New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-07
That Historical society.

On some sections OF the country bottle
of whisky is Familiarity known as "a keg Of
nails" and to- announce to a crowd of old
soakePs that new key was to be opened,
would call out a whistle OF general ap-
prevail. Our temperance advocates might
fail to see the connection between a spike
and drink, but your old topper knows, as
if by instinct, that they both mean the same
thing.
The friends Of .'the lost cause" have re-
Gently held u grand war council. The big
guns of the def,gnct Con.ederacy were out
In force. JEFF Davis was there. and from
the tone OF his speech the old gentleman
seemed 10 he under the impression that the
first SHOT had Just been fired at Sumter, and
that the Sonth had just made up its
mind TO smash things generally. There
was Semmes, who sailed the piratical Ala
bama, and the valiant Beauregard, who
figured 80 largely in what Greeley called
1.the late controversy and scores Of gem
erals and colonies. and ma jors and Cap
talns. with few chaplalns mixed through
the crowd to give it religious tone. In
fact il was as near rebel love feast as
could oe and vet it was called ''the meet
ing of the Southern Historical Society
We doubt if the world ever saw such a
gathering of military historians as came to-
gether at the White Sulphur Springs. Nir.
rian- n-chief and as he bears the indorse-
ment of JEFF Davis, We take it for granted
that ne is to give tone and direction to the
grand historical effort that is to place the
late Contederacy in the proper light be-
fere mankind" We are glad that We know
the name of chs societys for from its pub
li,hed proceedings we should never suspect
that iE j al the remotest connection with
history Il military 4nes2 age 80 w55te g
- a, 10
name OF PhiS Sheridan so aelp early on
some of the doubtful pointe. AS Sheridan
helped Jubai out of the Valley during the
war, he might help him out of some serious
blunders in this matter of history. 1t this
historical society can engage Sheridan ttt
assist Early in writing the true history OF
the war;" we shall regard the work as being
in competent hands.
We believe in histo19, think the s9udS a
good one, and would do all things Reason
able to encourage the formation of histor-
cal societies everywhere; but We lack en-
thusasm over this Southern affair. 1t
looks to us more like an effort to make new
material for future history than an effort tc
collect the facts and Incidents fUr a correc2
version OF the past. Qs that arch historian
jeff Davis expresses the belief tha9 che
rising generation will redeem whae the
South GoSt in the late struggle, and his tel
low-hisJorlans 6pplaudeo the sentiment To
Pie eehoo it will nob be safe p dlsmanSle
cue forts or sell QUE snuokeSe for Old irono
We DONE advise rifle practice as one o6 enc
necessities sgs tbs age bue TO keep Che old
psce in 0gdero and De abe Co pied Q squiqs
refs head at 3 SsBndred Sa5aiso are 40 nleaa
accomplishments and Mag az some te5snse
day stop an organized mogementOf cheese
Southern historians u JiScls 9urtheS aortSs
sba1s che White sulphsr Springs. Uhii8
sse eiSinb ID che sSuThs OF Gistosyo ere. AlnsS
sos neglect SAe ma.suS5 0S ;ss5ps. eaSSs Sc