Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-04-02
sou,hern .iislorieai society.

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The following gentlemen are an.
nOuneed us the officers Of lhe South
ern Historical Society;
Parent Society, New oflehns, la.
Rev, ID, NJ, Palmer, ID, d., Pfosl-
dent; Geh. Braxlon Bragg. Vitb
President, Josbph Jones, NJ, d.,
Secretary aud Tr6asurer.
Advisory Committee-Prcsidcnt.
Vice PRECEDENT and Secretary, er
of'ic'o; Hon, Thos. J. ScmmeS
Gen, Harry Il. Hayes; J. Dicksoli
Burns, NJ, D.; w. s. Pike.
Vice Presidents Of S,ates-Gene-
raj Robert T. Lee, Virginia. Hon.
5. Teaklo Willis, Maryland Gch.
d. II. Hill, North Carolina Gen.
Wade Hampton, South Caroihsj
Hon. Alexander IL. Stephens, Ge6f.
gia Admiral ". .seinihes. Rlsbama
Gov, lsham u. Harris, Tennessee
Gov, B. Humphreys, Mississippi;
Col. Ashbcl Sriiiih, Texas; Gen, J.
G. BretkiutlIgS. Kentucky; Gen.
Trusten Polk, Missouri: Hon. 4.
ii. Garland, Arkansas Hon. S. II.
Mallory, Florida; W. NJ. Corcoran,
District Of Columbia.
Tho organization is now complete
and permanent. The selection of
officers shows very clearly that tho
Society means work. There is not,
we believe, man named in tho
above list who may not be said 10
bc specially qualified for the part
assigned him-not one who will not
take an active interest in promot-
ing the important objects Of tho as
sociation.
Tho need of The society is being
constantly made moro apparent.
The publications concerning tho
war, by Northern men, seldom even
approach impartialily, and are gen
erally y rs unjust to the South as pos
sible. Besides, the party which
now controls the action Of goverii-
mcnt in relation To the Confederate
archives III lis possession; HIS ehomn
pretty conclusivcly that it does not
intend to permit any fair use TO be
made OF thont.
Thus il becomes very important
that tho information which this
society calls for should be collected
and preserved. 1t asks that every
thing, whether in the form Of loose
sheets, memoranda, complete news
paper files, periodicals, maps, pam
phlets, books, speeches, sermons,
reports, general literature, etc, CALI
cd into existence by tho war, bo
collected and transmitted through
thcSVice Presidents, for proserva-
tion in the archives of the parent
society. Tho grand object in MAX
ing tic collection is, to furnish flu
tire historians the material for u
truthful and complete account Of
Southern operations in the late
war, and for Il vindication of the
motives and conduct Of the South
ern people, against the asrcrsi6ns
OF Northern writers. 70 fair-mind-
ed man can fad any fault with this
design, and every Southern maIt
should take deep interest in assist
ing, as far as he may, in its accom-
plishmcnt. We are not of those
who seek 10 prolong the bitterness
resulting from the strife. Let that
pass away as rapidly us possible:
But far history of it, from tho
Southern point of view, is duo alike
to the memory Of orr dead! who
fell in its numerous battles, to tho
thatattor Of our whole people, and
to the lovers Of truth throughout
tho world. And That tie matter
should engage attention now, while
the material may bo obtained, is too
plain to require argument or eX
hortation. Col. Ashbel Smith, it
will be seen, represents the society
in Texas, and to him, therefore,
every record of the kind required
should be seht.-[Gal. News.