The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08


against their fathers, covered the
graves of patriots and heroes with
shame and made the memory of the
Confederacy and It's sacrifices and
struggles disgrace in all coming his
tory The camps throughout the South
had new task given them. They were
to meet the threatening evil at the door
of every schoolhouse in the land. All
that was. or is now, desired is that
error and injustice be excluded from
the textbooks OF the schools and from
the literature brought into our homes;
that the truth be told, without exag-
geration and without omission: truth
for its own sake and for the sake of
honest history, and that the genera
tons TO come after us be not left to
bear the burden OF shame and dishonor
unrighteously laid upon the name of
their noble sires.
1t was in 1895 that the State Camp
of Virginia made DIR. Hunter Mcclure
the chairman of it's history committee
Himself Confederate veteran. the
friend of Jackson. and intimately &C
quainted with General Lee and other
leaders high in office and distinguished
IN service. surgeon professor and au-
thor he was eminently qualified for
the work assigned him. With others,
he examined thoroughly the histories
introduced into the schools. and in 1899
he gave to the Commonwealth and the
South the thorough and able report
which is the first paper of the collec-
ton made in this volume. 1t refutes
the common charge made against the
South that the protection of the money
value Of slave property was the cause
of the war which the South waGed in
It's defense. 1t exposes the misrepre
sentation of Mr. John Fiske and other
authors. and recommends that these
and such like books be vigorously and
universally excluded from all schools
and institutions OF learning in all the
States of the South.
This work of defense for the South
begun with such ability by DR.. Nc
CURE. was devolved upon Judge George
l.. Christian, an honored soldier of the
Confederacy, a lawyer of notable abil-
ty at tbs Richmond bar. and a writer
of clearness, courage and strength
Through seven years. from 1900 10 1907,
he gave patient and faithful labor to
painstakinG research and most elabo-
rate preparation of the five papers which
are included in this volume. Begin.
ming in 1900. with the right of scces-
sion, as shown upon the testimony OF
Northern statesmen and other authors
Judge Christian discusses in 1901 the
war as conducted by the Federal and
Confederate armies. again upon the
testimony of Northern witnesses In
1892 he reviews the treatment of pris-
oners Of war. and the history of the
exchange OF prisoners. In 1907 he re-
verts TO the serious question OF where
the responsibility rested for bringing
on the sectional strife. with all it's loss
OF life and wealth and all the unhappi-
ness ii spread over the broad land
one who went himself to battle so
promptly. and then suffered so much
in all the years since. has had the
hdeltty 10 truth and the courage of
heart TO do his duty in the defense of
his people and of the genera tons to
come
/ To these official reports from the
history committee of the Grand Camp
of Virginia are added two papers OF
similar force and value from the men
of DR.. Mcclure One is the magma.
cent address on Stonewall Jackson de.
/ livered al the V. NJ. l. in 1897 an an
probation and study of the character
and career of Jackson. which no one
else in the world was so we'll fitted
to make. With this also is the paper
OF DR., Mcclure on the 'Woundinr and
Death of Stonewall Jackson" which
has preserved for all time the story.
OF which the author was himself n part
and witness, such narrative as the
great surgeon and friend could only
| himself give TO the world.
| The publication OF these papers had
widespread and powerful effect
| They not only caused the exclusion OF
/ certain books from our schools and
/ colleges and the preparation OF truth.
! iul history Tor the use Of the Young
/ They corrected the mistaken views Of
many of our own people. and they
/ went far and wide in every section OF
/ the land and to other lands In large
degree they have produced a better
understanding of the great issues NJ
! stake. and have brought men OF fair
and large minds TO recognize the fun
damental Justice of the cause Of tho
South and the unselhsh patriotism and
lofty devotion of the men who filed
the ranks. and the high character and
great ability Of many who led them
AS the large editions OF these papers
have been exhausted and their i'm
portance has been yet more widely rec
osnzed the demand has risen for their
collection and republication in the
present volume The book now before
you is not merely for preservation on
library shelves. but that being read
the 'children and youths OF all the
country may know that their sires and
erandsires have left them examples Of
unseitish devotion to a righteous cause
and heritage of imperishable honor
"Whnt Can Literature DO for Met"
BY G. Ainhop sn Toa