The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-24
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gave up their faith in God, but not their
faith in the cause" and he closes with
this peroration: THAT the cause we fought
for and our brothers died for was the
cause of civil liberty, and moi The cause of
human slavery, is a thesis which we feel
ourselves bound to maintain whenever our
motives are challenged or misunderstood
if only for our childrens sake"
Never, Mr.. Editor, permit our children
y he fed on false doctrines. The war Is
over and the bloody chasm filed, so chat
we look no longer down into the hideous
gap, but never let those sprung from Con-
federate soldiers forget that they were
members of an army than which none
more brave or heroic ever trod the battle
field. Away with aspersions upon a cause
championed by such knightly captions as
the immortal Lee and Jackson! In The
compact betwiXt the original thirteen
states each one should have had the right
to her severe gnty, although il was foolish
to face the fearful odds which our fathers
did. That they were wrong l can never
bring myself to believe, and has not
Northern poet told US that
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers
But Error. wounded. writhes with pain,
And dies among his worshipers''
Only This morning ! had an Illustration
of Northern Indifference to the South.
whilst l was hunting for something in the
Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, and
my eye was attracted, casually, by the
name Ingraham. Only one such name IS
given. What of the brave and undaunted
commodore Duncan n. Ingraham, 10
whom Congress voted a medal for his sig
na'fy brave conduct in the Martin Koszta
affair? His name s not 10 Re found in hat
work. for. 10! he was a rebel and co mand-
81 n Cd 41G fu a la r
Dor. Farragut and Dewey end Others have
their niche, but the fearless IngIaham-
no pace is given TO MIN in this country's
pantheon, al least not ny TIE work circd
above.
Let is have some histories and readers
for our children, whose authors shall be
either Northern or SOU hern men-it mat
tiers not much which, if that they he i'm
partial and truthful
fear Mr. Editor that I have alraa1y
trespassed undu'y on your time and the
space in your columns, but this effor 10
prevent the misleading Of he minds Of the
rising genera ton IS labor Of love FOR me
and a duty due to our fathers. But if you
will allow me Tie privilsga, ] will add the
nob'e lines of Derby TO Lee. hut as sort
OF post serlpion, which viii be optional
with you to publish or omit, as il may st
please YOU. c. Il. Lanueau.
Duffy street, east, Savannah, Ca, Sept
49, 1899.
These lines were written by the Earl Of
Derby, on the fly-leaf of a translation of
Homer, which the Earl sent to Gen. Lee:
Derby to Lee.
The grand old bard who never dies,
Receive him in our English tongue;
l send thee, but with weeping eyes,
The story that he sung.
Thy Troy has faden-thy dear land
is married beneath the spoilers heel,
I cannot trust my trembling hand
To write the things | feel.
oh. realm of tears!-but let her bear
This blazon to the end OF Time
No nation rose so white and fair
None fell so pure of crime.
The widows moan. the orphans wall,
Are round thee. but in truth be strong,
Eternal right, though all things fail,
Can never be made wrong.
An angels mouth, an angeis tongue
Not Homer's could alone for me
Hymn forth the great Confederate South,
Virginia first-then Lee