The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23

Confederate Objections Against Allowing
Its Use in sonthern Public schools.


DALLAS, Tex. July 1s.-"The Man without
a Country" has created antagonisms down here
In Texas. The noted New England pubica-
tlon Is not to be permitted to 40 unchallenEed
as library book in the public schools. The
Man without n Country" was recently dtscov-
cred as occupying place in the library OF the
Central High School Of Dallas. the principal
public educational institution OF tho city.
Some of the contents OF its pages produced as
constituent. and an organized movement to out
law 1t land similar books from the public schools
was soon started In a circle so influential as to
command serious consideration from public
school officials. Tho organized Camps OF
former Confederate Soldiers took tho matter
up. by them the book IL regarded as so
obnoxious as TO call for its expulsion from the
hands OF Southern schoolchildren.
Camp Sterling Price Of Dallas. one OF the
most representative and influential organize
tons OF fighters tor tho Lost Cause" has
taken the initiative. and purposes to see that
other Confederate veteran hodies Join in tho
fight The following is the text Of an address
delivered by Comrade James b. Simpson to the
members Of Camp Sterling Price at the last
meeting OF that organization ~
ward Everett Hacs The Man Without n
this somewhat lnano and place bro
chure by reason ri the fact that in some OF our
public schools student; are nermittsd 2r pr. m !,
is superior work by a master OF the English
tongue. Not, only is the work a disjointed, in
incNcusabc and dcspicahle slurs upon mcu OF
the Southern race should forbid teachers or
boards OF school trustees having any sef-re-
srcct or regard Tor the honor of our people the
verified truths of history 10 permit It's use
In our common schools Ar Hale after refer th,
song sung by patriotic ~ boys, WC'Il Hang
jon Davis to u Sour Apple Tree is pleased to
icQ Southern men who have perJured them
selves by breakinga soldiers and sailors oath;
Snce and to suggest that added to this agony
of repentance will be the panE that one who
sees them will see them to despise and exc
VI wish to submit that neither Bragg.
Beauregard nor Maury deserve to be either
despsed or e1ecrated. aud that our children
should not be taught in our own schools, 10y
our own Teachers that these men and Their as
sratcI WY should they and those Who he:
lieved with them be treated as social or moral
lepers. az Mr.. Hale, in his Christian charity, so
They wore not rebels 1t is a solecism to
assert that sovereign State could rebel against
They were citizens ofthcr respective States
At that time there was no such thing as a cti-
zen Of tho United States, 1t took the Four
create create that individusl Primarily each indi.
vidual owed his allegiance to his, soycr;
ever sworn any other allegiance or to support
any other Constitution Than that then existing
and that Constitution did not authorize tho
coercion of n State nor intimate IL could not
withdraw from a violated compact.
bragg, and BeaureGard, and Lee. and Jack
son. and Maury would indeed have been per-
Jured traitors had they drawn their swords
against their States or ever shot down their
brothers while leading an army of conquest
and invasion.
THE men of the South believe they were
right. All unpcryerted, Just and truthful his
tOry-every line OF it--icmOnstrates to-day. Us
IT did then. their right We'll has 1t been said
that no nation ever challenged due! IA tho
God OF Battles to make right compensate m glt
and courage prevail over numbers ANA re-
sources but with clear conscience; no leu
tonic race ever staked lfo and all that makes
lifc worth living-ands and liberties. families
and fortuneS-on a chance so desperate. As
suredly none ever fought to the last. after hope
had vanished and all was lost but honor, unless
convinced In its inmOst soul that Divine Justice
was on its side.
Mr.. Hale and his fellow scntimentalists
have failed to appreciate such natchess and
eyalt and deity the character OF John Brown.
who proposed to devote our mothers wives
and sisters to the hideous brutality OF insur-
gent Africans. Edward Everett Hale has an
exquisite charity for John Brown and those
who sent him on his fearful erraud OF rare.
rapino and MURDER but he has only bitter
saw 1T tndeitnd their lIrcsidc. home and honor.
utter my solemn protest against the use OF
Mr.. lialc's work in our schools, and again sub
nit that our children should not be inocuated
with its teachings
This address was productive o: applause and
Endorsement from Camp Sterling Price" II was
determined to bring the book IN question mr.
tcuarly. and similar publications in general,
to the attention OF school authorities not only
in Texas. hut throughout tn" southern States.
with the demand that they be eliminated from
Other camps Of Confederate Veterans have
been requested to take similar action.