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My Reply to McAdoo's article

From: afsp90_96@yahoo.com

'Gone with the Wind'
More commentary from the guy who wants to "dynamite Stone Mountain"
http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/2008770488420

My Reply:

Dear Sir,

First I would like to thank you for confirming for me that most people who live outside the South look at us with contempt. I am university educated which doesn't really mean great deal in the scheme of things but it does mean I have met many people like yourself sir, even in the South who just don't want to see the whole truth, just the part that suits their purposes.

Yes the Palmetto State in the name of the Confederacy did fire on Ft. Sumter, but only after secession which was followed up by a notice to Union forces inside that the fort now belonged to the people of South Carolina after she left the union. And not one union soldier was killed during the siege. The issue of slavery is a convenient excuse for invading your own country and murdering your own people. Was slavery an abomination? Most certainly. Could it have been ended with out bloodshed? Most certainly, every other civilized country in the world ended slavery with out civil war, this country could have also, but Mr. Lincoln took the path of suspending the Constitutional rights of Southerners and invaded his own country.

The issue of the abuse of slaves is also over done. Aside from the fact slavery itself is abhorrent, the murder, rape and overall abuse of the slaves was the exception rather than the rule. You and others like you fail to mention that slaves felt quite close to their owners and in many cases were made to feel like part of the family and were treated no differently than the rest. But I suppose it is alright to ignore these facts to make your point sir. Don't feel bad, because sadly you are not alone.

I am a descendant of Confederate Veterans on both sides of my family and no one in my family ever owned a slave much like the other ninety percent of Southerners who fought for the Confederacy and never fought to continue the institution of slavery. What they did fight for was right for each sovereign state to be able to live as they saw fit with out the oppression of a hostile and aggressive central government infringing on their Constitutional and States Rights.

Both sides are equally at fault for war crimes? I beg to differ. No sworn commissioned or non-commissioned officer of the Confederate States of America ever conducted the murdering, raping and arsonist campaign of the likes of Sherman's "March to the Sea" and that is but one case if you car to look at this objectively instead of with a built in disdain. I am positive this letter, if even you finish it prior to deleting it, will make no difference to you or your ilk, but it may cause someone to look in to the history of Lincoln's terrible war for them selves and look at both sides objectively.

Respectfully,

Clay Smith {North Carolina}

"The Southern Cause"
http://www.freepowerboards.com/southerncause/index.php

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My response to Glen McAdoo at the Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard

From: SylviasDaddy@comcast.net

The flag that we know as the Confederate Battle Flag was used by many (but by no means all) Confederate military units during the War for Southern Independence (1861-1865). It was their flag, and they alone had the right to interpret its meaning.

When the War was over, the Confederate soldiers became Confederate veterans. They formed an organization known as the United Confederate Veterans. The Confederate Battle Flag was still their Flag, and they alone had the right to interpret its meaning.

In 1896, since many of the Confederate veterans were aged, infirm, and dying off, the Sons of Confederate Veterans was formed as the successor organization to the United Confederate Veterans. The legacy and authority of the United Confederate Veterans was transferred to them over the next ten years. This transfer of power culminated in a speech given 25 April 1906 at New Orleans, Louisiana by Stephen Dill Lee, Confederate lieutenant-general, and commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans:

"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations."

Since 25 April 1906, therefore, the Confederate Battle Flag has been the flag of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. They alone have the right to interpret its meaning. They have interpreted its meaning, and explained (repeatedly!) that meaning – and it is not hatred, nor is it bigotry.

The Confederate Battle Flag is not the flag of the Kluxers and other malcontents of their ilk. They do not have the right to interpret its meaning.

The Confederate Battle Flag is not the flag of the NAACP. They do not have the right to interpret its meaning.

The Confederate Battle Flag is not your personal flag, Mr. McAdoo. You do not have the right to interpret its meaning.

You are not a registered voter in any State where the Confederate Battle Flag is prominently displayed. Your commentary, therefore, is out of order.

Unless and until you become a registered voter in a State where the Confederate Battle Flag is prominently displayed, you have no right to express any opinion on the Confederate Battle Flag, just as I, since I am not a registered voter in the State of Nevada, have no right to express any opinion upon the existence of legalized gambling and prostitution in Nevada.

Clifton Palmer McLendon
Spring, Texas

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