The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
No. I25
Patent
Leather,
Whole
FOxed.
AN ARTISTIC
PRODUCTION,
WITH
GRACEFUL
OUTLINES.

in a scrap book, because you correct SO
many mistakes of other writers and give
the real facts of the case"
In referring to the national character Of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy,
in recent letter, l spoke of fiourishinS
chapters in California in Illinois in New
York, in Pennsylvania and other Northern
states. 1 see that Gen. Dabney Maury
Chapter of Germantown, a suburb of Phil
adelphia, is to celebrate Gen. Robert f.
Lees birthday on April 10 with "A South
ern Evening"" at the Aldine Hotel.
strong committee of prominent ladies have
the whole affair in charge and promise
to make it a credit to this now flourish
ing chapter.
During the Civil War, on both sides,
when a general proved himself an incom-
potent commander, he was removed from
his command; but in olden times the Car
thagenians. while at war with the Romans,
instead of removing the whole body of
the incompetent general, simply removed
his head, thus saving any further trou-
Sic. Beheading unsuccessful commanders
in the South African war would rob the
British of several once-famouS generals.
I contend, however, that success does not
always mark the highest type of modern
generalship. Lees mastery retreat from
Gettysburg was the wonder of the mill
tary world.
The unanimous passage by the United
States Senate of the House bill to place
Congressman C. A. Boutelle of Maine on
the naval retired list as a captain, as l
view it, was a most remarkable tribute
to the forgiving spirit of Southern sena-
tors. No man, in the House or Senate
has oftener uttered harsh and cruel words
against the South and its heroes and
statesmen. He was ever a thorn in their
side, and never seemed to lose any OPP
portunity to wound their feelings or their
pride. And yet, his associates, in House
and Senate viewing his demented condi-
ton with a feeling of charitable sym
pathy creditable in the extreme, voted TO
retire him to a life position in the navy,
which would amply provide for his future
comfort In the face of this generous &C
ton a Republican paper in Boutelle's dis
trict in Maine, speaking of him as brave
and fearless" says 1.-THE clarion tones OF
his grand voice have more than once car
ried CONSERVATION TO those who opposed
the principles he advocated" Not a word
is said in compliment of his old foes who
so gracefully and silently came to the re-
lief of one whose clarion tones had so
often stung them to the quick in a bitter
TRADE against the South.
most contemplate hoax has been per-
petrated en- the Boston, Mass, Trans
cript by a correspondent who claims that
Jas. r. RandalPs famous war lyrie.
Maryland, My Maryland" is IA parody
ON song, composed in 1899 during the
bloodless Aroostook war in Maine. Here
Is one verse he gives as evidence to prove
his claim:
THE despot's heel is on thy shore,
Maine, dear Maine.
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maine, dear Maine.
Avenge the patriotic gore
That stained your land in days OF yore
And be thy battle cry once moie,
Maine, dear Maine, my own dear Maine"
MY honored father was one Of the he
roes so often rldiculed for having
marched up the hill and down again." In
that bloodless Aroostook county war. and
| feel safe in stamping this parody claim
as a great fraud. The use of the simple
word "shore" is one evidence of It, as the
proposed British attack was to be across
he boundary line Again, temple door
would have been out of place in song
for that time and place. My old friend
Editor Randall need not be disturbed by
this charge of literary theft on his part,
for there is not In my opinion, particle
of evidence to sustain u. Editor Chas. A.
Pillsbury OF the Belfast, Me-. Journal a
Journalist OF national reputation, ana