The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-05-02
ga Glance at Current History" Proves
Interesting.
NE READS IT TO HIS FAMILY.
Colonel John Cusson's Book is Free
From Revenge or Malice, Says the
Barlow Sage.


bonk-that the author has sent to me.
bat a perusal Of its pages has im-
pressed me profoundly and has proved
a real comfort in my old age. | have
read most CT il aloud TO my wife and
daughters and il has ccmforted them
and established them more firmly IN
the faith. if that were possible. This
book is only 6XS and contains lGo
pages in large print-very larSe-so
that the veterans might read it with
out glasses or strain OF the optic
nerve. Its modest title is "A Glance
at Current History" by Colonel John
<Cussons, Of Glen Allen, Va. 1t is the
work Of retired confederate veteran,
who is known and loved by all Nir-
ginianS and who was grand comman-
der of the grand camp OF Virginia con-
federaIe veterans and the intimate
friend of General Maury. DR.. Hunter
Naguire, Fitzhugh Lee and Joseph Z.
Johnston. This book was written with
no selfish motive. neiher for profit or
fame, nor with any desire Of crimlna-
,fion. but rather to heal the breach and
nj the same time preserve the truth of
history and hand it down to our chill
dren There is not line Of malice or
revenge within its pages, but high
toned. diglifed. conservative appeal
TO his comrades to uphold the COVER
ment that is now nation and at the
Sane time. defend the south from any
faint upon her honor. 1t is beauti-
fully written in thoughts that breathe
and words that burn and no man,
north or south, can question a state
raent contained within it. | wish that
7 was a millionaire. | would place
COPY of this book in the home OF ev-
egy family in the south and in the
hands Of every young man, and |
would make It a little textbook Of
history in every public school. There
ARE only six chapters, each not more
than ten minutes long, but there is
Nd a wasted sentence nor para
graph too much.
The last chapter is defense Of the
American Indian, for the author was
Xong a frontiersman and lived among
them and mingled with them for
many years. and as General Maury
said Of him. He has more thoroughly
studied the Indian character than any
man now living" The first chapter
rs devoted 10 a review Of United
States history recently written and
published by Professor Goldw.n
Smith, ali Englishman. who was for
years professor of history in Cornell
university and is now doctor OF can
on law in Toronto, Canada. This his
tory is published both in London and
New York. and is amazingly popular
both in England and the north. 1t IS
INTENSELY venomous against the south,
anu especially against Virginia. Now
listen for a few moments at some OF
mis- historical utterances taken ver-
naiim from his book. Listen and
wonder That such book could find
patrons anywhere: South Carolina
got her start by combining Duccaneer-
fug with slave owning and making
her ports a shelter for pirates, and
corsairs. such as Captain Kidd and
Blackboard.
Georgia was the refuge of the
pauper and bankrupt Her first set
tiers were good for nothings who had
failed in trade shiftless and lazy set
but later on some better elements
came in-Highlanders, Moravia2s and
persecuted Protestants Of Salzburg.
'-The first settlers of Virginia were
an unpromising lot-lackeys, beggars.
broken down gentlemen and tapsters
OUT of a job To this crew Of vaga-
bonds were afterwards added jai'
birds English convicts were offered
their choice between the gallows and
Virginia, and some were wise enough
tn choose the gallows. Even their
place of settlement-Jamestown-has
long been a desolation. They were
not such coloniSts as the Puritans
They made the Indians work for
them, while the PuritarS worked for
themselves. Many of them were kid
mapped from the streets OF London ard
all were of depraved character After
wards came African slavery the bane
OF Virginia and her ultimate ruin. As
were the people SO were their leaders.
A chief fomentor of the quarrel with
Ensland was Patrick Hc1rv. ~'rH
who had tried many was OF earning
living ard had failed il all. A bank
rupt at tweaty-three, nc lounged in
idleness till he found he could live by
mis- tongue James Madison was"
we'll meaning man, bu. morally weak.
Henry Clay was dazzling but artiul
politician. John Randolph had nat
g1ral ability, but lacked good sense and
had no power of self control. He
would enter the senate with his hunt