Sunday, January 23, 2011

End Of Euro? ... Ireland Prints Own Notes

"As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible: avoiding occasions of expence by cultivating peace, but remembering also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it; avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expence, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars may have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen which we ourselves ought to bear."
--George Washington, Farewell Address




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Irish Memorial Cemetery and the Confederate Memorial

"Wait... have I just slipped into a parallel universe? Is this some sort of early April's fools joke? Doesn't this defeat the entire point of a single currency and the ECB? Were the rules changed on the quiet without anyone noticing?"

The Confederate Flag Around The World



Berlin, Germany - bringing down the wall



Pakistan

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St. Petersburg, Russia
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Vietnam




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WWII
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U.S.

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Man Faces Jail After Protecting Home From Masked Firebombers



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"His surveillance cameras caught the attackers lobbing at least six Molotov cocktails at his house and bombing his doghouse, singeing one of his Siberian Huskies. But when Mr. Thomson handed the video footage to Niagara Regional Police, he found himself charged with careless use of a firearm."

Referendum Results Of Southern Sudan 2011

SECESSION NOW! Certainly looks like the Old North State flag as PP suggested.

98.18% secession!

Via PP, SWR

Unsung Tar Heel's Name To Be Honored

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"The first North Carolina soldier to die in the Civil War never heard the whizzing of bullets or the thunder of cannons, and his final steps didn't fall on a bloody battlefield.

Pvt. James M. Hudson died sweating and delirious from pneumonia inside a Raleigh horse stable converted into the state's first military hospital - gone and forgotten before he could so much as stain the knees of his uniform.

But this year, on the 150th anniversary of the war's start, Hudson's service will be honored both in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery and his hometown of Charlotte alongside men who died from Union bullets at Gettysburg and in other more dramatic ways."

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Unsung Tar Heel's Name To Be Honored

Charleston At War: After Lull, Fighting Returns To Our State

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The sound of hoarse thunder disrupted the "glorious autumn morn," sending hundreds of Charleston residents running from their shops and homes toward The Battery.

It was a sound not unlike the report of guns that announced the bombardment of Fort Sumter nearly seven months earlier, and many locals worried that the city was under attack.

But on the waterfront they saw nothing but calm forts, and the crowds soon dispersed. A few of the more anxious and curious retreated to the Broad Street office of The Mercury to await the news coming in from telegraph that Thursday morning, Nov. 7, 1861.

The gunfire was "no hoax, but grim reality," the paper reported the next day. Although "plainly audible" in downtown Charleston, it had actually carried up the coast nearly 50 miles.

Port Royal was under attack by the United States Navy.

Via Jamey, SDYC

FLORIDA SECEDES!

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Private Walter Miles Parker,
1st Florida Cavalry, C.S.A.


Ordinance of Secession

"We, the People of the State of Florida in Convention assembled,
do solemnly ordain, publish and declare: That the State of Florida
hereby withdraws herself from the Confederacy of States existing
under the name of the United States of America, and from the
existing government of said States; and that all political connection
between her and the Government of said States ought to be and
the same is totally annulled, and said union of States dissolved;
and the State of Florida is hereby declared a Sovereign and
Independent Nation; and that all ordinances heretofore adopted
in so far as they create or recognize said Union are rescinded;
and all laws or parts of laws in force in this State, in so far as they
recognize or assent to said Union be and they are hereby repealed."

Done in open Convention, January 10th, A.D. 1861


In early January of 1861, delegates from all over what was then Florida met in Tallahassee at the Old Capitol to consider whether or not the state should declare its independence from the United States (united States). The state legislature had previously voted to hold a statewide election on December 22, 1860 to select the delegates to attend this convention and Governor Madison Starke Perry had issued a proclamation to this effect.

These elected delegates convened for the first time on Thursday, January 3, 1861. At this initial gathering , Colonel John Cooper Pelot of Alachua County was chosen temporary chairman of the group.

Sentiments toward splitting from the Union were strong in the state with both Governor Perry and Governor-elect John Milton being outspoken supporters of secession.

On January 10, 1861 the convention, under the leadership of John McGehee of Madison County who had been elected president of the convention, voted 62 to 7 to withdraw from the Union. Florida was declared to be "a sovereign and independent nation". The following day the delegates held a ceremony on the east steps of the Capitol to sign a formal Ordinance of Secession. Later, on April 13, the Convention ratified the Constitution which had been adopted by the Confederate States of America. By this action Florida, the third state to secede, became a member of the Confederacy.

Besides Judge John McGehee, the convention president, there were a number of interesting individuals in attendance for this momentous occasion. Among these were delegate Joseph Finegan of Nassau County who would later become a Confederate Major General; delegate William George Mackey Davis who financed the 1st Florida Cavalry and would eventually become a Confederate Brigadier General; Edmund Ruffin of South Carolina, a leading " fire-eater", who attended as a visiting dignitary to speak in favor of secession; Francis Rutledge, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Florida, who gave the opening and closing prayer of the convention and A.K. Allison, representing Gadsden County, who would later serve as Speaker of the House, Senate President and even Acting Governor on two occasions. Allison, by the way, some four years after the convention would serve with the Gadsden County Home Guard ("The Gadsden Grays") at Natural Bridge in the last significant Confederate victory of the War for Southern Independence.

Now, fast forward 150 years to Saturday, January 8, 2011. A large group of Southern history enthusiasts assembled in the Senate chamber of the Old Capitol to commemorate the actions of the 1861 convention by having a reenactment of that important event in Florida history. The Senate chamber was filled with reenactors portraying members of the 1861 convention and many others in period clothing representing the non-delegates who were in attendance that day in 1861 to watch history in the making.

The participants included members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Order of Confederate Rose and Southern history buffs from other historical groups. What made the cast of characters even more appropriate was that the performers came from throughout the state just as had the 1861 participants.

There were character portrayals by modern-day Confederates from Crawfordville, Tampa, Tallahassee, Lake City, Havana, Marianna, Wesley Chapel, Lakeland, Jacksonville, Fort White, Orlando, Bagdad (Florida, that is), DeBary, Archer and Mayo.

Despite limited rehearsal opportunities for the participants because of the wide geographic distribution, the production came off extremely well and the viewing audience was quite impressed. One attendee later sent an email saying that he experienced a strong emotional reaction after the roll call vote was taken and it was announced that the delegates had voted for secession. The entire production was first-class and everyone involved should be commended. From the procuring of period clothing to the production of the written program for the event, every necessary task was accomplished admirably.

While the Confederacy was not big on individual awards (the Confederate Army did not award medals, for instance), there are some individuals who do warrant mention.

Jamey Creel of Havana was chairman of the reenactment committee and the driving force behind the event. From the conception of the convention reenactment to the actual event on January 8, Jamey logged about nine months of constant involvement. I well remember his presentation in Ocala back in May to the assembled General Executive Council of the Florida Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, at the Division Reunion (state convention).

Kelly Crocker of Tallahassee should be commended for his extensive archival research regarding the events and words spoken by the delegates of the 1861 convention. Wayne Torbert of Tallahassee was instrumental (along with Jamey Creel) in the script writing and editing of the materials used by the participants which allowed for the production to come off flawlessly.

And, finally, Phil Walters and Lunelle Siegel of the Tampa area were there and willing when the call went out for more forces to " ride toward the sound of the guns".

Mention should also be made of the cooperation by the staff of the Historic Old Capitol without whose help the event would not have been possible. A special "shout-out" to Andy Edel in this regard.

Well, this was not the first, nor shall it be the last, commemoration of this sort. There will be similar events all over the South and in other parts of the country as the 150th anniversary (Sesquicentennial) of the great war of 1861-65 is commemorated. In this column last month I mentioned the initial event (as far as we Southerners are concerned) of the Sesquicentennial which took place in Charleston, South Carolina on December 20. I wrote of how some media types, filled with anger and anti-Southern and anti-Confederate hate, had spoken or written negatively of the Charleston event and even any commemoration event by people of the South. (As an aside, one of the most outspoken of these media types, Keith Olbermann, is no longer host of his show. Interesting.)

I am happy to write that the local newspaper, the Tallahassee DEMOCRAT, had two articles in the Sunday edition following the event and neither delved into Confederate muckraking. Bill Cotterell of the Florida Capital Bureau of the paper had a fine piece, long and detailed, about the history of the 1861 convention and of the times. Elizabeth Mack, staff writer for the paper, had a shorter piece about the commemoration event which had no anti-Confederate bias at all. The two articles were placed together in a prime location in the paper and accompanied by three fine photographs by staff photographer Glenn Beil. It was, altogether, very good coverage of the event.

The only negative from the paper was an article by Gerald Ensley that appeared on another day expressing his usual disdain (for the umpteenth time) for anything Confederate. This was to be expected and his opinions should merely be taken for what they are worth. By the way, the "cornerstone" of his article was that anyone who doesn't believe or admit that the whole reason for the War was slavery is a "fool" (his word). Obviously he is unaware of Biblical admonitions against the use of that characterization.

As I mentioned, there are many events planned in many places during the next four years. While the Tallahassee event was going on there was a simultaneous commemoration being held in Ocala. There possibly were more in other parts of Florida that I am unaware of.

There were events held in Mississippi and Alabama during this same time period as Mississippi seceded one day earlier than Florida and Alabama seceded one day later. A major event will be held in Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday, February 19 which will include a Heritage March to the Historic Capitol, a reenactment of the swearing-in ceremony of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States of America, many speeches, a reenactment of the raising of the first Confederate flag and much more. This event is sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans but anyone who has "South in the Heart" should be there.

I'm sure there will be much negative coverage by the left-leaning media of all Confederate commemorations during the next four years. I'm equally sure there will be many commentaries by left-wing pundits during this period misconstruing what our ancestors fought for and what kind of people they were (not to mention what they think of we modern-day Confederates). What these folks don't seem to understand is that there are legions of us, with the number growing continually, who know the truth about history and, especially, about the epic conflict of 1861-65 (actually the conflict has been occuring for over 225 years, the armed part was 1861-65).

A note to these pundits: we are not going away. We are not about to stop honoring our ancestors who fought for independence and self-determination. We are not about to feel shame or guilt and we will continue to endeavor to spead the truth about history. Our ancestors deserve no less. We are Southerners and proud of it. God Bless The South!

DEO VINDICE

Note: Many of you who regularly read this column have inquired about the availability of past CONFEDERATE JOURNAL articles. My daughter and I are in the process of compiling into a book all the articles from the beginning of the column in October 2005 through the December 2007 issue . We are optimistic that we will go to the printer in the very near future, possibly a couple of weeks. Within a few months we hope to repeat the process with another book to include all articles from January 2008 through December 2009. We will have some books for sell on-site at events but if you are interested in ordering on-line please go to http://createspace.com/3540609. Thank you all for reading this column and for your comments over the years.

Bob Hurst is a Southern Patriot with special interests in Confederate history and the antebellum architecture of the South. He is Commander of Col. David Lang Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in Tallahassee and 2nd Lt. Commander of the Florida Division, SCV. He can be contacted at confederatedad1@yahoo.com or 850-878-7010.

Via Jamey, SDYC

WWII Soldier Returns To Paris To Find His Love

Paris during the occupation (12)

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The 1940s

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HERE.

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The Forger’s Story

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"One morning last September, a visitor arrived at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana. He had been expected at 9am but he called from outside at 7.45am, and when Lee Gray, the museum’s curator, went down to greet him, she found his red Cadillac parked across two spaces in the handicapped spot. His name was Father Arthur Scott, he was dressed in the outfit of a Jesuit priest with a Society of Jesus lapel pin, and he bore a gift."

Via Jason, Belle Grove

GOA Response To Gun-Grabbers

Chinese Pianist Plays Propaganda Tune At White House

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US humiliated in eyes of Chinese by song used to inspire anti-Americanism.

I'm sure Hussein was delighted.
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1956-1959 Jaguar Mark VIII



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Ron Paul May Run For Texas Senate

Ron Paul wins CPAC straw poll

NEWSMAX

We Heard. . .

THAT Republican Congressman and two-time presidential candidate Ron Paul says it has “certainly crossed my mind” to run for Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s Senate seat from Texas next year.

Hutchison has said she won’t seek re-election in 2012.

Rep. Paul’s remark came after a survey by Public Policy Polling found him leading all but one potential candidate —Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst —when Texas Republicans were asked who they want to see run for the seat in 2012, The Hill reported.

Paul’s son, Republican Rand Paul, was elected to the Senate from Kentucky in November.

INVITATION TO ATTEND MS DIVISION SCV EVENT

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Jefferson Davis Leaves Vicksburg, MS for Montgomery, AL to assume the Presidency of the Confederacy Saturday Feb.12, 2011

Gentlemen SCV:

Attached you will find a preliminary itinerary for the Mississippi Division WBTS Sesquicentennial Kick-off event to be held at the Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg, MS Feb.12, 2011. We need to make this a maximum effort event to not only begin our Sesquicentennial celebrations and remembrances but to also show the world that we are still proud of who we are and where we come from.

It makes a bigger impact with 200 people than it does with 20, so please make your plans to be there to honor our history and celebrate the beginning of "OUR" Presidents journey to Montgomery, AL in 1861. Bring your wives and children to see and hear Jefferson Davis give his first speech of what would be a long journey, and one that would not see him return to his home for nearly seven years.

We ask that you strictly adhere to the uniform guidelines as set forth below so that we may present this period of our history as accurately as possible to the public. We are asking that only Bonnie Blue, Magnolia, or First National flags be brought, not out of political correctness, but because at the time for which we are celebrating the Battle-flag had not yet come into existence and therefore would not be authentic for this event. As well there should be no confederate uniforms, only militia or civilian dress as there was no confederate army at this time. If you cannot follow the uniform guidelines simply come as a civilian or in modern dress as a spectator and wear your SCV badges proudly.

You will also have time to enjoy one of the finest Historical Museums in the country and tour historic downtown Vicksburg incuding the Louisiana CSA Monument erected in honor of her troops who served at the Seige of Vicksburg. Of course the Vicksburg National Military Park welcomes you as well !

Itinerary:
12:30pm Militia Troops gather for drill and instruction.
1:00pm Civilian Spectators gather to line walkway at the Vicksburg Old Courthouse Museum
Music from Period Band
2:00pm Jefferson Davis arrives by Period Carraige joined by Mayor and Militia Escort
Welcome speech by the Mayor
Jefferson Davis Speech
Reception for all in the Old Courthouse Museum

Dress for re-enactors:
All type civilian outfits, male, female, and children.
Militia: Prewar militia, including 3-band rifles, 2-band Mississippi rifles, flintlocks, or shotguns, with black/buff early war accoutrements. NO OFFICER OR NCO SYMBOLS OR STRIPES--all officers to be appointed that day. NO CSA BUTTONS OR BELT PLATES---plain, pre war eagle, federal or militia belt plates acceptable. NO CSA Uniforms including Columbus Depot jackets--civilian frock or sack coats or militia overshirts (RED PREFERRED) acceptable. Federal Sky-blue or Civilian trousers acceptable. Straw or slouch hats, wheel hats, tri-corner, federal forage caps all acceptable. Ribbon Cockades ENCOURAGED, they were order of the day ! We hope to see all of the Louisiana Division there.

God Bless the SCV
Alan Palmer
Lt. Commander MS Div SCV

Confederate Heritage Rally 2011-February 19th- Noon-State Capitol- Montgomery, Alabama


Via Bill