
hheas
And yet the northern histories would make
ne world believe that our motives we're base
aud ignople that our defeat was blessing tc
lnenkind that we Were traitors 10 "a Kind and
patefnai government, and that we fought q
peri etNale slavery thal ana that only let u'
l2ok TO the testimony OF their own records, a
computation OF which quete from an admira'
PIE address delivered year ago at Augusta
"a" by captain salem butcher
ihe ruth Is tnat the northern government
I repeatedly ehefee to recognize slavery # The
south wonld only lay down IT'S arms. At one
lime y remahaed pack INTO bondage the slaves
I OF lhiee states when Qn9 OF its generals mad De-
flAted inen ireei a' another It's offered TO pay
the 9onth tor rs slaves II % would voluntarily
emaneipate them on stu another oecasion il
I 'aaae me formal oher that The south might re-
tam lis siaves - IL would fehounco its struggle
ier independence
INC authority 81 the7e s'atclneni7 none cat
question: 10 y IN me statute oook ol the thiiee
states published during the war in TINS voiam'
Non VIII ma ihese facts ON May sth 1867,
feqefai genera named Hunter, who mai Ct
ieelea ioqe5ent on me south Cafolina coast
issued q general order wherein he declared al
slaves - Georgia south Carolina ana fiofid'
n 70 pe forever Tree Ten daFs thereafter Abra
nam Lincoln, president OF the United states
Z ISSUED bis proclamation in which he dpClIf ed