People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-15
special repository of his fame and
works.

Washington's visit to the State Is
noted most briefly ~ no incidents
kgiven.
\ LaFayette's visit, and the formal
reception given him at Savannah
byXGov. Troup, is not mentioned
at alt,
Yetsuoh events constitute history.
We can scarcely be surprised that
the author makes no allusion to Lo-
reno Dow; but we were surprised
that the Baptists of Georgia are told
nothing of the labors of Daniel Mar
shall and the Methodists nothing Of
the labors Of DR.. Lovick Pierce, and
his famous son, Bishop Geo. F.
Pierce.
Yet the lives and the works of
such men constitute history.
So incomplete and partial are the
references to our earlier rotabilities
that we are quite prepared, at a
later stage, to find no mention OF DR.,
j. L. NJ. Curry, Mrs. w. II. FELTON,
DR.. Andrew A. Lipscomb, DR.. II. II.
Tucker, DR.. w. A. Gambler, nor Sam
Jones.
We are expected to content our
selves with such cone boss" politi-
clans as Hoke Smith, while the real
workers and thinkers who have
shaped and guided the development
Of our people are RELOCATED to utter
oblivion.
Is that the kind of "history' you
want taught to Your children?
Can full-size picture OF Chas. f.
Crisp or of ". j. Northen, or of
John B. Gordon, or Hoke Smith
compensate US for the loss Of the
records Of such men as Grady?
Such splendid lessons as blossomed
from the life Of Stephens?
Such inspiration to effort and dar-
ing as spoke thrilIingly from the
lives of Hill and Tombs? Such
deathless devotion to duty, scornfully
regardless Of riches and worldly sta,
ton, as ennobled the lives Of Bishop
PicTc9 anu Dani6l Marshall?
To compile the permanent records
of the Empire State, and to thus
ignore the imperial men who carried
forward the standard in Church and
State, is not merely a mistake, it is
an offense against the integrity and
truth Of the States history.
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At the end of each Of his chapters
the author places a list OF questions
to be asked the children.
Let us see how satisfactory are the
replies which can be given by the
scholar who relies solely upon the
book.
We will take this one as q sample,
from page IS.
"What OF Count Pulaski?"
If the child repeats, word for
word, what the author has written of
the gallant volunteer from Poland,
it can only say that "Col. Laurens
assisted by Count Pulaski and his
men assaulted Spring Hill" k y
Count Pulaski with two hundred
men attempted to force a passage
through the enemy's works. He gal
lantly advanced but at the moment
of victory heavy fire from the bat
teries confused his men. Pulaski
was struck by a canister shot and
borne from the field to die. :"
That is all.
Our children are not to learn from
Major Smiths History an incident in
the lie OF this State which deserves
to be embalmed in most grateful
recollection.
1t does seem to us that a chron-
icler who could treasure up such de-
tliIs as the stealing of cannon to
prevent royal saIutes, and the burn
ing in efligy Of unpopular Colonial
Governors, - could have told. his
readers that Count Pulaski was a
native of Poland, who volunteered
his service in the cause of American
Liberty, and after fighting CALAMITY
at Brandywine, Germantown, Tlen-
ton and Charleston, fell in defense OF
Savannah where a splendid monu-
ment was erected to his memory in
1855.
Mr.. Stephens thought Count Pu-
aski's career SO notable that in his
general History of the United States,
he actually gives dn marginal note)
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