Show the th old or the new from arom the american ti abune the roost most marked of sectionalism that has haa recently occurred was heard in atlanta ailanti At lanti ga a few nights ago when the president of the sons of confederate veterans Vele Vete iana ians addressing a large meeting of the association cia tion said I 1 it might be well tor for us now to say there la is no east no west no north no boath but there was inas ft a south and it la Is for or this south and her cause that our fathers father fought and it Is for this south that we are here tonight and it la is to this south that we too will pledge our devotion and give our ing loyalty this Is the boldest declaration made for some time it if it means anything it Is that the sons of the confederate veterans are ready to follow in tho the footsteps of their fathers in beat ing arms against the nation in of the cause for which their fathers fought the report of this meeting Is given in another column copies aiom the atlanta constitution tho the constitution sais it ana distinctly a south ern era throng and the sentiment wab strictly of the south dut but we would to believe that it was representative of the south it if so BO all the talk of a ne new south is a delusion and tho the struggle tor for the sit au of a section over oner the whole 1 la not yet ended such sentiments are reaction my and danger dangerous and augur badly tor for the fuluio fukui 0 it may be that these men have given expressions to the real sentiments of the south but wo ise prefer to regard it as being merely the too enthusiastic utterance inspired by filial affection which they them themselves selNes will not ap prove in their calner moments in no other country under the sun stin could men who have haie been in rebellion against their government hold ions as the confederates aie permitted to do and nowhere else could these theae same sons of confederate Vote iani have met and arranged to attend such a reunion as the one pro proposal pod to be held at nashville it woul I 1 bo bettel for au all cc concerned it they would show a proper appreciation of such un liberty by pie them selves to the support of the govern ment that has haa proven itself so BO gener oua one and aut to thorn and theirs instead of I 1 indulging in wild and SOL sei lional Napo rings that servo serve only to irritate this incident la Is the legitimate re suit of the teachings so pre prevalent alent in the south in its histories its monn ments and its hut we in bulge the hope that its greater better spirit will rise above it all and assort asbert itself until all sentiments are put under Us its feet an aal I 1 that it will teach a r and noblee than devotion to a section until they with us shall be pledged to one cun try one government one on flag fang it la is only by this means that the future can be b made peaLe peaceful ful and mccrie and amerial become truly greit andeel 1 it la Is already doing this and evet even anere ere throughout that region we see a now new order of things beginning to prevail the old feell rf ot of delusiveness and ostracism Is disappearing until men from the north tre are niad made welcome to dwell on its plains and in the valleys of its mountains it follows avs that edu education catin Is ie spreading its benign influence there ther railroads are being built and extended to every town factories are multiplying and natural resources are being cutill utilized z ed cities are taking the place of hamlets camle ts there Is a diversi diversified fled farming instead oi of the old custom of raising but one product pio duct and everywhere a now new south la is superseding the th old south to which these young men so thoughtlessly pledge themselves let them remember their fathers with gratitude take pride in their valor and do all honor to their memory memo but this does not require a pledge of loyalty to the old south anuth or its cause their fathers ta fa theis it living w would not approve of this utterance but would rather turn their faces aces toward the better day and march with us to the achievements of an undivided people and an indivisible union united we may defy and outstrip the world divided it becomes only question of time when wo we will be too weak to protect ourselves from those ot of other lands who would profit by our loss ani and free government be pronounced a failure among men but tp to promote unity and acquire strength it la is necessary nece that we avow and nd cultivate sivate a national spirit in all sections so that no newspaper reporter anywhere will have occasion to describe our private or public gatherings as a distinctly southern throng or northern and the sentiments expressed as I 1 strictly of 0 the south or of the north to the republic the one means mean 8 life the other death deam |