The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-12

Some Alabaniians.

editor The Advertiser:
The Advertiser has a way Of its own
n anat brings It very close to the people
% the state and venture upon what
n n0w say In full acknowledgment Of the
esprit dcorps: refer to the editorial
e today Monday suggesting Miss
m the % aT ps spaee IN he Ma
tionai Temple Of Fame assigned to Ala
oama. None will rise to forbid. No
phenomenon OF genius comparable to
state. There is a broad suggestion of
connection between the civil power and
tns ranks of the people in your coun-
I take this occasion to review the
honorable record of Alabama In the
most advanced achievements of intel
iectual and moral life.
The African transplanted here has
rscoro In the unsurpassed gallantry OF
Saesar In the canoe fight on the Ala
Dama river But for him the three
white heroes could not have slain the
nine red men; and it may be we'll ques-
toned II the humble negro was not
there the bravest Of the brave. Book
er Washington Is here, of course. The
Indians Of Alabama deserve a separate
place In the tale of American Indians
ana Its marvellous tragedies.
DIT. James Marion Sims invented in
montgomery his speculum and discov-
cred the silver wire tsuture. The In
vention and the discovery revolution
ixed the science Of surgery in its high
est sphere. Thousands upon thousands
OF lives are saved by Sims's surgery
Peter Bryce introduced into the prac-
teal management of the Alabama luna
tic asylum the new science of the hui
NANTES applied to the patients. He
He was public benefactor, standing
on to himself on the highest plane Of
scientific attainment in the humanities.
The submarine torpedo boat that now
HOnfrnIg n nnfn II inc
vain the strength of the greatest OF
iron ships. was first manufactured at
Mobile for the Confederacy and was
the the first example of the kind. The
steamship "Housatonic." and the sue
cess drove of the entire fleet.
The record Is not by these instances
complete by any means. but l hasten
on to make the following extract from
"Yancey is fast becoming a vision of
the past. for he left no constructive
work and the spell Of his oratory is a
mystery to those who never sat under
1t. Not one Of the great speeches
with which he charmed and swayed
thousands have gone into the oratori-.
cal manuals; no, not an extract even"
- beginning comment at the bottom.
"the oratorical manuals" are compiled
by the conqueror in the premises and
Immediately after Appomattox / was
aboard a train in Ohio. A young
Northern man by my side spoke of the
pending. danger of war with France.
remarked, as matter of course Cen
eral Lee will commando" mo, sir"
said my companion, General Grant; if
Lee gets in at all. he will be lucky. :"
Yancey don't get in at all!
1t depends on what is meant by "con-
structtve work." Is IL book making.
that constitutes constructive work.?
Jesus never penned a line. Is it indi-
vidual power of organiza ton of men ?
Then unquestionably Yancey's work
constructed the most magnificent ex-
ample of political organization in the
annals of time. Study the Constitu-
ton of the Confederate States, and the
mental conclusion comes with the study
that the document was the most re-
fined product of organic law ever de-
vtsed by man. Study the science of
warfare, on land and sea, and the gem
erals and sea captains OF the Confed-
eracy illustrate that science in its fin
est principles as never before. Con-
slider the valor and endurance of the
population of the Confederacy and you
will discover the proof positive of
Constructive work" unparalleled in its
excellence.
Orators are not placed In the econo-
my of nature for book making. De-
mosthenes Is an example, Patrick Hen
ry another. Orators nevertheless and
oratory give whatever value to con-
structive work the work may possess.
Syphax.