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Stumpage Reports
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 :::
Losing it Concerning the Lost Cause
Gee whiz, where to start? I found so much wacky and disgusting stuff at work Monday I don't know where to start. How about the United Daughters of the Confederacy's Catechism? It is up to you to decide if it is wacky or disgusting, but this thing is real and they still use it:
QUESTION: What causes led to the war between the States?
ANSWER: The disregard on the part of the States of the North, for the rights of the Southern or slave-holding States.
QUESTION: What were these rights?
ANSWER: The right to regulate their own affairs and to hold slaves as property.
QUESTION: How were the slaves treated?
ANSWER: With great kindness and care in nearly all cases, a cruel master being rare, and lost the respect of his neighbors if he treated his slaves badly.
QUESTION: What was the feeling of the slaves toward their masters?
ANSWER: They were faithful and devoted and were always ready and willing to serve them.
QUESTION: How did they behave during the war?
ANSWER: They nobly protected and cared for the wives of the soldiers in the field. They were always true and loyal.
Yeah, right. I guess all those runaway slave ads were fake. Oh, I forgot, they must have been kidnapped by Yankee abolitionists. And those chains, manacles, whips, and branding irons were all for decoration. The above should be the final word on the Lost Cause Apologists who are still around and writing books, but knowing me, it won't be.
::: posted by tom at 9:44 AM
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