The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-05
.MEssAGEsNAND PAPERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY.s

The greatest interest has been man. 1 ifested in a new and most remarkable publication. compiled from the original official papers of the Confederate States l which papers were captured at Rich- mond at the close of the war, and Art ernnaent at Washington. This compila' tion, complete in two volumes, is the work Of the Hon. James D. Richardson late Representative from Tennessee
 The compilation Is entitled Messages and Papers of the Confederacy." and embraces all of the annual. special. and veto messa ges. proclamations and of- fciai papers of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States. and all of the interesting and import ant diplomatic correspondence between the Southern States and their comrAis- sioners in foreign lands
 This compilation, coming at a time when all sectional bitterness engen- dered by the Civil War has subsided, and when the participants In the bloody conflict which arraycd brother against brother and filled the land with mourning, can together claim with pride the reunited country as their own, will be appreciated and read with interest by the people of all sections of our country.
 It may be too early yet to write without partisan eoloring correct and accurate history of the great war between the States. but 1t is not too early to present to the American peo- pie a perfect compilation of the aa- thentic sources of the history of those eventful times. Entertaining this de- sire, Mir. Richardson a few years ago compiled. by authority of Congress. the
 Messages and Papers Of the Presi- dents," which comprised the State pa- pers of all the Presidents from Wash ingtoa to Mckinley. Later he con- ceived the idea of publishing another work as a companion piece to his first great effort. Realizing the deep inter- est manifested by the people every where in reading the history of our country, written by the Presidents themselves. and noting especially the attention attracted by the papers of President Lincoln es he detailed the events of that fearful struggle, the war between the States, Mir. Richard son decided to compile and place be- fore the public. in durable form and for the dirst time, a true and authentic
 history of that stormy and rerilous period" from a Southern standpoint.
 He has. therefore, now compiled. with
 the permission Of Congress. the official
 papers of President Davis, entitled Messages and Papers of the Confed-
 eracy. including the interesting and im-
 portant diplomatic correspondence The
 work, which in it's very nature neces- sArily stands without predecessor. conn
 petitor or possible successor, is admit tedly the greatest, most exhaustively
 complete and only authentic history of
 the war between the States. contain.
 ing. as 1t does, the State papers, off,
 cial utterances and other authentic in
 formation from the great fountainhead,
 the President of the Confederacy, and
 his corps of able advisers. It may be
 tI uly said of the work that 1t is the
 sole occupation of a new field. In ad-
 dition to the rich illustrations with which the work abounds. Mir Richardson
 has prepared and inserted biographical sketches of President Davis, Vice-P Pres ident Stephens, Con. Robert E.. Lee and the three Secretaries of State, Robert Toombs, Robert M. T. Hunter and Ju- dah r. Benjamin. In regular analyt- ical index which appears in the compil- ation, numerous encyclopedia articles bearing upon the text and explanatory of politico- historical facts are insert ed. There are also included in this feature of the compilation accurate &C., war in which the armies of the North and South were engaged.
 This splendid set of books can be obtained In connection with a sub- scription to The Daily and Sunday Ad- vertiser. If you are interested fill the blank below and send to The Adverti- ser Company. Montgomery, Ala.
 Please inform mo Low to obtain Messages and Papers of the Confed- eracy."
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