The Washington times., 1910-05-07
Not Anti-Slavery

To the Editor OF The washington Times;
your correspondent, IN Mondays
Times. thinks himself capable OF giving
a solution Of the difficulties with ref
erence 70 the statue Of Gen r. z Lee,
In the Hall OF Fame BY zone Wesh-
inZtonian.' I think his logic IS open to
criticism, but pass that On; it's Of but
little moment When he leaves Lee and
goes into history Of secession. he relates
some news. indeed. when he says the
South was. and always had been anti
slavery
Now. viii he please go back 70 1919
and 1850. see volumes OF Congressional
Globe and read speeches by Henry Clay
and others Clay offered Southern votes
to admit California as a, free State. pro
vided his Northern friends would vote
for his fugitive slave law which more
20 the credit Of SoutEerners than North
erners. was done. -Four or I'VE years af-
terwsrd, the Southerners- feeling their
superiority, repealed the Missouri com
promise. and for years carried war into
Eansas and Nebraska That was on ac-
count OF their determination TO have
more slave States When they failed In
that notorious effort, then they began 20
prepare openly for war. provided that
Lincoln. the Abolition candidate, should
| be elected President, and for months
were busy in getting all the war and
navy equipments into their possession
| Then they fired on the faE at Fort
Sumter Then Lincoln. true TO his oath,
/ invaded Southern soil
Now. Christ says (see Luke Seven
| teenth Chapter). Verify. say unto you
/ ofenses must come, but woe be unto
/ him that commiteth the offenss." CfiTsO-
\ Now. Judge. uf1o suffered the most woe.
| South or North. during those fearful
/ years Of war with its wide deuolation.
Also. compare the speeches Of Jen Davis
| and Toombs, et al. for ten years be
| fore the war. With Abraham Lincoln s
! glorious efTusions Of eIOduenoe- and pa
| triotisrn- The latter rule with a never
dying sway over our sympathies, and
our affections. they command our
| smiles. our tears; they warm the heart
| they LindIe the imagination, they awe
| the soul with the sublime. the terrible.
( the magnificent They serve 20 draw
7 US out OF the almost worthless things
that we are. they reveal 20 Us pUrer
purposes. and higher capacities, and a
/ far nohIer and greater country than
| JeT Davis. or Lee. or Jackson ever
| dreamed Of
Let ne give one sample OF e. COnfeder-
/ ate soldiers reconstruction. When IN
/ Viczsburg. Miss. a year ago. I roomed
| with a courade OF a Confederate camp
there He lived IN the same house that
his grand cid wife had occupied during
the war. while ne was scouting all over
/ the country with Forests cavalry. ne
was born and raised near JeT DAVIS
plantation knew him and fairy ~
sDsCted him Ten years or so after the
war, he read General Sheruan's Mem
oirs-- Then he read all the speeches ot
JeT Davis for ten years before the vsr
Then he arrived at the conclusion that
Davis was nothing but A ambitious
/ conscienceless politician, as-d II his owl
- Jule knew when they were we'll OF
they would never praise him. much les,
would they put his face on the silvel
Plate OF a navy vessel
In regard 10 the statue Of Gen p r
Lee IN the Han Of Fame T consider &
vas placed there 10 add insult % injury
/ When the writer states that Genera
Lee was a good soldier during the wa
with Mexico, I fully agree with him. s,
was Benedict Arnold a good soldier dur
ing the Revolution until he tried 70 be
tray West Point into the hands OF tn
British
IN regard 70 AndersOuville the Iess
said about il the better, and there vii
/ he more respect for the Southern peo
pie, when they burn their emOlems o
treason and listen to reason Not unit
tSat time viii both sections be united
/ AN OLD UNION SOLDIER