My respects to you Unionblue. I suppose that North and South will, in all likelyhood continue it's differences within the confines of this board, which by the way, is probably much better for everyone concerned, than the battlefield. I also presume that our differences will continue, even after 140 odd years. I will do my best to keep my powder dry, sir. As for our differences?.....Well, I look forward to our 'battles', it should be fun.............sort of. Even if we didn't lick you on the field of battle, which we should have, by the way, at least we out lived y'all......and that, sir, is a fact! By the way, thank you for your kind acceptence of me, here on this board. I look forward to many more encounters with you.
May I say sir, thank you for your acceptance of me to your board. I do look forward to many 'experiences' with you and the rest of the gallant men and women from both the blue and the gray. A Southerner, from birth, I will do my best to uphold the fine traditions of those who wore the Gray. The Union won the war, therefore, history is written by the winners, and there are many instances that bear watching, and made sure that those brave souls that fought and died for the cause they believed in, shall not be lost to those who came after. I hope the brave men and women that frequent this board, will continue to honor all those courageous individuals that fell defending their homeland, and the lost cause.
And I hope we will also honor those brave men in blue who felt they were upholding their lawfully elected government and the law of the land.
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Thank you, Ma'am
I have enjoyed my comparatively short time on this board, very much. In fact, even with the short time, I consider the individuals who come this board with any regularity, my friends, even those who are yankee proponents. So, rebelchick, I thank you for your welcome, and may I welcome you here, as well.
Unionblue,
I have been thinking about your statement that Gen. Lee believed in slavery. I'm afraid that, that is one statement that you can NEVER convince me, is true. I'm almost ashamed that you should even consider such a comment. That's like saying Lincoln okayed the secession movement. To me, it's almost sacreligious, even for a Northerner, to make a statement like that. I have the utmost respect for you, believe me, but to make a comment like this, leaves me in complete bewilderment. I don't have any idea where you picked up this piece of yankee propoganda, but it is beyond my comprehension to even visualize, much less, understand. I sincerely hope that you were just trying turn my crank, so to speak. There are certain aspects of that great conflict that I still do not know or understand, and for that, I apologize, but no living human being today, can tell me that Robert E. Lee believed in slavery! I try to see and to understand everyone's stance on that war, and if nothing else, at least respect that stance, however, a statement such as you made against one of the greatest Americans ever, makes me feel very sad. Why?......because it is totally false............Period! I want to find a place in my heart to say, that perhaps, you just weren't really sure of what you said, and that, my friend, I hope is the true answer. There are really, very few, if any, slanders against the South or any part of that war, including men or battles, that bother me, but sir, I think you have found a chink in my armour. I usually keep an open mind about some of the happenings in that war, but there are some things that I must speak out against, and this is one of them. I just cannot, and will not, accept your comment as being true, because it's not. May you bite your tongue sir, and please accept my humble pardon for being so emotional about someone who is dear to my heart and respected greatly by me and to thousands of others, just like me, Northern as well as Southern.
I said Lee believed in the institution of slavery because of his own, recorded words. He may have considered it many things, but at the end of the day, before the war and during it, he considered it the best way of life for black slaves than any other. Simply check on the inter net and type in 'Lee on slavery' or 'Lee and slavery' and it become pretty apparent the man had little or no problem with it.
You don't have to agree with me or even believe me, but I trust you will consider that my beliefs are my own, arrived at by me, and if they give offense or inflict harm, it was not my intent. But they are my own opinions and hence they are who and what I am.
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Unionblue,
Believe me, it was not my intent to belittle you or your beliefs, quite the contrary. I still respect your view, even though I do not agree with them. However, having lived in the South and in a state that knows so much about the man, and the teaching of those who knew a tremendous amount about him and and his life, there is no way that what he stood for, was not slavery. Perhaps, I too, am who I am, and my opinions are also my own, along with many a Southerner, and that there are some things that I can, nor will I, ever be convinced of, otherwise. I also realize that you, being solidly North, just as I am solidly South, hear much different views about, not only the men who fought, but about the battles they fought in, and I understand this. And, in realizing those differences, I beieve also, I've come to understand that some of those differences may never be resolved to each others satisfaction. I suppose it wouldn't be nearly the fun if we agreed on everything, now would it? Did it sting? Yessir, it did, and still does. However, I'm man enough to realize that there are some things that others, such as yourself, do not, and will not, agree with me on, and to be honest with you, it does bother me somewhat, but again, I suppose there may be some things that I may offend someone else about, and I want to tell you here and now, that I do not want to sound as if it is personal, for it is not. And I want to apologize for any thing that I may do to offend you, or anyone else on this great board, that I enjoy so much. I guess the Gen Lee thing goes against everything that I have learned about that great man, and after all is said and done, he is, one of the greatest men America has ever produced, and no finer example of a Southern gentleman and leader exists whose positive impact was so great during and after the war. I believe it was Gen Lee's servant during the war, who said, 'No finer man was born of woman, than Robert E Lee. I have to agree. So, with that said, I shall bid you a fond farewell, for now. As I have said, it does sting me somewhat, to hear someone say those things about the General, but, life goes on, and I know that not everyone is going to either like you, or agree with everything about you. I hold no anomosity toward you, and I would like for you to know that. In the heat of a 'battle', I suppose we all say and do some things that we wish we hadn't said or done, so with that in mind, I will say that I still have the utmost respect for your views and your beliefs.............no matter how misguided they may be.. .
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