The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-05
NhrDemurraf-S Star
REBELS" AND "TRAITORSn
AS APPLIED TO THE CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.
New Orleans Picayunc.


New Orleans Plea yunc.
On Thursday, July 2Ist, that heinz
an anniversary Of the day upon which
the FIRST battle Of Manassas or BuIl
Kun, the first great and decisive con.
nlct IN the American Civil War w,s
Fought, the United Confederate Vet.
Grams OF the Ciiil War, being assem-.
hied ut Atlanta in annual convention
10 the number Of more tb,n ~ 900
men, ana representing every Southern
'o'le that was engaged in that wal.
au"pted by IA rising and most Il.
astlc vote, resolutions setting forth
the following:
whereas, The United States of
america are at present engaged in y
war With Spain in the interest of I'm.
man liberty, and
whereas, Our comrades and our
sois are members of that plorious
army and navy, the achievements of
"hlch are now the wonder Of man.
kind:
Resolved, That we, the members NJ
The United Confederate Veterans
Pieoee TO our government the hearty
support Of the organization in this
crisis or affairs, standing rcady at an
times, with men and with money IT..
respective of party utilization. to sun
port The President of the Unitcd ',
states, as commandments of our
army and navy, until an honorable i.
peace Is conquered from the cncmy." =
these resolutions were at once tclo. y
graplied to the President Of tbe !"
united States as an authoritative OK. '.
preston OF the organized body of the .
survivors who fought on the Southern y
slde IN the Civil War, and they de. ="
clare the heartiest and truest patriot. -
Ism on the part Of those men who -
were grand and terrible in battle os "
they have been devoted and faithful :
To every pledge and duty as citizens.
undertaken 10y them at the close of w.
the war. VI
Is II not time, as a mere matter of IS
justice, that the laws of Con. Is
srcSs, the public official documents Is g
ISSUED by the national government. 10,
lhd the newspaper press OF many Of Isl
States, should cease to character. Isl
re as rebels and traitors the men of i 9!
me South who fought on the side Of =,
ne south in the Civil War? t..
III ought to be remembered that the nv
lp'est lawyers in the Northern States rr,
tfe Union cxerted themselves, At a.,
lie close OF the war, to discover some w.,
variant OF law that would support ~.
prosecution and trial Of Jefferson Fl,
laws other Southern leaders upon Ma
harges or treason and rebellion. All Ia
lelr Efforts failed; they could find 6b"o''
othlng in the constitution, nothing Pr,
inc Federal statutes, nothing in any Be;
idlclal decision, that could be used Pig
declare the secession of a State an W.
OF rebellion and treason; nothing Saw
laI could make those who partici. Ste
lIcd IN those acts traitors and rebels, AgI
There was war; but there was M GnuV
'Delllon and no treason, and where ~
words were incorporated into IN 7
ie amendments to the constitution :,
,nn~,"N' oo"ereSs' IL was done s2,S;
an expression Of hatred, malice and sa.,
l uhcllarltablencSs. So far as the ,,ho
'uthern veterans who are fighting as,o
Gay uhde the United States flag and
{ concerned, they can afford to treat Iod ,
sniff a.tp,ha "o'o' vi hoaiy juicy
,diors 80 .Lo rn.. VI Vne Ola tatiC
ged, as they have been for more a.,I,
IN thIrty years, in the avocations OF s,so
ace they also hold in contempt the .hin,
am '"u 'nJure expo
Judgement from public documents
false and lying cpithcts, than they A
Tor pensions out Of the Federal
asury. Selma
.uch men can afford to ignore any A
| all pitiful attempts to Islander distiI
m; but it is the men of to-day in Time
Northern States and on the nine
side of the great controyer. tum a
that might well awake to some say:
Sc OF justice and some recognition think
The actual facts in the case. That C ,ur t
OF it. Edit
n, DIN Tyu count
follow