Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
GRAND CAMP TO MEET
VIRGINIA VETERANS. TO ASSEMBLE
!, HERE IN OCTOBER NEXT.
INTEREST IN THE HISTORY QUESTION
Consideration of This Subject 70 DC
the Chief Feature of the Meeting
co,o,.r C.s.ons writes on This In
teresfing Topic. 1lsb o.


.,.r, NJ Virginia. will be held in hlcn-
,nond IN October next. The Dooy VIZ
.o,vene in I.ee-camp Han on the -V''
nj that month, and will remain III
.,o, two or three days. This meetihe
will be of extraordinary importance
,hs work OF the school-History COMM
40 Go 10 be made manifest ana o'"''
matters OF consequence will be co'iS'u
cred. an
There are now eighty-seven camps III
che department. and so great IS tne Il"
,erest manifested in this years niee'''s
that # IS confidently expected that al
of them will be well represented
Tho committee 10 arrange for the re-
,o,,,,on Of the Grand Camp Is composer
=, Colonel Cussons, the grand coin-
nander Of the Grand Camp; Messfs' -
"A prander. John L. Laughton, ana WIZ
,om p Smith. Of Lee Camp; S. l.. oa'es'
I T.. Sullivan. and r. +. MOTIFS Oh
- T. pickett Camp. and George j..
cbristian and Thomas Elicit, represent
ing the Society Of the Army OF MI M. $50
.ireinia- This body will meet IN inc
chamber of Commerce to-inoiIo"
ming at o'clock to discuss arrangements
for the reception and entertainment VI
the Grand Camp.
THE HISTORY CONTRACT.
The contract with the American BOOK
Company for the supply of American
histories to the public schools expires vi
March Is. 1895 though contracts are gene
rallv given out IN February, and the re-
mort OF tho Committee on History IL u
,,rdarstood. will embrace some practicai
suggestion towards the introduction OF
fairer history than those now in use.
The contracts are made by the state
Board OF Education. consisting OF 'he
Governor. Attorney-General, and super
intendent Of Education. The hlstoiy
committee Of the Grand Camp is com
posed OF the following gentlemen; James
X stubbs. OF Page-Puller Camp, Chou
rester Va: Rev. y. ID. Tucker, OF PICK
ett-guchanan Camp. Norfolk, Va; NJ. w.
Hazlewood. Of George T.. Pickett camp
Richmond: James NJ. Garrett Of John
Bowie Strange Camp. Charlottesvile'
John Cussons, Of r. u. Lee Camp No. l.
Richmond, Va; John II. Hume, OF stone
wall Camp Portsmouth, Va; John Dc
Williams. Of Turner-Ashby Camp WIN
chester Va: X. A. Brock OF H. ~ Lee
Camp. No. ]. Richmond. va.
NEED OF TRUE HISTORIES.
Az bearing upon the meeting OF the
Grand Camp and matters to come before
1t. letter just received by IJs, ron,
Taylor Stratton, of Lee camp HVIi
Colonel Cussons will be OF special IN
ferest. The Grand Commander writes
am very glad 10 learn how fun ana
dozen is the interest manifested ny LIE
Camp I'm all that relates 10 the OBJECTS
OF our organization.
The date for the Grand Camps next
annual meeting will be Wednesday Octo-
her 2Cih day on which delegations from
the eighty seven camps OF virginia VIII
assemble I'm your city OF Richmond. a
heavy correspondence with all parts OF
the State indicates a deep interest III
many questions, which VIII come up lur
action. and there Is every reason 10 oe
leve that this will be the largest ana
most earnest gathering in the GTahd
Camps history. - l.,
on the 9Th instant there was an III
formal meeting at Glen Allen, which was
attandod nv the commanders of Lee ana
Pickett camps, by members OF the Exc
cutive Committee OF the Association OF
the Army OF Northern Virginia. ny tle
district commander OF the Uhlten Col.
federate Veterans. by representatives OF
abe History Committee, and Dy olhCerS
OF the Grand Camp. There was "a IIee
discussion OF the leading TOPICS Oh III .t
federate interest and so marked was tie
unity Of shirt and identity or purpose
that the views OF any one nheiipvt VI
the council may be taken substantially as
the sentiment or all , ~. 40
IL Is felt that the real work OF tlS
camps must soon pass into the hands oil
the rising generation, and 1t IS urged
that nothing should be left undohe To-
wards stimulating and encouraglng NOSE
snlendid organizations the Daughters ol
he Confederacy, and the Sons OF Nete-
rams 1t Is believed that the appointment
NV the respective camps OF ituy
sponsor and maid of honor 10 accou'pd11ES
the delegations to your city Wouid aIu
"a grace TO the occasion when nOlhlilB
else could supply, and the views OF the
camps ON this subject are asked lor ny
the grand commander.
THE HISTORY QUESTION.
There is no little interest on the ques-
tion OF memoralizing the Legislature 70
estahlish at the University OF Virginia
a snecial Chair Of American History, But
that question seems 10 pc coihpl1sely
oyershadowed by the supreme heeu OF ~
once getting into the hands OF our emf
dren "a textbook which shah give ciedi
and truthful account OF the causes anu
character of our late war; BOOKS WIlcn
meet this need are ALREADY IN eNis'euSS'
ard there Is a strong desire mat Wed-
swres should be taken TO secure ihelr
aa%Tontion bv the public schools in diSplace-
ment OF the unfair histories when are
now In general use. ms sno '.,o see,,di
20 be n question easy or solution ahu
vet there are difficulties to be overcome.
usbree wears ago the History committee
~ the Grand Camp urged tne eNVIusion
from our public schools OF the histories
,,.ritten by Barnes and Holmes, ana pun
,,asnS NV the American Book Company.
1lut n four-ycar contract hau Just pcSn
closed and the appeal came too late. Inc
nunlishers, however, at the request Oh
the committee, permitted me histoi .Ss
~ Hansel and Shinn TO be added 10 the
i,st but. though fair ana apie' uos'
xorks have not superseded inc opJeS-
sionable books. AS opponents OF hlstoIlS
truth they possess hgh lisIi', g, H.,
nroducts of the book-makers ART NeS
~ berdlv M TO the American Book
Company's standard. >, -, :. g.
charming book-handsome aple' nilbtu ,,
ersnnic easily teachable. and thoroughly
ntsieadinr. III Is not too much 10 say
fhat n has tainted history az us iounsali
head. and has thus rendered lur.n me
muddylng OF the streani-an easy tasH
for other writer's. emo WV an ns beer
nou,tshed on its delightful rabies. VII
readily accept In maturer years me per
versions OF n Trent or the NaRaiies 81
Gable. or the malicious reN'iihSS "a
DIR. Goodwin Smith.
HARNESS. FATAL MISTAKE.
Tho tronble with Mr. Barnes is tha
he ia dominated heart and brain by th'
false and narrow dogma that the states
IN adopting the Constitution. thereby sur
rendered their statehood. and that thel
withdrawal from the Union was 'ne'e
fore an act Of rebellion.
Mr. Barnes does not declare this pro
nosition i'm set terms. yet Us spirit shine'
through all his work His book has ~
air OF candor. He Is prooapy nheoli
~~io,,s ~ HAS and perhaps largely OF
that account his convictions go straish
10 the mind and heart OF the student III
attitude is patriarchal and patriotic, rlch
" Astounding IL wisdom and goodness