The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
Resolution Passed.

Whereas, It has been published in
many papers in the south and, indeed,
thruout The country, that the Daugh-
ters Of the Conf ederacy Of Savannah,
Ca, are soliciting funds to erect a
monument to the memory Of Captain
Henry Wirz, who, inssthe years Of 1864
and 1868, was connman dant of the An
dersonville prison in Georgia, and
whose administration, management and
control Of such prison, it has been by
overwhelming testimony established,
that in less than one Year more than
$4,000 Of the union soldiers imprisoned
died and are buried in the cemetery
there; and who, for his conduct and
acts in the management of the prison
with his harsh, cruel and barbarous
treatment Of unarmed and unoffending
prisoners, under his charge, was judi
cially; tried, convicted and executed
for his great inhuman crimes; there
fore, -....-. -. - H..
"''Resolved, That the National Asso-
citation Of Ex-Union Prisoners of War,
many Of whose members were confined
in Andersonville prison. for periods
varying from three to nine months, and
| cruelties Of Captain Wirz, which caused
the death of SO many Of their COM
rades in prison there, and years having
elapsed without any reversal form, fact
or sentiment Of the Justice Of the con
viction, sentence and execution of this
great criminal for his inhuman barbar.
tiles. appeal to the good sense. and in
teligent patriotism Of the soldiers who
wore the gray In the brave fight they
made for their convictions against the
men who wore the blue. to use their in
| 4uann onoinat tho novomanf tn araNE q
monument to perpetuate the memory
or what some Of his Jealous admirers
called the heroic deeds, Of Captain Wirz
as the late commandant Of Anderson
vile prison. The men Of gray and the
men Of blue. forgetting the crueltie:
and seventies Of war, from time to time
meet for social and friendly greeting
| indeed, often upon some Of the grea1
battlefelds Of that angry time. The
patriotic utterances that come on sucf
occasions from the mon of the south
and the men Of the north are echoed
and re-echoed turnout the country, help
| ing to allay the asperities of the pas
and renew devotion to the flag amons
all the people Of reunited country
The questions that brought the nortl
and the south to, war have been settled
| by the blood of thousands Of brave men
Every state Of our once disturbed uniol
Is now in peaceful harmony In It's prop
or place represented in all department.
Of the government, and the erection O.
a monument to honor the memory 0:
Captain Wir7, whose inhumanities II
| his career Of brief authority shock ou
American civilization, because unpleas
ant discussions and irritations. della,
the restoration Of that love Of countr,
and devotion to the flag everywhere il
our land all men who wore the blue s.
much DESIRE This association, then
many Of whom are survivors Of Captain
Wirz q hated administration Of Amber
sonville prison, deprecate the buildin,
Of monument to his memory and ap
peal to all late confederate soldiers !, t,
ence it's erection.
n Resolved further; that this associa
ton Of men who wore the blue in tina
anxious time of war, with charity t
all and malice to none, and with al
respect, reminds the fair daughters o
Georgia, that we are citizens Of com
mon country; the crucial questions tina
once divided tho north and the. soutl
have been settled in the crucible. o
battle; northern soldiers stand with un
covered heads as the southern mothe
decorates the grave Of her confederat
son, or the wife mourns at the grave o
| her husband who fell fighting for tn
southern star. We, therefore, appea
south, in your zeal to honor and venel
ate the memory Of your soldier dea
to pause, think and hesitate about dc
ing anything for the erection Of nor
ument to anyone who exercised an
brief authority in the late confederac
whose career will receive controversial
and anamosities of the past and, prof.
ably, disturb the contentments Of til
present and the .harmonies Of the f,
ture. To you, fair daughters Of tn
south we may repeat and address,
this behalf. the language of that grea