The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-19
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RICHMOND, VA, Mafcn ~, 1919
6sdstors or ths Dispatch. We arc ex,
.rcmely araisflea to know that the able ana
wsl,-considercd letter of your correspond
sent q POI on the subject OF the Lee mont
'n,ens has given so general satisfacSlon. W.
sarneatly hope that some OF your readers
who are interested in the subject anu COLL
netent To- guide public opinion, but VINO
have not been heard from yet, VIII give ene
public the, benefit OF their views ana sus-
gestions. ,s:l ,,,oro,
and tia AGITATION cannot be suffered to cease
without culpable neglect and'a passive SUD
.,iss,on to the effort OF two or three persons
to make a 6nal disposition OF matter ps-
ynnd their mowers without afiordinS snetr
i,rincinals.l tho real parties In Interest, an
nnnorfiinityt 10 be heard, for such Is tne asu-'
fI,fie Ia which the Board OF Managers OF TUG
LOO Mnn,rnert Association stood toWarus;
their rrincipals. the members OF that AsSo-
citation, n .'1"Ffa it..sh 49, ! -
Z t. has been Suggested TO the writer by
gentleman whose opinions are entitled 70
much respect that in view of the tact tnas
the 'nroposed monument 10 to be. tribute
OF gratitude and affection from oil! the states
which composed the late Confederacy, the
Association ought not TO determine on the
kind Os monument to be erected without
the aid of commission composed OF gen
tlemen of prominence from those States. II
is an easy matter for the Association 10 re-
quest the Governors OF those states 20 name
proper persons for such an ADVISORY coGl-
mission. It's creation would tend greatly
to keen up the interest OF the contributors,
a large majority Of whom reside In otner
States. besides being a graceful return 10
q 49, ri
in tho proposal to erect the monument
in the city OF Richmond. The Association
mnst NOT lose sight OF the fact that this great
enterprise is not Yirginian by any means.
The hero to be honored is Virginlan, the
monument to commemorate him is 10 De
erected in Virginia; ought not Ylrglnians'
therefore, to be careful to do nothing whlcn
wears the semblance OF aiming to take lnto
their own hands the ordering OF the Wnole
matter We very much fear, however, that
tho m,lch-complained-of action OF the Boaru
Of Managers will be regarded OUTSIDE the
State as an attempt of Virginia to engross
entire control of the subject. Most 1mpor-
tant, then, is It. for the contributors 70 the
fund to take proper action to remove any
unfavorable impressions which nave we
fear, been produced by the indiscreet action
Of the Board.
We are already told that the ladies, who
hold the larger part Of the fund which has
been contributed, will not allow it to be
used in carrying out any design for mon,
ument which may be adopted by the Board
unless they recede from their present posi-
ton and take steps to afford foreign sculp--
tors fair opportunity to submit models and
designs. On the one hand, the ladies ana
the public ask for what is nothing more nor
less than fair play; on the other hand, the
Board are as deaf as adders to this reason
able appeal. We ask If pride OF opinion IS
to be allowed to break down this noble en-
terprise by making dissension and creating
distrusts We say again, the members OF
the Lee-Monument Association must act'
and that, too, right early. STANFORD.