The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
THE LETTER 70 Ike CAMP.
Full Text of the communication From
Columbia Pot

The following is the fun text OF the
letter from Columbia Post q. \. X, OF
Chicago, which was received by Lee
Camp a few days ago, and read at the
meeting Friday night:
CHICAGO, September -, 1891
Nessrs. George l.. Christian Charles ).
Striugfel0W, Archer Anderson, John j..
cary. and Thomas i. Pollard, Commit
tee. Lee Camp No. ], Confederate
Veterans Richmond, Va
CientIernen,-Yo letter of July 9Th
replving to yours of June liih, Is at hand.
In view OF the public expression of GER
tain sentiments which prompted Columbia
Post TO address You on that date, IT is
hardly necessary for me % say il1t
vour reply was received with regret, mas
much as we had hoped tudt thy brave
veterans of K. p. Lee camp ana not
share in the sentiments thus publicly eN-
pressed. Your reference 10 the 'pur-
pose" Of Columbia Post TO provoke
sectional controversy, or TO AID fuel
10 the dying embers Of sectional hate
we can but feel implies charge, even
though you dlsayow such an idea, which
is utterly unjust, and one which the
past record of this post viii most effec-
lively answer and retute.
REITABATE FORMER STATEMENTS.
There can be little, If any. doubt in
your minds in regard 10 what 'particu-
former letter From your SUggys tOns
we can readily see that You ar. fully
conVcrsant with them, and VIII le giving
due weight and respect TO your sug-es-
tion that il would nave been wiser ana
better If Columbia Post had "p3rdOaed
something to the spirit of the pace ana
occasion, We must respectfully, though
firmly reiterate our former statements.
and would refer you 10 the published
comments OF numerous leading southern
Lon Is "a 81 10 Hlf al tI nm
bia Post but your own people as well,
deprerate the time and the words there
uttered
WITH SORROW AND RFGHET.
We would call your attention 10 the
fact that such sentiments could be NJ
tered In no other country but this with
out being pronounced diSlOyal 10 existing
government. Fully realizing This fact, We
have mere the spectacle Of people who,
but generation ago, were arraYcd
against their government, to-day enjoy
ius 10 the fullest extent the privileges
ana blessings of that government. yet
clarifying the very principles which in
VOWED the whole land i'm woe and sorrow,
although, almost at the same time, eN-
pressing the Differentiated belief that the
results Of that awful war were 10 them
q rich blessing. Surely 1t is not strange
that Columbia and other posts. as well
as all patriotic citizens, should hear with
keeneSt sorrow and regret such senti-
HtulS rs were tApItSStu oh inc ONId'loIl
referred to.
Realizing as social fact that the
Old regime of social life has forever pass
ed away; realizing equally that the his
torlcal facts" Of our nations life cannot
be written in one key for the South and
another for the North. but must be one
and the same for the entire country; rea-
zing also the political facts, OF all the
ong and stormy period leading up TO
actual CLASH Of arms; we yet fan 10 see
now you. our brothers of the South, can
,ain aught by thus publicly clarifying
hose mischievous principles which have
been proclaimed buried forever"
Entertaining these views, We can but
suggest" TO you, that 1t would have been
wiser and better" had such sentiments
le'er been uttered; and wiser" stil and
better" still were II. +. Lee Camp, as
oval citizens of our common country TO
orever and utterly repudiate them.
FINAL SETTLEMENT.
We must differ with you in regard 10
he final settlement" OF those issues.
COR long years our legislative halls were
he arena wherein the points at issue |
we're fully discussed and argued. For