The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-31

will be. Interested to inquire What
| trained citizen soldlery became the uii-
| matched infantry Of modern times4 and
endured for four years the horrors. the
sufferings and the privations OF war;"
der not only fought for home n1d
fireside. to repel invasion and To ee-
sist usurpation, oil OF which are. In
sense. what may be expected OF any
that the seeds of the great conflict
were sown In the compromises by
which the Federal Constitution itself
was adopted That the South fought
eighty, for local self-government. and
for. that kind Of individual liberty of
which Patrick Henry had said, give
me liberty or give me DEATH!
brief time at my disposal to attempt
to investigate the arguments advanced
by the parties to this discussion The
people OF the South have long since
all time that the United States are a
nation, to use the constitutional phrase.
More than this. I venture to assert
that in no section OF our country are
serve in the. nation's army or navy.
or to maintain an indivisible union Of
indestructible States than are the peo-
pie OF the South.
1IIdCllCdlly lHc SUR dt kAppO.
mattox ended the conflict. and. con-
trary to the history OF other civil wars,
there was no guerrilla fighting to add
its horrors to the great war. The peo-
Of war to the field of agriculture. and
began at once to build up their waste
places. to repair the ravages OF war,
and to create on the ruins Of the old
a new social system.
That the South to-day is admitted
to be the most progressive portion OF
tile country; that the material pros
perity of this section is such that it
felt the recent, panic less than some
other sections. Is evidence of the fact
that the thoughts and energies of her
people have been well directed in the
last forty years.
But the building, up OF waste places
is very engrossing occupation, and
when there was added to our other
burdens the evils which followed in
the trail nof the constitutional amend
ment enfranchising the negro. twill
be seen that our people have never
for considering abstract principles Of
government
1t is true that we admit that the
United States are a nation, but our
people are as yet. am glad. to say.
Unwilling to concur In the style as
Eumed by the dominant party at Wash
ington that the United States is a
nation.
.SatlOu 1-oNeT- lHGICaSluEs
The growth of the power of#this na-
tional government OF ours, and the
consequent diminution of the power of
the State governments is a matter
which should attract the attention Of
our people. The increase of the power
of the nation at the expense of the
power of the people makes II natural
to inquire whether the powers that be
have forgotten the tenth amendment
to the Constitution. which declares that
the powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor pro-
hibited by 1t to the States. are reserved
to the States respectively, or to the
people,"
My countrymen. if the dead heroes
in whose honor we assemble here every
year could by their lives teach US no
lesson for our present guidance l
would feel that the sacrifice SO will
5inRlv made by them Of their young
lives had indeed been In vain.
The last forty years has been PEE
Rod OF transition. period of marvel
Gus growth. of commercial resurrec-t
ton. These things are we'll, and may
even be said to be necessary to the
attainment by our people of other;
things which are better. But from
these soldier boys of former genera
ton we should learn anew fundamen-
tai lessons of civil liberty. We should
learn that when the people of a re-
public begin to look to a distant CAPT.
tai for governmental favors, and
cease to rely on their own individual