The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09


Washington, and much more to Benz
dict Arnold, who, he says, "was on
of the best Of American generals an
the most daring Of them nDl. II
was sighted and wronged by politi
Clans and had dGspaircd of the cause.
Ben Franklin and Samuel Adams wer
lacking in the ordinary traits of gentle
men, and as for Patrick Henry, moth
ing better was to be expected, for tht
character CT an English gentleman i.
not to be formed in the backwoods."
Concerning the civil war he says
" The shareholders escaped military
service and thrust the poor people
under fire. Guards imp esscd men in
the streets aud conscripts were sent to
Lees army in 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 harcm.
She was soft, elegant and charming,
but the civil war disclosed an element
In her character of different kind -
This IS enough Of the scandalous
ana slandclous book, and it is only
popular at the North because of its
| Vlllllcatlon Of the South. He hattcrs
New England and the Purilans and
gives praise to Benedict Arnold, who
was born IN Connecticut, and more to
ola John Brown than tN General Lee.
lhcsc are the kind Of books that
Northern children read and study and
believe. How can that section ever
be reconcilcd And yet there are
people at the South who condemn us
~ ,,c.
tors and the hcr0ism of our soldiers
ana speak of It us sex. Confederate
rot.' Lord Macauley SAID: ga pco-
pie who take no PRIDE in the achlevc-
mclts OF their ancestors Will achieve
nothing for their own children to be
loud OFF, Some Of our most ulftcd
men arc still toadying to please North
ern appctitcs, clicking the hand that
strikes the blow" OF all such Il pa.
lrlotlc Northern writer says beware Of
lhc " chronic rcCOuCilcr,' The man
who improves every opportunity to
maui out his faded olive branch and
waive it in the eyes of the pcoplc.
When anv man, North or South, talks
III mellow way Of his love for his OLD
enemy, watch him. He is getting
ready TO ask for something. Watch
HIM. There is something pathetic in
the picture Of the North and south
claspcd in each others a:ns and she'd
dug torrent of hot tears down each
others backs, but the agcd mothers on
ellher side have not yet learned 30 i"vG
the foe with much violence. Nor
does the crippled veteran love the adj
vcrsary who robbed HIM OF his glorious
youth and left him in feeble ruin, nor
have the patriot soldiers on either side
deserted til" cause for Which they
fought.
But think Of Flrginia--lhc glorious
Ola DOmlnlon--thc mother of States
and statesmen. Her domain extended
from Carolina to Canada and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Born
upon her generous bosom was Wash
lngion, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Lighthouse Harry, Robert T.. Lee, Joe
Il. Johnston and St0ncwall jackson.
who would not be proud to be a Nlr-
ginlan? Who can wonder at the pa
triotic pride of those two venerable
sisters, Miss Judith and Miss Anna
Thomas, of Southampton County, now
passed their cighticth year, The only
sisters of General George IL. Thomas
and who, ever since 1851, when he ac-
ceptcd Office under Lincoln, have un-
lformly declared that they once had a
brave and noble brother Of that name
and that he won rcnown in the wal
with Mexico when he was ma ior ir
| Colonel Robert T.. Lees regiment, buI
that he died III 1861 and now they hav,
no brother. Ever since Viry!nii
seeded they have pathcically declare,
Their dear brother died in the sprln!
OF 1861. Every Virginia officer of til
old army, save George II. Thomas
promptly resigned and volunteered t
defend their State. These lonely ol
maldens seem really to believe tha
their brother did die. The county O
Southampton had presented TO Majo
Thomas on his return from Mexico
beautiful sword and after our civil wa
he wrote TO his sisters and rcuucslc,
that the sword , : sent to him. The
replied that they could not part will
1t, for it was the only mcmcntO Of
very dear, brother who died IN 1861
They still live alone and IN poverty il
the same Old mansion in which they
were born, but neither friend nUl
nelyhbOr ever prcSumcS to mention
General Tho,nas in their presence
These venerable and vcLcratcd ladies
ae but type of the Old Virginia aris,
tocracy. We'll may they be proud OF
their State and their ancestry.
BILL ARR.
=. ST. do not know Colonel Gus,
80. nor the plicc Of his little book
nor Er'c | any interest in auVcrlisn"
it, but do wish that every veteran
and cvcr veterans son had it. Ills
address is Glen Allen, Va, and he il
the publls .cr suppose that 81 vii
buy it post )ald. b. A.
George Cooper, of Logan Courty