The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

II is held to be profitable here to bring
into view the conduct of the people of
Alabama, how they bore themselves in
season of phenomenal Generalization
of public conditions, rather than tax
a limited column Of print with enumera-
tions of tragedies perpetrated on them
by their conquerors and the allen tools
of conouerors, with vile purpose in their
hearts
How, by what resources within our
selves did we throw off our burden?
This is the story of transcendent honor;
this the proof that we were worthy to
succeed where we failed.
The books tell us we are the New
SOUTH" Nothing has been present but
the one continuing south The first Eng
lish footprints on the American CONT
nent were made on the southern border
OF the then Virginia" later North Car
DINA by pioneer knight among the
knightliest. Sir Walter Raleigh, gentle
man, scholar, soldier. He was the
prophet of the coming of Lee. Next in
order of time came the jamestown col
ony, largely composed of younger sons
of the English aristocracy. This colony
had set up and put in full operation
representative form of free government
years before the northern settlers came,
The alleged New South" is the south
descended in orderly results of labors per-
formed, of perils endured, of successes
. -schieyed from jamestown, through the
revolt of 1776, through the Confectionery
TO the redeeming wisdom of southern
politics and the restoring power of SOUTH
ern industry in the federal government
of 1912.
The strength and reach of Abraham Lin
coins political instinct stands out Tor one
of the most remarkable incidents OF Do
graphical history on record. HIS motner'
Nancy Hanks, was born and reared 10
full womanhood in the up-country Oh
South Carolina and was of most respec-
table ancestry Lincoln's parentage was
southern, his birth southern Andrew
johnson was considered by some states
men of his day superior In statecra1t TO
his superior in office. johnson was ma
tive of North Carolina.
When Lincoln, one of the crudest or
frontiersmen, took up the PRESIDENCY,
March 4, 1861, he was self CONFIDENT SER
noised and ready He knew no more OF
Forrest knew of army rules and regula-
lions when he went into the battle OF
Shiloh. Lincoln did know that none OF
the great senator's from the north, none
of the ancient leaders OF the party that
had elevated him, believed that he pos
eessed qualities to conduct office for six
months.
The new President bided his time He
spent the month of March in observation.
He received tens of thousands OF visitors,
heard their opinions and tolerated their
yagaries. He made appointments to Of
nee. high and low. He did nothing TO
Indicate what his course toward the pow
erfuI Confederacy. just risen at Mont
~omery. would be. He saw strange
movement starting up behind him east
and west 1t was movement openly
favored by some eminent leaders and
that was to bring back the Union by sub
stituting the constitution of the Confed-
crate states for that of the United states
Mr. lincoln saw as no other man In the
limited states saw clearly The Confed-
eracv must be extinguished. root anc
branch Soon Maryland Virginia Ken
tuckv. Missouri would secede
"Carthago deenda est'-the Roman
cry. carthage must be destroyed.
The next question that came up Tor SO,
luton by the President was, how snail