The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-01-24
THE STATE'S ROLL OF HONOR
An Appropriation Needed to Com
pltee and Publish Confederate
DO11c
oston News and Courier.

Charleston News and Courier
The Daughters of the Confedcracy,
of Charleston, through their President,
Mrs. James Conner, have mcmorialzcd
the Legislature of this State to appro-
pirate a sufficient sum Of money TO
complete the records of the men who
fought for South Carolina in the War
for Southern Independence more than
thirty years ago. 1t would seem to us
that no other argument is needed than
that contained in the Memorial itself
as follows:
"To the Honorable, the Senate and
| House of Representative of the State
of South Carolina The Memorial of
the Daughters Of the Confedcracy of
Charleston, South Carolina, respect
fully sheweth:
"That the principal object of the
organization of Daughters of the Con-
fcdcracy Is TO preserve the truth of the
history of the War between the States.
In common with all thinking men and
women, they deem it essential to this
end that a record of all who took part
in that great struggle for freedom, not
only the officers, but also the pri-
vate soldiers, sh hould be put in perman-
ent form, so that the youth of ou1 State
and coming generations may see and
judge of the immense sacrifice made by
their fathers. Only by printing these
rolls can the rank and file of the Con-
fcderate soldiery be honorcd. In no
other way can the names Of such find
their place on the historic page. Monu-
N rafn ln
names of officers, but only on these
rolls is record kept of the men who
gave everything and received nothing,
but the consciousness of duty done.
Surely, you will not deny them the pos
sibility of at least being remembered
by their own people for whom so many
Of them died.
" Feeling thus the Daughters of the
Confcdcracy have watched with keen
interest the action of your honorable
bodies in making yearly appropriations
to have such records compiled under
the supervision of Col. John p. Thomas,
as State Historian, and it was with the
greatest regret that they learned of its
failure, when the work was nearly
finished, of the appropriations ncces
sary to have the rolls completed, and
the valuable matter already collected
put into proper form.
/" With these convictions, they dc.
sire to bring the matter again to your
attention, and earnestly ask that a suf-
ficient appropriation be male to en-
able the State Historian to continue
such further compilations as may be
oil 70 i,,f oil
records collected, 80 that they may be
put IN permanent form and distributed
among the people of the State and all
others interested, thus disseminating
through our land the valuable mforma-
tion which they contain"
The several Chapters of the Daugh-
ters of the Confcderacy in the. State
Will join the Charleston Chapter, and
it is hoped that the General Assembly
will give prompt and favorable attcn-
ton to their reasonable request. 1t
will not take much to complete and
publish the Confederate rolls, but what
ever the amount required it should be
given not in grudging spirit, but as a
matter of the highest patriotic duty.
a people who do not Care for their he
roes, for the men who fought and died
for their country, have lost their self
respect and deserve the confidence of
no self-respecting people. The women
do not ask for much from the State
they do not bcsiege the Legislature
with petitions for help they do not
ask now for anything for themselves,
but only that the brave men who serv-
cd the State long ago shall not be per-
mitted to pass into oblivion they
speak for those who cannot speak for
themselves, for the dead who died
for their country, for the living rem
nant which will soon cross over The
river.
There are only few men in the
Legislature who served In the armies
of tho Confcdcracy, but there is not q
single member of that body who is no,
ploud that he comes Of the old stock
which dared to face death for the sake
of his State. We do not believe tha
any one of them will vote against tn,
lpetition of the women.