The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

HIS UF hi ULD NUUIn,
e following verv able article by DR..
BIZ. Yandell appeared in the Southwest
kzine OF San Antonio.)
the Old South. Is here meant that UNIQUE
beautiful civilization which hourished In
south from the war Of the revolution to
war Of secession: a civilization builded
the principle of honor. that held honor
b human life. and where. nearer than
elsewhere on earth. 'all men were true
loyai. all women pure''-whioh had its
Rtype in George Washington aud Its
heosis In the Confederate private soldier.
Thomas Nelson Pake says. in one OF
essays in his "Old South written as
4 Psge only can write: "The Southern
|s.tion was In Its character as distinc-
his was that Of Greece. Carthage. Rome
tnice. It has had no chronicler to tell
Itcry. In that spirit of svmpathv from
alone can come lights and shadings on
depend perspective and real truth. 1t
ives such recorder for It produced re-
the consequences Of which NAV never
Among them is this Nation"
that volume Mr.. Page has. with that
OF sympathy" told the story OF the
ern civilization as fully as his space
tied. and made good his proud claim.
BEN pictures are all beautiful and true
b: OF the old Virginia gentleman. splen-
BIZ the wife and daughters. who made It
for Southern men to believe In angels,
ne.
declaration OF independence was the
u FORMULATION of new evangel. that
men are born free and equal" very Diff
1 from the ideas held in their younger
Inv the washingtons. Lees and other Vir-
8garistocrats. those gallant gentlemen who
lated the Southern civilization and. more
Nall other classes, inspired the ethics OF
DID South. With the fall OF the Confed-
II the civilization. as an entity. passed
" having given to the world Its highest
Ebf man. the Confederate private soldier.
"a all. or even majority. OF the South
ZEN of that time were the descendants OF
4ristocrntic element is not asserted. but
1bastcrful impression which that element
u on the Old South of post-revolution
N can not be denied recognition. Il
q" says Colonel Neweome to Give.
~ man would like to come of IN ancient
honorable race. AS you like your father
n an honorable man. why not your grand
4 and his ancestors before him? But II
INT inherit a good name. at least we can
y best to leave one. my boy: and that is
htitlon which please God. you and will
<byi"-and that accurately represents the
nhat held sway in the Old South.
The revolutionary war the people Of the
Mes were far from being all Of one mind.
Tory element was strong. and many tories
u with the British against their coun-
IN. Glass distinctions which have no
6nate place in our Republic and which
been greatly weakened, though not OBJ
Ned. in the South before the war OF So
5n, were strong at the time of the former
sard in reading the history of that strug-
Fe have often brought to mind the fact
fhe gentlemen" were officers. the "plain
Ie" private soldiers. And at the close OF
8war the officers of the revolutionary
formed the Society of Cincinnati" a
kctiyelv aristocratic association that was
i perpetuated through primogenture.
Il ~
'fhe war of secession the post OF honor |
Me rI:vate station. and the Young men
y South with immortal devotion to duty
y was race characteristic. and an I'M
patriotism never excelled In the worlds |
b. with unparalleled unanimity laid
ambition and from choice became pri-
lin the ranks. The Second Kentucky In |
n, which was formed In Tennessee Just |
Of the Kentucky line--as Kentucky WIS |
goring at that time to maintain EARNED |
'Ality"-had as privatos In the company |
fup from Lexington. son Of John C.
kenridRe. vice president OF the United
: but few months before: brother OF
II. Morgan, afterwards major general,
hundreds Of others the equals of these
ciaI position. The Shelby Grays. COM
made lid CT the best class of young BUSH
and professional men of Memphis. had
Q ranks young professor in medical
ge. who vent In as private because he
red that the South. outnumbered as 1t
would need every fighting man to carry
Rket. While the older men could act as
ons And he served as private. until
rsl Folk hearing of him sent for him
Hing him tha' his services as surgeon
lie worth more than as soldier in the
ordered him to report to the medical
pr who assigned him to duty. This
DOT at all singular case: give It as
II within nv personal knowledge.
Hher characteristic ami beautiful incl
connected With thet same company---it
be matched In many others In the
lern nrmy-I h.a from, , rar4,am,n nou,