Did you know that a famous Confederate general was born
on this date in 1807? Yes, you heard right -- GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE was
born in Virginia on January 19th, 1807!
While our media is busy honoring a civil rights figure
of dubious political, ethical, and moral character, they are ignoring a
truly great American hero!
For those who still persist in thinking that the American
war of 1861-1865 was a "civil" war fought over slavery and the preservation
of the union, General Lee stands as a shining example of the truth. Robert
E. Lee was an emancipationist who freed his own slaves long before the
war began. I'll bet some of you didn't know that either. In fact, before
the war he said that he would free every slave in the South if it would
prevent war. He knew however that it would not have. For him, and every
other Southern lady and gentleman it was not a civil war, but a war for
Southern independence!
Contrast him with William T. Sherman, the general who
marched through Atlanta leaving a trail of civilian death and destruction,
who wrote on July 10, 1860: "Two such races [white and black] cannot
live in harmony save as master and slave." I'll bet you never read
that in your public school history textbooks. Don't feel bad, I didn't
know either until relatively recently.
There is a great deal of American history that has remained
buried and hidden from the awareness of the general public. This past year
I had the opportunity to read a rather remarkable book entitled "The
South Was Right!" by James R. and Walter D. Kennedy (Pelican
Publishing Company, 1994, Gretna, LA). This book displays
amazing scholarship and documents the truth of the Confederate States of
America's War for Southern Independence. This book tells the story (through
letters, diaries, and newspaper articles) of the courage,
the fortitude, and the tragedy of a people and a government that lived
and died in a struggle for freedom.
Very few people in our nation today realize that the
Confederate States of American was, for a brief time, a nation. For a civil
war to occur, you must have two opposing factions (social, political,
racial, etc.) within one country. However a struggle between
two countries cannot be called a civil war. Even the title "War Between
the States" is not an accurate description because the states that seceded
from the union banded together and formed a new government in the same
way our nation established itself originally in 1776.
Did you know that the Confederate States of America had
their own Constitution? It was very similar to our original constitution
except that extra care was taken to seal up the gaps in the armor through
which the arrows of tyranny were shot that led us into that war to begin
with! Our original U.S. Constitution does not mention God directly, but
the Confederate Constitution did. It incorporated the principles of the
Bill of Rights within the main body of the text; no amendments were needed.
It showed the origin of our "unalienable rights" as being from our Creator
- as a birthright.
Robert E. Lee understood that anything granted by a government
can be withdrawn by that same government, but anything given to us by our
Creator cannot be taken by government because it precedes and supersedes
government. Please don't forget that the purpose of our Constitution was
not to grant rights, but to identify and guarantee them. Lee and many others
in the South recognized that the Northern States were violating the Constitution.
By the way, the political landscape was a little different 140 years ago.
It was the Republicans in the North who were most often violating the Constitution
and the Democrats in the South who were on the defensive. Sounds strange
doesn't it?
For many years, Southern Congressmen and Senators tried
every diplomatic solution available to them within the framework of the
Constitution to resolve the conflict. The central government, under the
control of the Northern States, had become corrupt and ruinous to the freedoms
it was supposed to protect, and had even placed trade embargoes on the
Southern States as if they were a foreign power. A military solution was
the only option left after all Constitutional remedies had been exhausted.
It is important to recognize that the Confederate States
of America was the only nation in the history of mankind to live and die
a Republic. This nation began as a Republic, but we are quickly sliding
down the path to socialism and tyranny.
General Lee did not want secession, but when he realized
that no other option was left, he said: "I will still follow my native
state with my sword, and if need be with my life... These are my principles,
and I must follow them." When Lee resigned his commission in the United
States Army to join the Confederacy, he said: "I cannot take up arms
against my own state. A union that can only be maintained by swords and
bayonets... has no charm for me."
General Lee was a true role model; the likes of which
is rarely seen today. He was imbued with wisdom, high moral character,
an unfailing sense of duty, true manhood and a heroic nobleness that inspired
steadfast loyalty among the troops of the Army of Northern Virginia. During
the war, he ate what his troops ate, and often slept on the cold ground
even when a house and bed was available. When his officers complained,
he said: "Why should a general live better than a soldier in the ranks?"
Even in defeat, his faith never wavered. In a letter
to his wife after the battle of Gettysburg, he wrote: "I trust that
a merciful God, our only hope and refuge, will not desert us in this hour
of need, and will deliver us by His almighty hand, that the whole world
may recognize His power and all hearts be lifted up in adoration and praise
of His unbounded lovingkindness. We must, however, submit to His almighty
will, whatever that may be." Such was the character and conviction
of General Robert E. Lee.
Contrast this man with the plastic icon that our society
has chosen for January 19th. It is the day that Congress has set aside
as a national holiday to celebrate the birthday of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
- a thoroughly despicable hypocrite, a violent and immoral degenerate,
a worthless charlatan, and a Marxist.
Lest anyone attempt to level the charge of RACISM against
me, let me point out that the preceding description contained no reference
to race. That is because it wasn't his race that made him despicable, it
was his behavior.
I also did not include the title of "Dr." because he
plagiarized his way through Boston University and Crozer Theological Seminary.
This documented and verifiable fact was revealed by none other than those
who were closest to him. David J. Garrow (a leftist academic who
was sympathetic to King) said that King's wife, Coretta Scott
King, who also served as his secretary, was an accomplice in King's repeated
cheating. The four senior editors of "The Papers of Martin Luther King,
Jr." (an official publication of the M.L. King Center for Nonviolent
Social Change Inc.) stated that King's writings at both the
university and the seminary were "Tragically flawed by numerous instances
of plagiarism." Most of King's papers, speeches, and "sermons" were
copied word for word from the works of Dr. Jack Boozer, Edgar S. Brightman,
and Paul Tillich.
The good "Reverend" King was also a dedicated Marxist
and Communist. King was intimately involved in several Communist front
groups including the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee founded
by Myles Horton and Don Westboth members of the Communist Party U.S.A.
The agenda of many of these meetings was to plan tours of the Southern
states to initiate demonstrations and riots.
King went on to found the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC). This organization was staffed and funded by other Communist
individuals and front groups. According to the FBI, many of Kings "nonviolent"
marches were in reality carefully crafted public image appearances that
were usually accompanied by the violent demonstrations of his followers.
The FBI also uncovered King's habit of using SCLC money to hire prostitutes
to keep him entertained during the civil rights tours. According to witness
working in local hospitals, many of these prostitutes would end up in the
emergency room after being physically abused by King.
J. Edgar Hoover tried to warn the President and Congress
by making all files available to them. The FBI files were also made available
to all the major electronic and print media. The rest is history. A federal
judge sealed the files until the year 2027, the President and the media
said nothing, and the charade continued.
The last night Martin Luther King spent on earth was
at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis having sex with two prostitutes and physically
beating a third. Retired FBI Assistant Director William C. Sullivan describes
himself as a liberal and said that he was initially "One hundred percent
for King..." until he learned the truth during the investigation. After
having "seen it all" during his 30 years with the FBI, Sullivan said that
King was one of only seven people he had ever encountered who was such
a total degenerate.
My friends, we have a choice between two historically
significant American figures. We should celebrate somebody's birthday.
Robert E. Lee or Martin Luther King. Which one will you choose?
By Carmeron L. Horne