The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-16

throuohouf IN favor OF the North and In
antagonism TO the soutn.
Your Committed IS radically opposed TO
any book Of this sori-1elnk placed In the
hands of the children % ", sirIiilia.
In all matters rela ,ins " u" war your
committee Is OF opinion that the following
should be the line upon winch our chill
dren are instructed:
They should be taugh, ,A,,i overcome
by physical power, the CONFEDERATE sol
der laid down his arms AZ .he end OF me
war. with a pledge Of his non9r. that he
abandoned the cause OF secessions for all
time. that the Confederate soldier has
lived up 10 that pledge, ever silce the war,
with perfect faith ana sisnvss.l.y, ana tnst
all descendants OF Contedera.e soldiers
must live I'D to IL with the same faith
and sincerity for all ums
They are TO be taught also that the
United states IS not an ahen government.
o which they submit ana render allegi-
ance because they are compelled 10 do
so but that II Is their country. whose
dignity. safety. and honor they must glad
~ guard and defend with tho last drop
RETAINED THE RIGHT.
But. so far as the war and the causes
which led M 10 II are concerned. thew
are 10 be taught that nothing Is palmer
20 him who understands the Constitution
or the United States ana the history OF
IT'S formation than tntt tne states
tlt'" A'fNi wa t4lf 10 iAN ~ fhii'A NiAN
their fathers were MOI rebels and
traitors IN seeding from the Union. but
Independent self-respec iihg, fearless cit
izens, exercising their rights under the
law OF the land. and in defiance Of all
the threats Of coercion mat grea's ~ 81
periOr physical power made against them.
Tho United States j. our country for
tho future. all question OF secession Is
ended and put aside forever and nowhere
is the United States Government held In
o. "a No
southern States.
~, the past is sacred. il IS an ever
green aud glorious memory that We can
never permit 20 be tarnisned IN the small
est degree, n we can help j., and we IN
tend that our children snail receive the
benefit that flows from inspirations that
grow out OF "a correct knowledge % the
heroic conduct OF their fathers. who were
an example that Will cXdlt any genera
ton thar follows them and knows what
they thought. suffered and died.
ANOTHER OBJECTIONABLE BOOK
The Board of Education placed another
book upon our school ilsl which your
committee thinks ooiec'iona oie-a worh
called History Of our Country" Boy
Cooper. Estill and Lemon. This worH
has strong Confederate slant, but Il
has, strangely enough, occasional pas
sdges Wnie Do are utterly oultcillnaDie n
"a Confederate soldier ON page $40
speaking of our civil war. this passage
viii boz found.
"The people OF the North We're putiinl
down rebellion against Che nobiest gov
eminent God ever lent man wisdom u
frame"
Your committee will never consent q
see the youth OF Virginia taught that
Your committee recommends. therefore
that the Grand Camp use an Of los infu
ence 10 get our public schools 10 conhn'
themselves 10 the histories of Or. Jones
and Mrs. Lee. and 90 omit the use %
Fiskes book. and that Of Cooper. Esull
and Lemon.
Your committee recommends furthe
that the Grand camp reques al OF ~
members fo note in any Of the historic
misrepresentation OF the cause tina
brought on tho war. ana oi me conouc
and actions of the Confederate soldier
that they NAV discover and communicat'
with the chairman of this committee 10
regard 20 them. that the committee ma
-aie the roccr-arv steps for getting th
authors or publishers to correct them.
Respectfully submitted.
WI T.. ROYAL,
Chairman.