Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
THE EVOLUTION
OF THE SOUTH.
Magnificent Address Delivered
by Col. Win. H. Stewart.
BEFORE sToNEwAlL CAMP
New oH,cors Selected for stonewali Camp.
and the Delegates and Altornatcs Were
Named for the Reunion of tho United
Confederate Veterans Which Takes
Place Soon at Louisville, Kentucly To
Rinse Money for tho Davis Monument.


1t was most interesting session. as
much business of an intereung charac-
ter was tranSacted-the election of Off
GERS, selection of delegates and alter
mates to the Confederate reunion, and
the mastery effort of Colonel William
II. Stewart. which is given in full be-
low-being sufficient to attract an ap-
preciatiVc audience.
After routine business had been dis
posed of the election of officers for the
coming term was gone into. with the
following result:
Joseph l.. Bililsoly, commander; ].
Herbert Williams, first lieutenant COM
mander; T. ]. Barlow second lieuten-
ant commander; w. S. Langhorne,
quartermaster; John c. Ashton treasu-
rer; DIR. III. T. Butt. surgeon; B. II.
Owens. chaplain: j. Thomas Dunn, ad-
Joshua DENLY. vidette.
The old Executive, Finance, Relief,
Cemetery and Historical committees
were continued. Commander c. w.
Walker as chairman and Major James
r Crocker George w. H. Watts. John
w. J. Richardson were selected as a
ReviSory Committee.
The following comrades were elected
delegates to the Reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans. which occurs at
Louisville KY May 30 and June 8, in
T. j. Barlow The alternates are Cap
tain w. r. Mcdonnell, Williamson Smith
and L. P. Slater.
JEFF DAVIS MONUMENT.
The Daughters OF the Confcderacy
having taken upon themselves the work
of raising $780, which they propose to
contribute to the Jefferson Davis Mon
ument Fund, notified the camp of what
they intended to do In that most laud-
n hIa I1nHarto lSinO Tho 6aSirO1lQ
OF assisting the ladies. decided to have
a lecture, by securing the services OF
Rev. DR.. Garrett. of Court Street Bap-
tist Church, the subject selected being
"John Wilkes Booth"
COLONEL STEWARDS ADDRESS.
Colonel Stewart, who had been Sc
lected to deliver an address before the
camp, was then introduced by Com
mander c. w. Walker, and a literary
treat was the result. The subject Sc
lected by Colonel Stewart was the "Ev-
olution of the South" and it is here
reproduced in full:
My Comrades-It Is always a pleasure
to meet my old comrades n-arms and
l am glad of this opportunity to speak
to you on the Evolution OF the South"
Tolerant of themselves, intolerant of all
others. the Pilgrim Fathers, who landed
on Plymouth Rock planted seeds of
sectional strife as vital as those which
fed the feud between Lancaster and
York in Englands war of thirty years,
and they were the cause of our Con-
federate war.
These seeds were so latent that, as
the colonies grew, other interests over
Swallowed them and welded a common
cause when Boston defied the assertion
of n right of taxation without repre-
sentation.
There was freedoms cry! The blood
of LeXington's minute men thrilled the
manhood of the North and South to
unite In the war against Great Bril-
tain and the soldiers of the South. in
the language of General Morgan.
marched in a Decline" to Boston's
aid. standing thcnceforward, shoulder
to shoulder with the sons OF New Eng
land until they won independence at
Yorktown. under the sun of the South.
SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND.
The second war with England closed
in the glory of Andrew Jacksons vic
tory over Wellington's Waterloo vete-
rams at the Crescent City of the South,
after Key. of Maryland. had sung the
Star Spangled Banner" from the port
hole of his prison ship at Baltimore.
The South brought Texas to the
galaxy of stars on the old flag; and the
soldiers of the South rallied two to one
of the North, to capture the Capital OF
Mexico and add Golden California to
the American States.
Along the line of territorial expansion
sectional hatred grew, and disease OF
the body polite spread almost as rap
idly as the growth of the country
which was principally achieved by
Southern valor.
The people of the North and South
were so radically unlike in tastes and
interests as to become, at least in spirit
different nations.
The South had faults! There was the
cruel code OF honor" which forced
poiteness between gentlemen thai
should have been given from love. The
South had slavery: but it was not all
herself that gave it to her soil.
INVOKED HIGHER LAW.
The North assumed censorship over
the common domain and invoked
HIGHER LAW to abolish slavery at
the hazard OF fundamental rights
the British Crown. Hear the treaty:
Article II. His Britanic Majesty ac-
knowledges the said United States, viz:
New Hampshire. Massachusetts Bay
Rhode Island and Province Planta-
tons. Connecticut. New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware, Mary
land. Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia to be free, sover-
| eign and independent States; that he
treats them as such, and for himself.
his heirs and successors. relinquishes
all claims to the government. propri-
etary and territorial rights of the same
| and every part thereof"
Afterwards the sovereign States
! united under n constitution executed OH
the nth day Of September, 1887: but
| what was not granted 10 the general
government under this fundamental
compact was denied: and all other
| rights of sovereignty continued in the
States as surrendered and relinGuished