Fw: Re: Re: The beauty of democracy

["Beth Gunn" <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Beth Gunn <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com>
To: Susan Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>;
<reidecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Re: The beauty of democracy


> Susan,
> That is too cooool!  I am g-g-granddaughter of John Tyler, president of
U.S.
> 1841-1845, and a member of the Confederate House of Representatives;
worked
> to create the Southern Confederacy.  I am in the early stages of
researching
> his life.  The history books don't say a whole lot.  But my family still
has
> letters he wrote to my g-g-grandmother, and they do tell some more.
> There is misunderstanding all around us.  Living in So.Car. I see this
when
> we try to explain what the confederacy was really about.  A lot of people
> cannot see beyond the slavery issue.  There is narrow mindedness all over
> the world.
> Unfortunately, mass destruction is too easy to accomplish and in a very
> short period of time at this point in history.  This is why, I for one, am
> very scared about what may happen next.
> Ride well and we pray for all of us including your hubby:))
> Beth  and Clann Gunn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Susan Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>; CMNewell <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:21 PM
> Subject: RC: Re: Re: The beauty of democracy
>
>
> > > And the post that inspired my musings on the Adams family  was one
which
> > > urged
> >
> > Thanks for these comments.  It just so happens I'm one of the Adam's
> family
> > granddaughters (times many generations) descended directly down from
John,
> > Samuel, John Quincy, etc etc (and obviously proud of it) and it's nice
to
> > see the original wisdom hasn't been entirely forgotten.
> >
> > My husband was literally one of the very first naval reserve officers to
> be
> > recalled back into active duty, he was already doing a month of
reservist
> > duty at Pearl when all this happened and, well, he just won't be coming
> home
> > anytime soon.  So I'm all for getting this over with as quickly as
> possible,
> > but there are some lines you simply cannot cross and still call yourself
> > America.
> >
> > I just happen to look up at the display shelf in my office at a very,
very
> > old and beautiful pair of opera glasses that belonged to John Adams and
> were
> > passed down through the family until they came to me just a few years
ago.
> > God willing that our leader's eyes have the same vision, wisdom and
> > constraint as those that originally looked through those glasses.  Two
> > hundred years from now, people won't judge America by those we
vaporized,
> > but those we made an effort not to.
> >
> > JMO.
> >
> > Susan G
> >
> >
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