The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-13


mittee also alludes to the race question.
and expresses the opinion that the race
problem is not apt In the future to be so
binding to true apprehension Of
Southern history" and says The recent
movement TO put the supremacy, of the
more educated and capable race upon
constitutional and legal basis, thus ban
ishing the spectre of mIsrule from our
borders, is steadily gaining progress"
Brings Up Race Problem.
Continuing, the report says 1.-The re-
| ception given our benevolent intentions in
| the Philippines is certainly of a charac-
ter likely to inspire a wholesome respect
| for the matter of governing people of an
| other blood who have started late in the
race of civilization.
I'VE are not likely In the future to
hear so much about the rights of men,
| who have not yet learned to govern them
| selves, to govern others by their votes.
| The doctrine of the declaration OF indie
| pendence that governments derive their
! just powers from the consent of the gov
! erned, had something of a shock in the
| war between the states, and the island
| subjects of the United States will find lit
tie comfort in reading that celebrated in
strument by the light of subsequent his
tory. The difficulties of the race problem
abroad ought to bring a charitable judg-
ment of the same thing here at home and
We may reasonably expect our Northern
brethren to meet us hereafter rather in
a spirit of inquiry than of rebuke.'
To Examine the Histories.
The committee recommends that an eff
fort be made to Danish from the schools
aud books which teach false lessons,
either of fact or sentiment, and to this
end suggests the appointment of a COM
mittee of three members in each state
whose duty it shall be to examine school
histories there in use.
In discussing the report, DR.. ]. L. NJ.
Curry of Virginia discussed the right Of
| cesession and defended the course of the
South as constitutional and then de-
nounced mob rule and lynchings in I'M
measured terms
An effort was then made to proceed with
the election of officers, but it gave way
TO the committee on resolutions, and the
exciting feature of the session began. The
substitutes for Gen. Lees resolution were
presented by Gen. Carwile and when IL
had been read. Rev. S. T. Martin of Vir-
ginia got the floor, and although the con-
Yenuon was in an uproar, he secured rec
ogniton.
Martins Opposition.
Mr.. Martin said he regretted he could
not vote for the resolution. His first OBJ =
| lection was that it had 10 business before
the convention.
I'VE have" he said. "taker hold of an
| incidental remark of Mr.. McKinley's look
! ing to his coming election. (Applause)
| There is no proposition from the President
Of the United States or from the Congress
Of the United States that they are going
to do anything for our Confederate states
and recognize the principles for which we
fought There has been nothing said by
the United States government that looks
TO the care of the graves of our Soldiers
in the Northern states. 1t puts us in the
light of going before that government and
asking for something from those who slew
our men,"
Here the speaker was interrupted by
| cheers and applause from some of the
members, and cries of Amen" Contin-
ting, Mr. Martin said that the South had
no desire to commit the care of its graves
to strangers. Could tire voices of the dead
be heard they would prefer to lie in an I'M
marked grave rather than the most costly
| mausoleum if we had TO ask for il.
Proceeding, he began a discussion of the
right of self-government and started to
quote President Mckinley, when he was
called to order with cries of mo politics."
The confusion was terrific and his re-
marks were unintelligibTe at times.
IL
F. H. Busbee of North Carolina, defend
ed the committees report, saying that the
United States was now our government.
They could moi afford to be discourteous
and unappreciative. He mentioned graves
of the Confederates al Elmira, n. Y, and
other points in the North. Where were
the Southern women to take care of those
graves there? What had his comrade who
preceded him done to care for these
graves? The United States care of these
graves was some thing, as people of a com
mon country they were entitled 10. Though
he was an ex-Confederate, he was a cit-
zen of the United States and he was loyal
to her flag.
Gen. S. D. Lee spoke vigorously and
plainly He thought the resolutions had
been misunderstood and said
at simply commended he sentiment
expressed by the President and did not
go one inch further. When the President
comes forward and says what he does,
it taking hundreds of thousands of dollars
10 care for the graves, commend the sem
timent."
He wanted the resolution recommltted;
there was nothing in the matter that re-
quired substitute.
Several other speeches were made amid
general tumult and calls for a vote,
which was finally had. There was a
storm of ayes and but few nays, and the
resolution was declared adopted.
other Resolutions Adopted.
Among other resolutions reported and
adopted was one urgins the association
to assist In marking the battlefie,ds OF
the civil war with monuments to Con-
federate dead; another appointing COM
mittee of three to consider the question
of uniformity of pension legislation by
the Southern states; and a resolution rec
ognizing the Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation of the District Of Columbia and
according it due rights and privileges.
Among the resolutions adopted was one
characterizing as mere fiction the state
ments made by distinguished Southern
lecturer that the Confederate authorities
were remjss In not improving the oppor-
tunity at the famous Hampton Roads con-
ference, when Mr.. Lincoln met the South
ern commission in an effort to arrange
terms of peace. The allegation was that
Mr. Lincoln had at that time offered 10
write "Union" at the top Of the paper and
allow the Confederate commissioners to
underwrite whatever terms they chose,
and offering to pay 100000 900 indemnity