Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-10-27

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driven or goaded to their TASKS, but
were willing and cheerful and theil
tasks were not hard or unreasonable
| think 1t was a mistake to give the
negro the right To vote, and believe
1t has dOre them more harm thar
good. Ii the Government had taker
them over a. it did the Indians, anC
had m2dc tEcm W.Tus Of The govern.
ment protected their rights as they
have those Of the Indians they woulc
not have suffered lgo.n til. cupldllN
and aVarice Of the white man as the,
have. Nor do believe prejudice would
have become so intense as it has.
| have noticed from some writers
(some of them southern as well as
n%orthern,I that they speak of the
wonderful progress the new south has
made since the war, in getting from
under the cause Of slavery. | thought
| could see a tendency at least to
slur at and b%elittle the men and WON
en- Of that day. | love the south of
to-day, and love the old south. |
love its history, it's. traditions and
memories, and | am proud of the fact
that grew IN and lived in twas a
part of it. When | see anything that
reflects upon the honor, integrity or
manhood of that period of u his
tory, car but feel as the bold Scotch
clarsman.
Il stand upon my native heath. and
my name is McGregor", | resent the
imputation that We of the south land
of that time when living was luxuri-
Gus. were on account of this made
an effemlnate race of weaklings, like
those who eat Of the fruit of the
lotus tree. | think to refute this sill
~ rot, it is sufficient to point to the
battle fields all over the south during
the civil war. They stand as mute
witnesses to attest the va'or, courage
ard endurance of the soldiers of the
south.
But 1t is not for me to write of the
courage, prowess and valor the SOL
dlerS Of the SOUTH was one of them
Iheir fame is Secure-their history
Is written in blood on every battle
field Of the war. If you want to 20
further, ask the brave, honest soldiers
Of the north (you know when Greek
meets Greek hen comes the tug of
war; will let them answer.
What part did the southern moth
erS and their daughters plav in this
terrible drama? When the war broke
out IN Is |, these mothers Of the
south called their sons around them
and like the Spartan mothers Of Old
babe them buckle on their armor and
90 forth to battle for their country,
their flresides, their loved ones, and
return with their shields or upon them
The daughters made their silk dres-
SEES INTO battle flags and put on home
spun dresses, the fruit of the old
fashioned loom. There were no slack.
erS among the women of the south
they were willing to make any sac
rife" and suffer any hardship for the
good of the cause
But after four long years of fight
ing, grim-viSaged war smoothed its
wrinkled front and the bloody strife
ended, General Lee surrendered the
remnant of his grey veterans whose
tor tour years he had held in.
tact, IN front of Richmond, and like
zen, P%etalne, te defender of Verdun.
world War, he said Thou shalt not
pass and they didn't pass. Frank
S!mondS in his history of the World
war says that the defense of Verdun
VIII so down in history as the most
heroic defense that was ever made
any place in the world. none OK
| think, that Lees surrender
II Richmond will rank along with it
What | have said, and the state
nents that have in this commuri-
IN defense Of the cuSoms. feel
.ngs and treatment toward the negro
is true as | know it. and | have
written IN this article more for keen.
he record straight than ANYTHING alSg
am not willing for this Young gener-
atom TO grow up ard think their fore.
Gears were a lot Of cruel slave drivers
The word slaves carries with it the
dea If cruelty and brutality.
Now, Mr.. Editor. if Won think this
communication is worth a place in"
your paper. publish IT,. and if not,
;how it the waste basket.
GLEN c. EILAND
The most vindictive man in the