Facts Of The "unpleasantness."

This report is partly as follows: "The true cause of the war between the States was the dignified withdrawal of tho Bouthern status from the Union to avoid the continued breaches of that domestic tranquiliiy guaranteed but not consummated by the constitution, and not the tiigh moral purpo=e of the north to destroy slavery, which followed incidentally, as a war measure. As to the war itself and the results of the war, the chüdren of the future svould be astonished that a people íought so hard and so long with so little to flght tor, judging by what they zuther from histories now in uso prepared by writers from the noriu. They are utterly destitule of information as to events leading to.tno war. "Their account of the numbers engagod, courage displayed, sacrifices endured, hárdships eneuuutered and barbai'ity practiced upon an al most dütenseless p ople, whose artns-bearing population was ia the anny, are incorrect in every war. A people who for l'our long vaars fought over almost every foot of tlii'ir temtory, on over 3.000 battlelields, with the ld of 2,861 272 eulisied nien asrninst their öuO.OW) enlisted men and ttu-ir mi-: ■■ bloük.-ided and rivers fllled wlf.h i':i: oats- with 6J0 vessels nianned by 85,i ÜO ailors- aud who protrauted the strui:;; i' until over one-half of their solC.U'i--. vjtice deal from casualties of war had something to fight tor. "They foughc lor the grtat principie of local selt-jjoVernment and the privilege of iiuinaging their own affairs, and for the pronvtion of their homes and flre-idp - "■ litle the south would detract not :n luía irom the patrlotio motivo and end"Nor of those opposing them, she intn:Js that tha truthof history shall be wilt ten by a sympathetic and friendly pen, to give her credit for what our anoestors did and for what was done by the south in the war between the stutes. Also to ohroalole the results of that war and its effects upon the south and upon our comrnon country. "We cannot too strongly urge upon our peoplu the great importance of avoiding as lar as poseible the purchasing and disseminaáug of books and literature which are unkind and unfair to the south, which belittle our achievements, impugn our motives and malign the character of our illustrious leaders. In conclusión we would respectfully recommend that Dr. J. L. McCurry, the patriot, statesman, philosophcr and. oducator, be inVited to deliver an address at our next Biinual reunión on the subject of elavery, nullifleation and secession, with special relerence to the attitude of the people north and south to these three leading questions of American history." At the conclusión of this report so great was the din that adjournment was had nntil 7:30 o'clock p. m., and tb en Miss Winnie Davis, the "Daughter of the Confederacy," was introduced. A wild shout weet up that fairly made the enormous building tremble. Nover was there seen such a demonstration. Hats were flying tn the air, gray-haired men were cheering and yellinR completely drowning the muslo made'ny the band, whicb was playtnfe the "Bopiie BlueFlag." Ithad been intendod tl Miss Davis should greet etMh veteran by a handshake, but the utter impracticability of this feature was eoon manifest. The masses of old veterans were so overeóme with enthu9iasm that a wild rush was mado for the place whoro Miss Davis scood, and in an instant aho was surrounded by a mass of men, all pushlnpr peü-iuoll to grasp her hand and show how happy they were to meet her Realizinf? the dauger of auca a orusb Gov. Lowry and several others came to the rescue, extricated Miss Davis from the crush and placed her where she could be seen by aü and bow her acknowledgments.