The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1902-05-16

100 for 2Oy. In 1o4o QUE OuJ OI every
62 Of the men Of military age in 1870
was revolutionary pensioner; one
out Of 11O in the south. "
1t can be safely stated that the
most critical and pressing period of
the revolutionary war was carried on
in the south in the face Of continued
disaster. The devastation Of war
was nearly all on her sail. She points
to the battles of Fort Moultrie,
Charleston, Camden, Kings Noun
tain, Cowpens, Clifford Court House,
Eutaw Springs, Yorktown as battles
in which she did her full part.
In the war of 1912 and the Indian
wars no one will deny that the south
ern states did their full duty in sol
diers furnished, priyatious endured
and services rendered.
"In the Mexican war the yolun-
teers from the south numbered 45,-
$40 men, while from the north 49,
9S4 men we're furnished. Taking
into consideration the population
north and south, the latter furnished
more than three times her proper
tion."
In the matter of territorial acQui-
sition the south played its most i'm
portant part; Virginia gave up her
Northwest territory out of which was
carved Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, and Wisconsin, Kentucky also;
North Carolina. South Carolina and
Georgia gave up what are the states
of Tennessee, Alabama and Mississ-
sippi. The Louisiana purchase gave
all that territory west Of the Missis-
sippi and to the Rocky Mountains,
except what was acquired by the an
nexation of Texas and the result of
the Mexican war. The territory
west of the Rocky Mountains was af-
terwards confirmed by treaty with
Great Britain. Florida was after
wards added and later the territory
was acquired by the Mexican war,
making 1922, 494 square miles, while
in 1899 the area was only $4,000
square miles, two-thirds Of which be-
longed to the southern colonies.
The Louisiana purchase and Texas
and Mexican additions being antago-
nized by northern statesmen, mainly
in New England; Jefferson and Mon
roe, southern statesmen mainly per-
fecting the Louisiana purchase. The
same element in New England antag
onizng the latter acquisition Of Tex
as and Mexican territory. In fact. it
may be stated that "every inch of
this territory is due to southern
statesmenshir and the titles are
signed by southern statesmen. This
is the contribution which tAe south,
as one of the sections of this country
and as one of the factors in our up
building, has given to the United
States. :" "Alaska was afterwards
added by Mr.. Seward, 577,39O square
miles,
This. brings us now to few facts
as to secession and notification.
"New England historians always rep
resent their section as loyal to the
union and abhOrent to any scheme of
notification and disunion, and no
term of villifcatiOn or obloQuy are Sc
severe enough for the south, and yetse-
cession had its genesisin NewEngland,
and in not a few instances, when her
material interests were apparently
endangered, she has insisted on her
rights of resistance even to nullltica-
tion and separation. And the re-
proach of disunion has been slipped |
from the shoulders of the north to
those Of the south" Threats Of dis
union were made by high officials in
Massachusetts and Connecticut in
1856, 1884, 1896. Gov. Plummer
in 1906 affirmed the purpose Of New
England leaders, whose names he
gives, was to dissolve the union.
John Quincy Adams states that the
plan was so matured that military
leader was selected to carry it into
execution. They called the Hartford