People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-15

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Adams, who couldn't stand such
threats4S "I'ho argument IS ex
haastedi we will stand by our
arms :" Yet the children will Learn
none of,he facts from Bill Apps
History
lie 'lsrcly says Of Troup, in this
connection;
Notwithstanding the violent op-
position 81 the President, he con
Guided tia treaty with the Greek In
dians, and secured all their lands in
the StataSat Georgia"
This sentence states the case i'm
perfecilytaua incorrectly.
Exceedingly moager are The facts
in References to political contests and
changes.
No ore reading this history can
derive frsm it an adequate concep,
ton OF DE Crawford Clark Troup
feud.
In fact, the book contains no in
formation al all about William H..
Crawford -oue OF the foremost of
al GeorgiAys. On page 50 it is
mentioned faat VIM. II. Crawford
and John 1iiIledge were elected SEN
ators. ThsA Is all,
In a book which gives personal
and priyats details Of such characters
as Lachlan Mcintosh, Mary Mus
grave, and Joe Brown, it cou5d seem
that William II. Crawford might be
mentioned as Secretary Of the Treas
ury of the United States, Minister to
France and a candidate for the Presi-
denoy.
Another breezy political episode
which fails .>appear in Major Smiths
attempted history is the contest be-
tween the Georgia Legislature and
Senator John Mcpherson Bernen.
The Legislature Of 1871 condemned
him Tor lis vote supporting Mr..
Everett as minister to England, the
National Bank Bill, the Bankrupt
"a. sa ~
aesointiaaS were passed instruct
ing him how he must vote,
He protested~againss tbs authority
of the Legislature 90 deal with him,
appealed directly to The people, and
the people sustained him.
Al the session OF tbo Legislature
of 1919 resolutions were adopted de-
elaring that the Legislature had no
right 10 instruct Senators.
This is Georgia History, and very
important history at that, much more
important than an account OF "George
Tassell," his trial, condemnation and
pardon Yet Major Smith gives us
full narrative of George Tassell,"
and nothing Of a political contest
which shook the whole Stato-inyoly-
ing, as it did, a most important prin-
ciple.
Really, this History of Georgia is
rakad together IN the utmost care
lessness. No effort is made to sepa-
rate ohaff from wheat; none to gar,
ner essential facts and to avoid
trhes.
Reading this work, the children
will never know that "3Jurrell's
Gang had It's organization reaching
into the State Of Georgia.
Nor that the Cherokee Indians
were SO far advanced in civilization
that the Chiefs dwelt in fine houses,
built like ours; that they kept car
riages and horses; that they owned
negro-slayesi and that they sent
their sons to be educated at North
ern colleges.
Nor that the State Of Georgia pro-
duced the most intellectual Of all the
Indians; one who invented an Al
phabet and written language for
his people.
Yet all this is history; interesting
and important history, much more so
than the monotonous account of
every little indian scrimmage,
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Tho nearer we come to the present
times, the more remarkable these
careless landings of fact become.
Judge Garrett Andrews appears
both in text and index, as "Garrett''
Andrews.
Howell Cobb appears to be living
in New York at the time he died
there.
Reconstruction times are written
up without one sketch of Ben. Hills
1a1annn1ic Innder.hiln. Tho era nassn.