In the South we see much that is
hopeful for the perpetuity of liberty
and the preservation of sound princi
ples of government. The generation
now entering upon ; manhood have
learned to revere the memories of the
great men gone before, and to regard
with peculiar favor the basic principles
of civil and religeous liberty. The
young men of the South are Democrats.
Here and there under evil influences
and examples one has strayed into the
Radical camp and is sucking with all
his might at the public teat, but the
great body are loyal to the healthful
traditions of the past and are building
upon right foundations. They are
looking to the Democratic party as the
great and only conservator the olny
hope of the country. They are drink
ing at those pure fountains of liberty
and honor, of principle and wisdom,
at which their noble fathers drank and
were satisfied.
This is true, and it is very encour
aging. God bless the young men of
the bouth ! In them centures the en
ergy and hope of the future. Upon
them rest the safety, the grandeur, the
renown of this great country in the
years to come. May God endue them
with wisdom and grace and courage
equal to all demands! That great
man,-Goethe, said that the destiny of
any nation at any given time depends
on the .opinions of its young men under
twenty-five. This shows how im
portant it is that right "opinion"
shouldexist that the young men of
our country should build on solid and
and sound foundations.
