Excerpt from New England Addresses: The Puritan in the South and Intellectual PatriotismThis, Mr. Chairman, is my text - this the spirit in which I come to you today from my distant home in the South. Cavalier though I be, to the manner born, I am not a stranger within your gates, but a clansman among his kindred. Aye, sir, Joseph is among his brethren. For I, too, am of liberty 's chosen seed; Old Glory is my country's flag, and all America is my native land!On this auspicious day in New England's calendar, Georgia felicitates Connecticut. From the tops of the Blue Ridge moun tains, she wafts to her sister State a greeting, spiced with the mel low musk of her Indian summer. It comes from the scented groves of the far-famed Elbertas; from way-sides sweet with the au tumu's lingering perfumes and from hearth-stones bright with the winter's kindling fires. It comes from the historic shades of Liberty Hall and from the pillared home of Robert Toombs. It comes from the tender soul of an old Confederate governor, the last upon whom our State will ever look (governor N. E. Harris). It comes from the loyal hearts of three millions of people who, letting the dead past bury its dead, live only in the vital traditions of American valor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.