“An outrageous lie”

Most Recent Posts

Topics

Search

Next Meeting:
Every 3rd Tuesday

We all meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) at the Watson Chapel Fire Station in Sulphur Springs at 7:00pm.

We are one of the ONLY historical preservation groups in the Trans-Mississippi that not only ALLOWS women and children, but rather ENCOURAGES their participation in meetings and events.

Below is a link to a map that will show where we meet at:

Download Map

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864)

"I am with the South in death, in victory or defeat. I never owned a Negro and care nothing for them, but these people have been my friends and have stood up to me on all occasions.

In addition to this, I believe the North is about to wage a brutal and unholy war on a people who have done them no wrong, in violation of the constitution and the fundamental principles of the government. They no longer acknowledge that all government derives its validity from the consent of the governed."

"If this cause that is so dear to my heart is doomed to fail, then I pray heaven may let me fall with it, while my face is turned toward the enemy and my right arm battling for that which I know to be right."

Charge to the Sons of 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."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906.

On the history of war...

Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.
~Mark Twain

« Confederate Flag Day 2007 | Main | Clebuene Memorial Gets National Attention »

By admin | April 11, 2007

Sons of Confederate Veterans Condemn bias, sloppy and slanderous ‘journalism’ from Indianapolis Fox 59

From Sons of Confederate Veterans Headquarters, Elm Springs, Tennessee
Press Release - April 9, 2007 - For Immediate Release

For information contact:
J. A. Davis
Public-Media Relations Committee
Sons of Confederate Veterans
770 297-4788
Gainesville, Georgia

"An outrageous lie" was the response of Chris Sullivan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, to a recent report by Fox Channel 59 portraying the SCV as "racist" and "supremist" (sic).

"The SCV was founded in 1896 to perpetuate the memory and honor of the Confederate soldier," Sullivan continued, "we proudly continue that mission, and that mission only, today. The SCV has repeatedly condemned bigotry of any kind by resolution and policy, and it would only take a modicum of journalistic effort to find that out." Supporting links to relevant policies, resolutions and Constitution are below.

Channel 59 interviewed a supposed "expert", Vivian Deno, whose comments proved she actually knows nothing about the SCV or its mission and purpose. The Sons of Confederate Veterans condemns Deno’s slanderous remarks, Channel 59’s sloppy "journalism", and the mayor of New Castle’s vacillations. The complete and detailed response of the 30,000 member SCV to this outrage can be found at www.scv.org/newcastle.

Relevant Links of Interest:

SCV Constitution - www.scv.org/documents/SCVConstitution2005.pdf - See Section 1
Affiliation Policy - www.scv.org/documents/AffiliationPolicy.pdf - See paragraph 2, page 1
1989 Resolution Condemning Racial Superiority - www.scv.org/documents/genworks/scvres.pdf

The following is paragraph 2 (page one) of the SCV’s Affiliation Policy:

2. All meetings, events and communications of the Sons of Confederate Veterans candidate shall reflect professionalism and respect for others. It is not permitted for officers and members to engage in unlawful conduct, endorse political parties and candidates and promote religious or racial bigotry at meetings, events or in communications of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

END