The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-11

full regiment os the old regular ARM.
wnowu as the Second Regiment OF
United Suites Cavalry. Jefferson D2vis
was then Seeretar; o: War or .i,e
United Stntcs, and under his capable
and efficient supervision the govern
meat was strengthening and inprov-
ing she army. thereby increasing its
effectiveness and power
Tho North, Congress and the War
department have never rendered AIR.
Davis his just deserts. for 20 FAR
iiRhtcdness is due the strength.
through re!nforccments and practical
equipment OF It's fighting power. OF
that army which opposed the South.
A. that tins the Northern press and
the minority in Congress even
sc.tninG whirlpool II antagonism
to us, caused by the increase OF our
territory Texas. Secretary Davis had
consulted President Pierce. who fully
coincidcd with his views and that de-
termined TO increase the army BY
adding -four new regiments 10 IT, two
OF cavalry ana two OF infantry.
Special emphasis was given the cav
airy organizations. and no commands
were better mounted or better equip
ped than the two new regiments.
The cavalry saddle 81 that time the
cest and most up to date, was kno
NJ the 'Grinsney." which was soon i'm
proved upon By Lieutenant Jenifer, OF
IUt SECOND regiment. Three EuNUd-
rons OF the regiment were armed with
rinc carbine. manufactured at the
.rmory at Springfield. Mass. one
squadron with movable stock car
bine whose barrel was only twelve
inches long and one squadron carried
the breech loading perry carblne, then
deemed marvel OF inventiv. skin.
There were i've sQuadrons OF two com
panes. and each We're armed with
Colts navy reVolvcfs and sa ores. Va
rlous ne" cavalry equipments Were
cxperimeniany tried one squadron
had ''gutta pcrcha scabbards and PTS
toll cases. while still another had
Eutta- percha cartridge boxes. Two oil
the sauadrons had the Campbell sad
Ole. mt only" said the army Wits. Tor
the hump Of that beast The army
protested. on the SLY. however against
the governments many experiments
tried all at once on the cavalry"
The advisability OF this work order
cd by secretary Davis was fully real
ized by the United states In 1851. At
The time, however. Mr.. DAVIS was ac
used the leader Of the attack being
senator Benton. "of desiring for poll
icai reasons. To all up the new reSi
ments with his lavorites' The rn.a-
sures, however. was deemed necessary,
since the signing OF the treaty OF
peace with Mexico ana our frontiers
Al
ton against Mexican invaders and CO.
nlanche marauders. SO bitter was the
attack upon Davis ana the oar Be
tween the states SO closely following,
that history did not then, and mas not
set. untangled the threads OF injustice
Even the usually accurat. Comte de
Paris. in his History of The Civii
War IN America" says: I'm 1885 Con
greSs authorized the formation OF two
new cavalry regiments, and Mr Jcffer-
Davis. then Secretary ~ War.
TOOK advantage or the fact that they
had not been designated by the title
OF dragons, - treat them as a dif-
renent arm. and ~ MI them with his
creatures to the exclusion OF regular
officers whom he disliked"
Why have the Secretaries of War
and Navy. some OF whom have even
been Confederate veterans permitted
these Inaccuracies 10 remain upon
their department records, ana allowed
them TO go, these many years. unchai-
lensed and uncorrected. /, is not the
duty OF the North 10 10 this work, but
1t is the work OF our veterans, and
sons OF veterans who stand high IN
our nations councils 10 enforce JUS
tice and demand fairness, to aisabuse
the public mind OF errors which have
hccn accepted as truths az because UNI
challenged. Is it because OF indifer-
cncc? Is il a feeling that it Is not
worth while 10 be accurate sInce the
truth would create little hurricane
and ieopardize political prefermeni
We need a tornado of wrathfui indig
nation to burst upon our nation and
forever clear away the distractions
surrounding our so-cailed broad
American viewpoint"
Somehow the pants have waited for
the pctticoatS to take the lead. and
he results is such statements as ut
tered by prominent Washington d.
\. r. woman, Isabel Worrei BAH
that these howlcrs of the L. D. {.
are a menace to the South, and how
soews OF treason where the lilies OF
peace are trying to root, /, S really
true, the women of the South do not
know the war is over Thus the de-
tenders OF our nations true history,
are acclaimed in the gear 1912. Jus
iice must be rendered our people.
The blood Of our fathers which
trcuched the soil of our sunny South
calls aloud to us TO prove them men
OF honor, men of broad Intelligence,
men of patriotism The women of the
South have answered. and VIII meet
every issue Of to-day just as courage
ously as did the women OF yesterday
meet them in those four dark and
bloody years we demand truth In
print and honesty IN the freedom OF
speech. The war cannot be over UNI
I'll the North is willing to give To
Caesar. Caesars due. Even some
Southern men have been fooled un-
consciously for the most part, our
schools and our teachers have been led
by willy partisans, into strange paths,
coming to believe that. in order to be
broad minded, one must accept as au-
thority incontrovertiblc. every state
ment contained within books cover:
they believe, IL seems, that only con-
Iucrors can give correct version or
any struggle, for the opinion of those
conquered would be TOO biased To
have weight,
Even our glorious Woodrow Wilson.
our David in the recent political war,
is 80 broad minded" rs to chronicle
the Hampton Roads engagement as n !
Northern victory. AS matter OF
fact. that Saturday mornings battle,
was 3 Confederate victory. and when