The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-13
SESSION A BIT STORMY
QUESTION OF HISTORIES FOR
OUR SCHOOLS.
CONFEDERATE GRAVES IN THE NORTH
The Veterans Will be Grateful for the Govern.
ment's Care Of These. The Graves in
The South are The Sacred
Trust Of our Women.

Trust of our Women.
Charleston. s. c., May .12-With II
spirited and ut times stormy scssiaE,
the ninth annual reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans was today brought
to close. General John B. Gordon.
Commander-in-C Chief, and all the old Off
GERS were reelected, Louisville, Ky, was
chosen as the next place of meeting and
the question Of Federal care of Confcs!e-
rate graves was disposed of by the aal,N
ton of the substitute resolution which
declines the Presidents suggestion ex-
cert as to those graves located in the
North, and reserves to the women Of
the South the duty of caring for tiose
in the seeding States and Maryland.
The adoption of this resolution and
the report that accompanied y. precipi-
tated debate which vergsd upon the
sensational, and at times much confu-
sion and disorder prevailed
The resolution adopted I'M place of the
one offered b. General Stephen d. Lee
is in full as follows:
Your committee to whom was referr-
etl the resolution introduced by General
:. ID. ItA, beg to report the following
substitute with the recommendations
of the committee that the same be
adopted
The United Confederate Veterans In
this annual reunion assembled. desire TO
place upon record their sincere appre-
ciitiun of the litterances of the President
of the United States in Atlanta in
December last. concerning the assunp-
tion of the care of the graves of our
Confederate dead by the national Coy
ernInent.
I'VE appreciate every kindly sentiment
expressed and we shall welcome any
legislation which shall result in the care
of the graves of our comrades in the
Northern States by our Government.
in regard to our dead, whose remains
are resting in the States which were
represented in the Confederacy, and
Maryland, the care of their final resting
places is ii sacred trust. dear to the
hearts of Southern women, and we be-
lieve that we can safely let it there
remain
Several very vigorous speeches We're
made in opposition to the whole principle
involved in the matter. bnt the final
vote upon the resolution was practically
unanimous and the announcement of its
passage was cheered. Another incident
was the mention Of the Southern lynch
ing question by DIR. j. L. NJ. Curry. one
OF the surviving members Of the Con-
federate Congress. who while denOuncng
mob law defended the South and declared
her people should see to it that the
record of her future should Ire as mn
stained as that of her past.
Among the resolutions adopted was
one characteriZing as mere fiction the
statements, made by a. distinguished
lSOlthern lecturer that the Confederate
authorities were remiss in not improving
the opportunity at the famous Hampton
Roads conference. when Mr.. LINCOLN
met the Southern commission in an
effort to arrange terms of peace. The
allegation was that Mr.. Lincoln had al
that time offered to write Union al
the top of the paper and allow the Con-
federate commissioners to underwrite
whatever terms they choose. and offer
ing to pay four hundred millions indem
nifty for the slaves, The resolution de-
clares there is ns authority for this
statement. and says the official records
preclude the possibility of its truth.
The all important report of the COM
mittee cn school history was also
presented and adopted unanimously as
meeting all questions that had led to the
agitation of the subject.
Tonight at the auditorium grand
reception to the Veterans was held
and an address delivered by Colonel
Henry l.. Turner. of Chicago. command
ing the First Illinois regiment, who has
been the guest Of the city during the
reunion. A brilliant ball was given at
the Isle of Palms to the sponsors. maids
of honor and Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy. The Veterans and visitors are
rapidly departing and the ninth re-
union of the men who wore the gray
is practically at an end.
The convention was opened at 1890
o'clock with the singing of the doxology
which was followed by prayer by the
Rev. DIR. $. +. I'll. Ellwen. of South
Carolina.
General Gordon introduced General NJ
H. Bonham, of the South Carolina Sons
Of Veterans. who delivered an address.
He was followed by Mr. Kirk, Com
mander of the. Trans Mississippi De-
partment His remarks were of the
nature of eulogy of the Confederate
soldier. General Gordon then present
pd Robert +. Lee. Jr.. who was cheered
To the echo by the assembly.
General $. ID. Lee presented the re-