The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02
Corrections.

young man who has put forth energy and skill sufficient to have a capacity to read and write. although some of them had few opportunities, as class, have the sense Of responsibility which will insure reasonable exercise of the eletive franchise:
 This report contains errors, he said:
 We have also observed that the young men who put forth energy and skill sufficient to acquire the capacity to read and write. although some of them may be unworthy, as class they have a sense of responsibility which will insure a reasonable exercise of the elective franchise.
 In report of his remarks on July 31, 1901, Mir O'Neal is reported as saying;
 Now I say that if there was a man who deserted. let us throw over the man the broad mantle of charity and forgive. The sentence is correct ex- cept the word forgive. which should be Forgiveness"
 Also. What did he do when he de- serted? Committed crime against the ] laws of war. punishable with death, and to say that a man could have served honorably who had deserted. The above sentence Is incomplete. The sentence was as follows: What did he do when he deserted? He commit ted a crime against the laws of war punishable with death, and to say that man could have served honorably who had deserted would be to give no meaning. force or effect to the word | 'honorably.'"
 Also the following sentence: "The last words of the great Cap tain of the North" The sentence was | as follows: Tn his last words-the great Captain of the North" The following corrections should be made in remarks of s. H. Dent on Wed nesday. July 31:
 It is really one of the curses of this country that we are afraid of it as sometimes think. Place a period after think" Begin the next word When with a capital letter. Strike out the period after holy" and insert a coin ma. also strike out the period after the word that" Change "stretch' tu strip" The sentence beginning with We hear" should be changed into When I hear" Strike out the period after the word kept" Change '1f' In the sentence If man labors." etc. | into "when'
 In proceedings of 5Sth day in re- marks of MT. Wirn. should read as fol- | lows:
 "In 1861 I enlisted flor the war" in | the Barbour Grays, commanded by that splendid Virginia gentleman and brave Captain Eugene Blackford. now residing at sudbrook Park. Md"
 In the proceedings of the 59th day. note following correction:
 Mir. Reese Is reported as saying "1 believe if you were to go before the people as 1t Is, I believe that 1t would create disgust among them" dWhat he did say was, "I believe if you were to go before the people as 1t Is. I believe that 1t would create distrust'' In the remarks of MT. Long In the l proceedings of the 5Sth day the fol- lowing sentences should have had quo tation marks: We will have softened ground and unrobed the spirit of party zeal aild driven the bandit propensities skulking to their dens;" "a population of millions of immortal beings en- grossed ir a proportion far beyond any other in the world in the tolls of agriculture. manufacturing and com merce," and the closing words should be at last, at last dangers troublednight Is OCT and tn e star of peace return ed" The words Missionary Ridge should be Cemetery Ridge. The remark as to timidity of capital, etc, Is wrongly attributed to Mir Jones of | Montgomery.