The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-23
THEY ENDORSE BULLETS AMEND
MENT.

Resolutions Passed ~ the Joseph T..
Johnston camp Of q al de-at" V'ter-
Nm. How some 81 the RESOLUTIONS OPP
posing 'hs Amendment Were Secured
by Politicians Against tho Wishes of the
Majority 81 thu Camps.
The solutions below, passed by
the Joseph f.. johnston Camp Of
Confederate Veterans, of Dalton,
Ga., are very interesting reading.
The fact that this Camp first passed
resolutions opposing the amendment
10 pension Confederate Veterans,
and then afterwards passed the reso.
IutiOus gwen below, and the circum-
stances under which IT was done, is
still more interesting.
H. will be ememberel that while
Senator Buffers amendment to the
Pension Appropriation bill to pen
sion Confederate Veterans, was pen
ding before the Senate, u number of
resolutions from Confederate Camp DIS,
opposing the amer dment was sent to
certain Senators III Washington, and
the impression was created TO GER
tam extent that these resolutions ex
pressed the sentiments of the Camps
from winch they came aud of the
Confederate Veterans generally.
That this impression was false is
growing palmer each day.
one Of tho r. solutions that was
sent TO the Senate, opposing the
amendment, Was FROM the very Camp
which now repudlatos the resolution
and pass, d strong resolutions favor
ing the amendment.
The following letter explains the
whole matter:
DALTON, GA, March 10.
Senator Marion Butler, Washington.
d. G..
DEAR SIR:-Lst me cougrat
you upon your speech IN support OF
your amendment ~ pension Coufed
crate soldiers. 1t was truthful
clear-cut exposition of the whole
matter and | thank you for it. En-
closed you will see the proceedings
Of our Camp at our last meeting
which IS "a fair sample of all the
Camps throug out this section. Al
our meeting III +, bruary, four ol
five town members and officers of the
Camp M naged, by m'srepresenting
the hour of the meeting ~ have
about no one present who was IN ia.
vor OF your amendment, 80 they met
and passed resolutions against 1T. Sc
when we saw their attitude towarC
US there was great Indignation
among the rank and file of the Caml
and We came together III force a
our March meeting and had the
entire minutes OF the February meet
ing reciuded aud then after reading
my resolutions Che cues gwen below
they were UNANIMOUSLY adopted. ST
you see how the rank and tie of GU
Camps in this part OF the countr,
stand IN rcgard to your amendment
desire 70 say further that nine on
of ten or even larger per cent. will
eagerly sign a petition 10 Congress i
you think 1t necessary.
We desire Sgalu to- thank you 70
your sble and manly Effort to hav
the right thir q done by Congress il
our behalf 81 d ever regarding yo1
as n friend, temain,
Yours truly
(Signed) J. l., OXFORD.
The above letter shows that a fey
politicians hurrledly called Il meet
ing and passed without discussion
some cut and dried resolutions op
posing the Confederate + { n S /
amendment without the kuowledg
of nine fonts of the members IF tn
Camp. In how mauy camps the sam
snap Judgment was taken remain
yet to be seen. One thing is clea,
however, that the politicians wer
anxious 10 create the impression tha
the Confederate Veterans were OF
posed to the pensions. When ther
was full meeting of the Joseph I
Johnston Camp, what did they doq
After full and free discus sion, the
reseinded the former resolutions an
passed the following:
WHEREAS, Senator Butler, {
North Carolina, has introduced
bill in the United ) ates Senate, pr,
viding pensions for Confederate
well as the Federal soldiers, makir
1t a common cause national, and
Whereas, The sentiment that &C
uated the Senator of North Carolil
in bringing his bill, came main
from the Federal army and Graz
Army camps, as well as the attitu
of Pres dent Mckinley while on /
recent Southern trip, aud
Whereas, 1t would be a vindic
ton of the Confederate cause, 8
knowledglng our constitutional rig
to fight only in self-defense a
not fight OF rebellion, and
Whereas, The Southern Stat
have been paying their part of
pensions for the mon soldiers
80 years and have not murn ur'
making it night to get something
return, ard
Whereas, 1t would cement
whole country, elimip ating section
lines and prove TO the world that
are united people, hence maxi
1t OF national Importance. and
Whereas, In the late war W
Spain it was demonstrated to
world that the South readily tai
her ace in defense of the Uni
States and is entitled to ali the be
fits ard privileges of any section
the Union, and consider it not
manly nor beggsrly to receive
reeompense Tor American va
Therefore, be il
Ragnlx.l TLo& he Nay,f