The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-07-09
THE CAMPS ACTION
Federal Soldier Commends the
Anti-Lynching Resolutions.
ENCOURAGES RESPECT FOR THE LAW.
Northern Newspapers and Citizen.
Heartily Endorse Resolutions
They Have Accomplished Good.

Some time ago, it will be remem-
bered, -Barksdale Camp, Confederate
Veterans, passed resolutions denoun-
cling in emphatic language and tell
ing terms l~ynchings, except for the
one uncomfortable crime-and burn
ings, no matter what the crime
might be, and urging upon Confederate
veterans, their wives, sons and daugh-
tiers to rise in their might to suppress
what approached an almost common
practice. The resolutions were pub
lished throughout the entire country,
and numerous letters of commenda-
tion were received by the camp from
both the South and North, among
others being one from G.. III. Bates Of
S%aybrook, ILL.,, a sergeant in the Fed
eral army during the struggle between
the States, and who won notoriety by
carrying overland the stars and stripes
from VickSburg to Washington soon
after the close of the war Last week
DR.. j. w. Young received a second
communication from Sergt. Bates, in
which he says:
"Ihave sent copies of the anti lynch
ing resolutions lately adopted by your
loyal and patriotic Confederate Vet
eran camp to several Northern papers,
all of which were pleased to publish
them in full; and l have received SO
many letters from Northern citizens
commencing the resolutions that l
have reaSOn to believe, and do believe,
that your action has already accom-
pliShed a great good. For instance,
the irritating and disrupting elements
of partisan and sectional prejudice
the bloody shirt campaigns, the
damn you spirit in politics that came
in with the Inauguration of carpet
bag methods of reconstruction-are
yet influencing our political life to an
injurious extent, tho not as in the
past, for, thanks to q growing sense
of duty and interest in all sections,
these elements are becoming weaker
and less powerful for evil, less danger
Gus to peace, unity and prosperity of
the people. And by its patriotic &C
tion Barksdale Camp is not only urg-
ing and encouraging respect for the
law, but it is doing much to promote
this change for the better in politics
is, in fact, effectively assisting in
the eradication Of certain elements
and influences that have been, and are
yet, disturbing and demoralizing our
moral, social and political existence to
a greater or less degree"
The Religious Telescope of Dayton, |
Ohio, under date of June %, contains
the following: In no one act as cit
liens Of the great Union which they
once fought so heroically to destroy
have the United Confederate Vet
Grams, of Grenada, Miss, manifested a
higher regard for u common country
and a truer patriotism than by the
stand they have taken against lynch
ing. The resolutions adopted by the
veterans are expressed in terms that
leave no doubt as to their meaning.
They call upon all Confederates, their
wives and daughters, to rise in their
and, by precept and example,
voice and pen, moral force and in1u-
ence, help put a stop to this diabolical.
barbaric, unlawful, inhuman and I'M
godly crime of burning human beingS.'
Such an appeal from such a source
will surely not pass UNDECIDED"