The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-10
BY Associated Press

New York. Dec. Secretary OF War
Dickinson was the principal speaker
at the meeting OF the New York South.
ern Society. last night
Rising to the toast The Invasion Of
1.-The North by the South, the secretary
prefaced his remarks with protest
against the custom OF southerners in
the north, affirming in public gather
ings their loyalty to the United
States.
The time has come, said the sec
retary, when there is not only no
good ground for, but conclusive rea-
son against. giving especial emphasis,
as southerners to such declarations.
BY implication they suggest a doubt
where none should exist They do
not reflect true appreciation Of the
spirit Of the day We do not need
them to convince our selves that the
south with practical unanimity viii
sustain our country in any time of
storm or stress III there are any
southern men who feel otherwise. they
are too inconsequential TO exert any
appreeiable influence.
Proceeding to his topic Secretary
Dickinson said in part
4 have in mind an invasion entirely
peaeeable and conauests that are
eisio When the canny Scot was in
oorporated into the Kingdom Of Great
Britain against his will. he got his
inning BY moving into the enemy's
country and accommodating himself
70 the new and inevitable order Of
things There was never a deeper
hate than that which the Scots cher
ished for England, but in time they
became a bulwark of strength 10
Great Britain and achieved and main
tanned leadership which has been
one Of the main sources OF her great.
ness"
Using that as a parallel the speaker
dwelt upon the impoverished condition
OF the south Immediately following the
war and then proceeded to trace the
invasion OF northern fields by south.
ern men and women.
The tide once set in did not sub.
side when the causes that first gave It
impulse ceased to act" the speaker
continued In all the large progress
sive cities OF the north. southern men
are a forceful part Of the business,
professional and social life and this
Ii especially true Of the bounding com
mercial centers Of the middle and ex-
treme west Their names are not OBJ.
scure. The reputation Of many IS In
ternational
= have sometimes thought that the
men of the south wronged her by
leaving her In her poverty. and seek
ing new and happier surroundings and
greater opportunities. and that IN this
The south suffered a great loss But
there is wider vision that shows
there was compensation. The achieve
ments of southern men IN the north,
while redounding to the happiness OF
The successful individuals have
wrought in d far more significant way
Tor the Welfare Of the country.
1T is generally accepted that the
civil War was acontest between peo-
pie OF northern blood on one side and
people Of southern blood on the other
This is great error We are slow
70 look beyond generalities to the es-
sential truth The Civil war was
war between the states. but as tc the
participants Il was purelya a local
question. There were seventeen brig
adler generals four major generals
ana one lieutenant general in the
southern army who were born IN the
northern states or these. seven were
born in the state Of New York. OF the
first FIVE, who were full generals Of
the Confederate army, Cooper who was
the ranking officer was born In New
York. and Albert Sidney Johnston was
Of a Connecticut father and a Massa
ehusetts mother Kirby Smith. the
last general who surrendered was Of
New England parentage Eighty Of
the graduates Of West Point who en-.
tered the Confederate army. we're
born IN the non-seceding states.
But there was reciprocity on our
part Kentucky brought forth the
central figure OF the epoch. Abraham
Lincoln Virginia gave birth to Thorn.
as. the rock Of Chicamanga. and Ten
nessee produced Farragut. the great.
est of the admirals Tse commanding
officers of twelve Of Farraguts 22 ships
at the battle OF New Orleans we're