The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09
them with a delightful chapter IN
which occurs the following paragraph,

WA14 bGX 49, A%R4N
which is indicative Of his
The history OF no period can he
Justly written-certatDly the charac-
ter and meaning of no struggle
which Is in effect a social or political
revolution can be correctly and graph
1cally Dortrayed-unleSs the condi-
tons or the times. the habits OF
houeht then prevailing. and the pre-
dominant sentiment which Influenced
or lnctted popular action. be taken
into account
In this introduction also he ox-
presses d feeling which many share
with him OF irritation at those writer's
VINO still argue the questions Of the
war. Who still seek to defend a par
tlcuiar side. Says he: We are famil-
lar with all that has been or can be
SAID III defence OF the effort made by
the South for separate and independ-
ent governmental existence. and with
all that has been asserted in iustiti-
cation Of he action taken by the
North TO maintain the integrity Of the
Union. We know w,iy the people Of
the one section believed secession to
be objectionable political sin. and
why the people OF the other regarded
coercion as a brutal crime, not only
against the American idea that all
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed, but
against the liberty it has been the
chief purpose Of Oui institutions to
protect. Every Intelligent school
boy III the South knows that the
Southern people held thai the Fedora
Constitution and the more perfect
Union that instrument was intended
to construct was q compact formed
between sovereign, eQv and indie
pendent States, and were absolutely
convinced that the parties to suck
contract had the right. for any reason
IN heir own discretion ruff1cient, tt
withdraw from it. Every boy in tn.
North. Who has read a school histor!
understands that the men who Tough
ito preserve the life OF the nation
believed the Union was not only 0
superior sanctity to any other institu
ton Of human creation. but that i
J was meant to be indiSSOluble and per
petual. The technical c~ontentionS ans
data on which they are ounded at
all-nn file for the use Of the futur
historian: nor can he. nor need h
add ANYTHING TO either.
{ General Duke was born IN the Blue
grass rcgiOn of the State, and rc
CARDS It AS do other kentuckians
"A kentuckian may listen to argu
ment and permit discussion of ever
other matter but this. lie may mod
ify certain Very stubborn social onin
ions-preiudiceS. his critics call then
he may re-align his religions view
land d~enominational relations. He
generally inclined. indeed, to exchanH
u the tenets taught him by his motht
: tor those. If variant. entertained b
his wife. lie has been knoWn-moI
6 frequently in quite recent years.
alter his political affiliations. an
i even entertain some doubt of the i,
), ialIibility of his political tradition:
.,r he is not altogether a higet, {,
tt:'t in matters connected with tt
+ Nil. But only in the ha]llucinatior
AEsome strange form of insanit
" could he believe that kentusky is NJ
y the fairest land the Creator has mad
and the Bluegrass region its par;
disc At the outbreak Of the wa
he was "a resident of Missouri. Thel
he first served the Confederate cauS
Later.hC joined Morgan's Rifles, WhiC
became 4 part of Mofgan's kentncI
If Cavalry. Of which General Duke b
came adjutant and later colonel. I
saw service in battle and III prjso
the latter bidding fair for a time
be the more dangerous since he ";
sent as one Of fifty prisoners
Charleston TO be expGAed to the fire
# the Confederate batteries. F'ortunat
IN ly the plan was not carried into e
:, feet.
= The book discusses a little Of eVcr
y thing connected with the war and Il
period Immediately following. 1t
full Of delightful anecdotes of We
known and of unknown character
y it has TINA of the various prom
nent officers, civil and military, wi
whom the author came in cOnta'
Or and there is manifested throughout
r charming spirit. 1t Is not u book
of read through al q sitting. nor Yet in
. month, but it should be put in sol
o. convenient place where it may
q called upon t. while away spare m
IN ments. It is al ideal work OF its XII
al and deserves to find many feade
It's chief defect. and it is q grave oI
To Is the absence. Of an index.
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at THE DECLINING BIRTH RATE.