The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-28
AND PAPERS
 OF THE coNFEDERACY..

The greatest interest has been man. Tested In a new and most remarkable publication, compiled from the original official papers of the Confederate states, which papers were captured at Rich. mohd at the close of the war, and are now In the archives of the Federal Gov. efnment at Washington. This compila- tlen. 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 messages. proclamations and off, ficial papers of Jefferson Davis. the President of the Confederate States. and all of the interesting and import ant diplomatic correspondence betwaen the Southern states and their comtss- 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 tho bloody conflict which arrayed 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 coloring a correct and accurate history of the great war between the States. but 1t is not too early to present to the American peo- pie perfect compilation of the aus thentic sources of the history of those eveuttui times. Entertaining this ds. sire. MT 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 Az t.rA l,a ceived the idea of publishing another work as 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 as he detailed the events of that fearful struggle, the war between the States. MT. Richard son decided to compile and place be- fore the public. in durable form and for the first time, 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, wnlcn LII US VtIf HalbIc HESrS- sarIly stands without predecessor, cnfii- petitor or possible successor Is admit tedly the greatest, most exhaustively conpletc and only authentic history of the war between the States, contain ing. as 1t does, the State papers. off, cial utterances and other authentic i'm formation from the great fountatnhead. the President of the Confederacy. and his corps of able advisers. It may be truly said of the work that it Is the sole occupation of a new field. In ad- dition to the rich illustrations with which the work abounds, Mir. Richardson has pr epared and inserted biographical sketches of President Davis, Vice-Pres- ident Stephens, Gen. Robert E. Lee and the three Secretaries of State, Robert Toombs. Robert M. T. Hunter and Ju- dah F. Benjamin. Tn regular analyt- lcal index which appears in the compil- ation, numerous encyclopedia articles bearing upon the text and explanatory of politlco- historical facts are insert cd There are also included in this feature of the compilation accurate ac- counts of all the leading battles of tho war in which the armies of the North and South were engaged.
 This splenuid set of books can be obtained in connection with a sub scription to The Daily and Sunday Ad- If you are interested fli the blank below and send to The Adverti- ser Company. Montgomery. Ala.
 Please inform me Low to obtain Messages and Papers of the confed- eracy."
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