Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
LINCOLN DEFENDED
General Carr Denies That He Was Re-
sponsibIe for Civil War.

sponsible for civil war;
Richmond, Va, June 2S.-Abraham
Lincoln was no more the instigator
of the Confederate war than Jefferson
Davis was responsible for the action
of the Southern people, according 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, COM
mander Of the army Of Northern
Virginia, ranking department of the
veterans organization.
Denial that they had voted for the
resolutions censuring Lincoln, passed
in some confusion" about the time of
adjournment Of the veterans on Wed
nesday, came from the ranking Off
GERS. General Carr and General How
ry deplored that any i'll feeling should
arise because there Is mo 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 United States as he
understood them" In this statement
they declared that they felt that they
were Expressing the sentiments OF
too many prominent men now re-
siding in Richmond and in the south
yet remaining here to leave any doubt
as to how our people generally feel
i.bout the matter"
The resolution for which General
Carr and General Howry disclaim any
responsibility was adopted Wednes-
day. It was embodied in n report of
tie Rutherford committee" which
has as it's aim the elimination of bias
ed history textbooks from Southern
schools. The report commended Il
pamphlet written by Col. Huger w.
Jackson of Curryville, Ca, and pub
lishcd by Miss Mildred Rutherford Of
Athens, Ga. The pamphlet with the
| title. "The Truth of the War Conspir-
acy Of 1861" the report declares, "pre-
sents the official evidence gathered
principally from the United States
government archieves, 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"
"Thc report continued by stating
that Sentiment has been so aroused
that perverted Yankee histories will
no longer be used to instruct our chill
dren: that the young will now be
taught that the south was right; yea,
eternally and evcrlastlngly 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 n storm Of
protest was ain mass OF verbiaGe"
which seemed to hold President Lin
COlH ItSDOiSlDlt lOl bHS NOAiiNNNA''''
war.
Over the signatures of General Carr
and General Howry the statement fol-
lows:
General Julian S. Carr of Durham,
y. c.. commander of the United Con-
fcderatc Veterans, and Lieut.. Gen.
Charles B. Howry of Washington, d..
c., commanding the department of the
army of Northern Virginia, stated to-
day that neither one of them voted
for certain resolutions passed in some
confusion about the time, or shortly
before the adjournment of the veter-
ans Wednesday in mass of vcrbiage
which seemed to hold President Lin
coin responsible for the Confederate
war;; that Abraham Lincoln had no
more responsibility in bringing on the
war than Jefferson Davis had for the
sentiment of Southern people in re-
sisting coercion"