The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-30


4 htaains ne breach bstween the states
g, ssnaed Greatly TO widen It. 1t waA the
'Pinlon q one high In authority that that +
part Of the constitution was regarded by 3
me party coming into rover rs dead let
!ef and II was clear Aforementioned dec | F
'n!ation that they never w1uld respect on | {
this subject the decision 81 1hc supreme 9
court Of the United States. Many leading +
men at the South looked upon thu Hrse,.s. / :
as an unqualified declaration that the re-
publican party would hold this provision OF Z
the constitutions as null. and that the South
ern States would, therefore, be ab4olved I
from all further obligation on their mart AZ
the compact OF union. They recollected I
we'll also that Mr.. Seward, who was to be
Mr.. Lincoln's secretary Of state, had an
nouncod similar sentiments in the senate
Mr.. Stephens continues:
AS 70 matters Of good faith between
the States, impartial history must make Il
up the record that the breach was on
h the part OF the Northern States. The
South asked nothing OF her Confeder-
ates but to defend and maintain the
constitution according to Its known
provision as adjudicated by the highest
court in the land.
According to these facts Of history ana
the Judgment OF Mr.. Webster, the only |
acts Of treason ever perpctratdd in these |
United States were done by abolition IA |
natits. And 1t looks like the irony OF fate |
that for more than q third OF a century they |
have been on horseback whilst patriots and |
lovers Of good government have had to
walk Understand me- am speaking Of
abolition fanatics and am not bringing
charges against the whole people of the
North History shows that in 1851 a ma
| 1ority OF them were opposed to war upon
their Southern brethren In that famous
line
Erring sisters 20 in peace
Horace Greeley voicad the sentiments OF
4 the majority. Colonel Mcclure, a great
and distinguished journalist of Phllaiel-
phia, testifies positively TO this fact.
Northern Whigs and democrats and thou
E sands Of conservative republicans were
dipped into the strife brought on by aboli-
ton treason, as MIR Webster terms it.
4 3. base the claim of my Confederate
comrades also upon the ground that Justice
to them can only make union In heart OF
peoples Of these States. In, vain sing peans
to the glory of the Union. in vain teach de-
lvotion to the flag by having II float from
, every school house, unless equal and exact
Justice prevails. Without this the future
!, Will see our beloved country involved lii
! such sectional bitterness as prevailed be-
: / fore the war May II never egan come to
> pass that our Union will be charactized as
nj agreement with death and covenant
:, with hell,' as it thea was by abolition IA
!. natics. May injustice never drive dis
satisfied section to address our flag in the
I lines OF an abolition poet:
fl "Tear down that Haunting lie.
Ell Halt mast the starry flag,
7 Insult no sunny sky
Is With hates polluted rag.
. II is "Old Glory now, and by doing Jus
d tice under the power Il symbclizes let IL 81
i remain
81 a. The South pays in proportion to popu
A. ,ation and wealth more thar her share o
1, the taxes that go into the washington
l. treasury, and to demand that the States
this sectien shall carry as further puIael
thc pensions of Confederate soldlers J
rank Injustice The Northern States dra'
more out of the Federal treasury In none
for pensions than the aggregate Of All thel
state taxes. Curry. in his Southern state
2 | of the Union, says
The aggregate State revenues coiieet-
ed in 1892 by the Northern states i,o oa.
all sources were l03,ls2'sza. IN 1870
The money paid for pensions was sioo'-
An 476. 0f this the North got 7000,-
600. Not simply individuals, but who're
states are pensioners upon the govern
ment Illinois receiving sll ,Ola,352, IN
diana si1, 7os. 434. Kansas ~ os.suo,
Ohio s17.32s. sS2, Pennsylvania sl5,IH-
800, Wisconsin S4,3lsSoS, Mi Oai saa
s7,76O,227 and Massachusetts soee,,-i -,
Nv the obove it can be readily seen IN
..,a;r State governments cost them ie
han nothing Thus relieved from ioe
,ayation they are enjoying an unjust a.
vantage. Injustice will lead to dissatisl .,
in ton and bitterness that may end IN elrli
ic pstter 10 have let the States 7 go IN peas'
ie- than to have forced them TO remain a.
"a hold their people as objects Oh 1872
ief and Injustice. In poverty the loNieue.
len ahu ho,,e toled and sweated for thirt
nst ,,,rse years lcyally and faithfully con.',
Ice .;ng 10 the general government, anu y
ate aanS ro,, them in their old age only IN.
the inst dues. Cont mistake me as ash. III,
ion them = bounty. l would scorh " as'n !,
ing as they would scorn to accep, ~ -, :. - an
up- tice / demand for them ana .uss,e 80 !
sm =, l. asserted that a great poruon VI !
and " ~ ,a;d far psnsions are on fraun
and ,i',, niaims II the undeser"ihg W.
on ieM. ,ad from the rolls and the names
at a,0 r,,'s ronfederates substituted lus ~
ms would be done without an Increase y
on alton. IL. r.upion az the Ora
oes Army of the Republic rr e,, ~ his Old co.
Lers WAS present and in speech 10 ,i.o 10, n
'acr radea congratulated them on tne ,ar !
lem - aanger should threaten our cour ~.
80 had two grand armies to deisna 90 ne'' ri
MI army Of Grant and the ca aFfa AND + it is swe
the ut is only taffy. When we rehs IN, ', !,
'an- H., army of Grant is the ieas.sn ,,,,st ~
rev iced fayorlte OF the country. MI, Mh'iy
the sI 90 ia treated as n step rnllu' T,,,,
1861 tor less taffy and more 1hstics. ;,u "a,
an uttered great truth thai thai has Il 0s been
,uth ayemplifed now that war Has ~ Sou
long c,ared against Spain. we hi'a ~ hal
dis ern soldier as eager as any ~ - ny tor
com fnr his country's cause. az ,s she
tion Country, right or wrong, SO ions ~ libe
the tho exponent OF the prlhcip.u,5I