The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-05
A REMARKABLE BOOK.
~ ENGLISH AUTHOR'S HISTOET OF
THE UNITED STATES.
romes from the Land of Shakespeare and
Milton, and Does Full Justice to
tho South.

10 this country and spent some time III
special studies and obsery atoms prepar-
atory for the work he was contemplating.
1t is distinguished by an unusually attrac-
tive STYLE a style I'm which clearness and
| cOmpactness of statement are combined
70 a degree rarely equalled. 1t begins
with the discovery Of the continent, and
the establishment of the first English col
ony In the new world dn Virginia, in
1GOO and concludes with the first inaugu-
| ration Of Grover Cleveland, and though,
! IN regard 10 he War OF the Revolution,
the author writes from the standpoint OF
Tory in British politics, his book -
pronounced by no less an authority than
| Professor X. II. Dabney, professor Of
history in the University Of Virginia.
10 DE perhaps the truest history of the
| country as a whole, which has yet been
drawn and as 10 the war between the
| states, Professor Habney says II is by far
| the most powerful Vindicdtion OF the
south that has ever been penned.
Mr.. Greg says that the southern States
| had TAR more prOVocdtiOn. far more cause.
! TO secede from the Union IN lsil than the
| colonies had for Tcvolting against the
mother country in lao. The Union" he
| says, was founded on the principle OF the
| right Of n people e. repudiate even
| sovereign power which has abused its
| powers. II this be Il revolutionary right.
II IS no less clear that that which one
| party can have right 10 do, no other
! can nave right ~ prevent II England
were wrong in i77G ia striving TO recover
! HeT sovereignty over reNOlted people,
| me North was evidently far more wrong
| IN attempting 10 coerce seeding Confed-
| crates IN 1861. At every point the case Of
| the south was far the stronger. II
| parliament had unmstlv taxed tho Amer
| icans, Congress by northern majority
! had done the same 10 South Carolina.
| Iha south had been taxed from first 10
| ,tst Tor the exclusive benefit ~ the
| North IL was grand and special urlev-
| ahce mat the King had threatened to
| raise the slaves against their masters.
III, nc .rofth had gone very far I'm that di-
| Itcuon before the war began and i'm
| war went further than George m N
inc colonies were entitled % Judge their
own cause, much more were Tie southern
states. their nghts-rights lot implied
assumed or Traditional like those Of
tHe colonies, but expressly defined and
SSoIemnly guaranteed by laW-had been
nasIHuy violated; the compact which
al'he bound them had beyond question
gteH systematically broken for more than
LILY LIZ, years by the States which now APP
Wen speech Of jefferson Davis I'm the
United states Senate. as showing "tno
temper IN which the southern people dis
o. ~ Ine pohdS or Union, ana prepared
10 stand alone i'm the midst OF an unsvm-
i,d'Icllc ana censor1Ous world. 10 project |
''itI own interests, and, N need be- 10 |
utiehd their homes and families their |
bi9perty ana their rights. the honor and |
as
1HdlHSl HNe-iOlI numbers and resources a |
huhditd fold greater than theirs" and |
no nation, he adds. ever challenger a |
uuei TO the death IN a dubious cause-ap- !
pD1''u TO llc COD or battles 10 Quake right !
N"'HPtHHttr might ana COURAGE prcyaU |
over numbers and resources bar tvftb "a |
clear conscience; nesi,r,.lfv
none ever fought TO the last after nom.
h'4 ndilisned ana when ali was lost but
Hohor unless convinced in its inmost soul
tHdt dlNlne justice, if not divine urnvi- |
dcnce. was on IT'S side"
10 say that the South seeded and
..9r7nI Ior slavery is, Mr.. Greg argues.
10 accuse her OF political 1mnecittv". |
ana IN reply TO the oft-made ALLEGATION |
IHat the desire to develop as wen as
irrSeINee slavery was the very main
Xxx i'a,''5 81 secession he points 10 the fact
tndt the constitution Of the Confederate
states absolutely and Internationally pro-
h1nltcd the slave trade, as showing that
me tio accusation Is not only not true, but
is exactly the reverse OF the truth He
pays frequent and eloquent tribute TO the |
6 uia5t OF the Confederate soldier Eng |
hShmen though be be-. of the charge and |
itpuise OF PIcketts division at Gettys-
L'l5tHv Was less desperate and It's uial |
lar less prolonged. The bravest among
tne NlctOrs OF lnkerman cor Albuera, of |
q, ~ i, Orth ana Hrayelotte might envy the
glory OF Picketts defeat"
The writer read some time since a re-
port OF an address Co the veterans OF the |
army of Tennessee by Judge Thomas i.
9tnne.l the distinguished Jurist OF mat
Guy VINO was senator in the Couled.r-
ate states Congress in that adde's
judge Semmcs said that Greg s. history Of
the lnltcd states ls the only one ne mad
iOund that does fun Justice 10 the Softr
as 10 me causes of the war and the qual-
titS or The southern soldiers and The
I.'Hhond Times, I'm an editorial review
Oh me work. declares that its publication
nag 4o"e more IMAM any other event 10
|
World because the very fact that IL comes
from non-scctOual source gives If |
sredlef Welsht than any work coming
rom southern author could have.
ana yet. though 10 has been several
ycuS since TINS book was published I'M |
ENGLAND, ITS existence has only recently |
peg one known to the people OF this coun-
ny. II Us said that most OF the copies
)i the English edition that found tn.ir
way 10 the United States were b0fl.hf nm ]
~ Wchitht New Enslanlcr and with
Dc' IL Us id't That no northern house
would repuhhsh b. and that efforts to I
ma II in northern bookstores have proved D
Iuill'as; ana mat IL Is to southern :
iN!c"ii yHH, that the people OF the South | ,
ire indebted for an opportunity at last Q
IL scluns TINS histop That firm has
printed an American edition with an in |
= 9nu'uon by General Wade HAMPTON |
Nhp comments the book ass one OF mes |
Unable value 10 the southern people ana | .
ays that the publishers have conferred j
B benefit on tAe reading public Of this q
ouhtty by placing II within reach OF 81
w thou2Aitu students Of American his y
Dry who desire 10 learn tine truth. uu- ,
pScured by sectOnalism or partisanship. | b
one cd the best histories OF the Amerl- | j
an revolution was written by BOlta an /
tdlian, carlyle. an Euelislman. WrOtc "a
hc OF the best books on the French revo-
iu'ni Motley. an American. wrote the
est history OF the Dutch Republic; Glib
on, an Enslishman, wrote the best MIS- |
Jiy OF Rome and now an EneIshman | q
as written what his authorities | ~
ny Is the best history that n
AS been written touching the
outhern Confederacy and the most gl- o.,
ante war OF modern times. ~
The southern people have long. and | a.
mn reason, complained of the Injustice | -
hat has been done them i'm the books | p
pom thar war that have been most wide h.
circulated. They will lind i'm this book II
history that does the South ample jas a.
&c. the author Of which is nos Open 10 u
ne charge Of sectional prejudice on ac- -
Jlnt Of birth or residence, and who de- >.
,rVes the eternal gratitude Of the pcO- l.,
le whose FAIR name he has rescued from ~
ne Obloquy SO long heaped upon 10 b. ~
,nrant and hostile writers.-GalvestOn ~
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