The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01


ON ssion, in olhss editlons. OF .iacts 70.
luunding TO the honor and glory Oh WIG
I south.
| Tie John II. Hood camp OF Austin have
published d protect against the adoption u
! even the Texas edition in the puonc sehoois
OF that State. 1t is protest wtiich plose.
| that the fires OF patriotism SUI burH ~
their many breasts, and that neither ~
| on trla.s navp wcakensd courage Wn'cn
| is as uniliEch ng IN moral conflict us whsn
| carving the way TO hercic fame on the
| field OF battle.
Knowing OF this hlstory-this upas Tree
1 10 the field OF literature -should j not, III
the name OF Texas, sound note oil WITH
| Ing lest your children breathe Us
| festous atinosphere2 Texas tprihss ~. "
TO ,he nora conflict, and would snatch tae
poisonous Graught from the lips OF the
Ghis1rcn OF Old comrades
! There Is a hand more potent IMAM tn''
| OF a comradc it is the ham OIL dut! pun
| ing 10 the constitution OF our ass,ciat on
thus reminding us OF the Obligations as
sumea Hereunder. ,..,
| In the constitution of the unf,eo bausn
| tcIs of tho C~nfederacy Is found under al
| tiole .: ''Ihe objects OF this association are
| educat oral, memorial, l,teiary, so idl ana
| bons volsnt; to collect and pre- erye ma
| terlal for a truthful hiatory OF the wa -
| tween tho Confederate States ana the
| United States OF America V
You Observe that educational" is dc.
claIed the first object.
| The constitution OF the Texas DIVISION
reads The objects Of this ass citation sha !
! be memorial benevolent, histor cal am
social" Article .. uection 81 ITO collect
| aud preserve material for true hls'o'y
OF the war between the Confederate States
and the United States Of America, espe-
cla.ly, recoris of deeds of heroism oil
Southern women; to unite with the CON
| f5defate veterans In the determination
| that American history shall be properly
! taught in public schools OF the State, and
| 10 use our lnflu nee toward gt.a4n.hg tnls
object In all private schools
| have quoted from the constitution OF
the division which / represent, upon the
| hypothesis that all division constitutions
4, have similar clauses.
| As shown. we have entered into the OBJ
| legation OF collecting ami preserving ma.
! terial for a truthful history" OF the civil
war, and Of making "determlned' et1rt
| to have Il "trlahiu history taught in public
! schools OF the State, and 10 use our IN
| huenco towald attaining this object IN all
private schools"
Shall we, the daughters Of those who
always conformcl to the constitution OF
their country, and who fought and died
with the hope of preventing the subvsrsou
OF that constitution; shah we be unmindful
of the obligations which We have assumed
under the constitution OF our as ociatt0n?
Nom compliance Is virtual subvers on.
Shall we not guard, with jealous care
our great bulwark, moral obligation. lest
the now southwark flowing, snuous stream
do as you Please, sap the very Foundation
of the political and social structure erected
by the men Of the South
For more than thirty years has this cry
for n truthful history in schools gone forth.
Again and again has the South subpo naet
truth 10 appear before the tribunal of The
country. Again and again. truth non est.
Why is this? Has truth Withdrawn from the
earth, or lies she PROSTATE in The prison
house OF South-deStroying expedency?
doubt, as evidenced by our still unanswered
plea that her voice be heard in the halls
OF learning.
When, in attempting the attaiument of
an object. failure results, instead OF sue
cess do we not. even IN the most ordinary
affairs OF life. ascertain the cause OF fall
IRE and seek its removal Knowing thereby
that success lies within easy reach? TheD,
when falling 10 Obtain truthful history
which is the crown of our Coafederacy, and
which is being more ana more obscurei by
dust from the wheels of time-shoulG We
nos seek the cause OF failure? II is easily
found; it confr0nts us in private aud pub
nc llls, IN INC nome on mo streets IN
s n.i u,s,us' iou In gay discourse; IN ieEls-
is,iNe hafis' at me teachers discovery
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20 49, on. III every 5pec'' tiio spirit
w ou' e9ns''tuoion' Whicn would result
~ n'e"usr' .! more eitcliVe lhterpft'at
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iateu ,no liiSt cp!eot vi our associate
Ns,vt uhell Na'iV , tnougnl is eie'ated
"lN"sht oaNh 10 me arc .hsllum standard
.,.-'Il we expect tru.hiul history For the
~, l'"l or,or OF inc historian Is that
Nv JnaelS upon MS WORK WlShout the proper
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, mru,u Wlte n.loIo poetns' must make MS
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nut nulore drawng turther conclusions,
le' me nrsl elear'y estapIlsh tho correctness
~ ny prelliseS' 'hat history properly Is
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