The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-25
Court Notes.

Il d. W. liugheS and Hattie Robinson.
4 Marion S. Tew and Roxie Feagin.
| Court Mates.
The commissioners court will be in ses.
sion today.
Tho jurors in the Fifty fifth district fol
the week ending January 30. 1898, are; MIC.
| keever Perkins. George r. Brown. Everett
McAshan, Frank Waters. II. Il. Ricmann
| W. II. Flefg. Paul Weber. w \. Tryon
John Roessler, Fred Minister. John Lacy
PAU Sonnen, NJ. Schaske. Y. ]. Franks.
/
| Letter From Captain Dunoynnt.
To the Editor of The Post.
| My attention has been called to letter
in your ISSUE of the 2Sd instant, from Mrs.
Margaret II. Foster. relative TO n recent
address delivered by myself. before the h.
e. Lee chapter, Daughters OF tho Confed-
emcy, and the Dick Bowling camp. upon
| the anniversary OF the birth of General
| Lee.
| have ever been so thoroughly imbued
| with the traditions of the South, promi-
ncnt among which is regard for woman,
| that this entrance of a southern woman
| upon the political arena OF discussion. and
| of personal vituperation, compelling me Ia
mani in sheer self defense, Ia shiyer her
wildly aimed unreaspnably directed lance,
| is recognized by me as a condition which
| appeals more eloquently than words, for
| the revival of the old South.
| l can but deprecate the necessity of re-
minding Mrs. Foster that her letter to The
| Post is not in keeping with her converse
ticns with me on the Sunday and Monday
prior TO tho delivery of my address, when
she, after hearing the intended outline OF
my speech, reiterated in the most emphatic
manner Especially on Monday her will
,h. n q
subject and the time occupied in its &C.
livery be left wholly to me.
To explain more clearly: Mrs Foster
having heard on Sunday that l was about
to write a note declining to speak. called
at my house that afternoon. and urgently
insisted that reconsider the matter.
plainly stated to her my pronounced
views; expressing to her my views upon
Abraham Lincoln, and the flag, as repeated
verbatim in my address; also. stated TO
her, in substance, what afterwards said
upon the negro problem. She replied;
do leave out the nasty. dirty negroes
but say anything you please about LIN
coin. get SO angry when l hear people
saving the South would have been better
off if Lincoln had lived. - This was in
reply to my statement that Lincoln was
traitor, etc.
She. however, said she would prefer an
address simply eulogizing General Lee
that my proposed remarks would suit an
audience of men,
| told her then 10 get some one VINO
would deal in platitudes and meaningless
words. that | would not be trammeled In
my yindication That Lee and the South
were one-the warp and woof and That
there was no vindlcation of either without
showing the criminality of the North. sne
still insisted upon my delivering the ad-
dress. even lin my own way. l relac-
tantly consented; but, after more mature
deliberation concluded to decline. and sent
a note to that effect to Mrs. Drew. chair
man of the committee to select speaker
| thought the matter settled, but, 10,
Mrs. Foster, on Monday afternoon, Janl-
airy II. came 10 my home, importnnlng NE
to speak, and saying delegation from
Dick Bowling camp would wait on me
lthey did, represented by Captain Mchin-
new She declared that she did not sup
nose other people had her notions" there
fore 10 say anything | pleased about siav-
ery about Lincoln land she fully under
stood my views that Lincoln had destroyed
the flag of the Union, and planted in its
stead a revolutionary flag), about State S
rights-only that would speak!
/ consented TO speak,
feel no resentment because OF Mrs.
Fosters change of views from Monday 10
"Wednesday, To change seems natural
characteristic of her mind. She tells us
that I'm 1870 she would have upplauded
nv utterances to the echo. "
Nv what authority Mrs. Foster assumes
10 represent the sentiments OF the H. ~
Lee chapter, Daughters oil the Coniederacy.
am nj a loss to know. do know thai
was AT the close of my speech, congratu-
| lated nv az least ten Daughters of the
| confederacy and presented with bou-
ouet. several ladies' expressing their un-
qualified Endorsement OF py utteranc's-
should Mrs. Foster apply for their names
| I will withhold them. for ! would not Wihh
| their names stricken from the ranks
AZ regards the sentiments OF men, many
| H. .h,s cs,v indorse my views beg Mrs
Eostar,s rardon for thus demonstrating her
| Inability 10 feel the public pulse correcuy.
a,,ota from her letter: The object OF
o,,r orelnizat!on Is not to bring up and
revive sectional bitterness: far less, TO OK
cite hatred between men that fought UNDER
me same flag beg to inform MIS-. fos-
| Ter that no man has dared 70 even insinu-
,ta ..batred" OF me. and furthermore do
nct believe that any harbor that feeling.
n aysin nuote: In his address on the
.,h;sc, az that great man tI.eet. Captain
Dunoyant failed in his obedience TO his
| chief" Here Mrs. Foster exchanges the
lance OF personal hatred for the supposed
| judges eTnsne- IN her tAe',fp,ent. w
| faIls 10 realize that she has mistaken for
| the time honored ermine, fashions latest
garb.
over that garment the robe OF charity, by
explaining that one who dwells amid the
deiusive gaslight of society, in one small.
limited circle OF existence. viii necessarily
he confused and blinded when confronted
with the strong searchlight OF broad. COM
nrehensssye questions which confront US at
every turn in Gods great creation,
~ VIM Dunoyant
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