Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25

The teachers are his friends; They nave
gathered their historic knowicdge u, 10, 10.
fno,stool They believe In him, and ~,
thing IA more natural than that M, ~. I,
should DESIRE 10 transmit NE care
story 10 the children under tneir cale;
and thus from year TO year the evil seeu
No. been aown until the time has eoino
rbsr the acgulescence In historic un-
,,mth e. being made a test or patrloisnn,
and when men IN ny pos,.ion a., Of
az o. Sacts which are distasteful to the
victors I'm our late wal. ~.o~>,
HISTORY FROM WAR RECORDS.
rbora has been a scheme In the North
for the manufacture OF a history WHEN r
sbould be universally acceptable. inc
proposed plan was, 10 selec, d colpS w., ~.
structors. from both North and Souln.
and 10 set them at work with view 20
giving a fair equation on All SUBJECTS -,
dispute. But II was soon seen that tnei :
was no common ground upon which such
n council would be able to stand no
view point on which they could agree,
and so the plan was suffered TO lapse.
The alternative project Just promuI-
gated by the Philadelphia Item is now
under consideration, and our supId-loy a.
friends seem to expect much comiolt
from 10. The plan is simple. II pio-
poses TO turn over the whole supJeCl ~
Congress. A suitable person - 10 ~ ~
employed to WIG a tfutIlui H49Nc' ,
is 10 have access TO all goverhiheli...aii
records, and his work Is TO De acSep,se ~
as authentic. IL Is further PROPOSE ~ ~
q law shall be enacted whlcn VIII man
II a penal offence for puDlshers 10 ISL
works. (which are calculated 10 WrOns-
fully impress the minds OF the CROWNS
generations regarding the reDellloh.
At the same time the governmental ~, re-
cords are receiving Deedful atten.'V,l ~.
There are many things which must De
81 nd hidden HWdX ana IOTROl-
ten. The tinkle OF Mr. SewardS niue psl
must be silenced. with IT'S gruesohIe
echoes from the murky Gems OF II ~.
Warren, and the old Capitol anu 'le ~
Tortugos. 1t is feared that some OK MI.
Lincoln's most salutary measures tSuei
for instance. as his CromWelliah uedIih 20
With the MARYLAND Legislature) might NC
misconstrued II the Official papers shOuIu
be brought 10 light. Ana, so i'll the ~
terest Of the broad ana generous pa'li -
isrn Ali such documents are 10 Dc sup
pressed. H. NIL
OF course. there are people VINO VIII
say that this Is altogether Wrons, M.
such a course will ultimately deIeat tno
object aimed at; that the iutuao rn ofticiai
will scrutinize with special care Oh, Oh To- To-
records Of every sort, when IL sndil pO
found that some Of them have been AM AN
nered with under connYance oi 0o"'''
tuted authority. ,,,oropv
TEACH CHILDREN TRUE Hlo
And so in fulness a, solar ray N W,it
,,ierce the shadows, and the tnleh u.S'
yvfli he scattered In boureaucrauC u -, -,
Iror there Is no power when can lvhs
ieod hlindfold the historic muse or leitel
hor amid the mists and fogs OF the Wary,
Her chosen haunts are the ihouno ,,in
peaks. and her dwelling place Is 'enipie
Ruf there IS no need to await inc
coninq Of that philosophical historian.
onr chief concern is to have our Shlluasi
Instructed Alright. and we aiTeauy na, -
school histories which are wen hIsh P,ba
a., some OF these histories prove pc
80 oil doubt or cavil that the southern
sS.,atas in seeding. acted entirely WITHIN
,hair sovereign right, as that rlghI mas
49, dedned and expounded over anu
49, agsin by the Legislatures ana con-
yentions and public men OF MassdChuS0t'9
snd the New England States - a.
'et MS earnestly dedicate ourselves -,
tho duty which is before us inc uuSg
~ rescuing our children from the Doloo
of error: the duty Of htting the stlsi So
of dishonor from those heIUic 81 feti in
stood upon their native sou an AS--
defence of their inherited IDeIueS' c,,,,,
D,,rSr, the session of the Grand lamp
80 unseociation OF the Army OF N0rtheIn
ViToinia will hold it's annual meSuns' OA
,ybich occasion the address VIII pe uI
liyered by that splendid SOLDIER anu C ~
nent iurist. Judge Avery, OF NORTH Naio
lima. .,,,,,o ~ visiting Con-
<.dnro+se viii doubtless desire the Cou.i-
eel md corporation of pubic anu pIlH 49,
instrnctors. and all resident persons VIZ
are interested in the attainment VI '"e
ends at which we aim.