Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-10-18
THE GOVERNOR REFUSED.
The Committees Explanation I'm Re-
Request for the Howitzers TO
Fire

square on lno morning OF the 10Th.
IL was claimed that the Committee
lad asked the Governor to order
The Howitzers TO fire salute.
The Executive Committee OF the
Proclamation dis
claimed all responsibility and an
bounced that the gentlemen consti-
tuting il were unauthorized.
The matter was duly discussed in
the meeting of the civic societies
held on the 18th inst. at the new
Odd Fellows Hall, Stephen Jones,
Thomas s. Hucles, secre-
tary.
The question was raised as to
whether or not the committee was
authorized to make such a request.
The minutes of the meeting in which
the committee was appointed read |
as follows;
at was moved by Mr.. Benjamin |
Scott that a committee of three be |
appointed to wait upon the Cover
nor and the Adjutant General. and |!
ask them for a salute to be free by
the militia on the morning of the
general parade which will be the
10th inst. 1t was carried and SO
ordered"
The following was the correspond
ence as presented by the Committee.
To HIS ExcELLENCY, I
F. w. MCKINNEY,
Gov. of Virginia.
Respected Sir
We, a committee
pointed for that purpose by a Mass
meeting OF citizens of African descent
respectfully request that you order
the firing of salute on the Capitol
Square at sunrise on the 18th of
| October, 1890, commemorative of
their emancipation exercises which
will take place in this city at that
time. The purpose being to set a
national day for the offering of
thanks TO God, commemorative of
our emancipation we are especially
DESTROYS that our request be grant
ed. Virginia leads in this movement.
We desire that the awakening thun-
ders OF her citizen soldiery shall be
heard on the morning of the day
specified.
| Signed:
Captain BENZ. SCOTT,
) JOHN +. Brown.
On the back ofthis application ar,
! the following:
} COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
4 GOVERNORS OFFICE.
$ RICHMOND, VA, Oct, 7th, 1890.
j.. heferred to Gen. Jos. Mcdonald
}. Adiurant General for his immediat
i investigation and report as to pre-
priety or improperly OF grantin
the request herein presented. Th
Governor also suggests that til
Adiutant General confer with Ger
Is Chas. Anderson in the matter.
s Respectfully,
1T CAzNEAN MCLEOD,
1T Secretary.
IL OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANr GENERAL
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 9Th 1890
"a Respectfully returned TO the Go
ernor with the recommendation TIL
al the request be not granted.
During my service IA years.
~, Adiutant General i recall no occ
sion, except in rendering funeT
honors TO distinguished men, VIII
the governor has ordered the fri
Oh III OA1C OCtJiOOA OIOuut
occasionally he has permitted b
not ordered this to be done when q
piled by parties who wished to
honor TO some occasion or event
s a character to justify the conclusi
me- thatits commemorationw was gene
! a ly desired. There is no reason
lev believe that there would be any ST
,f. unanimity of opinion as to the p
Tor priety of the procedure request
a within as should dispose the Gov
as nor to permit it, if the applicati
of were for permission only, but WI
the he is called on to order it,
ed reasons are to my mind numer,
mo and weighty why he should decl
1pe to do so.
JOSEPH MCDONALD,
Tho Adjutant Gene,
sur HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, '
am GINA VOLUNTEERS.
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