The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-06

planted by the strSuy hands Of southern
men and around II rallied me sto~at-hearte9
PATRIOTS of the American { olunleS ctntcnu-
Ing for the Anglican ideal. the rlgnt OF u
people to govern Themselves ~ Jaws OF
their W enactment. Str1ngtn n a'1 g5d uay
of unavailing effect the Articles OF Con
federation drafted by q Northern man, John
Dickinson OF pennsylvania me steat heart
of Washington was saddened that the brill
liant hopes of the friends of freedom had
not reached their fullest truitlon, tnficr the
system of government m and ! aSoin ! IN o one
country's extremity, out OF the Jargon or
discord and unrest there comes a trumpet
call ringing throughout the contederated
colonies. a Southern man lifts his voice
over the troubled waters and tn splendid
genius of Madison, another son OF grand old
Virginia, gathers together the clscordant
elements. marshals the constructive thought
of the nation, puts his pen to iancr. and
that faultless COMPACT. that ~founoation or
the best government on earth, tn; .Anierican
Constitution. Is given to the wotlc ana
starts on its MON ,ntous careef. bringing
warmth and happlp, SIS to the hHarrhstones
of millions of free and pro st'er"is people.
The majestic ship of state, no longer with
out rudder or compass, g'ides out across
the tumultuous sea freightel with rhe
fondest aspirations Of a great people max;
masthead the banner of consti
tgtional liberty. while n her pilot lHnse.
and unerrlngly steering her In her provi-
dentially directed course. was tine brave
Southern patriot. George Washingtoa.
draft on your patience, for me to call here
the roll of honor illumina~ed BY the names
of patriots of Southern birt', and southern
home who fashioned popular. thoii,tT n
directed the affairs Of stits In All, forma-
tive period of our young Republic. In
every time Of national danger and perturba.
southern genius and SuIrhcrn patriotism
and loyalty. that stllled the angry waters
and brought hope out Of lear; -. a..
seventy-fye years in the life Of this nation,
from 1875 to 1850, the. most wonderful
strides in the growth Of civil government
Awaking from its couch where 1t had
slumbered for centuries, civil liberty set
Its face to the dawnig of another era, threw
can ideal was unveiled for the astonish-
ment and admiration of the civilized world,
bringing harmony where there had been
and making the heart Of the citizen pull
safe with the consciousness of his Inferior
ity to none, and his equal right to the partic
in the affairs of government. As
citizens of the American Republic these
all matters for our gratulatoin. But
as. the warm blood courses through our
veins it sings increasingly a paean to the
stalwart bravery and unexampled wisdom
southern statesmen who held the guild
Ing hand across. this troublous era. and
our sturdy craft to II safe mooring
in the harbor of established government by
the side of the foremost civilized nations
the world. From the day that our
government was established our relations
with foreign nations were troubled and UNI
certain. Soon after the constitution was put
into force a mighty war broke out between
na and ENGLAND; during which both
| nited States and their interests as an in
dependent nation. Washington and his
successors. who were statesmen in the
nntried political institutions from the
hazards OF war until they could be settled
md established. patiently bore these wrongs.
although they would have justified a resort
TO war. Under the influence of this policy,
when these wrongs reached the spoiiation
our ships and the seizure of our citizens,
and our citizens from the ocean,
md appealed to the justice of these ma,
Ions to cease their outrages. Embedding
pursued a course which amounted to a
war. upon American commerce..
vessels laden with the products of
industry and skill. were seized
n our ports and coniscated while three
American seamen were seized and
IMPRISONED and made to serve on English
nen-ot war. 1t was In the midst of The
caused by these wrongs that the
congress of 1911 met" In that Congress,
WITH ITS splendid galaxy Of Southern states
men, there rose conspicuous among his fol
.ows the great Calhoun of South Carolina
from his place on the importont Committee
2n Foreign Relations he submitted a report
~ CChSitoSs WHICH. supported DIV his plO-
luent voice like magic aroused the country
% a sense OF wrong and danger. and to The
indication Of our national honor and
9eopie of the lnd cdsnfEr &C.. th He made the
was war, or submission to the loss
Independence and nationality" The
iirect enect OF that great mans voice was
me war or 1917. second only in its i'm
Dortant results to the Revolution itself. IFS
termination gave to MS n nro,td
md established position of dignity. equality.
inu M nInnnD Thn tlnV =
World: 1t gave to tn United States indie.
pemuence abroad as the Revolution gave
them independence at home.
1t will not do to say that these great
Southerners whose voices and wisdom
SNAPPED. the course of our government
trough these troublous times were but
f9rtuitous opportunities. What they ut,
cred with their eloquent tongues was
rue. but lit was the prerogative of genius
70 put into the materialism of words the
-houghts that lay inarticulate in the CON
'c1oushess or a brave people, whose heart
caps In spontaneous sympathy to her
Ioice;s In their breasts the flame of liberty
burned with a firmness that no wind of OBJ
could eXtinguish, and no torrent OF
,ntagionism dim. Though some Southerners
sn1cb more conspicuous than others in the
nent, there was behind them the stont
hearts with the consciousness Of ioyal na.
, yho I OF hte Whole people of The South
Nho nerved their leaders in every blow
delivered for civil liberty, and placed upon
heir gallant brows the chaplets of victory
=, turning from the struggles Incident 10
ne nrn ana nnquestioned establishment Of
ne American idea of government, which has
)een delivered into the hands of n brave
prosperous people forging their way
nations, of the world, the impartial histor-
an rails not to discover the LOYALTY and
ldeilty with which that trust is executed A
and survey dlscloses the uncompromisine
,,althfulness of Southern men whose hands
OF more than half 4 century directed tho
atalrs;, and shaped the policy of the Young
In such a constellation of greatness with
which the South blessed the Whole country
stands out as a star of the first magni'
Lude;. each contributing his part TO the mn.
)ulldlng OF our common heritage.
In the Orient, where the most exouisite
,apestrles are made by the patient. toillny
lanus OF the weavers. an observer secs
Detore him a confused mass of threads
Nhlch the weavers on one side are placing
Nltnout conngurat'on or form. but OH going
IN the other side from the wea yer the eve
Z transnxed with the beauty of the crea.
ii4n that slowly unfolds itself in the most
1eilcate lines anil marvellous blending of
,olors, not seen by the patient tojlers oa
-hey tirelessly draw the seemingly meaning.
threads. but when completed. the re-
suit or their joint labors ~startles with its
'ufpasslng beauty. How we'll the brave
ooutherners or the. Revolution period pre-
pared the soil and planted the seeds OF
liberty, now thort ughly they protected and
the plant as 1t caught In its un-
gentle dews of a kind providence. NAV he
zen In the gianc tree in Its full growth
iefying encroacnments from every direction
inu snadowing with Its expanding branches