The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

| inc meeting. . -
| ron F. and replying. Ex-Governor William
| 70. Cameron, OF Petersburg. came to the
| 'front.' of the platform. and received
! hearty greeting. .
\ He said that he regretted the less that
| no was not eloquent after hearing the
addresses which had Just been delivered,
because no more eloquence was needed.
They are all many men Of one mind,
said he, and they should suggest, request,
nav demand Of the State authorities that
no history which calls Secession treason
| or which declares that the South had
aught but patriotic motives in the late
war. shall be used In the State schools.
| lie did not know why this bad not been
done before. but this Is the time. now is
the opportunity for it. and he hoped the
| History Committee would recommend 10
| the Grand Camp, and the Grand Camp
would say to those who control the edn.
| cational interests of the state that here
after no book OF erroneous statements
shall be used.
We ask nothing but the truth He re-
minded the meeting that a good school
| book can't be gotten at once, and that
successful one was the result Of expert
| ence and revision and was matter or
evolution.
In conclusion, Governor Cameron de-
clarcd in speaking Of the war that II we
| had not appealed to battle. We would have
been worse than dogs that bay the moon,
and were not ashamed Of our action. and
all brave men on the other side respect
Us for IL.
There was a practical side to the Ques
| ton. he said, and the publishers are mer-
| rrha mt -
want we will get II. Governor Cameron
said he was in hearty sympathy with the
object Of the meeting
Illustrating his point as to the publish
ers' sending what was wanted. he said
| that Boston shoemakers who made ladies
shoes and sent them down here, soon
! found that the big fat shoes which suited
the women of that region, would not an
| swor to cover the delicate. small and high
instepped feet OF the Soutehrn women.
SO soon as they found that out they
sent the proper kind, and so it would be
with the books.
Governor Cameron was heartily az
1 applauded at the close OF his speech. and
| frequently during fits delivery he was in
terrupted with applause.
DIR. j. WILLIAM JONES.
Rev. J. William Jones d. D.. was next
| called for and told the audience he was
| happy TO be with them. telling a story.
| which, he said. was n true one, 10 begin
with.
His children came from school with
| book one day. said he, and he read in 1t
what was there about the war. and inn
mediately after reading il he took his
| penknife and cut IL out. Then he told
them to tell their teacher they could not
come back TO that school. After that he
sent them 10 the public schools. but he
found that Swlnton's History was used
there. so he sent them 10 John r. Nc
Guire. where they could learn the truth.
DR. Jones said II one Of his boys spoke
disparagingly Of one OF his old COM
rades he would disOwn him. and II he
was a millionaire he would cut him off
with a shilling.
The Doctor thought Barnes History
| the meanest of the lot. because IL Is
| sugar-coated pill easy 10 swallow
He was in Memphis once with General
Fitzhugh Lee and they were taking tea
with a lady. the daughter OF Commodore
Raphael Semmes. In came her little boy
and asked his mother If his grandfather
was a pirate? She was astonished. ana
he explained that they had told him al
school that his grandfather was pirate
and should have been hanged-and this
is the history they are teaching Southern
| boys.
Here the Doctor forgot himself and adj
dressed the audience as brethren
which raised a great laugh. but he turn
ed II bv repeating the word and saying.
eyes we are brethren" lie thought that
| If the School Board will not change the
school books the thing to do is TO change
| the School Board, and then see that our
| children are not taught that Lincoln
were true heroes. but that Lee Jackson
Johnson Stuart and the barcfooted sol
diers who followed them were the real
| heroes who fought and died for Just
cause.
"The Fighting Chaplain" as DR.. Jones
&c often called. sat down in burst or
applause. and Judge George l.. CHRISTIAN
| was recognized by thr chair. lie read
and offered the following preamble ana
resolutions. which were adopted unan-
/ mouslv
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
"Tbe issue of the late war belonged to
Him TO Whom all nations and peoples
belong. Christening U.s. for our proht,
He denied the boon of final victory 10 our
army but il pleased Him TO grant TO us
and to our children the INFINITE comfort
of knowing that We were right, 10 appJi-
ton to us the highest honor ana glory
incident to the war. and. in particular, TO
bestow upon US such leaders, that thelr
character. properly portrayed and worthl-
" transmitted. will ennOble our children
and our children's children 10 the re-
hottest generation
whereas il is the solemn duty OF the
survivors of that war 10 prove themselves
worthy Of these blessings, and TO see that
the children Of the State are worthy TO
receive this sacred trust when it shall be
transmitted 10 them through Us; while
the very sacredness of the trust implies
the duty that fl shall lie transmitted
through our hearts and brains. ana
through ourselves and not through allen
channels 10 the Commonwealth so lhat'
religious duty. the honor we owe 10 the
dead and our duty 10 tho children they
left MS to guard. with united and most
solemn voices demand that Southern men
shall teach the truth and guard the truth
as never dragon guarded tho golden APP
plcs of the Hesperides or martyr stood for
his faith.
ADVERSE OPINIONS"
"Whereas. the course of history teach
Ing i'm the public schools of the state has
for years been at variance with these
views Of the facts. and this view Of the
duty laid upon us. I'm that these schools
have been constrained TO use certain his
tories Of the United states, written by
men whose prejudiccs had become part Of
their mental furniture. whose primary
data and method OF reasoning implied a
sot Of local assumptions, In the nature of