The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-06

In your issue of Jan. 81, 1910, DR.. G.
y. Morris, of DeFuniak Springs, says:
81 must confess little surprise to see
in today's Journal an organization known
- Children of the Confederacy' Why
y Y we want to perpetuate the horrors Of
srspf -,
Southern great and good men, like Lee,
Jackson, etc, but ! also remember the
mattox, when he refused to take the
psord OF his old teacher, Lee. The war
was the result of combination of cir
eumstances. and was ineffible. But near
should have burned all the differences
OF that late unpleasantness.
know no North. no South. no On" East no
West, and every effort to perpetuate the
war feeling should be discouraged -
1.-THE ftalic Is mine).
quite agree with DR.. Morris when
be says:
petuate the war feeling should be
discouraged, yet I deny that the OBJ
ect OF the organization known as the
Children of the Confederacy" is to
perpetuate the war feeling" From
What follows. am sure / am not bold
n this assertion. Some men have
Juch cold feet that they are driven to
ay: Don't tell about the crucifixion;
4 stirs up hatred against the Jew"
Whereas no disciple of the Christ
sould harbor malice against the Jew
Ind make any serious avowal that he
was following the teachings of Him.
Certainly the acquaintance with the
lives Of Lee, Davis, Jackson, Johnston,
Law. Mallory, Perry, Cleborne and
many others who were followed by
thousands Of intrepid Johnny Rebs, .
Is. not calculated to stir up hatred !;
and that am sound in the proposition
as to the objects of this organization.
l need but quote from the very ex-
cellent communication of Mrs. Bats,
under date of Jan. %, 1910, where she
cites the constitution of this organiza-
ton as follows:
THE objects of this association are
memorial, historical, educational. liter
airy, social and benevolent, to collect
and preserve the materials for truth
ful history Of the war between the
Confederate states and the United
States of America; to honor the men,
DRY OF those who served and those Who
fell in the service of the Confederate
States, and to record the part taken by
Southern women, as well in untirins
efforts after the war in the reconstruc-
tion of the South, as in patient endur-
ance of hardships and patriotic devo-
tion during the struggle; to cherish
the ties OF friendship among the men,
beers of the society, and to fulfill the
duties of sacred charity to the sur
vivors of the war, and those dependent
upon them"
1t Is hardly necessary to add that we
look to the constitution of an organ
ization &c ascertain its objects. This
Is elementary.
This proposition being accepted, /
submit that there,is at present most
pressing necessity for an organization
ITO collect and preserve the materials
for truthful history of the war be-
tween the Confederate States and the
United States of America" Should a
more powerful reason be sought for
this necessity we do not have to- look
far for same Doubtless DIR. Morris is
proud Of his distinguished ancestry
and kinsmen and he has just cause to
be. However, the French say, no
blesse oblige," and it is inconceivabIe
how DR.. Morris could bring reproach
on his distinguished kin by his Grass
Ignorance concerning the surrender of
Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant. He says:
." but I also remember the
magnanimous heart of Grant at Apo