The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-06-16
TIE HERO OF TIE SOUTH.
4 MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED II HONOR
OF GEN. Il. Z. LEE.
Consolidation of the Two Monumental .issocin-
tions. and all Working iInrmoniOusly for the
speedy Erection of n Monument that Will be
the Pride of the south.
From the New York Herald }


speedy Erection of n Monumc cnt that Will be
d In" Pride Of the south.
From thc New York Herald.)
| RICHMOND, Va, June 2.-Governol
S Fitzhugh Lee returned here a day OF
two ago from Cincinnati, where he had
been attending the musical festival, very
much pleased with his visit. He was
called upon to-day by the Herald CORE
spondent, and, agreeable to an old
promise, gave him a brief but very i'm
portant interview in regard to the erec-
ton of monument in the city Of Rich
mond to the memory of his illustrious
uncle, General Robert E. Lee. The
building of this monument has long been
determined upon. As early as the year
1867 Lee Monument Association was
formed by ladies in this and other South
EN- States but principally in Virginia.
\ considerable amount of funds was
raised by this association in the way of
private subscriptions, and several Acts Of
the General Assembly Of Virginia were
passed to facilitate the action of the
ladies, but no money has ever been ap-
propriated by the State for the purpose.
An Act was passed creating State Lee
Monument Association, distinct entirely
from that of the ladies' The latter also
went to work and raised a fund, creating
at first some little jealousy on the part of
the ladies' association. The latter, act
ing independently, advertised for mod
els, which have been and still are on ex-
hibition in the Senate Chamber of the
Capitol building. a prize for the best
model of General Lee was awarded to the
artist and designer of one Of these;
but, as far as public sentiment regarding
them can be ascertained, none Of these
models will be acceptable, though all of
them, as before stated in the Herald,
are meritorious, and some of them high
| ly SO.
In the meantime still another Act Of
the Legislature had been passed author
izing the two monument associations to
consolidate should they ever feel in
clined to do 50. They would not, and
did not consolidate. In this way the
matter has go along through years in a
slip-shod, go-as-you-please sort of way,
and it was not until General FitZhugh
Lee had been elected Governor that the
matter was taken in hand in a serious,
business-ike manner. | can now inform
the readers of the Herald that the erec-
ton of monument to General Lee has
become fixed fact, to be accomplished
in the very near future; that ample funds
viii be forthcoming from time to time as
they are needed to defray all expenses;
that the monument will be grand in con-
ception, characteristic in design and
highly artistic in execution and finish,
and that an artist whose fame is world
wide by reason Of his grand achievement
in Virginia already will probably be Sc
lected to design and execute the model
for the monument.
But to return to the Governor, who,
while speaking quite freely, did not allow
himself to bubble ont into enthusiastic
expressions. He was deliberate in what
he did say, and left unsaid much more,
which he did not wish to say at present.
s'Governor, have you any objection to
stating how you are getting along with
the Lee monument for the benefit of the
public through the columns of the Her
ald?"
"Oh, no" said the Governor, II am
happy to say we are making some pro-
gress toward erecting monument to
General Lee in this city. The different
associations which had collected money
for that purpose have now been consoli-
dated and the whole subject is in charge
of the board Of managers which repre-
sent the consolidated associations.
'sWho compose this board?"
ssThe new board is composed of the
Governor, Col. Maryc, first auditor of
the State, and Col. Harmon, the State
treasurer: also Miss Sarah n Randolph,
late president of the Ladies' Lee Monu-
ment Association; Miss Nichols, former,
ly of Richmond, now of Washington,
D. c., and Col. Archer Anderson, OF
Richmond, IA
'.Has the board selected design for
the monument yet?'
''No. The board has made no progress
in that direction, except to look at a
number Of models that are on exhibition
in the Senate Chamber here, and which
were procured by the Ladies Lee Monu-
ment Association.
"Will any Of these be acceptable,
Governor
'sThat question 1 can't answer. At
their next meeting it will probably be
decided what particular design will be
chosen. The board, however, is not
necessarily limited in its choice to the
models now on exhibition.
'sHave You determined upon u site
yet?''
''The board OF managers, as above
constituted, have inspected the various
points suggested as sites for such mon
umcnt and have narrowed down their
choice to two locations.
''Whcrc are these, Governor?'
Cone is Candles Hill, on the south
side of the city and near its present cen
tre, east and west, which gives fine
view of the river and the surrounding ;
country The other is Il piece of land
known rs the Allen lot, at the head Of
Franklin street, III the west end and
growing portion of the city, and it is cx-
pected that In !; short time one of these
two lots Will be determined upon. ,
':What is the amount Of the fund for
the monument now in hand.' +;
':Wc have enough to order and pay for {
IN equestrian tigure-horSe and rider.
The site of the monument Will cost the :
association nothing, and it is expected
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