The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-16
REPORT OF HISTORY COMMITTEE
A Federal Officer Taken OF the ReSo-
lutiOnS Committee-ie is Com
plimented by Lee.
(Bv the Associated Press. }


Louisville, Ky, June 15.-The first
| business of the convention today after
the invocation, which was by Rev.
James p. Smith, of Richmond, Va.
one of the two surviving officers OF
Stonewall Jackson, was the reading of
the report on credentials. AS there
were no contests this business was
siderable confusion among the dele
gates, and General Lee took the vet
erans sharply TO task for delaying
the business of the convention. Bust
ness was resumed when the arrival of
drum corps with flies playing
Dixie" set the veterans wild. Quiet
was restored, but only momentarily,
as the drum corps marched out, and
few minutes later re-appeared, es-
corting a group of sponsors to the
platform.
The report of the History Commit
tee was then submitted by General
Evans, of Georgia, it's chairman. The
object of the committee is TO secure
accurate history which is to be in
corporated in the text books in South
ern schools. The report says in part:
During the first two decades after
the surrender an effort was evidently
made to east the general record of the
Southern States into an opprobriouS
shadow, and also to infect the minds
of the youths of the country with the
| opinion that there was nothing noble,
nothing true, nothing good in the Con-
| federate cause. The attempted per-
versions of history were resented, but
the South was without facilities for
reaching, by any kind of literature.
the masses of their countrymen of the
| Northern States to correct the errors
| into which they were led.
Therefore unfair history and other
pernicious publications gained en-
trance into the schools and homes of
nearly every section, North and South.
and a disastrous Inflammation of the
sectional spirit was the result. The
protest of Confederate associations
caused Investigations which resulted
| in the discovery that the South was
permitting its sons and daughters to
| be taught that the gross charges
| against the Southern people, of rebel
| lion, treason and war atrocities and
the like, were historical facts. This
discovery was followed by appeals TO
boards of education and other civil
authorities to Southern seif-respect
and to honorable publishers. with a
result that the most offensive of the
false histories have been driven from
the Southern schools
SLUG FOUR
Since cooperation among those
who desire impartial history which
will inspire all citizens of our country
with similar patriotic spirit is con-
summation most earnestly sought for
by this association. especially is this
desirable in all histories of that strife
which was the greatest American war.
May not the story of that struggle
be told with fairness to both sections
On the part of the South there is
| nothing to fear from truthful history.
We ask for historical generosity and
will give as much without stint
History and Jefferson Davis.
The report recommends that each
State establish department of ar
chives and history. The reading of
the report caused great enthusiasm.
An amendment by Davenport, of
Americus Ga, a member of the COM
mittee. that the future histories show
that Jefferson Davis was cruelty treat
ed and unnecessarily shackled was ac-
cepted and the report adopted.
A call of the resolutions commit
tee developed the presence of a Fed
eral officer on that important body.
His name is Colonel S. C. Russell, and
he is accredited to the Indian Terri
tory. Comrade Il. b. Haddock, of
Fort Worth, declined TO sit in the same
room with Colonel Russell. and in re-
Take him off," General Lee substitu-
ted the name of Captain j. ]. Kendall
of the Indian Territory.
General Lee, however took occasion
to pay a compliment to Colonel Rus
sell and said he had some time ago
written a splendid tribute To the South
ern soldier.
\ telegram from the Grand Army
Post at Madison, Ind, was read and
received moderate cheer.
The report of the battle abbey COM
mittee of which General Evans is
chairman, was read 1t shows that the
committee now has in subscriptions
and money, including the Charles
Broadway Rouss subscription $206,00
subject to a claim in suit for SIG 900
by John c. Underwood for commits
sions and in which an appeal has been
made. Trustees will attempt TO raise
a further fund of $4,000. The battle
abbey will be built in Richmond, Va.
The report of the jefferson Davis
Monument Association of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, showed
that the committee now has in bank
for the purpose of erecting the monu-
ment S69. 900 and that the contract has
been signed for unveiling of the work
i'm Richmond on June 5, 1907. The re-
port was unanimously adopted. 1t is
hoped To make the unveiling cere-
monies a part of the reunion of 1907.
General Lee instructed General Lowry
of Mississippi. TO draw UP resolution
of thanks TO the ladies of the monu-
ment association on the completion
of the Davis monument. Make it
strong" yelled Comrade Jim Crow, of
Sheffield, Ala. and ii was SO ordered
The business of the convention was
suspended this afternoon and the an
nual memorial services held. The
opening prayer was delivered by Rev.
DR.. Carter Helm Jones. of Louisville.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. +.
l.. Powell, OF Louisville, and Rev. Lam
sing Burrows. of Nashville. The bene-
diction was pronounced by Chaplain
General William Jones.