The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-17
JOHN lfllnkAyGlkIXI, AE[ZIRlQAN
AH0Os NX4N VINO SERVED Eoyv EnRyg hxo ,sovzt,

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houn Webster, Benton, Houston
biechlnrldge, Douglas, Cass-these h,
knew intimately, Upon the southern
states he saw the war cloud hurst
all OF this he saw and part of this h,
was.
he was with Jefferson Davis a
montgomery and at Richmond. n.
saw the contederacy rise and he saw
II lall. He met and chatted with Lee
and jackson and Stuart and Johnston
ana beauregard and Gordon. He wore
Inc gray when Mcdowell was routed
at the first Manassas, and he was
wearing 1t when the great Lee, on that
April morning in 1865, said to the he.
roes OF the Army of the Virginia:
Men: We have fought through
thls war together. have done the
best | could for you. My heart is too
1ull to say more"
Inc uniform of gray was worn nv
reagan after that. He still wore il
"hen' with Jefferson Davis, he started
Oh mat hateful ride to the southwark
tlom Richmond.
through the period of reconstrrc.
tion he passed. And he lived to re-.
Jo'ce that the men who plundered the
SCUM IN her poverty, oppressed her in
hei weakness and Knocked at her in
her calamity were cast down. In the
'imeS OF depression, of failure. of dis
enlargement, he turned his face to-
Ward the morning, he looked to the
uaWn OF new and better day. Sboul-
uer 10 shoulder he stood with the
great men who emancipated and re-
ueemed the land he loved best of all
IN a talk with friend some time
oelore MS death, Judge Reagan said;
am hoping to have time TO write
little something on a subioc+ rorr
ledr ana dear to me- am not fighting
INC war over again. God forbid that I
.Nouiu say one word to revive the
lyins embers of passion and prejudice
"hat would do and what would
lave all true southrons do is to pre.
'erVe the true, loyal spirit of the con.
eueracy and take a positive stand
'salnst the perversion of the history
II the conflict and its causes.
III IS not for the past that | would
'snt' put for the future. It is not for
ufselVes, but for our children. II is
or them to perpetuate all that 10
opie and grand and manly in the his.
Dry OF their fathers and forefatbers
10 10 keep ever in mind and bring tc
10 eye OF all the world the history
Re true history, of the confederacv
M the causes, the real causes. which
u up 10 the war between the states
lhls passing of the last of the con.
sderates' calls to mind the cabinet
inc South, its chief, Jefferson Davis
vice president, Alexander H. Ste fl
lens Robert Toombs of Georgia b
as secretary of state: C. G. Mem. W
niger of South Carolina, secretary NJ b
e treasury; L. P. Walker of Ala. CT
ma secretary of war; S. R. Mallory y
florlda, secretary of the navy, and a.
dah P. Benjamin of Louisiana at a.; =.
rney general. The companion and W
er OF sucn men as William L. Yam. hs
y, the morning star of session.. ne
'njamin H. Hill, R. Barnwell Rbntt ex
mes l.. Orr, R. M. T., Hunter. Angus. ia
H. Garland and Louis T. Wigfall u. az
the Senate, and Meredith P. Gentry VI
ger A. Pryor and Thomas s Ro. -
tx in the House, his was a position or
IN enviable and influential. tn
n 1876 Judge Reagan was in the sy
MOL OF the Hayes and Tilden con. ro
T. and although he believed that the =.
Ter was elected and the former seat O.,
he accepted the decision for him. rio
and saw it accepted by the South fic
n absolute loyalty and absolute self. pie
trol. He witnessed all the interest
political ard social DEVELOPMENTS no
have made for progress in three. nal
re years. Throughout his long life .he
conserved the boy into the man fr o'
stood for honor, justice and truth, est
loneer, surveyor, lawyer, soldier. ma
slator, jurist, statesman, patriot, ant
est gentleman. John Henninger in
gan, true to himself and false to in
man, leaves upon the scroll of cen
e a name which adds luster to the a.
ho.,:H :. 'oun'i I1elry Barrett and