Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-11
GUNS WILL NOT FIRE.
TuE GOVERNOR DECLINES TO ORDER
SALUTE FOR THE NEGROES.
sbc Petition l. No Approved nv the Mill
tary oficers-Captain scott Not
nj All Surprised.

The Governor has refused the applica-
,,oo Of the negroes requesting him 20 order
,he Richmond Howitzcrs TO fire national
salute for tho emancipation celebration.
last Tuesday night the Executive Com
,tiae in charge Of the programme met
and appointed Captain Ben. Scott and John
J.. Brown subcommittee 10 present TO
,bc Governor a resolution embodying the
t.oucst above rcierred 90.
THY SAW THE GOVERNOR.
Between y and O'Clock the next day
ha committee presented itseh at the Gov
orror's Office.
T6, uetit,on was sent in hy the Cover
,.r-. messenger and in few minutes they
o.re tod that ms EXcellency would see
rrm. They went into the Governor
,.-,afe office and in "a conversation OF sew
,.aI minutes duration they urged the Gov
,rr0r to grant their request. Governor
N, Kinney told them he would let the ap-
f,braiiou take its usual course aud would
r.f.rIt to the Adutaut-Gcneral ana the
g-,ade Commander.
NoT vfBY FAVORABLE.
Tho petition aud letter from the, Gov
t-r6r we're forwarded ~ be promised; me
i.tt.r was short and simply referred the
iaper o. these officers.
Hriradicr. General Andcrsons ehdorse-
ueni was about as follows: n
"lt has not boen the custom Tor the tx
,rltlyet to order salutos 10 be fired Tor any
,.-rrrsp and sec no reason whatever why
ms application should be made prece-
cent. --....;.-;,,,. ..
fra q salute the request might be conslu-
,t.8 from a different standpoint"
Inc endorsed opinion Of the Adlutant,
General was similar 20 that OF General
Yesterday the Governor turned thepaper
.yrr fo ms secretary 10 be filed away. Oh
tt. bark wasa simple memorandum stating
that the application would not be granted
nan TO 49, COURTEOUS.
D,sDq!cb reporter called at tho Execu-
Ir. Manson last night 10 get Governor
Nrkuncv's 's version of the AFFAIR. Inc TX
,.urye said he did not give the SUBJECT
.p.cial attention. and really did not nave %
yrr, distinct recollection oi what occulle,i,
tIEr committee presented tine petition 10
l-u and hc told them u would be referred
t,the Administered for a report. IL
,ra- ono of those embarrassing situations
which some people would insist upon put
tfur others i'm. when they might know ih
advance that their request would be re-
fused. he made AN entry on the peutio1
that it was refused, and II would De h1nucu
the committee whenever they called iot IT,.
Aatbe Bigpqicl man hade the Governor
rood uight be told his EXcellency tnaJ
Captalu Scott had said that as soon as
C,nrrcss made the emancipation annlVer-
,orv "A national holiday the negroes woulu
hem "A better position 10 make such re-
most The Governor smiled, and mt
mated that Congress might take such ac-
non AS 10 wanted, but that he would never
order out "a white company 10 IRE salute
for such an occasion.
CAPTAIN BIN. SCOTT.
Captain Scott. one of the negroes who
prcsonted the petition 70 me me GoEethII, t I, T.
vya- seen at his house 6lS Judal street, by
"a D.srricb reporter yesterday afternoon.
Un nsaid he had seen General Anderson III
A.. morning, and was prepared for the
Goveruor's adverse reply. lie sad ne
agreed with the Governor IN re4uslhe 10
gllow State artillery and AMMUNITION 10
be- used ON such an occasion, winch was az
the present stage private enterprise
'Buf n Congress makes II emancipation
celebration) a legal holiday continued
thc Captnin I'VE Will be IN better posi-
lion TO ask the Governor and Others foI
General Anderson. he said. told him that
If their own soldiers wanted 10 hre salul'
from the Capitol Square snch a ropoSIi
fiop might possibly be considered. but al
ihe colored soldiers were infantry, ana
they wanted an artillery salute.
No sLIGHT INTENDED.
II was matter Of great regret 20 the
committee, Scott said, that the Governor
aud the Mavor had been badly treated II
regard 10 the opening addresses.
The committee had extended Governor
McKinncv and Mayor Ellyson invitations
fo deliver the opening addresses. WINE
these were under consideration membe
of the committee wrote 10 Professor Langs
Ton. asking him TO do so. and the lattei
accented. II was their intention TO hav,
Iangston speak another day, and they nae
r9t meant 10 be disrespectful TO the Gov
eruor and Mayor.