The weekly true Democrat., 1910-05-06


war the death rate was even LARGER, bat !
remember chickamausa mOre clearly
from looking at the marble tablet mark
ing the spot whsrsths Florida regiment
in which my father served led the final
assault that drove General Thomas from
his posit ion on "sROderuss Hin" with
the hayonet
After the four years of warfare had
passed By, the surviving confed-
crates stiil had a tsn years conflict
ahead Of them. "Aitsr the .EaGle comes
the vulturs" and the suGerinEs Of the
Sonth AZ the hands Of the Carpet Bageerp'
we're more severe, except for aesaai ioos
Of liis than daring open hostiiiiisa Re-
turaine from ths war. stripped Cor the
most part Of all save homer and man
hood, the coniederatss had to endurs
ths bitter trialSOfa conquered peOPls.
In place oi chs happy ana prosPerous
hSmss they had left hshinA thsm - ths
.opsnlne Of TIE war, thsY fOund = ruinsd
ana DorrOWful eOuntry, - vassnt chaiE
in nearly ever hOIssbold where Ths
star SPaAslsd Rannsr IN triumph did
wave, over desolate homes and the graves
Of the brave" sherman had left behind
him IN his march through Georgia .
strip Of countrY sixty miles vide where
only the brick ehimmsys Of the burned
houses remained 70 Be monuments 10 hia
cruelty. sheridan had 90 completely
devastated the bsautiful valley Of Vir-
Rlnia that be made e his beast that "a
crow would have to take his rations with
him" in order to live while erOsSinG IL.
othea parts Of the South had Jared but
little better and In too many cases the
returning coniederafss fOund where
many a pleasant Hamlet stood, anass Of
ashes slaksd with blood"
Yet these cOnfederats Veterans con-
tended manfuliy against theee iearful
odds and after ten ysaEs secured rsturn
Of white Ruls" In the South In restor-
ing the prosperity Of their Country they
have iabOred under Disadvantages that
seemed more that mortal beings could
surmOunt. Cotton was their OnlY money
crop, and the Uniied States Government
levied heavy tax on every pound pro
dueed, although in open violation oiths
Constitution The destruction Of south
srn property daring the war had amount
ed to about eight biilion dollars the;
war debt Of the North was about four
billion dollars, and the Unitsd States
Government has expended tOr pensions
70 the Union Veterans more than one
hundred and 6ity millions per annum
Tor this purpOss. Abous one third Of
these vast expenditures have beendrawn
from the South thrOush ths Aesion Of =
'Proteetivs TariE' that has made the
Norfh rich bat has lsft The south peer
Indeed. For half esntarY ths South
has been ths 'TshnasIils Section" with
every maa's hand asainst her. Duriag
this tina ne southern man has been
allowed 70 sit IN ne Presidential Chair
snd shsy have been sxeludo4 ison ali
q ths hi1hssi positions of honor and
trast IN tbs Eiis % ths Uniea. where TIE
North eould pEsvsut 4.
I DO not rscits lhass evils
Al spirit " bitterness -
win a dsslss 10 kssp asesieaai hatred
aIIvs hui IIis Impossihls - i0sm . slsar
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