Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
THE FLAG.

The editors of the Atlanta Herald seem
to disagree about some things at least
That paper prides itself upon being red
hot concern, of the most extreme Southern
proclivities. Recently the question of cell
ebrating the 4th of July has formed TOPIC
of discussion. One day an editorial appear
ed speaking of Southern people and saying
the American flag is our flag" and say
| ing further, that one of the chief reasons
for the failure of the Southern cause was
that the movement was not made under
the folds of that flag. The editorial in
question contains great deal of chatf, but
some genuine wheat.
1t seems that the real red-hot man of
the concern was not in when this was
written, and that seeing it, he got so mad
he couldn't hold his patriotism (?) and
bursts forth with the following card:
An editorial which appears in the Her
aid this morning, on THE Fourth of
July" l dissent from most decidedly.
Whilst | am ready to and shall obey the
laws of the United States Government so
long as | am compelled, by necessity to
live under such Government / do not and
can not feel either veneratiOn or affection
for the flag, from the fold of which the blood
of two hundred thousand Southern men is
dripping, and which has for twelve years
been an emblem of oppression, of humilia-
ton and of degradation to the South.
Hence | can not even seem, by silence, to
indorse any eulOges of it.
ALEX. ST. CLAIR-ABRA
Now, we don't know who this fellow
Alex. st. Clair-Abrams is, but presume he
made his mark in the late war. He is
probably one of the Southern men who
could whip ten yankees" Or he
may be one of the "last ditch +"
| fellows who were so frequently
heard of in 1SG2-63, but who became
a scarce article about April, 1865. He was
certainly very valiant man man, and we
wonder how, with such an individual
within its territory, the Southern Confed-
eracy did not succeed.
But now that the war is over, and he
didn't use his power to the utter destruc-
ton of this Federal Government, we feel
thankful that Alex. st. Clair-Abrams
is going to obey the laws of the
United States Government so long
as he is compelled by necessity to live un-
NNA oNA'i VIC iSCA GOAA hhls
Alexander, etc. can not Regeneration fol-
the flag, and would counsel the govern
ment authorities not to arouse him, fol
there is no telling just what he would do
: If he can't eulogize the flag, keep him
quiet, at least
We don't wish to seem impertinent, bu
we would like to hear how long this Go
Hath, Alex. st. Clair-Abrams served in th,
Confederate army during the late unpleas
2 antness? Was he as brave to attack tn,
! old flag as he is now? Did he really d.
much fighting, or did he ventilate himsel
by loud talkiDg?"
r The editors of the Memphis appeal wer
' all in the Confederate army, we believe
: and fought bravely for the Lost Cause,
= but, unlike this Atlanta man, they speal
J.. Of Independence Day in this Style
e Mindful of the fact that we have mucl
T, occasion for sorrow and regret, that W
q have not quite laid aside our mourning fo
= the dead Confederacy, we have yet reaso
to be thankful that, in the dreadful strul
j. gle that ended so disastrously 10 thes
States, all our rights aud liberties were nc