The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11

Darpan delivered about fifty lectures
IN 81 parts of the State, In only about
ten of which ne spoke of Mrs. Lees
history which he commended IN gen
eraa terms, and declared 60 be the best
book fer Southern schools he had seen,
5 bus shaS Is required revision In the
points noted, so that South Carolina
might nos sufersf from the Injustice OF
neglect, If not o. Misrepresentation.
Was made very clear in what Col
Daxgan said about this history, and IN
what the News and Courier said BY
nay Of comment upon his address that
tha edition under review was the Edi-
ton Of lS99 It was claimed by Col.
Darran that Wade Hampton. and
Charles Pinckney, and Governor Rut-
ledge, and other distinguished South
Carnlinians had not been mentioned IN,
his edition of Mrs. Lees book. Now
comes the Macon Telegraph with the
assertion that, after examining the
book, is had reached the conclusion
that the Carolina critics have done
slss. Lee an injustice. " The Tele-
sraph adds
ne End quite a good deal about
Carolina and her distinguished men.
Ne find that Pinckney and Rutledge
are il the book in good shape, Che
latter's picture appearing, and also
Wade Hampton. On page 521 We find
these words: Here Stuart received
She wound from which he died the
aexs day. Gen. Wade Hampton sue
Sceeded him In neommand OF the cavalry,
and soon proved himself a worthy
successor TO that gallant officer.
ssSss But that is not all. On page $50 q
defence against the charge made by
Sherman against Gen. Wade Hampton
as igorously made. quoting Shefman's
Memoirs and saying that he put out
she report IN order TO shake the faith
soi EaroIinians in Hampton. Nor is
ssshis yet all On page 33l appears one
of the best pictures of Wade Hampton
Ne have ever seen. On the opposite
mage is q third Of a page picture Of the
burning of Columbia. In view Of the
Sar5 that this is brief school history
noiated In large type with the usual
space degotsd Go Questions, contain
.Srg $50 pages, and In view OF the fact
shat only 129 pages are devoted to the
CIVIL War, it seems to Us that there
IS little ground for complaint on the
na,s OF our Carolina friends It is
absolutely untrue. as We have shown,
taat Hampton and Pinckney and Rut-
ledge are ignored.
That would appear to be conclusive
upen the matter under discussion II
were not aisingeuuous. Col. Dar-
gan criticised the 1889 Edition OF Mrs.
Less New School History of the
Jnitad States. The Macon Telegraph
IS IS reviewing some OF the things
fonnd IN the Edition Of 1900. 1t appears
shat Col. Dargan's protests to the
nu6lishers must have bad some effect.
although he had not been apprlsed Of
Z Il By the author or the publishers
With whom he had corresponded upon
she subject. Probably the next edition
Will contain more reyisions and correc-
tiong. and by this method of addition
and exclusion Mrs. Lees history viii
be. better adapted to use in the public
schools in this State. So tar as we
have been able to discover. only two
corrections have been made in the 1900
Edition, " HAMPTON succeeding Stuart
and Hampton's picture inserted. Moth
INC else. The great Injustice done
Hampton at Bull Run in this history
and all else have been untouched. y
Col. Dargan would be delighted if
the Macon Telegraph would arrange
for q public examination of Mrs. Lees
history. the Edition OF 1899 which ne
criticised, and the Edition of 1900
which it introduces in evidence
against him. Indeed, Col. Dargan
has made repeated efforts to have a
ioint public debate'' between the
selling agent of Mrs. Lees history and
himself, bet his challenge bas not
been taken up. 1t is true that the
picture of Wede Hampton appears IN
the Edition of 1900. put it near the
mage OF description Of the burning OF
Columbia, ard fo,t note telling that
Z Hampton succeeded Stuart in command
OF the cavalry appears on the page
where an account of Stuarts death
IS given. In the Edition of 1899 Stu
arts death is told Of i'll the text, and
no reference is made to Hampton what
ever. In the Edition Of 1860 (so mark
ed as 1900 no account Of StuarJ's
death appears In the text, but only in
an awkward foot note, evidently
arranged to bring in the notice oi
Hampton as his successor. "The Edi'
ton Of 1900,'' as We ars informed by
Col Dargan, els yet at fault on al
points as stated in my address =
Columbia. except in reference te
I Hampton. -
Hampton is still very much slight
ed; no mention of him and his Legion
at Bull Ran gross misrepresentation
Of the facts in regard to Bees com
mand; no mention of Fighting Dick
Anderson no allusion to John Lauren
aad his great service in getting effec
tive aid from France and the conse
quent capture of CORVALLIS at York
town, and no mention Of Laurens'
many gallant feats and other distin
guished services to the GoveFnmnt
No mention of South Carolina's tw'
Presidents Of Congress at q time whe,
the President Of Congress was practi
cally President of the United States
If the author can find room to speal