The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-10
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rhare Eas large and brilliant sassem blasf
! Of 1.dies and gentlemen at Masonic Tenpie
I Saturday night. In Tnass-meeting, In response
~ the cali OF the Mary land Assoc htion @
tbe Army and Navy OF the Conleaesa.s
! Sta,esri in reference to the seufnerh nistoii
cal Society. Considering that Inc snow wa ,,as
over six inches deep on the, GROUND, anu .ns
winter night the worst OF the year, tns ~, = 3
meeting was very encouraging 10 tnpse ~ ~
had assembled In the name OF lrutn " s -.
the historical movement which was SCI h,o y
last summer at the Virginia springs. os -.
the greater part of the assemDlase MaS o .st;a
posed OF ladies, who were very eh'"us il' '''
REMARKS OF JUDGE ISsLIs.
Jndge J. r. Inglis presided, and in orlel
address stated the object of the meeting. he
said 1t was for the important purpose Oh se..
ting the world right in regard TO the efep I.
l~of the late struggle between the STATES. !,
was in order TO perpetHate the many aGIS y,
heroism, the sacrifice, and the prInclp'es VI
the South, in justice to those VINO haa gone
and for the knowledge OF those VINO nav
vet to come. There was no danger tnat ans
side of the victor would suffer, but tnere was vas
grave apprehension that tne story VI ~, I'd y
vonnuisbed would be lost. A society pau
haon oraanizpd having for its object the
Gathering. preserving, and compiling OF al
Evidences and facts relating to the lale wa
in order that the true result should Nc ~ ,h .
snnted. the truth in simple JUSTICE " ~
martyrs of noble cause and ID sa.lo'ae'. ~,
n those who still survive ana pLeoei 'I ,r.
sorne oninions that led to the CONNER: az
salne ol''n ~ tb;s matter the State of Mary
t,d ";d tho ritv of Baltimore IN particular
iand ano '1 csi ~ ~ be interested. Nineteen
coulu noI .nns oI MARYLAND had fought for
.,'o o''.o and there could be no failure OF
s IT.; ., No indifference, in place whose
svmn1fby had been go great. Applause
REMARKS OF s. TEAcKLE WALLIS.
Teackle Wallis was then introduced.
o.cinp. he said, to the unavoidable absence
of other gentlemen, he was afraid more
| would deyolpe upon him than was fair. He
could not help thinking that there was a
touch of gallantry in the announcement of
his friends, who had evidently not forgotten
service; that call were invited, the ladies
especially" The subject OF the late struggle
bad already been talked of enough, and there
were few who thought that nine years had
elapsed since the South had died so glori-
ously for, though the struggle was most
glorious, it died. A generation had nearly
passed away, the hearty man had become
hoary with age, the youth had grown to man
hood, and still the south remained the same
as when the great sword was surrendered.
About fveyears ago body of gentlemen
at New Orleans formed themselves into O
society having for its object the securing and
preservation of particulars relating to the
late war. 1t was soon perceived, however,
that the necessity of attending to the life Of
the present prevented the people Of Loui-
! siana from exhibiting proper interest in
the preservation OF the past. The victors
were at work reversing the process of Oar
| wins theory, for instead of making men Of
monkeys they were making monkeys out OF
men. Laughter At convention held ut
White sulphur Springs the Southern Maya
zine was declared the organ of the Society,
and the headquarters removed to Richmond,
| Va. 1t was an appropriate and fitting place.
There it was that thousands of brave men
had fallen, and there the spot which OF all
others had borne the brunt Of war. In rela-
ton tn the feeling here in Maryland, time
has not dimmed our sympathy, and it is the
wish of every one who felt all interest in the
struggle that the truth be told. The truth
| and the truth only must be told; and it is a
should enroll themselves in this Society in
| memory of the lost ones whose honor is III
deed the dearest treasure of their lives. APP
plauSe.
This meeting, although called by the So
ciety, is in no partisan spirit. The truth be-
| longs not to either side, and a man in speak
ing may express convictions. Well would it
have been if no history should have been
required. Well would it have been if there
never had been q struggle: that the past
might be obterated. All, we'll indeed. ii all
the sorrow, loss, and devastation had been
saved. Proud rs am, and every southern
man is, of the glory gained, yet willingly
would I desire the past 10 be obhterated.
Commissions Of volcano and the physical
earth may pass away and leave slight trace,
but the convulsions of mems passions are
never effleed. The earthquake opens, the
mountains tremblc, and the whirlWnd tears !;
but the spring comes with its sunshine and
breezes and all is forgotten. But with the
passions of men there is no forgetfulness it
covers the pages Of history; it takes phrase
| in the nations language; cllngs even to tue
names Of children, and continues until the
| blood of oppression has been wiped away.
| the truth must be told, let the blow OF
| popular condemnation fall where it may.
Boston must have been startled by state
ment in a late English magazine, in refer
ence to the great tea-party, that " If Ameri-
cans really believe the battle OF Bunker Hill
was victory they had better come over here
and find out the truth" [Laughter.] His
tory at best is not good record. Only a lit.
tie while ago, for the fitch time, book
was written to prove the purity of Mary,
Queen of Scots, and Mr.. Froude felt 1t in
| 1, RI al VII ~ oI1S
excellence of Henry Will [Laughter.l The
elder Walpole says: "Tell me not Of his
tory, for that is lie"; and Napoleon
speaks of history as fiction. 1t is i'm
possible to read the history of the vic
tor to-day, and, looking an honest man
| in the face, cay it is the truth. Know
ing so we'll the history Of this State, and the
usurpation of government by Federal power
| in Il, .as do, and being aware Of the history
taught in the schools, cannot think OF it
other than as having been written by the
father of lies for the special edifcation Of
his children. There Is not reference re-
earding the course of the South in the Inv
books aud histories that is not expressed
either under the head Of treason or of rebel
lion. And this is written by men who meet
you face to face, who speak of the late re.
bellion and the "rebels," and who would
be astounded if you asked them to give an
other name. This same language of yitupe
ration has gone into the judgment OF courts
and is used on the official bench.
The duty of history cannot all be done by
the victor, not saying that the victors in the
late struggle are worse THAI others ho~so
ever. I have a suspicion that if history
were written entirely BY the South there
might be leaning towards their cause
| though indeed nv inclinat;ons would leaC