Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-07
CAMP REJECTS THEM.
VOTE UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST
-, u,uooD's RESOLUTION.
yR. MASSEY EXPLAINS BIS ACTS
comprehensive Statement
About the History Teacher nm" the
nook Matter, and tho Author
:, ,hc Paper Apologies.

-. .,athcma which a member Of Lee
sons Of Confederate Veterans
,.rhed At the head OF the supcrn-
80, OF Public instruction OF Virginia
..eek ago fell harmiessly at the feet
:, hat Official last night and across It's
-..,os exploded beyond a peradyen-
80. ~ author and its object clasped
,.5s IN friendship. The debate upon
a.. resolution, which practically amount
- IN an arraignment OF the Hon John
r Massey, accusing him OF employing a
-orthern teacher IN one of the state
,ronor normal schools. and influencing
,se uso Of textbooks detrimental TO the
,,terests OF the South, and asked for tho
sppontment of a committee to appear
hoforo the Legislature and have the sys-
,eul of selecting textbooks changed. and
also have Mr.. Massey dismissed, lasted
for four hours. and was one OF the most
,nisresting that has ever taken place In
The history Of the camp.
The attendance was unusually large
that was 20 be expected-and It included
rtupers OK LEG Iaiiip anu othSA N'SeAi
guished persons.
MR.. MASSEY WAS PRESENT.
Just aftor the camp had been called to
order Mr.. Massey, accompanied by Su-
terintendent Fox. Of the public schools
OF Richmond, entered the hall. His APP
pearance was the occasion OF no little
surprise. The preliminary business Of
the camp was hurried through, developing
nothing OF interest. and at the earliest
possible moment the resolution relative
10 Mr. Massey, offered by Mr.. Mahood
and laid upon the table at the last meet
ing. was brought uD. Commander Folkes
said ne had received n letter from Mr..
Massey. asking him to call upon him,
ari ne had complied with the request.
and had taken upon himself 10 invite
that gentleman to be present. He knew
he said, that the camp would not desire
90 condemn any man unheard. The reso-
buttons were then read, and Mr.. Folkes
invited Mr. Massey TO address the camp
Superintendent Massey said he thought
A. would be more proper for the advocates
az the resolutions to be first heard in
order that he might know what ne had 10
answer. He said he appreciated the COM
pliment paid him in inviting him to be
present II think" he added, that the
roeitive side OF the question should De
Arst argued, Let the prosecution pro-
ceed.'
Mr. Ftlkes explained as his reasons
for the suggestion that he feared things
might be said in the heat or argument
which Mr.. Massey would rather not
hear.
SOME wRANGLING.
MIR. NJ. f. Maury said he thought Mr..
Msssey's position eminently proper He,
100 would like to hear what the adj
gocates Of the resolution had to say In
defence of their charges. Those VINO
nave proposed this diatribe,' he sald'
..should be the first &c address the
meeting. and let the members of the
camp who are Indifferent know what
is at the bottom of all this Mr..
Maury then moved that the debate
should open AT once.
Mr.. John A. Lamb moved, as sub
stitute, that a committee OF hve should
be appointed. and that Mr.. Massey
should be allowed to appear before IL.
Mr. Robert Lecky. Jr., vigorously OPP
posed this. for the reason ne said. that
me camp had been paraded IN TINS
State and others on account or It's recent
action; and further, he stated. that
the camp might have unintentionally
harmed a public official by its action
or IL may have harmed Itself lie
thought II had already done So III
viii be dangerous for us TO dooge the
,uesticn." he added, 1--WE can't do any
good and may do much harm. Ihe
camp should have profted by recent
syperiences with Governor OFeIrali.
We must not lose sight Of the fact that
when we attack the superintendent OF
Public instruction we attack his as
sociates On the board, Governor O'Fer-
rail- and the late Attorney-General
Scott Don't let us dodge behind a
committee Of five" he said, and con-
Guided with the hope that the debate
would be unlimited.
Rev. Mr.. Chumbley said Mr.. Massey
was present 10 explain his position, ana
some Of the members of the camp were
present 70 see fair play. Some unplea-
SAINT things would certainly be said, but
be thought Mr.. Massey would be quite
safe in the hands of his friends. he
took the position that Mr.. Massey's
presence might have tendency 10 re-
strict the debate.
After some further discussion MI
Iecky said that a charge had been
made that publication houses had APP
preached members Of the camp 10 in
fuence their votes. He thought the
camp was on trial. The commander OF
one OF the largest bodies of Sons CT
Confederate Veterans had expressed the
belief that the action OF the camp was
Influenced by political motives
MR.. MANHOOD SPEAKS.
After some further discussion, in
which Colonel Pollard, Comrades Wal
den. Brander. Tucker. and Stannard
took part, Mr. Mahood took the floor
81 support OF his resolutions.
He spoke 10 his resolution. He said
he was in a peculiar position, being the
author OF the resolution and the chair
nan Of the History Committee or the
camp. Yet he did not offer the resolu-
tons In his official capacity The resolu-
tons. ne said. were intended as an In
dictment. Had known when / wrote
The resolutions what l do now, 1 would
not have offered them. I have found
out that my father and Mr.. Massey were
once bitter political enemies. Did nos
have an abiding faith In the justice Of
our cause. / would abandon them rather
than allow any one 10 think was re-
Matching old feuds and wreaAinS
fathers vengeance on an old, defenceiess
man, after the death OF that father.
know ! have the whole political power
against me-" he continued, Il have
seen b from the papers. and realized II
IRON what people have said to me. one
man urged me 10 drop the resolutions,
because IT would ruin the Democratic
party"
The speaker then reread his resolutions,
ana Followed them up by reading
Lengthy statement. which he had prepared
IN support OF them. He said he had
teen Kept "scooting' round town for the
last three days IN order 10 avoid book
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