The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-13
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gay, anu 10 stimulate nlSJ0T1Cai rrSparCn
and publication, and regards IT,, pros
pect for fairness and candor in history
as much improved by the Spanish War.
The committee also alludes to the race
question and expresses the opinion that
the race problem is net apt in the fu-
ture to be so binding to IL true APP
rrehonsion of Southern history" and
says:
The recent movement 10 put tle SUI
premacy Of the more educated and ca
pable race upon Il constitutional and
legal basis, thus banShiny tine spectre
of misrule from our borders, is stead s
gaining progress
Continuing the report says:
The reception given our benevolent
intentions in the Philippines is certainly
of character likely TO inspire a whole
some respect for the matter of gov
erning PEOPLE of another blood who have
started late in the race OF civilization
I'VE are not likely in the future to
hear SO much about the right of men.
who have not yet learned to govern
themselves. to govern others by their
votes. The doctrine OF the Declaration
of Independence that Governments ae-
of the governed. had something of a
shock in the war between the States and
the island subjects of the United States
will find little comfort in reading that
celebrated instrument by the light of
subsequent history. The difficulties of
the race problem abroad ought to bring
Il charitable Judgment Of the same thing
here ut home, and we may reasonably
an /,
us hereafter rather in a spirit of in
quiry than of rebuke.'
The committee recommends that an
effort be made to Danish from the
schools any books which teach false
lessons, either of fact or sentiment
and to this end suggests the appoint
ment of a committee of three members
in each State whose duty it shalt ie
tC examine school histories there iii
use.
In discussing the report DR.. ]. L. n.
Curry, of Virginia, discussed the
right of secession and defends III,
| course of the South as constitutional
| and then denounced mob rpie end
lynchings in unmeasured terms.
An effort was then made TO proceed
with the election of officers. but it
gave way to the Committee on Reso-
lutions and the exciting feature OF
the session began. Then the substi-
tutes for General Lees resolution was
presented by General Carwile, and
when il had been read Rev. S. r. Mar
tin, of Virginia. got the floor. and al
though the convention was in an up
roar, he secured recognition.
Mr.. Martin said he regretted be
could not vote for the resolution. His
first objection was that it had no busi-
ness before the convention. 1--WE have.
he said, taken hold of an incidental
remark of Mr.. McKinley's looking to
his coming election. (Applause.)
There is no proposition from the
President of the United States or
from the Congress ofthe United States
that they are going to do anything
for our Confederate States and reco"-
nize the principles for which we
fought. There has been nothing said
by the United States Governments thar
looks to the care of the graves of our
soldiers in the Northern States. It
puts us in the. light of going before
that Government and asking for some
thing from those who slew our men"
l!eic the speaker was interrupted + '
members and cries of ''Amen.' Con
tinuing. Mr.. Martin said that til"
South had no desire to commit t'.a
care OF its grave to strangers. Gould
| the vuIces of the dead be hnar1 they
wo.id prefer to die in an unmarked
grave rather than the most costly maui
solcum if we had to ask for r. PR
ceeding he began n discussion Of 'he
right of self-government and started
| to ouote President Mckinley when re
called to order with cries Of NO r1,;-
| ties
che confusion was terrific and his
| l., mark, were unintelliGibe at times.
+. II. Busbee, of North CAROLINE. de-
| Tended the committees report, 81, ,nS
that the United States was LOW our
Government. They could not atfori
| to be dlscourteous and unappreciaTive.
He mentioned graves of Coat" icraf.s
| a. EInira, n. Y, and other points III
re North. Where were he southern
/ womeD TO take care of those graves
there? What had those comrades who
| preceded him done to care for these
! graves? The United States care OF
! these graves was something rs peo-
pie of a common country they were
| entitled to- Though he was an eX-
| Confederate. he was a citizen OF the
/ United States and he was loyal 20 hef
flag.
General s. y. Lee spoke vigorously
and plainly He thought the resolutions
had been misunderstood and sald II
simply commended the sentiment eX-
pressed by the President and dld not
90 one inch further. When the Presl-
dent comes forward and says what he
does, it taking hundreds Of thousands
of dollars to care for the graves, com
mend the sentiment He wanted Tie
resolution reconmnitted there waS moth
ing in the matter that required Il sut,sp-
! tute.
Several other speeches were made
amid general tumult and calls for a
vote. which was finally had. There was
storm Of ayes and but few nays aud
the resolution was declared adopted.
Among other resolutions reported ANA
adopted was one urging the Association
to assist in marking the hatt'HheldS OF
the Civil War with monuments 10 oon-
federate dead; another appointing com
mittee of three to consider the question
of uniformity Of pension legislation by