The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-06
GLOWING TRIBUTE
To the Young Hen Of he South during
tie Cra Var Peried

THE BRAVEST AND DSl
Rev +. \. Osborne Makes Interest
ing Co:npari>son Between the spar
:, or rho south and the Conditions
:. ~. Time OF the War With
Thos.. OF the Present
4. meeting in Charlotte. y. e..
sv the Confederate Veterans on MOI
a., 20 nav tribute 70 the memory oi
Admiral Ralph Senmes. the great
Confederate naval hero. many excel
Low. s,,eches were made. RI Kew.
:. Osborne spoke wtsf reference
70 the .pi-i, @: the young men o.
II. South during the civil war pc
-;od and .ae exalted type o. seacesS
,-oslr,.a. which be does 10; believe
could be duplicated TO-DAY uao''
similar conditions.
Perhaps this country VII! "e'"'
nrod.,ce again. be began. just sosu
-ac. o: men as that which !!'ec
-. IN. las; century ESpeciaiiS aoeS
c-.. ta..l this 10 be true OF tue ssea'
,.,d,.rs OF the South. We may pro-
tuc. IS great men o. greater men
lyon in dire:en, directions. tor 'ae
world is growing. Humanity IS aos
diminishing at all in its powers ~
- developing under Christian ci''!-
;,.,ion. Bu, the conditions unoee
which Semmes and the other great
leaders were born and reared were
peculiar and have now passed away
Especia,!y was this so ci the >oo'o-
don't suppose that more pa.''-
o,ic race OF men ever lived snaA 1na'
which peopled the South. TheN
,ifa WAS rustic. simple. plain. "a-
,-.,.n;,ous. These are the very con-
a;,ions that are calculated 70 prcooce
,he spir;. OF daring. self-7e"aaee
and manhood. They produced those
splendid qualities OF human nature.
The Southern army illustrated
that i, was no, weil-d!sc!p'iaec
army. Il VAS no, remarkably vel!
drilled army. Sn: i, was one OF mea
men who loved freedom. men Too
loved thei. homes. men who !osea
constitutional liberty. men who !oS-
e6 ,hei, owa simple lie. The:
didn't care much about money. II
was no, money-makinS age IN the
South. with one 0. two e1eepe!"os
Here and there fortune hac been
accumulated. OF course. But the
vast majority OF the men u eae
Southern army were OF hmHeo
means: men who owned little homes
in the country. To own the so'' 4
a necessary condition OF patriotism
Commercial! mea who do not own
their homes or who are so much IN
.e-es,ec in business that they spend
little time at home do not possess
.he saI,, love OF home and country
that rural life produces. They ~an'
70 live and enjoy their wealth. TOO.
The maa who owns his little home IN
the country. whose living depends
on his ,iIling OF tho soil. lives sos
his home and bis family and w:li
Weld the las, drop Of blood IN his
,,,ar to resis. any invasion bJ hos
::le forces
AND SO. while We have passion
ate. tender and romantic love sor
,he South" continued Colonel Os-
borne. II doubt very much IL unce!
similar conditions today We would
be able to produce as strong exam
pies OF courage. fortitude and das-
snS. / believe We. especially the peo-
nile of North Carolina. are wa.-
Ike race. 70 not believe there IS
one more so on the American con-
,,nene. When the United States cali
ed for troops in the war with Spain
the young men, OF the South hurried
forward. /, was my privilege to be
with them for time. / saw ,oe
same enthusiasm which had seen
30. years before. But / saw also
different class Of men. dinesen'
spirit and different state Of morals
from that which prevailed on the
previous occasion. cannot bat
doubt II they would have shown the
same dash. the same absolute conf
sence in the rec.!tude OF thei. cause
and In their duty to fight.
1T thrills my soul with pecu-
liar sensation to think o. the wonder
Iul genius that led the Southern
armies. Very likely the world ~i!i
never witness again such brilliant
galaxy OF mes. Christian men. OF
cultivated minds. broad and deep
learning. soldiers. who trusted IN
the Triune God .or the justice OF
their cause and willingly laid their
lives on the altar.
'.I shall never forge: the feeling
OF pride and Joy the soldiers OF the
e'oneederacy felt when they thought
of the glorious S@mmes dominating
the broad oceaa and bringing ;erro.
20 the enemy While the hosts o!
United States ships were lowering
about the coasts keeping out what
little bi: OF commerce the South
Nigh, have received. this cae man
was frightening the ships OF the enc
ny ou. OF their wits"