The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-10-09

States during the strife of 1851 to
1865. giving to each as the loyal and de-
voted executive head OF their respective
people, equal devotion"
And with this amendment, your commit
tee recommend the adoption Of the resolu-
tons.
And your committee suggests that any
IS neace monument which cannot be made I
in the spirit of this amendment, would De
q mockery, delusion and snare, because
President Davis was ae much represen- |
tative of his people as President Lincoln
was Of his, and those who followed the one
are Just as loyal to our present United
States as are the followers Of the other.
The special committee named to make an
investigation of the attacks made upon
Gen. Il. w. Castleman by the disaffected
few led by Gen. w. J. Behan, found the
charges without foundation, and reported
as follows:
Your committee, appointed to consider
the recent unjust attack made by Gen.
Behan upon Gen. Castleman, in which the
latter was charged With being the cause OF
the disaffection of the Army OF Tennessee
anu w 6SulIIStOu 11itlllCty O0tD Pc 1ioAt ss1o
Louisiana Division, U. C. ", respectfully
report:
Every attack and accusation against
Gen. Castleman has been really an attack
and accusation against the Louisiana Di-
vision, which has demanded OF him the
course he pursued, and has supported him
in it, and Gen. Behan and all others who
have followed the course he has, are really
IL: L. .:ofn So}n n
constituted authorities, because we would
not surrender to designing few who have
refused to submit to the will of the major
ity.
There has been so many false reports and
rumors circulated, and misleading news
paper articles published, that our COM
rades want to know the facts and entire
circumstances bearing upon the matter,
and we believe it our duty to make all facts
public.
At the Lake Charles Convention in 1911,
q resolution was passed authorizing the
appointment of q committee to fully inves-
tigate and pu blish these facts, but our COM
mander hoping that the better judgment OF
q majority of the two camps-Army OF
Tennessee and Washington Artillery
would cause them to return, or it not, that
the matter could be dropped and they not
interfere with the Division, refrained from
appointing such committee. But the per-
sistent attempts of Gen. Behan and others
to injure Gen. Castleman by charging him
with being the cause of all the trouble,
makes it our duty to fully inform the indi-
I vidual members of our camps, and show
that this Division has required of him all
that he did, which has been fully endorsed
by every Division, and the Department and
General Headquarters OF the United Con-
federate Veterans.
We therefore recommend that the entire
facts be published as reported in the &C
|companying papers, including Gen. Cas-
|tleman's personal statements.
{ We further request that every Confed-
crate Veteran, and all others interested, tc
|carefully read and consider these facts
that this Division in future need not notice
further misleading statements about the
matter.
4 We also ask the members of former
lcamps-Army of Tennessee and Washing.
ton Artillery-if they do not consider thai
it would be Drawer and more just for then
to return to the Division and drop the mat
ter, than to continue their unjust attacks
and unfraternal conduct.
Inc ABOVE report OF the Speclal commit
tee sustaining Gen. Castleman was unani-
mously adopted by the Division.
The committee on resolutions concluded
its report with the following resolution o
, thanks:
Be it resolved, That this convention ex.
tend its thanks to the city officials, the en-
! tire population of the city of Monroe, ane
especially her gifted and loyal women, fo
the cordial welcome, the most elaborat,
, entertainmeet and the cordial hospitality
which they have extended to all the Vet
Grams 10 attendance at this reunion.
The people Of Monroe have done them
selves proud in extending their well know
hospitality. Her publicly owned street car
have been open to free use by the Veterans
: and on every hand entertainment and vel
; come was the free offering of her citizens
Be it further resolved, That special men
ton should be made of the ladies who CAV
the magnificent entertainment last night
1 and to the United Daughters of the Con
federacy for their jealous encouragement
, and to the public press which has given 8
much space to accounts of the record o
our transactions and presence.
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