The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-20
UNION SOLDIER
DEMONSTRATING
CONFEDERATES
Daniel +. SOper, Former Detroit.
er, Would Have Them March
in G.. A. X. Parade
WRITES LETT n OF
PROTEST TO BURROUGHS
Deplores That Prejudice, Wiped
Out in South Still Lives in
thu North

Daniel r. Soper OF Chattanooga
Tenn, forn'er Detroiter who sery.
ed IN the lion arr during the
civil war, has written letter to
Samuel w. Burroughs, protesting
against the proposal TO exclude con.
federate soldiers from the G.. A. X.
parade during the encampmo Mt in
Detroit in September. The letter fol-
lows
Hon Samuel w Burroughs.
Detroit. Michigan
Nh Dear Burroughs Your welcome
communication 21th ult. duly received
Had DELAYED writing YOU pending re-
. turn OF capt Fits VINO H. out OF the
city and may not return for some ia IS
/ am surprised and deploFe the fact
that there still exists I'm the hearts OF
some Of our northern veterans that
bitter war hatred
This feeling as YOU know IL not felt
here in the south. Ii is an Christian
and un American. / am glad 10 know
rs only In the minds OF the few
The people OF the south have more
'ause TO be grieved and revengeful
than those OF the north The history
of the war has never been truthfully
written and never VIII be III these
critics might be In the southland for
brief period and Ihingle with its
people they would disabuse their
minds or their erroneous Impressions.
the loss or their homes BY pillaEe, and
thus for period after the war were
destitute
Why so over this ancient history?
Life Is too short and these unpleasant
memories should be banished IL your
comrades who are persisting against
Ned Forest camp walking with them
an the highways OF the city OF Detroit
are ineNOrable. they evidently cons lder
themselves immaculate and the most
we hope for is that God may forgive
them Notwithstanding they are unWill-
ing TO overlook their mistakes
The most beautiful, pathetic and
sublime sight the writer ever witness
ed was the confederate parade at the
reunion here In Chattanooga last June
headed by the bands OF Oglethorpe
Confederates astride OF L. S, cavalry
horses Many or these veterans had
not sat In saddle for years, and this
imposing sight garnished with one
thousand daughters. the cream OF the
south was also the more interesting
from the fact that there were some
local @. A. X. veterans wearing the
blue in the same line OF parade and
also likewise in saddle I shall never
see its like again. / am satisfied none
81 the Union veterans who were here
with you would countenance such n
movement OF exclusion as IL contem-
plated by the few who advocate eN-
clusion.
ASK the delegation Of veterans from
north and south who surged about you
with reference TO the mistake OF eN-
Clusion contemplated.
You have reason 70 be proud Of your
meeting here Of the blue and the gray
which You addressed, the largest gath
ering that ever assembled IN y r.
Forest hall.
surrendered my seat three times
md finally stood up i'm the rear OF the
hall--the hallway and stairway was
crowded Had You had a hall with
several times It's capacity IL would
nave been hlled Never was a large
gathering more Interested and in
structed along the lines OF pure pa
triotism, peace and brotherly love. God
has certainly endowed you with health.
physical and mental strength and You
are using they faculties for the upllft
~ universal fraternity and for the bet
terment OF our common country This
- no hatterY, as evidenced by the i'm >
preston which YOU left here
But few OF our veterans from here
went 10 Jacksonville not because they
lid not care TO but simply for lac K
81 funds, as they were saving them UP
FOR Detroit
Sincerely,
DANIEL H. SOPER