The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

not quarrel, or whom in his anger he did
not roundly abuse"
The statement in the history that Andrew
J. Grayson was a gambler is pronounced
by the committee to be cruelty false, and
known to be false by many pioneers, who
felt honored TO be called Grayson's friends.
The position" assumed by
Mr.. Bancroft in his histories is severely
censured by the committee. The committee
alleges that Bancroft had written the fol-
lowing for his history of Oregon:
Among these soldiers was u. S. Grant,
a man of mediocre abilities and somewhat
loose habits. subsequently, elevated by
accident to the head of the army and
twice to the presidency of the UnitSd
States. Not satisfied to rest upon the
worlds highest honors, he turned and
took a downward course, asked again to
be President, was refused; begged from
was refused, and finally engaged In a busi-
ness which was disreputably managed and
resulted in ignominious failure. SO the END
Of the man was as bad as the beginning
GRANT SANDER KILLED.
OF this the committee says: ct was only
by the earnest intercession OF those who
had become acquainted with the fact that
this monstrous wrong was about TO be
perpetrated that Mr.. Bancroft was finally
induced 10 have this cruel SANDER stricken
out and a new page printed in its place.
For this mean, cowardly and unpatriotic
attack, also, the name of Hubert Howe
Bancroft deserves to be stricken from the
roll of honorary membership of this So
ciety."
In conclusion the committee reported:
I've may be permitted to add that, in
v~indication of the truth of early California
history and of the real facts relating to the
the United States, as we'll as in Vindica-
ton Of the memories of the many early
pioneers pioneers n t Who in haXs been gol maTigned aB and MS
Histories, your committee recommend that
the board of directors be requested to have
as those which may be had, upon the SUBJ
ject matter here under consideration COM
piled and printed in proper form for gen
eral distribution among the pubic libraries
of the United States and elsewhere as may
be deemed desirable and proper"
Loud cheers greeted the completion of
the reading of the report DR.. Simpson
moved its adoption. r. Thompson took the
floor and in a ringing voice declared that
there was no difference Of opinion on this
Bancroft for a single slur which he has cast
on honored names" said he. 1.-The only con-
clusion is that all the old settlers were un-
reliable or that Mr.. Bancroft Is unworthy
of confidence. l believe his mind is inca
pable of truthful statements. 1 belong to
an organization which used to give every
body a fair trial, and when the matter was
decided every man had hold of the rope.
We have had the trial, now to the rope"
With this the question was put and HUI
bert Howe Bancroft was unanimously voted
out of the Pioneer Society.
Everybody seemed to have taken hold
of the rope" was Mr.. Thompson's laconic
omment
DIR. Simpson offered a resolution com
mending the men and the part they took
in the Bear Flag revolt 1t was unani-
mously adopted.
Previous to the discussion of Mr.. Ban
croftS case a report was read showing
that in the past eleven months there had
been sixty-nine deaths among the Pioneers,
seven of which occurred in January
Resolutions of respect to the memory Of
eX-President Alexander Montgomery and
ex-President w. T. Coleman were adopted
by rising votes.