The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-04
SOME FACTS OF HISTORY.
rauoRS WHICH CARELESS
WRITER'S MAKE.

rg,ments on the Death Of Another
,onfedernte General Who Was n
Native OF the North - Something
,hout Fighting bishops - The
,,,bor of the Phrase "Milltons for
Defense hut Not Cent for Trib-
Other Matters OF General In
crest.
r. crest villa. Maitland. Fla, Nov. ..
-+.re Il no real pleasure IN writing lea
,. 5f this character. largely devoted 20
,r. correction OF errors on the part Of
r,.ar writer's. and I continue them only
f-u sense OF duty 20 the so-called
4..-h OF history" As history itsclf Is
.r.fh. however. It IS superiuous 20 speak
The truth OF history" Again ! am
Family in receipt Of personal letters
rom men and women Of prominence. both
Sorh and South. thanking mo for these
critical and correctice epistles and beg
rirr me 10 continue them. Only to-day
came across letter OF this kind from
Col John p Nicholson OF Philadelphia.
distinguished for his services in making
the great Gettysburg. Pa. Battle Field
PAX AtilWH u NNAhNN anu n AHH ARA-
ever 10 those whose heroic loved ones are
there honored IA imperishable memories.
Very often" he writes. Il have read
your communications TO the Army and
Navy Journal and the Times OF Phlladel-
nina with great interest and satisfac-
hon. and the sentiments you express
In regard 20 the Southern soldiers in
ere4Ass the esteem with which I shall
A. A..
this conmendation may safely be called
high praise considering the eminent stand
inr 81 Col Nicholson Ia the Loyal Legion,
,he Grand Army OF the Republic. the So
cietv OF the Army Of the Potomac and
other military organizations But, on the
other hand. there ore those equally prom
inent VINO do not like 10 have their errors,
etc corrected IN the public prints. one
OF nv dearest and most distinguished 1T
cray friends cut me dead Ia oorrespon-
dence etc. because honestly
and kindly criticised two errors
IN the best Of half dozen
or more books he has published
A chapter devoted TO West Point Mill
tary Academy and che army was Illus
trated with a picture OF Gen. Nelson A.
aIiles T. 5 A. underneath which was the
misleading title OF "Commander-in-C Chief
This error end the use OF Gen. Miles. q
civilian soldier. instead OF a graduate OF
West Point. 90 give tone to the chapter
] pointed out IN very respectful man
ner and yet Il 30 offended my talented
friend that our once warm friendship
came 10 an end.
some stray shots.
with Hon. Henry wattersoh. the famous
Southern editor ana orator euloglzing
Abraham Lincoln on lecture platform Al
the North. and Rev DR. p. " Andrews
ing the same service for Robert T. Lee
on Southern lecture platforms II would
seem that tho time b. near az hand when
the non ard the lamb may safely lie down
together
Last Sunday. In advocating the election
or Cot william 4. Hemphnl as the sue
cessor TO Maj. Gen c. A. Evans. did
not know Savannah or South Georgia had
n caudidaie ~ the field. Gen. McGlashan
nni Mai Joseph B. Cumming having de
c.iued the honor. But if Capt Robert Fal-
Mgant IS in the Held he Is sure 20 rally
the old boys around his standard. He IS
not as rich az Col Hcmphnl In this
worlds goods but he is rich 10 overflow
ing IN r. genial. patriotic nature and an
c.0quence that always capivates. lie
~ AID make a fine commander
It ls known TO but few persons that the
first negro officer appointed in the United
States army, was put there hy President
Grover Cleveland. a Democrat ! refer %
Rev. Allen Allcnsworth Of Kentucky. APP
pointed .u lssS chaplain u tie Twenty
fourth (colorcN United States Infantry
His application for appointment wac sign
Cd by a number OF Democratic senator's
from the south as well as the North.
Lieut. Fiippcr and other officers went in
through West Point.
-rhe Rev DR. John " HEIDI o. Athens.
formerly solicitor general 81 the savannah
circuit but FOR many years past promi-
gent Methodist divine. Zoo North Georeia.
has two sons officers Boo the regular army.
and both on duty Ira the Philippines
They are Second Lieutenant Grayson V.
HEIDI OF the Third Cavalry ana First
Lieutenant James v Heidi Of the sixth
Infantry. I think there Is another brother
In the ranks working hts way up TO
commission. Georgia also has the Two
Hoyle brothers qua the Jervey hiothefs
tformcriy OF South Cardinal officers IN
the regular army.
Historic and Personal.
The November issue Of tho New YORK
Ledger Monthly has two pages devoted TO
rhoto engraving Of ancient church edi-
f.os Of \ historic character. including Ia
nous old saint Michaers 30 Charleston. ;.
a. In the sketch OF this ancient edsiice'
~ 4 stated that Charles G. Pinckney mas
q tablet in the wall recalling The fact mat
no was the author 81 the well-knoWh
phrase millions for defense. but not one
cent for tribute" Vow. my impression Is
that Charles C. pinckney. as one OF the
signers OF. the Declaration OF lndepend-
once. dlsavowod the authorship OF TINS
patriotic declaration. however u has been
uarslstentlv ascr.bed 20 him in thousand
different ways Now the inscription on
this tablet would seem 70 be suiiicienty
authoritative 90 Justify The public IN
accepting the inscription rs n truthful
record; and vet such may not be the case.
have twice before spoken Of the hoto.
rlous col. Jack Chiun Of Kentucky ana
~ profane boast that he wore a Con-
Tolerate Veterans button that NO Damn
Niger could wear" and shown that ne
was badly mistaken. u be keeps poster
on tho doings aud sayings 81 the Coni'd-
crate Veterans in Georgia he must of Int
have kept awake nights and kicked himself
Cor being a fool Recently the white Con-
federates OF Atlanta turned Que 70 he'P
bury a coloret veteran. and later. at me
annual memorial services. a deserved ttib-
ute was paid to his heroic conduct during
me war with his young master Ana now
Camp Walker. OF the linked Confederate
Veterans. has unanimously appealed 70
tae Georgia Legislature 20 pension col
ofed veteran Of the civil War. FOR his ser
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