Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-06-28

Confederate Commanders Do
Not Censure Lincoln.
Richmond, Va, June 25.-Abra-
ham Lincoln was no more the insti-
gator of the Confederate war than
Jefferson Davis was responsible for
the action of 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 States Veter-
ans, and Gen. S. B. Howry of Wash
lington, commander Of the Army of
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 Gener-
al Howry deplored that any i'll feel
ing should arise because there is "no
necessity for any temper or i'll will
or animosity to the memory of the
president who felt that it was his
duty to enforce the laws Of the Unit
ed States as he understood them." In
this statement they declared that
they felt that they were expressing
the sentiments of too many promi-
nent men now residing in Richmond
and in the South yet remaining here
to leave any doubt as to how our peo-
pie generally feel about the matter"
The resolution for which General
Carr and General Howry disclaim
any responsibility was adopted Wed
nesday. 1t was embodied in a 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, Ga, and pub
lished by Miss Mildred Rutherford of
Athens, Ga. The pamphlet with the
title, "The Truth of the War Con-
spiracy of 1851" the report declares,
"presents the official evidence gath
cred principally from the United
States government archives, which
proves that the Confederate war was
deliberately and personally conceived
and it's Inauguration made by Abra-
ham Lincoln and that he was person
ally 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
founded"
General Carr and General Howry
declare the report was adopted in
some confusion and that the part
which has aroused such storm of
protest was Sin a 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 state
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 Presi-
dent Lincoln responsible for the Con-
federate war; that Abraham Lincoln
had no more responsibility in bring
ing on the war than Jefferson Davis
had for the sentiment of Southern
people in resisting coercion"
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