The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

Of merit. but I do not hesitate to say
that any one seeking to know the truth
of Confederate history can ina II III
these volumes, while some OF them are
of rare historic interest and value.
The twenty-four volumes OF the South
ern Historical Society papers GA vol
umes edited by j. VIM. Jones, former
secretary and 10 by r. A. Brock, pres
emf secretary Of the Society," touch on
every phase of the war. and, according
70 the London Saturday Review, CON
tain a mass of information relative 10
the war without a careful study OF when
no historian. however limited his scope
should venture 10 treat any fragment
of that most interesting story"
NAV mention these books without
,mnropriety. for while I was editor OF
Il volumes Of them 1 did very little OF
the writing myself. and the contributors
were many Of them among the most
gallant soldiers. and ablest military wri-
ters which the war produced.
NAV freely commend few other
hooks. The lamented Col. VIM. Allan
of Stonewall Jackson's staff. so long the
able Superintendent OF McDonogh School
near Baltimore. gave us in his books
"Jaskson's Valley Campaign" Tine
Army OF Northern Virginia IN 1892" and
Campaign and Battle OF Charlottes-
willie" as fine specimens OF pains-tak-
ing. able. and accurate histories as the
Historian OF the Future" VIII be able
TO produce.
Rev. DR.. John Johnson, OF Charleston
s. c., who was engineer in charge OF
Sumter. has given us in his Defence
q military classic which will hardly De
improved on in years TO come
Col VIM. Preston Johnson's life OF his
father Albert Sidney Johnston, Col. war
ter III. Taylor's -Four Years win Lee
Gen. Fitzhugh Lees Life OF X. l.. Lee
Gen. Jubal A. Early's Memoirs or IRE
Last Year OF the War" Gen. Jos. u.
Johnston's Narrative" Gen. John b.
Hoods Advance and Retreat Judge
Romans Memoirs of Gen. q. L. Beaure-
gard" Dr. W. NJ. Folks memoir OF his
father, General Bishop Leonidas POLK,
Admiral Semmes Service Afioat ana
Ashore" Dr. r. l.. Dabney's Life OF
Stonewall Jackson" President Daviss
Rise and Fall OF the Confederate States
A. II. Stephens War Between the
States" Mrs. Jefferson Davis memoirs
OF her husband. DR.. J. NJ. L. Currys
Southern States OF America Dr. a.
s. Blcdose's rs Davis a Traitor?' Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson's memoirs OF her nus,
band, Major H. b. McClellan's Life OF
Stuart" and many more. too numerous
to mention, are books which deserve
place in every library and which go very
far towards telling the true story or
the Confedearcy.
So think that while II is very desira-
BILE that others should write. and that
the spirit OF calm investigation and i'm
impartial history should be diligently cul-
tlvated, yet we ought TO give credit Tor
what has been already done and seek
to circulate the Southern histories that
have been already written. and not allow
the great book publishers UrustD or
the North to continue TO flood us with
beautiful books .superbly Illustrated.
which falsify every period OF our his
tory, misrepresent our men and our prin'
ciples. and rear up even at the South
filppant young men who are ready 10
sacrifice principle for pelf, and 10 gain
the applause and the shekels. OF North
ern admirers by carlcaturIng our great
men and maligning our people, prostitu-
ting their talents and their education
to classifying our history.
We need chairs of American history
IN, our colleges and universities and teach
ers In our schools who will recognize
that the South has had some past m
the history OF this great country or
ours. and that her men and women have
made chapters Of that history which