The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

we're so fully discussed in our last report
that we deem it unnecessary to add any
thing further on that subject. We are
gratified to be able to state that the two
works adversely criticised in that able pa
per-viz: Fiske's and Cooper, E4stiI d
Lemons histories, respectively, nave, IN
consequences found but little favor with the
school boards of our States. This is shown
nv the fact that out of the us counties and
CORPORATIONS in the State but one has adopt
ed Fgske's, and that one has purchased d
supply of Jones History TO be used by
the pupils in studying The history pertain
ing 10 the war. That Cooper, Est4l d
Lemons History is now only used IN SIN
places, whilst all the other counties ana
corporations with the exception OIL one
which uses HarseH'sl use either Mrs
Lees or DIR. Jones histories, or the TWO
conformity, the relative use of these being
as follows Lees, GS: Jones, .; Lee anu
Jones conjointiy, H.
REMOVE THE DANGER.
It will thus be seen that the danger p
pretended from the use of the two "oPhs
criticised is reduced to the minimum. But
we must not be satisfied until that can
ger is entirely removed by the abolish
ment of these books from the list of those
adopted for use by our State Board Oh
Education. We are informed by this
board that ii can do nothing in this
t4ItSlIDLI.t tti!ti4lo
tracts with the publishers Of these
works which contracts expire on July u,
1902 But we are also informed that
under the provisions OF a law passed
prior to the making of these contracts
it is competent for county and city school
boards to change the text books on the
history Of the United States whenever
they deem il proper TO do So we Would,
therefore. urge these local boards to stop
the use of The two works criticised in
our last report at once.
1t is also most gratifying to us to state.
what you perhaps already know that an
three of the members of our State Board
of Education are not only native and true
NirginianS, but men devoted to the prin-
ciples for which we fought and that
they, and each OF them. stand READY 10
legally and properly do SO, in having
our children taught the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. in re
gard to the war and the causes winch
led to IT, We would ask for nothing
more. and we should ask for nothing
less from any source.
We repeat the recommendation here
tofore made. both to this camp and
10 the United Confederate Veterans, that
separate chairs OF American history be
established in all of our principal south
ern colleges. so that the youth Of our
land may be taught the truth as to the
formation of his Government, and OF the
principles for which their fathers fought
for the establishment and maintenance
MOSBYZ IGNORED.
Our attention has recently been called
to the fact that in none OF the histories
used in our schools is any mention made
Certainly none compared with what 1t
deSerVeS( of the splendid services rem
dered our cause by the devoted and gall
liant band led by Col. John S. Mosby.
This organization, whilst forming part
of General Lees army. and at all times
subject to his orders. was to all intents
and purposes an Independent command.
We believe that. for its numbers and re-
sources, IT performed as gallant. faithful
and efficient services as any other COM
mand in any part of our armies, and
that no history of our cause is at all
complete that fails to give some general
idea, ut least of the deeds of devotion
and daring performed by this gallant
band and its intrepid leader.
We sometimes hear mot often, it is true,
but still too often from those who were
once Confederate soldiers themselves, or
expression as I'VE are glad the South
did not succeed in her struggle for jnde-
pendence We are glad that slavery is
abolished" &c.
We wish to express our sincere sorrow
and regret that any of our people should
so far forget themselves as to indulge in
any such remarks In the, first place, we
think they are utterly unca1led for and
in bad taste. In the second place to some
extent, they reflect upon the Confederate
cause and those who defended that cause;
and, in the third place. if seems to us, if
our own Self-reSpect does not forever seal
our bps against such expression that the
memories OF a sacred past the blood of
the thousands and tens of thousands of
those who died; the tears. the tolls, the
wounds and the innumerable sacrifices of
both the living and the dead that were
Freely given for the success of that cause,
would be an appeal against such express
sions that could not be resisted If all
that Is meant by the first of these eX-
preSSions IS that the speaker means to
say he is glad that the Union of our
fathers is preserved" then we can unite
with him in rejoicing at this if this is
the Union OF our fathers, as to which
We have the GraveSt doubts. But be this
as 1t may, we have never believed that
the subJugaton of the South or the sue
or the best way TO preserve and per-
petuate the Union of our fathers
On the secession of Mississippi her con-
vention sent commission from that State
TO Maryland, who, at that time. it may
be sure. expressed the real objects sought
to be obtained by secession by the great
body of the Southern people. He said:
Secession is not intended TO break IN
the present Government. but to perpetl1ate
1t. we do moi propose TO so out by way
of destroying the Union. as our fathers
gave 1t to US: but we go out for the pur-
pose Of getting further guarantees and
security for our rights" &c.
And so we believe that with the sue
cess Of the South the Union of our
cipal factor in forming. and to Which she
was far more attached than the North.
would have been restored and re-estab-
lished: that in this Union the South would
have been again the dominant people. the
power. and that its admins
ztration of the Government in that Union
would have been along constitutional and
,lst lines. andznot through military dis
tricts atte.nnted contiscatioIis. force bills
and other oppressive and illegal methods,
such as characterized the conauct of the
North for four years after the war in its
alleged restoration of Union which it
denied had ever beer. dissolved
CONDEMN THE METHODS.
AS to the abolition of slavery: Whilst
we knox ONO one in the South who does
not r.joice that this has been accom-
niisLed, we know of no one anywhere so
lost TO every sense of right ard justice
Is not TO condemn the iniqnitous way in
which this was done But we feel conf
dent that no matter now the war had
ended II would have sl resulted in the free
dom of the siay y. and as surely with the
North. although perhaps norsso promptly.