The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-20
SIGNAL SERVICES.
Debt OF Gratitude Due Him by the
Whole South.

Among the signal services which entite
Dr- MCGUIRE to the gratitude OF Virgin
sans. and indeed Of the whole South, is to DE
RANKED the prominent part he took in the
good work OF driving false histories from
our schools 1t is known to our readers
that for many years after the War be-
tween the Sections the school authorities
OF this State authorized or forced their
teachers to use books written and pub
j1shed in the North, ana on every account
Tenugnant to Southern sentiment and dis
t1pnoiing TO the living and the dead of our
Section Our children were thus trained
to accept the Northern view of our people
and their Institutions. falsely describing
them from the very day of the Jamestown
landing. misrefresenting the causes
and the conduct of their great
struggle for natural and constitutional
right and the motives and character of
the leaders who championed their cause
in forum and in field Many Virsin;ans,
and this faithful gentleman amongst
them. considered this an act the amazing
folly OF which was eQualled only by its
crir,linality-
Absolute conviction as to the historical
truth and righteousness of the position
of the South, a fiery zeal in her behalf,
pride in the attitude and action Of Viz
garia reverence for the character of
our great leaders and admiration for their
mighty deeds, were among the governing
principles of Ir. McGuire's life and the
constant theme of his conversation That
all our Southern history should be falsely
told to the children, VINO should nave
been made brave men and noble women
by the study Of the truth, hIled MN Win
grief and indignation.
To him and to US had been present the
thought that though we did not win the
war, an unequalied heritage OF glory
would descend TO our children and such
examples on which TO prove the genera
tons to come as no other nation on
earth possessed. The thought that his
own Nirginians were selling his. TIER
soirth-rigflt, for some mess OF poltSSe, Has
bitter indeed
Promptness and vigor OF action char
acterized DR.. MCGUIRE during his riper
years as signal!s as when in lSfi3 he led
three hundred medical students home from
philadelphia upon seeing the mad fury
Of the John Brown invasion raging around
him
WANTED THE TRUTH.
Absorbed, however, in tie extraordinary
,abnrs and brilliant successes OF his pro-
:ession he was not. at first aware of
.he widening evil of The work going on
amongst US and the g;.ieyous wrong be-
ing de:ie to our children Spending
vacation at Bar IiaTbor few years ago,
In company with die gallant soldier and
gentleman Iniptalh JOIN NeA9Sb.iss, 49,
talk was of the efforts OF Northern
writers and their friends TO peryert the
worlds Judgment and secure a world
verdict in their favor, and yet more Of
the threatening danger that success would
attend their efforts 10 secure a verdict
from Southern children against their
fathers. through the instrumentality Of
blinded Southern teachers-subjects upon
which Captain Cussons had already Wit
tan some trsnc5aant articles DR.. Mcclure
then. for the first time. studied the
Barnes History, the most notorious in
strument then being used for our injury
and the profit eff Northern publishers
Some desultory effort for the removal of
this book had been made in Virginia dur
ing several preceding years. These gen
tlenea resolved that on their return 10
Virginia such a movement should be
inaugurated and pressed with their own