Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-01
DO People Read About the WARP


Quite often we hear men say that they
do not read anything about the late
war" and sometimes they add that they
"do not know anybody who does"
Never was there a greater mistake.
We are In a position 10 judge so far
as the people OF Virginia are concerned,
and we are prepared to say that war lite
nature finds as much II not greater favor
with them now than ever before; ana
there never was n time when they did
not read It eagerly.
This is q land Of battle-felds, OF vete-
rams. and sons OF veterans, and every
little episode OF that mighty struggle
when was begun at Bethel and ended
at Appomattox, so far as the Army OF
Nor. heru Virginia was concerned, has an
enduring interest and perpetual charm Tor
our people. young and old. men and wo-
men.
whenever there has been Il great Con-
federate reunion here, the Dispatch mas
made a special feature OF war reminis-
cences, war poems, &c, &c, and has
ever found an appreciatve patronage. so
Il has been, and in an extraordinary de-
gree. "a the case OF the Soldiers ana
Sailors Monument. Our issue OF Sunday
May 10th, stirred up an interest In the
unwilling throughout the land, and we
may say, with due modesty, largely con-
tributed to the success of the occasion.
In that edition we published letters, ad-
nf TifEDQtph
from many southern Governors and from
ex-Confederate generals scattered
throughout the Union. Those letters con-
tanned eloquent tributes TO the southern
uriyate. and words Of praise and love
for Richmond. Along with these letters
and other original material of ours, we
published on May 10Th, for the first time
In any newspaper. 80 far as we are IN
formed. Stonewall Jackson's official re-
port of the operations OF his corps in the
Seven Days Battles around Richmond.
This report was not written until the fol-
lowing year. and so busy was jackson
I'm the field, he could not find time sooner
20 out pen TO paper for this purpose.
XIV the tune It was written many other
battles had been fought-the scene Of war
had bcen Sutherland so we doubt If
any Confederate newspaper took the trou-
bic % print IT, Most opportunely indeed
we found this report In the current No.
OF General Marcus j. Wrights Confede-
rate War journal, and along with 1t the
roster OF our army during those same bat
ties.
The value of our material. original
and selected, must be conceded, since
much Of II was appropriated by other
Journals when they undertook to write
upp the unwilling in editions subsequent
TO ours. No big preparatory account OF the
unwilling was thought complete which
did not make copious and uncredited
drafts upon the columns Of the Dispatch
of Sunday, May 2Cth.
Our issues OF Sunday, May 9th, and
Tuesday, May 29th, also contained much
war matter, besides the current news ap-
pertaining 10 the unveiling. But our great
est triumph was recorded yesterday,
when goodly part of two of our big
pages was covered with pictures Illus
trating the parade and the scene at thu
moment OF the unwilling, and portraits OF
the orator of the day, tho children APP
pointed to pull the unwilling cord, &c,
SC The completeness and the excel
lenee of this Issue in pictorial fea-
lures and letter press have been testified
TO by expert journalists and by sale OF
papers which has exceeded all our ex-
pectations- although those expectations
were high, in remembrance of how well
the public had patronized all former eff
forts Of the Dispatch in this line.
So we think that we have the right
to declare that II IS a fact that war
Northumberland war literature at
least-ls read.