The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-05-11
Professor Powell, of ValdOSta,
Tells Mankind why the South
is SO LavvleSs, Mean, and
Accountable. 49,
THE Savannah Morning Meas publishes
the following:


took exception to statement made by Prof.
Powell, of Valdosta the orator of the day. The
incident occurred in the old church. Prof. Powell
did not publicly reply to Mr. Colquitt, but &C
cepted the exceptions in good grace.
In the course of his address Prof. Powell in
Weighed strongly against the evil of lynching and
decried it's existence in Georgia. In explaining
it's prevalence he said in effect that the existence
of the lawless element due in large measure
to the fact that the flower of the South was de-
stroyed in the Civil War and that the present gen.
Grafton was handicapped by the presence of sons
of the renegades, niggards and dastards of the
sixties
The speaker said that during the Civil War
the people Of this section divided into three
classes-the first comprised of the best and most
chivalrous of the community, the second COM
prised of a very respectable middle class, and the
third comprised of the worst element in the
munity, the towards, niggards, dastards and rem
egades. During the about o-thirds of the
first class were killed, large percentage of the
second class was also killed.
Many of the first two classes, he explained,
thus had offspring, while the third class which
did not go to war, did have descendants This,
he said, accounted for the large percentage Of
undesirable citizens-larger than before the
war.
Mr.. Powells address was made before lunch
AS Powell's address preceded the luncheon,
it cannot be fairly attributed to wine, beer,
artillery punch, egg-fip, cocktail, high-ball,
Coca Cola, or champagne Jelly
If Powell had had couple Of drinks in
him, there's no telling how far his abuse OF
us Southern wretches would have gone.
The late Senator ingalls, of Kansas could
not have skinned us so scientifically as Pro
fessor Powell has done
Happy the State whose leading school,
teachers hold such an opinion of the children
whom they teach, and of the tax-payina
parents who put up the money for the salaries
of such teachers.
Pray note how ana]ytically Powell makes
out his case against the Southern States,
Those who went to the War-Powell says
were divided into two classes, the best, and
the commonplace.
took special pains to kill off about two thirds
of our best element
Of the commonplace element-'the respect
able middle class'-the Yanks killed only
"a large percentage"
The other element, composed of 'Erenegades.
niggards, towards and dastards." did not 90
into the War at ALL
The chivalric class having been mostly
wiped out by the discriminating Yanks,
ceased to beget children.
The respectable middle class, although
largely reduced, did add somewhat to our
present population; but the renegades, the
niggards, the dastards who remained, are
those who are principally represented in our
present population; and therefore, we have
lewlessness in our midst.
If Prof Powell's address does not mean
that, it has no meaning whatever.
Taking it to mean just what its plain
English must mean, l consider it the most
arrant TRADE of nonsense and SANDER that
has ever been spoken in public against our
people.
Ingalls, never went that far, nor did Blaine,
or Wendell Phillips, or Thad Stevens
When was Powell born, where was he
reared and from what source did ha doriva