The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

of services by some of their people to
uphold our flag in the Spanish-American
war. True, the south furnished two dis
tinguished generals and a small body of
fighters behind the guns in that war, but
such offerings did not number one in
five thousand of the fighting strength of
that section. Is it fair to judge the ex-
tent of the loyal sentiment Of the south
by such an Insignificant showing? Why,
when Fort Sumter was fired on by the
hotheads of South Carolina, more than
half the voters of the states finally
seeding were bitterly opposed to such
action, but in less than three months
nearly or quite four-f1fths of them had
been won over to it's support. You see
the Jeff Davis of the period had sown the
Seed just as these monuments, the text
books, etc., are sowing the seed in the
south now.
--. II Two Recent Incidents.
But If these things were all that is
going on in the south to indicate a de-
cided spirit of disloyalty among their
people. the Union survivors of that war,
and loyal people generally, would be war
ranted in passing them by as mere vapor-
ings of irresponsible parties. But I'M
fortunately this is not, the case, as two
| incidents to which attention Is invited
and which brought out the expression OF
| criticism at the Wagner meeting, most
forcibly illustrates. -
! Some five or six weeks ago there was
published in the National Tribune, Wash
ington. D. c., clipping from a leading
paper of Atlanta, Ca, reciting the
fact that at a meeting of a camp Of con-
federate veterans the previous evening,
a preamble and resolution was unani-
mously adopted denouncing the national
government for the murder Of WirZ, who
was the commander Of the Anderson Con-
federate prison, where more than twenty
thousand Union prisoners gave up their
lives from the lack Of food, medical sup
plies and from exposures; which action
was followed by a further resolution de-
claring for the erection Of monument
to this confederate hero.
In the coming summer an encampment
Of Confederate Sons Of Veterans is to be
held at New Orleans, and the commander
of the order Is putting forth herculear
/ efforts to secure a large attendance in
which he is evidently meeting with con-
1 siderable success, for as an official cir
cular issued by the commander in chief
of the Union Veterans Union sets forth
the war department at Washington, D. c..
is in receipt Of large number Of letters
nearly all written on paper bearing cut
of the rebel flag, asking for the military
records of their fathers, armed with
which they will be eligible to member.
ship in the organization.
Warning Was a Hint.
These were the two incidents whiol
led to the warning uttered before Wayne,
I regiment. and I submit that they JUST
| fed such warning and do not sustain tn,
spirit of your editorial. The warning wa
not given in vindictive spirit, but rathe
with the purpose Of conveying a hint t.
the people Of the south that there cal
, be such a thing as going too far in an
tagonizing the results of the late war.
Eternal vigilance, 1t has been we'll said
is the price of liberty, and the loyal PEG
2 pie Of this great country do not propos
> to be again caught mapping as they wer
in 1861. james D. Wood
St. Paul, March Z.