The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-06-17

mas, the matchleSS advocate of states
e rights, whose genius strained to pre-
: serve the co-equal powers and rights O
f State and Government, who dreamed
l of a great but voluntary Republican,
Jno. c. Calhoun lived in 1860, he would
have been a great statesman of the
Southern Co~nfederacy.
But there is no need of Invoking any
aid from the sleeping statesmen of the
past to support the cause of the Con-
federacy. The men who were then liv-
ing and consecrated to its cause, could
dignity and glorify any contest. In the
brief space allotted to me, | can not
elaborate or specially emphasize the
character and works Of each. But YOU
will recall Jefferson Davis, Alexander
II. Stephens, Ben Hill. Robt. Toombs,
Albert G.. Brown, VIM. L. Yancy. La
mar, Orr, Haynes, Curry, Campbell,
Barksdale, Foote, Pryor and a hundred
others.
Then in military genius, think Of r.
L. Lee, StoreWall Jackson, Albert Sid
ney Johnson, LOngstreet, Gordon, Jeb
Stewart, Johnston, Forrest, Waltha!I.
George Statham, Van Dorm and q hun
dred others. Almost a chapter could
be given to the life and deeds OF each.
But not only of craftsmanship ard
military genius, equal to the best and
highest the world has ever known,
could the Confederacy boast.
Two of the greatest things in war
are to destroy the enemy and preserve
your own men.
Do you know, my friends, that to-
wares the enc of the war the Confed-
eracy owned n of the finest powder
factories in the world, constructed by
infinite genius, with limited resources,
by a Southern officer, Col. Josiah Cor
gas, and to show you how prepotent
Southern genius is, l need only say
that his son is now chief sanitary officer
of the great Panama canal.
To preserve the men. the best shelter
is desirable. The Southern soldier had
little shelter and little food, but il
was a Southern officer, Gen. S;7iey CT
Louisiana, WIZ invented tne Si5l4y con-
zeal wall tent, and that tent has recent
ly been officially adopted as the active
service tent of the United States army.
But what of the other and most vital
departmental the soldier in the ranks?
There were few soldiers in the South
prior to the war. Before it ended,
nearly every gray = haired sire and
beardless boy had seen arduous service.
When the call to arms was sounded,
there instantly sprang up a volunteer
force. the most magnificent the world
-as ever seen. Unframed. undisc;-
poorly armed-st;rred only By
leathIess d~ev0tion-the Southern sol
lier became the moss effective inGivid-
lal fighter known to history. The
lower Of the South. q high ard low
poor and rich. Went 70 the
'ront. Without wealth 70 hire ner-
without equipment, often
starved, sick and suffering, tie
natchless herCisrl CT the Southern SOL
lier has been the theme Ct stcrT ana
But only the Try 81 TIE story
f sacrifice, achievement and death.
All compensate for It's tragedy ard
Every family was touched, every
ircle broken, and yet & hero wa born
every hearthstone, whether in stud
ed halls or modest cot.
The Southern soldier was heroic be-
ause he was ever full Of the spirit of
eathless Southern chivalry.
l was once asked by a Northern 9
riend, II have heard so much OF .
Southern chivalry'--what is it," q
-as startled. | had felt an apprecia- =
of its significance without defni- +;
on or analysis. But l pondered over !,
he question and l analysed il, and | Il
anne to believe it consisted of three :,
.ements--reverence for God, rever- r.
ace for womanhood, love OF country. 81
The South was pastoral, no large cit n
s were in her limits, the people were =,
in agriculture. There were al
and school houses throughout {,
le land. There was much rue re'ig- =.
us spirit, and there was universal "
for the great Gol. The y,
roud cavalier, the rich slave owner, 9;
tay not haze been religious, but ne 9,
as revere1t. With the cavalier Il /,
as the cry of the knight, My GOD $
nd my right" With many it was sin $,
re piety; with all, it was a realize n,
or of God over all. So. the first ele- =,
ent, was an acknowledged reverence
n God. f
The second was reverence for oma SC
nd. Prior to the war, the Southern
an held woman in reverence that al "a
was idolatry. She was hedged about