The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-01


knows. too. thai slavery is forever dead,
and that the right OF any State TO seeele
frcm the Union is finahy and forever set
lied against the contention Of the South.
These Two results. and these only so far
as settling contested questions OF govern
inent, Resulted from t3e war. The ques-
ton oil the autonomy CT the States and
their unsurrendercd sovereignty. where
upon what is Justly termed In the preface
10 the work IAN inde5truct.be I'm on Of
indestructible States" is based. remains
unsmpaired and must so remain II Tree
Republic is 70 be perpetuated. On pages
$40 and 34l OF the work the question of
secession is treated, the authors, however
nisciaiming any purpose to enter into an
exhaustive discussion Of the subject,
very proper course TO pursue
Hswever, 4. Is stated that secession was
historic right and was not questioned
while the constitution was being framed.
and the statement is made that 1T Is safe
to say that the Union could not have been
formed had the right 10 secede been de-
MED"
Then follows a brief, clear and accurate
statement OF the legal ground of the right
OF secession. a statement 10 which no rea-
sondDle man can except, certainly no
Southern man. and there Is indeed no line
! or paragraph upon the subject TO which
exception can Justly De taken.
| The ground OF contention OF the North
Is succinctly and fairly stated. as para
| graph ?, section $40. page 3i2, will clearly
| show.
Concerning the chief actors Ia the great
! drama, first Of craftsmanship and then OF
war, those on both sides are fairly treated.
| or Mr.. Davis 1t is siid: After MIR. Cal
| houn he was the ablest expounder of the
doctrine OF State severe gm,y that the
country ever produced. Christian gem
tleman, he was tried as few men in the
worlds history have ever been. AS a
ell ~ 4.
| he is worthy OF all honor" Page 347.
or Mr.. Lincoln it is said, page 355: "He
was man OF heroic mould. simple sincere
fearless; he understood the masses of the
people and they gave him sooner or later
their deepest respect and fullest Confidence
IT is not too much to say that Lincoln saved
| the Union"
Speaking OF the assassination OF Mr.
Lircoln it is said, page iOi: THE crime
| was viewed with horror in the South as
we'll as in the North. The tragic death of
| bincolp was a terrible misfortune to the
whole country, and most of all to the
South"
OF General Robert f. Leo 1t is sail, page
| io5: "As the clouds OF pa ssion and preju-
dice clear away from the war between the
| states Robert Il. Lee is seen to have been
It's greatest figure sincere Christian. a
gentleman without rcproach. a great gen
| cral, patriot of the highest tyne Robert Il
heroes" 1t Is not my purpose TO comment
at length or any quotation from the work.
but | make here the inquiry: Does any
man believe that those who put forth such
sentiments as these can be- false to any
proper sentiment or principle?
The highest possible tribute is paid to
"Stonowall' jackson. both as a soldier and
man, page 3S3, and appendix xxx. and the
incident out OF which arose his immortal
sobrquet is correctly related page 3eL
OF General Grant 1t is said: "He was
very successful general. TO him more
than TO any other commander was due tho
final success OF the Union forces. He was
simple hearted soldier. loyal to his
friends, but IMMERSED In civil fe."-Page
i2i His death is then referred to: "Uni-
versll sorrow was manifested and his
funeral was such as betitted onsl TO whom
the Union owed so much. Several promi-
inent Confederate generals among them
General Joe f. Johnston. offlciated at the
| funeral"
The complaint Justly made of histories
, | heretofore was that they either papab by
misstated the facts or so caored them
or yelled them in half stated truths as to
islead the pupils of the public schools
No reasonable man wants anything but
, impartial history, The South did not al
, ways win, but was in many engagem nts
defeated When this was the case the
! facts are so stated Then no Souther,
| lltH nNuull NpulpAdl1 IL heliNth AIlDutt bf
paid the able and successful Federal COM
manders
on page S93 1t is said; General Forrest
attacked Paducah. Ky. but was unsuc-
, cessrul He captured Fort Pillow
manned principally by negro troops. Most
OF them were killed" This take 1t is but
=, a plain statement OF facts On page 1871
"On November "a. 1868, Lookout Noun
tain was stormed. On the following day
the Confederate forces were driven from
, Missionary Ridge on page 800 it is said
. The left wing under General George II
Thomas the Rock of Chickamauga, made
: a magnificent resistance and saved the
4 Union army from overwhelming defeat"
| might elaborate at length, but | deem
IL unnecessary. | trust enough has beer
. said to show that the work is fair, truth
k full. impartial. honest history OF our coun-
= try 1t is perhaps impossible for moria
man in writing such work 10 wholly
!, conceal his natural bent and bias, and M
entire stranger would know that the worl
= was prepared by Southern men Jealous o
Z the honor and glory Of the land OF theil
y birth. but nevertheless broad minded
!, enough to do justice to those who diffc
from them In sentiment and association
e and honest enough to tell the plain truth
Il The man who wants othsr than this doe
/, not want history as history should be writ
ten II there is line In the book TO which
, any fair minded man can reasonably tax
Q exception have not seen II, or II nav
o have not been able TO discover wherein !
= is Questionable.
IL Is concise and | believe accurate am
! the student who digesls its contents thor
i oughly will learn the truth of history.
IS 1t ia a most admirable work and both In
II s;ructive and interesting.
e Whatever else can possibly be said OF
"a certainly no southern man can Justly com
l. | nlain of any line OF it's contents. | wan
my children to read and re-reai an
70 study II.
h, II IL contained reflection upon or i'm
prachmsnt OF southern motives or deeds
a would spwrn 1t as ! would viper
x Norman C. Kittrell.
Charitable Work.
l. MIR. Joe Yarbrough, superintendent o
= -. II....,... Charity md RNllef isSnCiatior