Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-02-15
Confederate Veterans.


Noxnbee County Camp met Feb TO-
1908, and as Commander H, A. Minor
was absent, W, S. Permenter was
elected chairman of the meeting.
A resolution was offered favorng The
bill offered by Hon. r, P Hobson, Of
Alabama, in regard to pensioninG the
Confederate soldiers After discussion,
the same was adopted by a vote of sew
en- for and seven against.
1t was agreed that Hon E. D. Cayett |
be elected as a delegate TO the Confed- |
crate reunion, and that he take the |
said resolution and present it for adoP |
ton by that body.
The following members of the Camp |
were elected as the Pension Board for |
the year, viz: Thomas Stevens, Dis
trict I; W. S Permenter District .;
L. E. Eiland, District 3 j. A Nchol- !
son, District A j, Z. DoHling District g.
At was agreed and ordered that the
annual reunion of this Camp he held at
the May Springs, one mile from Mash
uaville. on the 18th and 18th Of july
All comrades are invited, and are eX-
pected to bring their families and pro
visions. J. ]. Hunter, L. f. Eiland
and J. A Nicholson were appointed a
committee of arrangements for the
meeting of the camp to be held on the
above date.
The meeting then adjourned,
Z. T DoRRoH. Adiutant.
The following resolutions were
adopted
Whereas. The Honorable Richmond
Pearson Hobson, a member Of the
Lower House of the National Congress
from the State of Alabama has seer
fit, in the performance Of his lie isla-
tive duties, to signify his purpose Of
introducing a bill in Congress, amend
atory of the national pension laws, So
that Confederate soldiers who nartici-
pated n the war between the States
between 81 and '65, should have and
receive a pension from the national
government, and thereby place them
upon the same basis as all other SOL
diers of the Government who hid dc
Tended the constitutional rights Of two
States and upheld the dignity Of TIE
national government and the sovcr-
eiprtv of the States : and.
| Wbar ,ae A II cp11io,e ,t,Lo ,,,,,t 10, mot
ed in the armies Of tho Confederac v
were cortending for n vital principle,
tc-wit, tho sovereign power Of the
States and the constitutional powers Of
tho Government and,
Whereas. Further, in the grand
march of heroic events, time and the
general public policy of this Govern
ment has demonstrated the fact that
the principles r which 'the Confeder-
ate States commended was right and has
been recognized as such by the highest
authority and,
} Whereas, Further. it is . fact well
known to all men that the South since
the war, has contributes her full shave
to the surnort and maintenance of the
= General Government, paying her full
, share of taxes for pensions to the
Union soldiers and sending forth he,
sons to the Spanish war in time OF
ueed; and having heard of the fact
n that the proposed measure has beer
condemned nv certaiU persons high II
authority in the Confederate veterans
who had taken it upon themselves t.
speak for all of the veterans Of tn,
I Confederacy, thereby pretending t,
voice heir sentiments with rcferenc,
10 such measure. without any AUTHORITY
:, whatsoever, and believing that Thu
camp of Confederate veterans shoul,
:, proclaim to the world its opinion of thi
:, proposed measure therefore, be i
n Resolved, That we approve Ct tn
= measure of Honorable Richmond Pear
, son Hobson which he proposes to in
~ troduce in Congress, which will hav
!, for its purpose the pensioning of a
% Confederate soldiers who served in tn
" war of secession and their widows, an
~ we today send him our greetings an
70 bid him "God speed" with his yer
" laudable undertaking. We ndorse tn
% measure in full; we think it oupht {
W. pass and become law we think ths
|; inasmuch as the Confederacy was cor
~ tending for vital government prime
- pie that they should now receive per
~, sion which has, since the war, pract
= cally adopted the principles for whic
%, we tonight and has proclaimed to II
I world that we were right in contendin
| for our constitutional RIGHTS.
=; Resolved Second, That we do NJ
g approve of the course adonted bv ce
'' tain persons high in authority in Il
general organization of the United Co
federate Veterans and in the State o
OF PLANTATIONS who have presumed spe;
IS for the rank and file of the remnant
be what was and is known as the create
army, known to the civilized world. Y
think we have right as men to spe
B. for our selves, and we today in II
1t. Camp, send greetings to Hon. r.
Hobson of Alabama, himself the son
We a gallant Confederate soldier and S
ats to him that we approve of his bill
give us pensions from the Nation
Government and we hope him sucee
in his undertaking.
Resolved Third, That we have no I
thence or forbearance with the suggt
'ck tons always urged BY certain part
re- to the effect that the introduction a
Of the discussion of such measure on t
floor of the National Congress wol
revive sectional feeling and Disco
We proc lain now to the world that I
cruel war has been over long ago. II
in our Judgment no gallant Confederi
- soldier has any snch feeling in his he;
re- and we do not believe that any ST
on. feeling is cherished by soldiers "
hat fought on the opposite side in the CT
II test of 1861 to 1865.
Resolved Fourth, That copy
lthess resolutions DO forwarded tn HI
!, Richard Pearson ffehaaN et Washing