The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-23

| subject. He had been requested by zen
| eral Gordon. the commander-ih-chiei "a
the United Confederate Veterans 10 nave
his general committee present a.. Wv
Orleans on March I'd, when the history
| committee of the United Cohieoeia'e
| Veterans will meet in that CITY,
senator Stubbs then took the chair, ana
cantain Cussons next presented his views.
Ua fuIIv concurred in what mad Deeh
brought out by the various re
thought. however, that a history ol una
evtant "a had been mentioned, would re-
| ouire a good deal of time Tor lts pi.p"'a
tion and i'm the meantime hnenN
sesa,hIo % compile something mat "ouiu
an ,ha Moods Not during the war; out
- ,hor a great change had taken place
a. .ha sentiments OF the people A. WIS
necessary 10 show in TINS history ~ -
yirdication OF the South tha' ~ -
| Southern people were reVolutiohaiS Wv
certain elements in the North VIZ
bent on war and who actualiy "a Can.
ent ~ ~ Union and against the Con-
st,.ution. They denounced po.n ~
49, =, tbaf time. and We're IN tact ths
,Nteate+s This book of history snoui.
- ~ . mere manual a plain frame anu
,sorT Of obvious facts 10 the el.c.'
.hot the neople over the boruer PleNpi
tnat ~ war. The people VINO III
49, tho var carried IL on by meas
no, nracticed by civilized nations ior
nnst Two centuries. The ooJectioh "
,ho committing Of such a work was tne
foct that in order TO vindlcaIs 'nV p~Vf
~ the south, the book shouio tef1 -
facts. which were bound 10 c'St nhn
reflections upol a part oil the hat'o. oaar
now lived with the Southern peoi"
the same flag. coro,ina. the
c3'of the life of Colonel MemminsSt,
Nv roto secretary of the Treasury ol
CNu taderacv who was present pi,'ny
~ bts views on The subject anu GA
N,r,mcnt was taken for an ho"I.
%uyoun i.. ofter 4 O'Clock the meetins va
o"olnS md senator Stubs read se' ~
itop Itch he had received, ana VIM"
norded various persons 10 wiz
,hta hook. He also invited .ne
v~emhhrs of the committee 10 1t'Tu+ ~
naiahrotion at the Soldiers tinme Ia -
he evening, and then calleu upyn bad
Everett Waddey, whom ne 80
,n,,,ea to submit a plan to the eo'"piS-
Ar Waddey gave his views from q
I,oot ~standpoint. 1t was first heceo-
nv he said. to find out what the people
- tba South needed. The great reeu was
, history which was thoroughly a sc"'ol-
book. and unexceptional IN every PS'tL-
,,lar II should give the history Oh the
eN',n,rv from it's beginning and develop
nronarIv However, he thought II
would be impracticable to secur9 mere
u hat was needed. lie was Willing TO oitef d
nriza of 500. to be used as three pr'iuI"lns
for the three best manuscrlp-s Vi
4 school history. subject TO 'hv -
of the committee, the latter 10 reser'e tne
light to reject all II lhey uN 49,"
them to be practical.
The money offered was not an induce
uont IA urepare what was needed. put II
v-ould centralize the IDEAS Of those VINO
we're competent to do the work. lie also
had made q contract with a gentleman 10
y,rite such a book, which he lntendel 10
nublist, and expected TO do it with the IN
dorsatior Of the Grand Camp. 1t WOULD
have 70 be A practical school book, giving
the history Of the United states beginning
Mi,h the discovery of America by coluh-
bus. and leading up TO the present Jay
II should be a school-book ohly' Whlcn
could nc adopted by the school boards Ot
.he various states.
CoIo,ol r T.. Stubs stated that the peo-
n]e aid not want a partisan book. but one
which stated the facts from a Southern
s~tandnoint. He explained in what manner
ne thought the book should be computed.
After a good deal of futher discussion,
uhich was participated I'm by various
members. Colonel T. ]. Stubs offered the
following:
Resolved. First, that this committee
Of tho Virginia camps, having received a
number Of offers Of histories or the
United States, defer decisive action to
June ]. 1895.
Second. That this committee invite the
offer Of other histories and manuprints
of histories for further consideration.
The resolution was adopted on motion
Of Major Hotchkiss.
General Taliaferro offered the follow
ing:
Resolved by the committee Of the Con-
Tolerate Camps Of Virginia assembled
this day in Richmond, That they have
heard with profound sorrow Of the death
OF The INDUSTRIOUS soldier Of the Confed-
eracy. General G. r. Beauregard. and
extend their sincere sympathy TO his
family.
Resolved. Tha the chairman forward
a copy OF this resolution TO the family OF
the deceased. and that the resolution be
published in the Richmond papers.
The resolutions were adopted.
ON motion OF Captain Jones a resolution
was adopted expressing the thanks Of the
committee to r. f.. Lee Camp Home for
the invitation TO extend the exercises at
the Soldiers Home in the evening.
The committee adjourned about Z
o'clock.