The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-12-05
WEARERS OF THE GR4Fi
Senator Butler of South Caro-
lima Resents Expressions
Cast Upon Them.

siderable attention, on account OF
he vigor with which the senator re-
,en,ed the aspersIons still cast in
certain quarters upon The linen
who wore the gay" Looking
bsck, said be, over the quarter o. a
since the war ended, it be-
comes almost ludicfous to observe
with what energy some OF our
friends-the enemy-have tried TO |
tarnish the southern side OF it BY |
hard names and approbrious cpl
thets. The soldiers and officials Of
the confederate government have
been denounced as traitors, rebels,
insurrectionists, insurgents and
snch other euphonious expressions
as suggest themselves in the dia-
tribe OF irrepressible patriots.
We can afford to smile, my eoun
trymen, with something OF feel
ing Of pity for such outbursts of
impotent passion, for they do not
determine the character or objects
Of the war, or the character or the
motives of the actors. When your
state transferred her allegiance to
the Confederate government your
allegiance went with her. Obeying
the mandates OF lawfully organ
lied subsisting government, you
could NOT have been insurgents,t trail
tors, or rebels, nor was i. war OF
fractions or internal feuds. There
was no element of anarchy, com
munism or agragrianism in it, but
it was q war of government against
government waged on our part in
accordance with well-established
rules Of civilized procedure. MOI
was it war against constitution
oil government and constitutions
institutions.
On the contrary, it was begu
and conducted to the end in bebal
Of those principles which we hav'
been taught were in the correc
principles of popular governmer
Secession from the federal uniol
was the pea .eful remedy we decid
eded upon for the evils complained
OF, and when assailed the state
took mp arms to sustain it. Tn
only questions that were at issu
and settled, so far as the gauge O
battle can settle anything, wa
first, that the primary allegiance i
due to the federal rather than tn
state govern ment; second that sc
cession was not the practicabl
and proper remedy for evils com
planned of, and third that SLAYER
was At an end, the latter resultin
as a measure and means of war, an,
not as constitutional right 0
law. We accept In good faith a
three as final, and binding upon u
for ali time, but we concede moth
ing more, and no patriotic, fair
minded man would demand more
This concession is not to be &C
companied by trucking, humil
iating self accusation and self
abssement, and MS true confederat
soldier will walk with mien les
erect or with less self-respect be
cause of the part no played in tina
trying conflict. He will not de
grade himself by crawling on hi
belly or eating dirt in the presenc
OF his late antagonist, or cringln
with hypocriticsl humility at tn
foot Of successful power, nor b
: awed into the denial or sbandon
ment of his birth-right by the az
gressions and denunciations .
braggarts and bummers.
There is nothing In the past O
which any brave, conscientious
Confederate need be ashamed, an,
nothing in the present or future
which should deter him from stand
ing by his record and maintainin!
the dignity CT bis manhood. Itap
pears there are some who would IN,
suit our dead by refusing a monu
ment to their imper ishable valo
on the spot where it was exhibit
ted.
| Senator Butler here recountet
the action taken by Abe Patterson
Post, No. So, G. A. r., Alleghan,
City, Pa, protesting against tn
erection of a monument by tn
Second Maryland Confederate Reg
ment on Getty sburg battlefield; il
close proximity to a monumen
erected by loyal regiment ant
Governor Beavers indorseme.t Of
the posts action.
| Continuing, the senator said: To
mind, it appears almost fiendish
The hyena is the most cowardly Of
all wind beasts, and yet the most
ferocious in the gravas of the dead
He has a counterpart, think, in
the Abe Patterson Post, and Gov
ernor Beaver 10 not lar behind
saem in invading the graves of the
dead Msrylanders He is strongly
in favor of the government making
an aproppristicn to erect markers
on the positions occupied by the
Confederate commands as a matter
of history. A government appro-
priation, you see, all Ntr the oL-
jections to treason and disloyalty,
because there is job in IL for
somebody 10 P.nnsylvania. But
let US dismiss the subject with the
hope that ! other Con tolerate or.
ganization will accept and cie,t an
other monument outside he south
ern borders. Our dead are hey nd
tue reach Of maleyolence and ihsu /.
They have passed into the re-ln OF
peaceful slumber, immortalized ty
the splendor of their matchiess Goa.
ducs; and no jackals can ever dis.
turb the tranquility of then ever
lasting sleep or tarnish tue fair
fame of their gallant deeds. They
have inscribed their names on the
imperishable roll OF honor. See to
itthat 20 vandal mutilates the re-
cord.
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