The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
SUNDAY, MAY %, 1928.
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A tendency has been shown IN 80"
ou.r,ors 10 criticise the South LOT i"u'S-
,,os,,ion TO furnish the volunteers I'
.,,,ro5 from it FOR the war with Spalh
~ ao NOT know what facts such crl"-
- 90, no based upon. But If there
- Nc, reluctance In volunteering III.
tho South. it ought not 10 nave D'c"
r,ottsr Of surprise. The South came
ON, ~ our civil war totally ruined. Inc
strugrle for bare existence has been
-, severe one ever since with the over
1vhelming majority of her people anu
her men are much more occupied VII"
thoughts NJ how they are TO supply their
wives and children with bread ana meat
,ho, with questions relating to the war
with Spain. Nevertheless there nave
been q plenty Of volunteers in Virginia
certainly. and we assume that the o"se
no-o 90 the case In an the other Southern
states The Governor Of Virginia hau
"a decline many offers Of companies uhueI
the Presidents first proclamation LOT
.roo,s and he will. no doubt, have no
diaicuitv IN getting all the volunteers
called fer under the second proclamation
Go much for the actual facts of the
case. The south is as unanimous IN It's
resolve that the Government snail De
thoroughly and completely supported III
This war as any other part Of the Union
slough the South is badly handicapped
bv the results Of the last war; ana some
Indulgence must be granted II on t''"'
ao,o,,nt Nevertheless, the South mas
not all demands upon It SO far ana as
the Governments necessities Increase lhe
south will be found marching up to the
reou,rements Of the case and meeting
every other phase Of It, without osten'a-
lion. but fully and completely.
Tho washington Post had reply
few days back TO some of the newspapers
that are inclined to carp at the South
and thus brought out in its columns on
Friday last the following letter;
Editor Post: Seeing your editorial
headed "The South and the war IN
which YOU state that some or your '9-
tened CONTEMPORARIES make more or less
INJURIOUS comment Al'AA t+iN '"t-''
deliberation with which the Southern
states are responding to the call for
volunteers several cX-Confeuerates Of
Hcers. with fine war records. have re-
gucsted me 10 call your attention TO some
facts VIZ: That early in the trouble they
offered their services TO the adminisira-
tion and no notice was taken of either
their records OF themselves Fighters
as a rule, are not good politicians, and II
IS notorious that war record stands no
chance as against political pull. Ihe
administration seems 10 labor under the
halucination that Fitzhugh Lee and Cen
Wheeler constituted the whole Southern
Confederacy This is a mistake. There
are to-day in Washington six eX-Con-
federates who have applied for commits
slone. all Of them men who were OF
the Naval School at Annapolis; with
Gridley. Wilds. and Coglan Of Dewey 8
fleet. and consequently not too old for
active service
Two Of these men were on board the
Merrimac during her great fight with the
Monitor Another was on the ram Ar
kansas when she ran through both the
ironclad fleet and Farraguts fleet OF
sloops-of-war AZ Vcksburg Another was
considered 70 be one Of the bes. infantry
officers I'm the Army Of the West while
stln another was thought well enough
OF by Gen. Robert T. Lee TO have receiy-
"a from him letters Of recommendation
when ne entered the services OF for
eiRn potentato. a New Orleans man. who
has had the yellow fever. did not receive
an appointment. hut an inexperienced vel
low fever candidate from New England
did. Let MS come down 20 acts We
have the patriotism. What we lack is
the pun. J. NJ. MORGAN
Exc S. y
Now II Is not 20 be pretended that the
South has been backward in sending
volunteers from an idea that the Con.
fcderatc soldier has been unfairly treated
by the administration. The impression
indeed. in the sorth has been
rather the other way. The APP
polntmcnt OF Generals Lee and
Wheeler were made so conspicuous that
most people in the South got the idea
that the administration was acting most
gsncrc sly towards the Confederate sol
der Put Mr. Morgan's statement Of
fact challenges very serious attention.
Under this state OF facts the South has
a right 10 complain Of the treatment Of
lis tried and trusted soldiers and sailors.
Mr. Mckinley has shown such an evil
dent desire 10 act fairly and impartialiy
IN this emergency that We are unwilling
10 believe be Ia cognizant OF the facts
The politicians set around him, making
mis- lie burden 10 him with their in
cssss.s anpeals for the appointment Of