The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-29

tied by the English, Irish, French and
Scotch, the large predominancc Of the
Anglo Saxon having, fortunately for
the section, left its imprc,, on sue
cccding generations. Prior to The war
the interests Of the Soutl. were almost
wholly agricultural. ,uretinduccd by
the conditions of tie climate, fertility
Of its soil and tho institution Of slave
ry. Cut Of as il wa by choice from
the rest Of the world it cared little
for out,i.io affairs and asked only to
be lp; aDne No where on The globe
could d living be made with less cxer-
tinu. and no whore was there such
General plenty. or such individual
wealth. Then the South had control
Of the general government both hy
population and wealth, and be it sai,
20 her credit. that she never b. one
act of Congress oppressed any section
of Tie Mon. 1t is said that leisure
Is necessary for learning verifying
this the South produced Tie greatest
scholars and statesmen of our early
history. Washington. jefferson, Clay,
Calhoun, Marshall, I.crarc and many
Others have frightened its pages and
left it glorious heritage
The oppressed from all lands found
a refuge on America shores, and the
tide of immigration quickly pcoplcd
the North and then the West, being
kept from this section on account Of
the existence Of slavery, and because
they were not wanted. Eventually
IKE combined strength Of the North,
East and West was greater than ours,
and political troubles began. Oncrous
and oppressive laws we're passed in
tended to interfere with our institu-
lions and hamper our progress. The
civil war has been very aptly dcscrib-
ed as the Inevitable Conflict for
In the formation Of the United States
two distinct theories of the government
were apparent. The North and East
contending for strong natl ,nal gov
crnment, in which full power and con-
trol of the country should be vested,
the South maintaining the sovereignty
of the States and the exercise Of only
such powers by the national govern
mcnt as were necessary, and could not
be exercised by the respective States.
the States reserving all rights no:
specifically delegated. The confedera-
tion Of States being voluntary, all rights
not delegated being reserved, the South
claimed that when federation ceased
to insure to her benefit, she had the
legal and moral right to withdraw.
1t was not thought at first that actual
war would be the result, for several of
the New England States had not only
discussed, but seriously contemplated
withdrawing from the Union. The
great Northwest had not been develop
ed sgriculturally, and the South not
only produced cotton but large quanti-
ties Of bread stuffs, beef and pork for
the rest Of the country. So they oon-
cluded that the richest and most valua-
BILE part Of the Union should not be
allowed 20 go. While the emancipa-
.tion OF the slaves was an incident, it
was not the cause of the war, but was
seized upon as means Of stirring up
animosity and strife at home, and set
ting the whole world against US. You
must not lose sight Of the fact, that
slavery was not only recognized by
the Constitution Of the II nited States.
but 1t was guaranteed protection and
representation in Congress. Reduced
TO the last analysis, therefore, il was
conflict of rights and interests-leg-
islation had failed to remedy the diff
-culties, compromises could not allay
the irritations, so arms were resort. |
ed to.
Though the South had only one
fifth the population, was utterly un-
prepared for war, had no manufaotu.
ries and very little intercourse with
the outside world, she was fighting for
rights sacred to the hearts Of almost
>s,ery man and woman in it's boundary,
and impelled by patriotism, the lofti-
est impulse of the human heart and |
mind, her soldiers underwent hard
ships, braved difficulties. and deficd |
dangers which commanded the admi-
ration Of the whole civilized world.
And to-day disinterested history as
cribcs to the Confederate soldier the
glory Of the highest type of manhood.
The South was conquered, but amid
the ashes and tears, tho desolation
and sorrow which followed defeat, NO
tinge ofshame suffused her faireheeks.
The war left the South utterly pros
trate, the flower of her manhood had
been sacrificed on the altar of the civil
God of war, she had no implements
except such ascould be made by hand,
no seed with which to plant crop
and not half enough stock to work it,
no credit and no resources to draw
6rom.
After the first sting Of disappoint-
ment and resentment was over, the
South accepted the results Of the war
in good faith, and went to work most
eneRgesically to mend her broken for