The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-04
JUW AND g DEE-NLEIkJ
/" National Secretary.

NallOilai SCCictdIy.
This communication was received by Res
cue Council, but held by them tor some lit
tie time for careful consideration and discus
sion. At stated meeting held on the Goth of
June it was resolved to invite Colonel VIC.
Darlington, of the Southern Cross Brother
hood, to meet the members of the Council
aud discuss the matter on the 9th of June.
AT that meeting Colonel Darlington was ap-
pointed to draw up reply to The foregoing
letter.
On Friday, July 11th, Rescue Council met
again and resolved TO return its charter and
all property to which the National Council
had claim, and renouncc all connection with
the Order. 1t was also ordered that the fol-
lowing reply he sent to the letter of the Ma
tunal Secretary:
"RlCHMoND, VA, July 10, 1873.
" EdGdrd S. Deeneer, National Secretary,
Philadelphia, Pa:
"Yours of 4th June was duly received,
and reply delayed for mature considera-
ton.
1.-The sentiments of your letter awaken
our profoundest Indignation and contempt,
because it contains false and di>reputubc
illusions to the nobleSt, purest, and best
man who has honored this continent or the
men, even of your section, who met General
L. T.. Lee in our recent strife, acknowledge
his superior merit as soldier, hero, and a
Christian gentleman, and if the Order you
represent has sunk SO low as to allow sec.
tional hate TO obscure and absorb admira-
ton for the noble and the good, then our
scf.reSpect demands that we rcpudiate all
connection with it. The ritual, even as you
say it is altered, has allu>ious looking OBJ
scurely to such sentiments rs you ayow. yet
we had not supposed such malignant venom
was concealed behind it, or we would in the
start have taken our present action.
"WC return to you by express, with
charges prepaid, our charter, rituals, and
| everything to which your body have claim,
and with them our reputation and con-
demnati0n of the unmanly sentiments you
| announce.
| "iou say your Order is willing to bury
tue plst,' but unwilling to pcrpetuate the
memory of any of the southern leaders. We
too are willing TO bury the past but not ut
the price of our honor, which forbids the
| pcrpetuaton Of such noble names and deeds
us Itl the history of our recent struggle !;
when we come to that degradation we will
| not desire to and trust we will not longer
live-tt objects for the slow, uneTins finger
of scorn to point at. ..' ...+
"As evidence of official act. we hereto ap
! pend the last impression of Il seal we hope
will ever disgrace decent southern hands
and to that end slall seek to publish thi:
correspondence so as to prevent the spread
| among honorable men of so ignobie III
Order.
with contempt for your views and un
diving admiration OF General K. E. Lee, and
like honorable heroes of all times and ma
tions, Rescue Council bids you and youl
Order tiuai farewell.
"OTTo T. WISE, Secretary"
It. is stated that Rescue Council has re
ceiyed another communication from Phiia
delphia on the subject of the establishment
of a new council here, but it is hardly prooa'
bic that the proposition will meet with mucl
favor after the above correspondence has
been ventilated by the press.