The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

The South has nothln to deny;
The Southern heart dlsdains q lie;
She fought for Freedom and the Right;
She made goodly, glorious fight;
Beaten In battle and downtrod
She bows before tho will Of God;
But yet--'tlll Truth and Freedom die,
The South has nothing to deny.
The South has nothing to disclam:
She glories In her Patriot name.
The fame of her immortal dead
Light UP the paths their sons must tread |;
Their hearts, their swords, are still the
same;
The South has nothing to disclaim.
Defeated In unequal fight.
She stands forever for the Right.
Before the storm the tree must bend;
But Right will conquer in the end.
The cause she guards will triumph yet; I,
The South has nothing to regret.
Our correspondent, continues the New
Orleans Times Democrat, Is evidently
one OF those fair minded and
generous souls who think that the
right to revere its heroes and
It's history Is confined to only one
and It's history Is confined to only one
section of this country. TO one of that
habit Of thought 1t is the plain duty OF
VIZ. OpuIII ~ Tcpuulutc IltFn PAST tluQ lO &c
cept the arbtrament OF war as concu-
sive proof that's the principles for which
her sons fought were wholly wrong. The
attitude OF this section In everything
that pertains to the great conflict be-
tween the States should be one of meek
apology and deep AMUSEMENT. as for an
admitted sin. 1t Is needless to point out
that the South la very far from accept
ing th;At position. Looking over the his
tory Of that heroic struggle and the caus-
es which led UP TO 1t. she still finds moth
Ing to regret In the high forum OF her
own conscience she stands acquitted a
sincere adherence to tho plain intent of
the Constitution and a determination to
avail herself of Its provisions, when it
became evident that passlon-drven sec
tionalism, fanatlcally inspired, was bent
on a disregard of her rights-these We're
not crimes at the tlmc nor could any Is
sue SO retroact as to change their char
acter. The South was prompt to recog-
nize the results OF tho war. No murinur
or repinlng came from those who were
weak and worn from that unequal con-
test. Sturdy, bravely. honorably and
grandly the Confederate soldier once
moro built from the waste Of war the
fabrac OF public and private prosperity.
Loyalty abiding BY the result, lie gave
his allegiance to the government he once
moro recognized as his own. But for all
this, no power OF, earth could then. no
power on earth can now, extort from tho
men who offered themselves as sacrifices
upon the altar OF their cherished prlnci-
pies one syllable OF reputation. one
whine of apology Belief IN the logic
and the business OF their cause was not
a fancy but the mature result OF political
study. The battles that SCARED their
T.. H. ~. L.. a
and their homes LETT all unwounded this
II still remains In the bosoms
OF the people Of tho South and it will
always remain We accept the Union,
we have done our part toward a uninca-
ton of this great people, hut without
sychophancy, without surrender of honor
The pregnant hinges OF the knee are yet
unbent amongst us.
The South has nothing to- regret and
nothing to forget, The records Of that
glorious struggle have left this section
a legacy that will be cherished to1the
latest day Wherever In the world there
still survives esteem for heroic deeds. ar
dent patriotism and lofty devotion to
principle. there will the name OF the
Confederate soldier be held In honor.
Upon our past as on tho broad base Of
n pyramid. rises the fabric of whatever
Is truly good and great among u.s. From
It's eXhaustless source what nsplra lions
have been, and are yet to be, drawn by
the people of this section! Far from re-
GREETING II or any part of It, the South
finds therein her supremest consolation,
her most effective incentive. In It's blue
ornament the names OF her heroes and
her martyrs--Lee, Jackson, Davis ana
the thousand named and nameless ones |
who to-day FIJI honorable graves-still !
burn like stars and with their mild per-
sstence" urge to broader patriotism and |
more high cndenvor We may not at |
all times please our critics, hut this one |
thing Is sure: whoever comes among lis |
viii be able ON his return to his own !
home, TO say at least this Of tho South, |
II nothing more:
"There' are people who are loyal to the |
glory Of their past,
Who are held by hearts tradition. and |
will hold 1t to the last;
Who would not sell In shame
The glory of their name
Though world were in the balance and
a sword thereon were cast.'