Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-24
LEADER OF SOUTH'S
VETERANS DEFENDS
NORTH'S WAR CHIEF
Staten ent, Disclaimins
Part in Action Here,
Joined In by Howry.
REPORT WAS ADOPTED
lin SOME CONFUSION''
Say President Of United States
No More Guilty Than
49, Davis.
RECALL SORROW AT HIS DEATH
RECALL SORROW AT HIS DEATH
Tragedy Dcplored ms Greatest oIis.
fortune to BefnIl This Section
of Country.

Abraham Lincoln was no more this
instigator of the War Between tn,
States than Jefferson Davis was re-
sponstble for the action OF the South
ern people. in resisting coercion, ac-
cording to r. statement issued last
night over the signatures Of Cen
eral Julian S. Carr. of Durham. N.
c., comma der-in- chief OF the United
Confederate Veterans. and General
Charles B. Howry, OF Washington.
commander OF the Army OF Northern
Virginia. ranking department of the
veterans organizs ton.
Denial that they had voted for the
resolutions censurins Lincoln, ..passed
In some confusion about the time OF
adjournment os tho veterans on we'd
nesday, came from the ranking of.
hcers Generals Carr and Howry de.
plored that any ill-feelins should
arise because there is mo necessity,
for any temper or iil-wiIi or animos-
ny 10 the memory of a President who
teit' that II 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 resid
Ing In Richmond and in the Soutj,
yet remaining here. to leave any
doubt as to how our people genctaiiy
feel about the matter"
Resolution Embodied In Rcnor,
The resolution for which Generals
Carr and Howry disclaim any r.
sponsibility was adopted wednesda
IL was embodied in a report nc ~,
rutherford committee" which b,,s
as it's aim the elimination or ,,;a.s,.,
textbook from Southern scboot,
The report commended pamnhin,
written by Colonel Hugar w. lack
son. of Curryville, Ga, and published
ny Miss Mildred Rutherford, of AM
ems, Ga. The pamphlet. with ths 80.
the Truth OF the war Conspiracy q,
ooi .he report declares, presents
the ohciai evidence gathered prip-
eipaiiy from the United States gov
e."n,eht archives, which proves thar
'he confederate war was deliberately
ana personally conceived and its in
auguration made by Abraham Lin.
coin' and that he was personally 70.
spohsioie for forcing the war upon
the South"
Ihe report continued by statt,,
'hat sentiment has been so aroused
that perverted Yankee histories y.iI,
no longer he used TO instruc, ou,.
children: that the young Will now he
taught that the South was right ye,
s.ernaiiy and everlastingly right In
hehting for those principles 'unan
which our glorious country Vac
founded"
"in Mn-s OF verb,are.,
Generals Carr and Howry deo,ar.
.ne report was adopted in some con-
fusion and that the part which h..
aroused such storm or protest was
III mass Of vcrbiage" Which
seemed to hold President IIncoi,
responsible for the War Between ,I,e
states The two generals cited how
me south deplored the assassfnat,o,
or Lincoln and how almos, eva,.,.
confederate soldier and every ono a.
'he South. expressed and have evs,
since adhered TO the belief thar III.
uea'h or Mr. Lincoln was the .great-
est misfortune that could have bee,
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