The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-05-30

" ANlA
- fle ~ rlobs
20 lirziI1t south oiin lvn1ia
had no quaIre vita GeorEIo- One
liu-as no enemy q Virginia. Il has been
called the war q rebellion. But this
mas now been gHiclaIIy rcpudlated byi
Congress. and henceforth on Ier,aI and
OHleiai recorcs II is 70 be referred tol
rs the civil war.
The cause. OF the war IN my opinion
takes Is root in the difference Of
opinion as 70 the cohesive power oil
the FedcTal constitution as the bond
Of union between the states. AIen oil
equal Intelligence and breadth %
statetinan. have held to opposite
i opinions as 20 the reserved rights Of
i the States.9 some conteudfng that al
4 state. Under proper provocation,
Il might dissolve It's relation to the
Federal union and assu4no an inde-
/ pendent political aextstence OF Gov
1 ereigutys The merit OF this claim had
Il been frequently discussed in Cons
i Eress and from the public rostrUm
4 and threats made by some OF the
4 members OF the Onion to avail them
4 selves OF this provision OF the constI-
] tuition. The agitation Of this question
!. with other conflicting. interests pre-
cipitated IN the action OF the eleven
states in withdrawing from the Union
and setting up an independent gov
eminent. They seized the forts To-
Gated Within the Limit OF their reEpec-
I tive states and the war was on.
Il The American Republic from Its
inception stood alone among the or
ganized governments OF the world
|, without precedent or example. The
!. Grecian Empire was founded upon
beauty. the splendid creation OF the
chiseI and the matchiess wonder OF
the painters brush. The Roman EN-
pire was founded upon law and or
> der. The founders CT the American
j, Republic anchored the foundation OF
? the republic on the hearts OF the peo-
/ pie. They saw that man had certain
I inaIienaible rights. among these rights
that they wove into the written con-
stitution was the right to live. the
right to liberty. and the right to pur-
sue happiness. The nation that IN
l dertalees to tear up the foundation
e of this republic will have to tear VI
I 10000, 900 human hearts.
s Tho Results.
e The result OF the war justifies the
vast sacrifice OF life and treasure Of
Tered upon the altar OF a free gov
! ernmeut. It forever settled the dis
turbing question o. secession. The
eleven states that Dissolved their re-
= tIatiou to the union came back and
performed deed that challenged the
/ admiration OF all the nations OF the
' world. When they wrote In the 4irsl
e article of this now constitution she
: following language: This state
n Cnaming the state). shall forever re-
II main a member OF the American
Union This forever settled the in
divisfbility of the several units form
ing the corporate lie of. a republic
where freedom has a home and lfber-
> " a sheFtering shrine. Henceforth
: the citizens OF a common country
1 standing under the folds of free
5 dom's flag can say we have but one
/ country, one nag and one destiny
TheS fraternity no wprevafling be-
j, tween the. North and the South, en-
phasizes the complete adjustment OF
IAN dimcuItles that have hitherto dis
!. iturbed the peace OF the two sections
Soon after the close OF the war, the
city OF Memphis was visited by an
: epidemic OF yellow fever. The dark
wing CT the angel Of death lowered
lover the homes of the citizens of that
: Iair city. HunQfeuS Oh uODAS men o-4AN-
women were dying daily. the great
heart of the northern people was
touched, and millions of dollars
poured into that city for relief, and
ito stay the onward sweep of the
dreaded pIagpf.
In 1888 the ancient city of Charles
ton. south Carolina, tremibIed under
throes of. an car tiiqua Ike. splendid
buildings went doESn to ruin, many
! were made homeless, again the
i North came with money and trains
land shiploads OF provision for the
! distressed and the needy.
i in 1901 the fair city OF Jackson
i Vile. Fla, Cwhere / Iive). IRE
i broke out in a Tber factory that swept
i 1900 homes from the map OF the city
costly hotels. splendid church build
4 Iplzs. large and well filed business
i houses went down before the consum-
ing flames. Eight thousand men
! women and children were without
! homes or the comforts OF life, but
arain the North responded with such
ABUNDANT help that the relief organ
ization said 1t was enough, and TO
send no more aid. These exhibitions
Of Kindly regard has united the two
sections in loving companionshtp
! on memorial days have seen
Federal soldiers from Massachusetts
land the region OF tho sreat West
lstrewfnE flowers upon the graves OF