The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

'""H'i"S' 'uI aIllul pOiltlClan
John Randolph had natural ability, bu
lacked good sense and had no powe
OF self control. lie would enter The
senate with his hunting whip in his
hand and behave as if he were in his
dog kennel" He gives faint praise to
Washington, and much more to Bcnc-
dict Arnold, who, he SAYS. "was one
OF the best of American generals and
the most daring of them all. He
was sighted and wronged by politi-
clans and had dcspaircd of the cause. -
Ben Franklin and Samuel Adams were
lacking in the ordinary traits of gentle
men, and as for Patrick Henry moth.
ing bcitcl vas be expected, for the
character =, m English gentleman is
not to he fornc' in the backwoods."
Concerning the civil war he saws
The Shareholders escaped military
service and thrust the poor peoplc
under fire. Guards impressed men in
lhe streets and cOnscripts were sent to
Lees army III chains. AT the taking
OF Fort Pillow the negroes were nailed
to logs and burned alive The South
crn lady was but the head of a harem
She was soft, elegant and charming,
but the civil war disclosed an clement
In her character of different kind -
1hls is enough Of the scandalous
and slandcrous book, and it is only
popular at the North because of its
viilication of the South. He nattcrs
New England and the Puritans and
gives praise to Benedict Arnold, who
was born in Connecticut, and more 10
old ,John Brown than TO General Lee.
These are the kind Of books that
Northern children read and study and
believe. How can that section ever
be rcconcilcd And yet there are
people at the South who condemn us
Tor defending the honor of our ances-
tors and the heroism of our soldiers
ana speak OF 1t as cX.Confedcratc
rot" Lord Macaulcy sad: GA peo-
pie who take no pride in the achieve
ments OF their ancestors will achieve
nothing for their own children TO be
proud OFF, Some of our most gifted
men are still toadying to please North,
crn appetitcs, clicking the hand that
strikes the blow" OF all such a pa.
trlotlc Northern writer says beware of
the chronic rcconcilcr," the man
VINO improves every opportunity to
maui out his faded olive branch and
waive it in the eyes of the people.
When any man, North or South, talks
i'll a mellow way of his love for his old
enemy, watch him. He is getting
ready to ask for something. Watch
hlm. There is something pathetic in
the picture OF the North and South
clasped in each others AIMS and she'd
dug torrent of hot tears down each
others backs, but the aged mothers on
either side have not yet learned to love
the foe with much violence. Nor
does the crippled veteran love the ad
versary who robbed him of his glorious
youth and left him in feeble ruin, nor
have the patriot soldiers on either side
deserted the cause for Which they
fought.
But think of Virginia glorious
Old Dominion--thc mother of States
ana statesmen. Her domain extended
from Carolina to Canada and fror 'Nc
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Born
upon her generous bosom was Wash
lngton, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
Lighthouse Harry, Robert e. Lee, Joe
Il. Johnston and Stonewall jackson
Who would not be proud to be Vlr-
ginian? Who can wonder at the pa.
trl0tic pride of those two venerable
sisters, Miss Judith and Miss Anna
Thomas, of Southampton County, now
passed their eighticth year, the onl,
sisters OF General George H. Thomas
and who, ever since 1861, when he ac.
copied office under Lincoln, have un
ilormly declared that they once had q
brave and noble brother of that name
and that he won rcnown ia the wal
with Mexico when he was major il
Colonel Robert e. Lees regiment, bu
That he died IN 1861 and now they hav,
no brother. Ever since Virginia
seeded they have pathctically declared
tnclr dear brother died in the sprIn
OF 1861. Every Virginia officer of TIN
old army, save George II. Thomas
promptly resigned and volunteered I
defend their State. These lonely oil
maidens seem really to believe ths
their brother did die. The county {
I southampton had presented to Mai,
Thomas on his return from Mexico
! beautiful sword and after our civil W:
II he wrote TO his sisters and rcuucstt
}. that the sword be sent to him. Th,
6 replied that they could not part wi