Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-03
SOUTHERN HISTORY.
ACTION OF THE LOUISIANA DrvIs-
Endorsing the Report Of the His
tOrieal Committee Of the Grand
Dody-Chairs In Our Higher Instf-
, tutions of Learning.


The following resolutions. unanir1ousi.
adopted by the Louisiana Division. tnite'
Confederate Veterans. at their convention
held in New orleans. May 20, 1895. are nov
published for the information Of the dl
vision In bringing them to the attention
of his comrades. the MAJOR general com
mandlng fees confident that the duty ant
plan so earnestly stated in the resolutions
will be olrried out by the survivors Of
the Lost Cause In Louisiana with tina
alacrity and devotion that characterize
them in war. and which their fast-dimin
ishing ranks should admonish them tC
accomplish as supreme duty % them
selves. their glorious dead. their immorta
deeds. their proud posterty.
BY command of
Major-General W. G. VINCENT.
j. A. Chalaron. Adjutant and Chief OF
Staff.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY the Association Of Army OF Tennes-
see delegation. Camp No. 2 l. c. v:
In remarkable report of the Historical
Committee Of which Northumberland
stephen ID. Lee was chairman. made 10
the United Confederate Convention at Biz
mineham on April % and 26, 1881, an
admirable presentation MAS given OF the
South's claims for justice In history; for
the great part she played in freeing the
Colonies from Great Britlln's yoke. III
laying the foundations OF our liberties,
in building up the fabric OF our govern
ment. in directing its armies In war. It's
prosperity In peace. In extending us Ter
ritory. in maintaining its honor. In ele-
waiting its statesmanship. II showed what
unparalleled devotion to principle and to
her rights. she understood them, her
people displayed: how they gave 10 the
world the grandest eXemplification OF free
men, knowing their rights and daring TO
defend them against Overwhelming odds,
backed by unlimited resources. How
astonished nations applauded the heroism
Of her sons, who drenched every foot Of
her soil with their blood. and incessant
battles for four years laid low more OF
their foes than she counted men In her
armies, and who. after commanding the
admiration even of their foes, by unsur-
passed devotion, seif-sacriice. energy, en-
durance, valor. fortitude. and spirit. sue
cumbed only 10 the force of numbers.
How her armies. worn TO shreds her
supplies exhausted. with no more sons
left to raise the arms and banners that
had dropped with their brothers and
fathers. she yielded. undaunted, to the
inevitable
How. with a greater spirit still, and
greater pride in herself and her achieve
ments, greater faith in her consciousness
Of right. and in the destinies of her race,
she brushed aside her tears for her fallen.
applied herself 10 the demands Of the
situation rose above disaster. hurled away
the minbns of her prosecutors. who
sought to further ruin and hufiiliste her,
asserted herself. took her proper place in
the councils of the nation. crossed the
abyss OF financial ruin. and started again
on an era OF prosperity, that promises TO
be no less astonishing than her achieve
ments in war
II shows how these great services these
wonderful deeds In peace and in war.
have been ignored. belittled. distorted.
falsifed in the generality of so-oalled his
tories of the United States. emanating
almost solely from northern pens.
il shows what injury such nefarious
books have wrought. and are still work
ing. even in our midst. and how necessary
1t has become to check this evil TO refute
these SANDERS and perversions of truth.
and 10 Danish from our southern schools
such libels upon history and our people
Resolved. therefore. That the Louisiana
Division of the Unit d Confederate Nete-
rams are heartily In accord with the senti-
ments Of the Historical Committees re-
port; that We applaud dts tone and
spirit. and commend the unanimous and
enthusiastic action of the convention that
adopted il.
Resolved, That We endorse the sugges-
tions and recommendations of the com
mittee, which are: ITO stimulate his
toricai research, create historical taste.
produce not only one work, but many
H.. l...s
many minds: make the work assuma
various shapes. not only In the form OF
standard histories and school histories.
but also State histories, ~uagazina articles.
historical essays. popular sketches. local
history, etc; and their plan, which is
summarized as follows:
Every university I'm the South to es-
tahlish Il chair OF American history, and
that its occupant be allowed leisure and
be provided with appliances for histori-
cal inv stigation and authorship, that
the legislatures of the several Southern
States provide in the public-school course
Tor teaching thu history of the native
States one year, and also for teaching
the history of the United States one year;
that all the United Confederate Veterans
memorabilia the several legislatures and
Of universities and schools and
request the cooperation of State histori-
cal societies. State literary societies, the
press. etc.
Resolved, That this division pledges it
self TO III, furtherance of this plan, and
urges upon its camps and their members
and upon all survivors of the war and all
other Louisianians who have a pride in
their State history, and that of the South,
TO work for the contamination of the
objects outlined In the Historical Commit
tees report.
Resolved, That as Louisiana was the
first State after the war to inaugurate
southern historical society, afterward re-
moved to Richmond. Va, and since has
organized and now possesses In Memorial
Hall of the Louisiana Historical Associa-
ton, New orleans, the largest, most COM
plete, and valuable collection OF war
papers relics. and battle-hags in the
South, IL IL incumbent on US not TO be
behind in pushing the historical objects
OF the United Confederate Veteran or
garization.
Resolved. That the various camps Of the
division are called on TO encourage the
writing and reading at their meetings of
papers concerning incidents OF the war.
personal and Official, descriptive OF bat
ties or campaigns. or relating TO the his
tory OF companies. battalions. or regi-
ments, that such papers and all relics.
flags, official orders. rolls. rosters, letters,
or other documents bearing on military
or political occurrences. of the war, which
members of camps may have or control,
should be sent for safe-keeping, either az
u gift or as loan. TO the custody Of
the Louisiana Historical Association. al
their fireproof building, Memorial Han,
the headquarters OF. the United Confede-
rate Veteran Association. and Of the
Louisiana Division thereof.
State pride should stimulate the writ
ing Of such papers. the collection OF such