Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-24
ACTION TAKEN IN RICHMOND.
The Governors Desire-Lee Camp and tn
Council-Funeral Guns To BE Fired.

Whenever groups assembled SUNDAY and
yesterday the death Of General Joseph +.
Johnston was referred to. and many were
the "reminiscences the sad event called up.
In this city there are hundreds Of eX-Con-
fodeTates who served under HIM, and VINO
bear testimony TO the fact that under all
circumstances the old hero had the un-
bounded confidence Of his men. There
was no strictor disciplinarian III the
Confederate army than General Johnston.
At the same time no officer III that army
moro fully recognized the consideration
due the humblest private. 1t was an appre-
citation of this fact no less than an appre-
citation Of his military genius by the men
which enabled him TO keep his forces 30
we'll in hand during his mastery OBensire
retreat before Sherman and reOrganlze
Hoods shattered army and deliver his
splendid fight at Bentonville.
sOCIAL RELATIONS IN RICHMOND.
But aside from army associations, Cen
eral Johnston durng his residence here
while he was connected with the National
Express Company aud subsequently,
formed numerous close social relations.
The National Express Company was an
utopian scheme 10 bridge the bloody
chasm, and the idea was to employ in It
none but ex-COnfederate and ex-Federal
SOlultTS. hlubDR luONb NIlO ntlil Ii- II
positions in the company and had Offices
here were General Johnston, General
Kempcr, Colonel BrIscOe Baldwin, the
late BENJAMIN Fricklin, and others.
The office. OF Colonel Baldwin was fire.
auently the place of assembly of promi-
nent ex-COnfederates and ex-FedeTals. As
the death of General Johnston can hardly
fail to bring TO mind the unfortunate con-
troversy between him and Mr. Davis, it
should be SAID that during the period re-
ferred to frequent attempts were made TO
induce General Johnston to speak touch
ing the treatment he had received
from Mr.. Davis during the war, but so
far as those nearest to him know he
vigorously sbstained from rejecting upon
Mr. Davis. As far as he would go was to
say that he was willing TO abide 10y the
verdict of history.
OUGHT TO DE BURIED HERE.
The cOncensus of opinion here Yesterday
and Sunday was that General Johnston
ought TO be buried in Richmond, and with
such military honors as had marked the
funerals of all the great actors in the late
civil war, and when II became known that
it had been definitely decided to bury him
in Baltimore the general feeling was that It
was due TO the memory Of deceased and due
TO the Commonwealth that gave him birth
that Virginia's military and Confederate
veterans should bo largely represented
both at the funeral services in Washington
and the interment in Baltimore.
THE GOVERNORS ACTION.
This was the view taken by the Cover
nor. and Yesterday morning early he sum-
moned INTO conference Adjutant-General
Mcdonald, Briga6ier-General Charles j.
Anderson. Inspector General 10. Lane
stern, Secretary of the Commonwealt h
Flournoy, and Auditor Marye. At this
conference preparations were made 10 send
10 Washington either by the 7:l0 tram last
NIGHT or by a special one company OF the
First regiment which would be joined
by one company from each Of the other
three regiments. These companies were
to have been ordered from Winchester.
Alexandra, and Norfolk, respectively.
While the conference was in session.
however. the Governor, in consideration OF
the statement in the papers that there
would bo no display at the funeral, sent
the following telegram to Washington:
RICHMOND, Va. March 23-1l;3O A. NJ.
Governor Louis AcLdne, residence General 10
semi r.. Johnston, COnnectica dueI'ne, Wash
ingtoa. d. o.:
Please telegraph Immediately whether
the presence OF military from Virginia at
General Jobnston's funeral would DO agree
able. i. W. MCKINNEY. Governor.
To this, at 2:30 p. NJ, the Governor re-
ceiyed the following reply:
WASHINGTON. March %, 1891.
Governor McRhney. Richmond:
Thanks. Funeral private. No military
organizations expected.