The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01
THU TJMES-RJCUMOND va SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER !, 1895

heaped upon him by General Miles. his
Infamous jailer-that they tried to Hnpii-
cate hlm ia the assassination Of President
Lincoln, or the alleged cruelty 10 FEEDER
al prisoners. that they might try him
by court-martial. but that utterly fail g
to find even perjurcd witnesses TO make
case against him this effort ceased
and that not daring to try him Tor
treason because their ablest lawyers
advised that he could not be convicted
under the Constitution OF the united
States. he was finally released, and the
Indictment against him quashed.
AYANKEE PABTIsfS.
His account Of Reconstruction ana
OF the subsequent history OF the country
Is as partisan as 1t is unreliable Dul
have not time TO go into furtntr details
You Will see that / have taken my Illus
trations exclusively from his account OF
the operations of the opposing armies
In Virginia, because they are more ID
miliar to our people. But his accounts OF
the operations of other armies ana OF the
navios are equally false. partisan ana
misleading. Indeed, the whole book Is the
work Of "A Yankee partisan, ingenlously
toned down for Southern consumption,
and | should want no better fun than 10
meet on any fair platform the author'
the publishers. or any OF their many
high-salaried agents. and 10 go over the
whole book I'm order 10 show that there
are very few pages of 1t that are nj 10
be used in Southern schools.
81 bid you a hearty God-speed" in the
fight you propose making IN Richmond,
and / believe that the time has come
when-followng the lead Of the United
Confederate Veterans and OF the Grand
Camp OF Virginla-we should demand
the abolition of this, and OF all other
Yankee school histories from our schools.
And If they force the issue We should
souarelv meet Il and fight for a change
i'm our school authorities. II they persist
in using Yankee school histories.
Very truly,
yours, to count on"
tr -. WM. JONES"
ror READY TO TALK.
When seen yesterday I'm regard TO the
action of Lee Camp superintendent foN'
of the public school system OF Iuchi'io"i J.
eai5 MAT as vet ne had been unable 10
read and examine the condemnat0ry criu-
cism of the book by the Rev. br' JonH
William Jones. lie was unprepareH 10
make any statement for publication unt,i
bc had examinod the criticism upon Winoh
The action Of Leo Camp was pafualiy
based. W men Ire ittA r''h
criticism, said superintendent Fox ne
would probably have some statement 10
make for publication.
Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson, Of the CITY
School Board. when asked what ne
thought Of the objection raised by Lee
Camp. said that as yet he had not given
the matter cue consideration. Previous
objections had been made against this
book. Mr.. Ellyeon said. but as well as lie
could remember the history had been re-
tanned I'm lieu of anything bette. to replace
il. Or. j. William Jones had antagonized
Barnes History before he left Richmond.
Mr.. Ellyson was unable 70 say whether
the city School Board had authority 10
dispense with the use Of the book, as he
was not posted az TO the scope that the
State law exercises a. the matter.
Senator William Lovenstein, member
of the board, said that he had nothing
to say for publication ga regard TO the
action Of Lee Camp.
Major James II. Capers said that he
doubted that the board had the authority
to order the disconunuance of the history.
His impression was that there Is state
law extending to this case. lie remember
cd that DR. Jones h1i strenuously obJect-
cd TO the use of the book in our public
schools bat lad heard objections from
no other source until now.