The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-27
CARR ANDLOWRY
DEFEND LINCOLN
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CON.
FEDERATE WAR
Signed Statement Says Resolution
Containing "Mass of Veebiagc'
Passed in Confusion
The State.

The State.
Richmond, Va, June 23.-Abra-
ham Lincoln was no more the lnstlga-
tor of the Confederate war than jeff
en=on Davis was responsible for Ine
action of the Southern people, ac-
cording to statement issued tonight
over the signatures of Gen. Julian S.
Carr of Durham, N. c., commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, and Gen. S. B. Howry of
Washington, commander of the Army
cf Northern Virginia, ranking depart
ment of the veterans organization.
Denial that they had voted for the
resolutions censuring Lincoln, pass
ed in some confusion" about the
time Of adjournment of the veterans
on Wednesday, came from the rank
ing officers. General Carr and Gen
eral Howry deplored that any i'll feel
ing should arise because there is mo
necessity for any temper Or Ill will or
animosity to the president who felt
that it was his duty to enforce the
laws of the United States as he un-
derstood them" In this statement
they declared that they felt that they
were expressing the sentiments of
too many prominent men now resid-
ing in Richmond and in the South yet
remaining here to leave any doubt as
to how our people generally feel
about the matter"
The resolution for which General
Carr and General Howry disclaim any
responsibility was adopted Wednes-
day. 1t was embodied in report of
the Rutherford committee" which
has as it's aim the elimination of bias
ed history textbooks from Southern
schools. The report commended a
pamphlet written by COL Huger W.
Jackson of Curryville, Ca, and pub
lished by Miss Mildred Rutherford of
Athens, GA. The pamphlet with the
title, "The Truth of the War Con-
spiracy of 1861" the report declares,
presents the official evidence gather
ed principally from the United States
government archives, which proves
that the Confederate war was delib-
erately and personally conceived and
it's inauguration made by Abraham
Lincoln and that he was personally
responsible for forcing the war upon
the South
The report continued by stating
that Sentiment has been so aroused
that perverted Yankee histories will
no longer be used to instruct our
children; that the young will now be
taught that the South was right; yea,
eternally and everlastingly right in
fighting for those principles upon
which our glorious country was foun-
ded."
General Carr and General Howry
declare the report was adopted in
some confusion and that the part
which has aroused such a storm of
protest was sin mass of verbiage,'
which seemed to hold President Lin
coin responsible for the Confederate
war
Over the signatures of General
Carr and General Howry the stater
ment follows:
Gen. Julian S. Carr of Durham,
n. c., commander of the United Con-
federate Veterans, and Lieut.. Gen.
Charles B. Howry Of Washington, D.
c., commanding the department of
the Army of Northern Virginia, stat
ed today that neither one of them
voted for certain resolutions passed
in some confusion about the time, or
shortly before, the adjournment of
the veterans Wednesday in mass of
verbiage which seemed to hold Pres
ident Lincoln responsible for the Con-
federate war: that Abraham Lincoln
had no more responsibility in bring
ire on the war than Jefferson Davis
had for the sentiment of Southern
people in resisting COERCION
Poor Excuse
sDo you keep stationery here?'