The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13

or not. we know that such rep ao them
always intended by those VINO uSI -, omr
So those terms were disavowed py ou'
Revolutionary forefathers, ana the
ia,t Mercer when he fell AT Iri1Set,Vln'
MERGED nv british bayonets, repheo s,'ai5
nantly, TO the taunts OF ms Toes siiiod the
no rebel" But as the Tory "a go tho
American patriot rebel IN 1910, % IN
rn, successor of the Tory, the Dia a.a,
Renubican. called the southern p,,o
"rebel" I'm 1861. And to-day tne s"i 40
south-hating type OF politicians my ,De
heard In the halls OF CongreSs Hnd we
of the WAR OF the Rebellion. aud
know he intends TO be impertlnlS,.nnn ,, or,
n,sonsi,se though with singular euroiteaS
end inconsistency, he would uoup p..s
beet Of his Revolutionary ahceot,Di,,
while trying TO aiiix the stigma VI Amert-
on the Confederate. Wheh Iu1n,,o1ntion.
cars won i'm the War Of the keVoiu'i 80
,Sny thourht they had established .nS
nri1cinle. certainly for themselves ,he
for their posterity. IL not Tor az. -
world. OF the right or coIIl' Iie.,,, n1ont
decide on it's own form ot Cover cover, n" I'm.
The men OF the South acted on ~ .n delibe-
cinia in 1861. and their enemies 49,
ratelv repudiated II. Ana Wheil' 49,,
waping against the southern Cohie 1'.,,s,,y
one of the most unjust ana ui'heI tST,,f,ed
wars recorded In history. ne ~ 80
states Government, In PUBLISHING w. -,
6cfaI accounts OF THIS tONt'SNf -
II as the war OF the Re9eihon, d.. d.
tho volumes themselves are called -.
holitoD Racores" one can but cOhsiuci
that they have added insult 70 ILL., ,,dya
Rut the act Of Congress when uses 80 80
offensive epithets was passeu ~ uar
~ Invasion and coercion were IN poWel;
To-day the Democrats nave the COIIei ~
Of Congress. and of the Executive praIlSn
Of government. They are thefe py the
aid OF the Solid South, cluster OF oIdtes
which stands as a unit. now as always,
Tor state sovereignty and personal Id
ertv WHY then is this slur upon SOUTH
ern principles permitted? Why are the
records of the Confederate struggle tor
the doctrine OF community independence
still published under the opprobriods
title given It by Republican partisansf
could agree on the phrase civil war,
though It Is not as exact as eHe express
sion, war between the States.
We were told by one Of the northern
papers, about year ago-the New YORK
Sun-in commenting on the Davis inter
ment "of the awakening OF the northern
mind to "A keen sense OF the difficulty OF
deciding whether as matter Of strict
traditional right, the attempt at seces-
sion could not be justified IL is graft
flying TO know that i'm the lapse Of nearly
a generation, some change for the better
mas come over the northern nina, ludL
the darkness has been lifted little;
that obscured from them a knowledge
Of the government founded by their
fathers. 1t is surely time, then, that the
historically Inaccurate and studiousy Of
fensive title 10 the volumes published
by the War Department should be altered.
With the Democratic party I'm power,
there is no excuse for tho use Of these
terms of reproach, of insult, OF incivility,
In publications by the War Department,
or any other organ Of the Federal Gov
eminent. in referring 10 the people and
States Of the Southern Confederacy. IT
Is the duty Of southern men in Congress
and In the Cabinet 70 resent this inius-
tice and TO protest against it, and l
hope that your paper and others will
remind them Of their duty.
DIXIE.