The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20


 teaches: q returned and saw under the sun. that the race 10 not to the swift nor the battle te the strong. neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet Tiehes t0 men of Understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill: but time and chanre hap. penefh to them all"
 we dia not dissolve the Union. but we wrote the conditions on which the Union may endure Forever.
 Were honers even between the victor and the fallen. between the ccndueror and the conquered. at Appomattoxl How even. the knowiedge that is yet to como will tell Tho knowledge yet to be diffused among msn is. that the political principles upon which the nal principles of liberty in the evoiu- ton of political science and that the differAntiations of the Federal govern menk of the Confederacy with the Fed- eral Rovernment of the restored union. must be accepted by the latter as the condition precedent to security ana peaceful growth. There is not a prime issue of party contention in the unisea States today, which would De possiplo under the Constitution of the Confed- sracy. The faliacy of principles of Fea- eral orxAnization. written In the Capi- fol at Montgomery. in March 1881, by Rhetk. Toonbs, Stephens, WigfalL is infinitely more of . victory than Grant reached at Appomattox. Did the south prevail or did the South lose in the con ffickf The s.so1id South" was orsanls- e6 at Montgomery, February {, 1881. and there has been nothing in the pro' ceeees og time since then to initiate agalnsk the conditions of that soiidar- fty. Necessity. from first to last, has written our Southern law of fife.
 Tkeme few words ere not alieniated from the theme here. band ot ere- tharB and neighbcrs. known az the long in divers places, amidst whnest carnage and dsepebt distreEa. to via iron the invader kle Tight to engey n maaae the very science ok HUveFufnent rvhteh the invader then must In his suc- nern now accept to save himself and his lnosinrafy the blessing of American hD- mrtg.
 route of Bragg on Missionary Ridge. November 2s, 1883. took place, many of tho soldiers did not stop to go into .nIotavac at Dalton. They confiuuea ehaSr course home. The hand looms smn the hIIl farms and the hand looms on the great plantations were maae busy. The excellent jeans for eiotning ana often for hats, was soon ready. ana mbons. at 91e0 the pair, were fouMa. saervn spread of General Johnston's ree~ 1orntion to command and in squads Qr one by one. the men returned to eneir
 Tf was a dismal prospect at Dalton. srhe reinstated commander ordered 2 , revIow. Hundreds of men were round hars- footed. Few tents were there. A murrrisingiy large number in the ranks md no arms. Some artillery which nerlgn flown fro1nfa camp on the nfu to nass in line through the valley found enc horses so weak from want of feed ehak they were unable 1o pull the gun s.nrria9es back ID the hill. General Johnston prepared orders foF the use ok 4he railroad to Atlanta. his base. and the regulatioa eg trains on ik- Govern or Brown came forward witn tne mose st recent demonstration of states rights so interfere. The railroad was the nranerty of the State of Georgia, bailt ~ f1aa State, and the Confederate gov nenvnent had 10 authogity Co regulate 1t or any of It's appurtsnances. The Gov- sYnor was himself in charge and his rules must be observed The General was well read In potticai sore. aM1 happily convinced the Governor that army control of the road was best Tor hia state and his States rights doc. 8rInas. From thah time forward, the fsovarnor and the GeaeraI were fFieuds. TAha General sent hts Quarterrnasters out to buy horses and corn and ms comrniasarfes Co buy meal and Meaes The government at Rlchmcnd counter" xnanded these orders. Department quar- fernasters and department coInualssa- rien alone should gather supplies and from these army officers must draw. Al any rate, the tact and energy Of the general commanding soon procured corn in liberal supply for the horses and eorn meal and bacon for the troops. remember the congratulations Of soldier, on the change. for the better, m Ssis rnftoaa. He sata General Johnston nad ponea Of eoyabr9ad stacked on the roadside and guard posted. Az each kaan xoaHsed his pone was handed 70 htni. shat was high feeding, comparatively.
 Hardee was the only officer with the sank of lieutenant general, command- Tebruary Mas Gen. John g. Hood was mromoted to lieutenant general and @en0rted for duty. Hood was an en- ahusias4ic soldier, a soldier by nature, Auornrnanding in appearance, perfectly sound of body, at the outset of his ioareer and fuii 0e physical energy: Hye was a native of Kentucky and fresn that State entered West Point At the school his standing was me. s8locre only, but his habits were good nnR his personal character without Masrmish. Tn the old army he was thsuarter master captain or Nhe Snu asraroons. of which R. D. Lee was lieu Nenart colonel. He entered the held lns coIcuaf of a Texas regiment of tn- &amtYy. greatly distinguished himself 8n that capa city and rose on his mer- &kN to major general He went Into &he battle of Chlclkamauga with his sarrn in a sling brought from Gettys- buTg At Chicl1amauga he lost the Nvhoie of one Geg. It is related that wyl1en. the field surgeon informed him Rhat amputation of the crushed limb bVvas necessary but that the chances sxvere not more than one in the hun- slred that he would Survive the op- asrstions, he promptly replied: "Cut away. I am not done fighting th9 RYankees"
 General Johnston and General Sher- Lsnsn agree that the Army of Tennessee was about 35,000 strong when John gton took command December 2s, 1883, at Dalton. General Hood, in his book, contends that the strength was 10000 and President Davis seems to accept Hoods figures. Johnston gives ali the data for estimate which any ssaieulator ever claimed and sherman aays from first to last. he. confront ing Johnston. had at least two npen
 Grant at ChattaAoega planned to send sherman out from Vieksburg with 10000 infantry and artillery to meet William Sooy Smith from Mem phis with 5000 cavalry and artillery,
 ehernan started promptly under his