Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22

/. mot too late 70 make amends Tor tne
ra.t hv foIIovinR In >he wake or cther
so,,fbern States. II this Is postponea
MANY wears longer those who participated
in that great struggle VIII nave croSsea
the river. and II Will be Amos. III
possIb,e 20 accomplish what now can y.
done by systematic work. HAVING III my
possession the rolls Of my company.
presume there are great many o'"e'
rolls that could be secured.
zone of the camps has already inaugu-
r,ted a movement looking to the end IN
view. and / think all will render VIVA.
ssrvice they can In that direction. ~
seems clear TO me that the state shou'u
do It's duty In this particular
"Jt "a true that we have erected monu-
nants. not only to the great captains
who led. but also to the brave men WIZ
followed,--and. after all. VINO maue w
rcnutatIon OF the leaders by their u
swerving devotion to the ptinc'p, ~.
which they contended-pu' ."yse ahn,r.c,
sut.,ce as they only give in the apstract
rnemoriaI of the Confederate ueau,
whilst n full roll would largely prevent
rvbat seems 10 be a growing evil among
the rising generation-that ~. the iuea
that II IL time to lay aside the ola se,s.
7, would wildly call to mind some GEAR
relative who participated in that struggle
ENTIRELY PRACTICABLE.
"r am quite sure" said Lieutenant i.
w Svdnor. that every man VINO Is
worthy of the name Of Virginlan VIII
g,va h,s hearty approval to the move
ment. There will resound from the
mountains 10 the seashore one niish,y
, "amenr' Your idea Ia entirely practicai
~ a reasonable portion OF the ciuHens
%, each county will undertake TO pro-
cour,i.s Let there be meetings held at
once in every county I'm the state. Let
those annoint one central committee with
va rious subcommittee, in each district
whose duty II shall be TO make monthly
reno-ts etc Let the county committees
nrocure the name Of every man who
enlisted while n citizen OF that county
II the people will only think so, they could
easily erect suitable shaft In every
county in the State, on when the name
NJ every soldier from that county
whether living or dead, could be inscribed
As an individual. it will give me very
treat Measure to render any assistance
In nv power to your pralseworthy object
I have not the least doubt that our next
LEGISLATURE will make suitable appropria-
lions for the consummation OF the work
provided the people indicate their desire
by at once doing what they can to-
wards IT,"
OUR SONS MADE HISTORY.
TT has been truly said OF the Vir-
ginian." remarked Major IT, c. Carter
that he makes history. and allows some
one else To write II, and never seems TO
care I'm what sort of shape IL goes 10
the world II IS time We were changing
i'm this respect, and a good time TO start
would be right at once by using every
ell m
| l!vion the muster-rolls Of the Nirginans
who served in the Confederate armies
These records in the coming years viii
| be consulted with pride that those VINO
| are living within the shadow of the
| mighty conflict of ISLES can little appre-
! cIate. We have no time to lose and ~
attention OF the next Legislature s.<~lld
| be directed TO determined ef>rt TO
| complete and preserve roster of the
Virginia troops who served in the armies
of the Confederacy."
DO 1T THOROUGHLY.
"Of course" said Judge George l.. Chris
| tan. 81 am heartily in favor OF having
| a complete roster made Of the Nirginians
who enlisted in the Confederate armies.
| There never were truer patriots on the
| face Of this earth than the soldiers OF the
| Confederacy. | believe the time Will come
| when this will be universally recognized,
| and II a roll OF these men can be made
| and preserved, IL ought to be done.
| have seen no account of the soldiers
| from the different States OF the Confede-
| racy, which in my judgment, did Nlr-
| GINA justice Certainly the people OF this
| State were as united and devoted TO the
| cause OF the South az those OF any other
| could have been, and yet, in proportion
to her population. she is not credited In
| any OF the reports ] have seen with
| having furnished as many men to tho
| southern armies as-e. G., North Carolina
| and perhaps several other States. Unless
| the work is going to be done thoroughly
| which will require great labor and a con
| siderable expenditure of money, | think
| il had better not be undertaken at all
| IL ought not to be undertaken to make q
! Job for any one. but only to do an ac
| # justice TO the memory of the mer
| who can never receive any adequate recog
| milton for what they have done and suf
| fered In this world
| CALLS 1T CRIMINAL NEGLECT.
| Mr. William Ellis Jones, secretary n