The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-19

day, October 81, 1912.
~paughters OF the Confederacy.
-Gird yourselves with pride OF race,
place upon your hearts the emDieins Oh
"a. confederacv. blazon on your orows
tle trinity OF virtues pictured on the
Great seal Of Georgia. wisdom. Justice
and Moderation. Grasp lovingly the
hand Of your president and Jet Us hnu
our way along the paths Of histVrE 10
th. Delcctabe Mountains OF unDiaseu
Vision. prOphesie1 BY President DaNis'
when time shall have sOftened passion
aud prejudice when reason shan nave
stripped the mask from misiepfeet''t"
ton. then Justice. holding evenly ie'
scales. Will require much OF past cr"
s,,~. and praisc 10 change places. (De-
cernbcr 1851 How can we Daush ters
OF the Confedsracy aid in the trium-
,,hant entry OF Truth. the daughter OF
Time
-..rhe objects OF OUT organization are
memorial. educational and social IN
the fuihIrrent Of the frs; OF these
three. we have never faitered nor
failed. The third is OF our very ma
tiirc. The second we ar carrying OUT
i- various ways. but there are others
vet open 10 us We frst felt the nnsh
nf organized life eighteen years ago
pushed 10 the necessity OF active ell
fort by the continued dissemination
Of unarresteo missta temen's. by the
INTENDED gEaYes OF Southern heroes
VINO had died for principles By IN
marked battlefelds. whence 2rowess OF
southern goIdiery resounded unto eN-
..r,, civilized quarter OF the globe. ana
hx the distress OF widows and or
rhsns OF men who had sacrihceu
wealth and life for the Contederacy-
To conduct campaign against err
Tor. those who would lead must kho"
tHaf they know what they know III
.,,- work We must be informed not
only upon the characteristics o. our
. eat leaders not only must We knc"
th,t the Confederate armies won sig
nal ,,ir. aries at Bull Run and Manassas
...stained clorionsly defeat az Shiloh
and s;ottvsburg We must know not
only that 40 man WAS ever more non
nrsbl. ,.,r more dignified than jener-
son DAVIS in the four years OF his
,.-eSideucy Of the COnfederscy. as wen
as IN the humiliations OF defeAt am
t,,lurisonnent. but We must kn"" no"
ou~ people arrived al their course OF
action when the time Tor the par 'lii7
or lie ways was come
81, Is generally known that many
Leading. men OF the South were strong
~ ouposed to seeding from the Union
rrotluh frmlv convinced Of our risnt
90 do so. a right that had been claimed
seven times prior 20 1850 once III 49,
bv south Carolina. six times in New
ENGLAND In 1851. Josiah Quincy sd-
,o.steS the withdrawal Of AasSachu-
~.tts declaring that the admission OF
Louisiana 10 the Union guaranteed the
-i-ht o. separation TO all the states
fo he effected peacsably II they could
IN
ts.rfford convention withdrew New
r,r-lans from the Union IN lsfi.
w.ss.,r,sss.tts declared she would
bruit her undeleEsted rights TO no
,,.dv Of men on earth Thus the rec
.rds repeatedly show the assertion IN
N..~ England % the right 70 seceae
-.-.r, the Union long ago before shc
.fi.rutcd il with the South.
when the great question Of re-
manning OF the side OF the teaefSi
government in the sttcmp; 10 coer'e
the south into abrogation OF state soN-
,.r.ipnfv reached the day of reckoning
men Of the south turned with hea>S
hearts bat determined minus 10 'hS''
own beloved states.
..1-be creed 81 states rights had
hon nrscficod and recognized IS one
.r The salient features OF the now
,...,rb battered Constitution OF our IA
t..rs and had been taught IN '"e
military Academy at West Point rum
hcot. entitled .Rawles's View OF the
Constitutions In use from $50 10 lStV-
From this source were acquired Oie
b.lfcfs that prompted the choice OF
si.es on the part OF JeHerso" D@N' -
ro,cr, = Lee. Stonewau Jackson. Al
hort sidney Johnston. Joseph = Johh-
80, Joseph Wheeler and others Of the
~ gods that directed the marvellous
,.,ili.sr,- rnsuoeuvres Of the Southern
army
when Robert Edward Lee refused
o.. draw his sword against his state.
..fuscd the cfnciuments or high olhcS
IT,, tho Union armies 20 accept a Hlihvl
position in the army OF the Soutn. II
was with acute sorrow that the time
OF separation had come. vet with pro
found conviction Of the justice Of the
cause hc espouseS-
When asked. O Daughters Of the
Confcdcrscy. why the War Between
The states should not be called the
War 81 the Rebellion. remember that
,.u are daughters Of men who hello
with Tsa.yies-s View ot the Constitr-
fir-' which ruuueth thus. The right
~ secession must be considered an in
rr,dieut IN tho original Constitution
or the general government
~Icading men OF the North we're
also taught from this textbook. nut
,i,idcS 10 the potent influence Of VII
fsn lloyd Garrison. BOLTON
ISL Who answered tn. claim that Sc
,.,SSion was sanctioned b. the con
stiiution. by burning coy thereof
before q multitude and crying aloud,
Down with the Constitution. ~ Is a
covenant with death and an agree
nlcnt with hell
Hts was the doctrine that won for
ftt champions not only soldiers snd
statesmen 81 the North. but writers
OF such ability a. Lowell. Emerson.
whittier. and that invaluable food for
ft.. nreS Of sectional hate. Uncle Toms
cabin. Prom such sources the Ency-
.i,pcdia Britannica has given space TO
.nrnv caIumnics CONCERNING the south.
ana u D. one Of orr many duties 90
r,rut, them. ~ lives 50 noble snd 80
fair that the faisty vii declare IT.
SELF
.Ev~n while 'Hswlcss View ~ the
Constitution was temporarily suPcf-