Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-11
GENERAL EVANS NOBLE
ADDRESS TO VETERANS

General Evans, the historian ~ the
Confederate Veteran Association, to-
day delivered his address before the
veterans. 1t follows: Sfs,s
This assembly is representative Of
the people of that part Of the country
commonly called The South. II
stands. as n body, for the true citizen
ry of a powerful section Of thts United
States. The people thus represented
have views Of tru" civic virtues, and
OF the true social status. and the dis
tinct responsibilities of the American
people which are shared by the great
err number q: our country men every
where. Ii cannot be. suspected with
out Shudder that their ideas and
ideals are scorncd by majority OF
the people of the Union In fact, this
truly grand gathering represents tn"
intelliSenc" and the 'nt rgioS. the ira
ditions and the history. the intense
patriotism and the exalted hopes of 1
chivalric people whose ancestors We're
leaders of or, at promin' nc" in tn"
founding of constitutional republic.
The Special objects.
The SpecIal work chosen by the
great soldiers organization here in
annual session Is purely patriotic,
peacemakin%, beneficial to tn" wh"i''
country and valuable 10 prosperity
forever. It's principal objects ar" t."
preserve cumradrship; to establish
justice and purity in all literature. es-
pecially in history; to abolish s. c'loE-
al discord: to promote genuine and
generous courtesies among the people
whose fathers nearly half century
ago strOve for the mastery with
bloody severity four years upon many
historical battle fields.
I'm proper furth"rancn of th"S"
grand deigns, hcroism is being also
commemorative by durable monuments
AS well AS bv every other token that
can inspire men with the true heroic
spirit and the. love of truth when
makes a people free indeed and II
must be further stated that among
this cluster of starry guides TO ma
tional glory it has become necessary
to place Southern and national inSlS-
lance that the reasonable claims OF
the South for better recognition
should be allowed: that its local PROB
lens should be more fairly considered
and that it should be unhindered IN
sefforts to maintain under existing
embarrassmentS. the social and racla'
integrity Of all that people who de-
veloped and civilized North America.
and established the democratic ana
republican eOvernm which we en-
JOY.
South Has Made History.
1.-The people of the South have made
history which teaches moral al evic
virtues by example, and they are
greatly concerned in the true narfa'
tion of their dee DIS and the fair state-
ments of their motives. In beg
to discharge this duty as to their own
Iecent history, the Southern peopf
were startled ly the discovery 'ha'
the youtb of the country were thr al.
ened with a perpetuation of sectioha.
IT rise through the evil influences OF
sectional literature. History DooAa
were complaccntly presented lot
admtiOn by school boards. although
-,rfrsted with sectional unfairness'
statements were printed in such
looks which were but half tru'hS.
while truths were so aduitera'ea wiz"
errorc as to be no longer true ana
pure, while paragraphs were adro.'s
constructed so as to carry cOnceaieu
tho deadly dagger of misrepreSeh.a-
,;o, II was evident that duty de-
,,..nded resistance to this corruption
of \ literature pretending 10 be MS
tor;ca, truth, and il is gratifying ~
tnov that the efforts to strike gov.
tho nerniciOus evil has been re"al".
h.. considerable success. but the strlct
eyc,u zion of all unfair publiFa'",'S
must be vigorously enforced ana w
hooks themselves must De co'"''S
N the flames of patriotic 'nd'Sna''"'
"Sou,hern authorship is wihh.nS
h;cb anpreciation by the public. nv
Sn,,b 10 rich in talents. eNp"r"'''
and other wealth to enter tn" mems ",
III. ra,urc here the greater "h"'a'"
IN achieve it, Glaring wrongs '"n w
hoe, remedied ~ the southern "r''''
ao,nc their mart in IN" literature ~
,o-u,tiop II the youth Of IN" sou"
.h,u NOT her after know the sph""''
history Of their own ,b,,
trua value Of southern history ,":'
nriyation will he the fa"' o, 'n
fathers The fact IL lamen'ahi' '''"'
the passing of 4" years has ne@n re-. r.,
or;red TO satisfy tn" pnhlic NINA Una.
Sroad generosity and not a mar to"
animositv should he tn" P'r'a".n a,
sn;r;, of American iii"raturc.-'"d,
,r,;ee and not obioGuy. fair play an"
no, foul play. should distinguish sig
na!ly and specially the permanent .,. na,,
I,,;op Of that mighty struggle h"'" '''''
the sections which closed w''hon' W.,
Ioss ri oven one essential pr'nc'pr.
tba, Iessencd the rights and duties ",
our peopic. our state. and our gen TAI
government. .
south Has Achieved Prosperity.
-, e,,h.rn ncnDIc Of 1861 dlh