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The general told me about his servant, "Rastus," who was an enlisted colored soldier. He called him in one day to make fun of him, and said, "Rastus, I hear that all the rest of your company are killed, and why are you not killed?" THE GENERAL TOLD ME ABOUT HIS SERVANT RASTUS WHO WAS AN ENLISTED COLORED SOLDIER HE CALLED HIM IN ONE DAY TO MAKE FUN OF HIM AND SAID RASTUS I HEAR THAT ALL THE REST OF YOUR COMPANY ARE KILLED AND WHY ARE YOU NOT KILLED
 received. But suppose I go into school and say, “Who sunk the _Merrimac_ at Santiago?” and if the boys answer me, “Hobson,” they will tell me seven-eighths of a lie. There were seven other heroes on that steamer, and they, by virtue of their position, were continually exposed to the Spanish fire, while Hobson, as an officer, might reasonably be behind the smoke-stack. You have gathered in this house your most intelligent people, and yet, perhaps, not one here can name the other seven men. We ought not to so teach history. We ought to teach that, however humble a man’s station may be, if he does his full duty in that place he is just as much entitled to the American people’s honor as is the king upon his throne. But we do not so teach. We are now teaching everywhere that the generals do all the fighting. I remember that, after the war, I went down to see General Robert E. Lee, that magnificent Christian gentleman of whom both North and South are now proud as one of our great Americans. RE HILL OF HIS COUNTRY THAN HE'S EVER RECEIVED BUT SUPPOSE I GO INTO SCHOOL AND SAY WHO SUNK THE MERRIMAC AT SANTIAGO AND IF THE BOYS ANSWER ME HOBSON THEY WILL TELL ME SEVEN EIGHTHS OF A LIE THERE WERE SEVEN OTHER HEROES ON THAT STEAMER AND THEY BY VIRTUE OF THEIR POSITION WERE CONTINUALLY EXPOSED TO SPANISH FIRE WHILE HOBSON AS AN OFFICER MIGHT REASONABLY BE BEHIND THE SMOKESTACK YOU HAVE GATHERED IN THIS HOUSE YOUR MOST INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AND YET PERHAPS NOT ONE HERE COULD NAME THE OTHER SEVEN MEN WE OUGHT NOT TO SO TEACH HISTORY WE OUGHT TO TEACH THAT HOWEVER HUMBLE A MAN'S STATION MAY BE IF HE DOES HIS FULL DUTY IN THAT PLACE HE IS JUST AS MUCH ENTITLED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S HONOR AS IS THE KING UPON HIS THRONE BUT WE DO NOT SO TEACH WE ARE NOW TEACHING EVERYWHERE THAT THE GENERALS DO ALL THE FIGHTING I REMEMBER THAT AFTER THE WAR I WENT DOWN TO SEE GENERAL ROBERT E LEE THAT MAGNIFICENT CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN OF WHOM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH ARE NOW PROUD AS ONE OF OUR GREAT AMERICANS
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