The news & observer., 1897-06-09

of the greatest generals of this or any
other age. Compared to the Union army
Lee was without troops (numbers) or sup
plies Did Gen. Longstreet see Gen. Lee
and his brave meen weeping on that fatal
day like Rachael of old and could not be
comforted, because their flag was in the
dust? If so, how could he afterward have
said what he has said?
Now, what is the matter with
'JeemsT"
Was it because he had changed his poll
tics? He had right to do that. Every
man to his taste. If he believes in central
izing power at Washington, high tariff
etc, he did right to change. He and any
one else has right to change, if from
principle, and they can, if they desire to
do so, change for 'loaves and fishes"
ALSO
For this or any other cause we would
not think of detracting from his military
career in behalf of state rights in the late
war. Never! no, never!
Some years ago at a reunion of Confed-
crate veterans at New Orleans Gen.
Longstreet acted like ''pouting' child,
but the old veterans would not let him
pout, so we sent out committee to hunt
him up, and when the committee returned
with the old hero, and escorted him to the
stand where Gems. Gordon, Beauregard,
Stephen ID. Lee and Senator Daniels and
many others were assembled the building
rang with cheers by the old veterans
present. SO you see, his trouble is imagi-
nary. 1t is from within, and not without.
If he is ever ostraczed he will do it him
20, nI-i mn
Northern brethren let us alone, or estab-
fishing a government of our own, was
lost; but the cause of states rights WAS
not lost. Hayes was made President by
force and fraud, but he was compelled by
public opinion to withdraw the troops
from South Carolina, Florida and LOuisi-
ana, thus acknowledging the rights of
the States. So mote it be.
We have no desire to keep up the strife,
when we surrendered we surrendered; but
we must maintain our honor and self-re-
spect. We see that some Of the Grand
Army posts demand that the words
''rebel and traitor" shall be kept in the
histories. Well, we should see to it here
in the South that all such books are eX-
cluded from our schools Washington was
a Shareholder and a rebel and traitor un-
til he succeeded, then he was the Father
of his country" John Bull and Brother
Jonathan stole the poor negroes from the
jungles of Africa and sold them to our
Southern people until prevented by law.
They got the money and we got the eX
perience. We are glau they have been lib
Grated and do not envy those who filled
their Golfers by kidnapping and selling
them. We are obliged to teach our chill
dren that we had the right under the con-
stitution, as it was in 1861, to do what we
did. AS to whether it was good policy or
not, we are not discussing that now.
We were overpowered by men and
means. We fought good fight, and moth
ing in the annals of war surpasses what
the Confederate army did under the cir
cumstances. Without a government,
arms, money or soldiers to begin with,
just think of what we did! My Confed-
crate brethren, don't let us under any
circumstances, present, past of future,
politica affiliations, or for any other
cause, be led to try to disparage the lead
ers and heroes OF that gigantic struggle
Let us be jealous of the history handed
down to our children.
NJ. o. SHERRILL,
Newton, n c., May, 1897.