Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-31
SOUTHERN HISTORY
The Subject Of Discussion by the Ameri-
can Association This Morning.

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The Subject of Discussion by the Ameri-
can Association This Morning.
| SOME INTERESTING PAPERS, INCLUDING ONE on
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
THE NEsToR OF AMERICAN HISTORY, GEORGE
Il. BANCROFT, LOOKS IN ON THE ASSOCIATION.
When President Charles Kendall Adams
| opened the session of the American historical
associationithis morning at the national mu-
scum he stated that, much to his regret, he
must announce that Mr.. Edward Eggleston,
who had expected to deliver an address on
'.Bacon's rebellion" was unable to be present,
having been detained in New York. In his
stead Gen. Darlington delivered an address on
| the fiathead Indians and their removal to a
reservation. He began by saying that he had
| returned within the last few days from Mon
tana where almost the last man with whom he
had shaken hands was an intelligent Flathead
Indian, a great grandson Of Clark the early
pioneer who, with Lewis, went through the far
west in 1906. Clark married a full blooded
| Flathead Indian woman, who had been de-
voted to him IN his troubles and sickness, and
thls early alliance was an example OF the good
feeling which these Indians had, as a rule. held
toward the whites. General Darlington spoke
VI INC OF flalneaQS upon
the Jocko reservation as betokening a better
future for II tribe which has always been
| friendly toward the whites. The chiefs and all
| the members of the tribe have given their con-
sent to their removal, and their lands in the
Bltterroot valley will be sold at auction for
their benefit. He spoke OF the history OF this
tribe as going to show that Christianity must
always precede true civilization and is a neces-
| slty to its best success.
KENTUCKY's STRUGGLE FOR AUTONOMY
The general subject for the mornings dis
cussion was southern history, and four papers
were presented on special branches of this
general topic The first was by President
Ethelbert ID. Warheld of Miami university,
oxford, Ohio, on the constitutional aspects of
kentucky's struggle for autonomy, i7S4-92
PRESIDENT Warheld is a graduate of Princeton
and Is the youngest college president in this
country. His paper was clear, concise &C
count OF kentncky's early political history, and
IL received the close attention of his audience.
Al the conclusion of his paper few remarks
OF interest on some points of Kentucky history
were made by Mr.. VIM. Writ Henry of Rich
mond, Va.
Mr.. BANCROFT DECLINES THE CHAIR.
While he was speaking Mr.. George H. Ban
croft entered the hall and assembled the plat
form. President Adams introduced the illus
trious visitor. saying: II have great pleasure
in introducing to you the nestor of American
to occupy this executive chair While such
man Is i'll our midst
Mr.. Bancroft, however, declined the honor
OF PRECEDING, and in few well-rounded re-
marks wished the association great success and
prosperity and assured the members of the as
ISOLATION that they could not but have it under
the leadership Of 80 eminent man as Presl-
dent Adams.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE,
President Lyon G. Tyler of William and
Mary college, Virginia, read paper On some
facts from the history of the college of which
he is the head. He began his remarks bv
claiming for Virginia pre-eminence in the sister
hood OF states and for William and Mary the
first place among the American colleges. He
university thought in the south as
manifested in the elective system, of
study, which system he proved to
be growth, of which Jefferson was the best
expression, and that it never was foreign i'm
portation or French idea, as some have
claimed. The first law school in America was
founded in connection with this college OF Vir-
ginia. The professorship of George Wythe was
the second chair Of law III the English speaking
world, that of Sir William Blackstone at Oxford
being the first. AS early as 1879 William and
Mary had discarded the old text books and
was doing its work by an advanced system of
lectures, such as now holds in all the leading
colleges.
GOVERNMENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
Mr.. John Osborne Sumner, ABB, who has
been pursuing an advanced course of historical
research at Harvard university, presented an
essay ON the materials for the study of the
government of the confederate states. Mr..
Summers paper was a valuable treatise on
subject but little treated as yet, and was heard
with great interest His paper was one of the
brightest that has been read ut the associations
meeting and it speaks well for SO young a man
that he could hold the close attention of so
many elderly and learned scholars.
Prof. VIM. p. Trent of the University of the
South at Sewanee gave some notes on the out
look for historical studies in the south. He
gave an account of a collection OF materials for
southern history now being made in New York
and sketch of the various state historical So
cieties in the south. He also spoke at some
length of the reasons why southern history
should be studied by historians from all sec
lions.
Prof Otis Mason of the national museum
read a valuable essay on ethnology as the hand
maid of history. This paper was in addition to
the regular program of the day and, although
brief.was of interest treating of the scientific
side of historical research.
The program for this evenings session at
the Columbian university is as follows: Re-
port on the photography of the American his
torlcal association, by Paul Leicester Ford of
Brooklyn; the spirit of research, by James
Schouler OF Boston; the perils of historical
study, by justin NlnSOr, LII. d., librarian OF
Harvard university; the government as guar
dian of American history, by Worthington C.
Ford Of Washington.
NEW ENGLAND AND THE WEST.
AT the evening session Of the association at
the Columbian university Judge Chamberin of
Boston, presided. The subject for discussion
was New England and the west and four
papers were read. The frs. was by Mr.. Vim.
b. Weeden. president of the Historical associa-
ton of Brown university, on the economic and
| social history of New England-l630-l7S9. Mr.
VIM. Henry Smith, president of the Associated
Press, read paper Oh the correspondence of
the Pelham family and the loss of Oswego to
the Brit sh. The third paper of the evening
was by Prof. Simeon L. baldwin, law depart
ment, Yale university, on the early history of
the ballot in Connecticut. This followed
by a paper on certain phases of the western
| movement during the revolutionary war which
was read by Civil Service Commissioner Theo-
| dorc Roosevelt. The final session OF this meet
ingof the association will be held at Columbian
university this evening at 8 o'clock.
Indictments Returned Today.
| The grand jury today returned indictments
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