Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-20
True Cause OF the War.

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I At the Confederate reunion at
houston, Texas, recently, tho His
torlcal committee among other
things submitted the following:
The true cause of the war between
the States was the dignified with
drawal of the Southern States from
the Union to avoid the continued
oreacheS OF that domestic tran
guilty guaranteed, but not cOnsum-
mated, by the Constitution, and not
the high moral purpose of the North
TO destroy slavery, which followed
incidentally as a war measure. AS
to the war itself, and the results of
the war, the children of the future
would be astOnished that a people
fought SO hard and so long with so
little to fight for, judging from what
they gather from histories now in
use, prepared from writers i'm the
North. They are utterly destitute
OF information as to the events lead
ing to the war. Their accounts of
the numbers engaged, courage dis
played, sacrifices endured, hardships
encountered and barbarity practiced
upon an almost defenseless people,
whose arms-bearing population was
in the army, are incorrect i'm eyerv
way.
A people who for four long years
iought over almost every foot of ter
rltory, on over 1000 battlefields,
with the odds of 1854, 272 enlisted
men against their 100000 enlisted,
and their coasts blockaded and riv.
ers filled with gunboats, with 600
vessels of war, manned by $4,000
sailors, and who protracted the strug-
gle until over one-half of their sol
diers were dead from casualties of
war, had something to fight for.
Ihey fought for the principle of To-
Cal selt-goVernment and the privilege
OF managing their own affairs, and
Tor the protection of their homes and
firesides.
TRUTHFUL HISTORY.
While the South would detract
not an iota from the patriotic motive
and endeavor of those opposing
them, she intends that the truth of
history shall be written by a sympa-
thetic and friendly pen, to give her
credit for what our ancestors did, and
Tor what was done by the South in
the war between the States. Also to
chronicle the results Of that war and
Its effects upon the South and upon
our common country.
We cannot too strongly urge upon
our people the great importance of
aVolding as far as possible the pur-
chasing and disseminating Of books
ana literature which are unkind and
unfair to the South, and which belit-
tie our achievements, impugn our
motives and malign the character of
our illustrious leaders.
"GET YER OWN KEROsENE.n-l
Mrs. q. was much interested i'm a
mission Sunday School in one of
our large cities, says the EranQelist, |
ana spent an hour or two every Sun
day afternoon with a class of little |
girls, poor street waits that had been |
gathered in. Upon one occasion,
when the last lesson had been about |
the ten virgins, five of whom were
wise and five foolish, the teacher
asked, as was her custom, who in the
class could tell anything about the |
'' VI thc pIeNiouS sunday. one |
little girl, who had never been in "a
Sunday School in her life until the |
week before, was on her feet in an
instant, and said, :. Please ma'am, / |
Ken. 1t was weddin', and there
was ten on 'em." And the child |
stood, a touching little picture, with
her pinched figure and poverty
stricken dress, telling in her street |
diaiect the whole story, no point of
which she lost. Pathetic as 1t was,
1t was irresistibly funny when she
closed by saying: "And them as
hasn't got no oil in their lamps says
to them as has, to give 'em some :;
and them as has got oil in their lamps
says to them as hasn't, BE off wild |
yez, and go to the grocery and get
yer own kerosene