Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-13

rhe efforts that the Dispatch mas pceh
making for so long a time 10 INDUCE our
state TO gather up the rolls OF the soiuie's
.vbo served her in the war for southern
,rdenendence seem now to be in fair
u.v 70 succeed. The Historical Commit
tee OF the Grand camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams has taken the matter up ana VIII
hiring II TO the attention of the Legislature
I'm a manner calculated TO insure success
As We have more than once SAID there
are more than fifteen hundred Original
rolls Of virginia commands ON file among
the Confederate archives in the Nar-f'e
cords Office at Washington. Inese ro's
cover all OF the years OF the war mat
some rolls Of some commands III some
wears are missing Is quite hkeiy' pu'
nevertheless these rolls form the reposl-
tory of more information concerning the
mon who served in the Virginia commands
from, tss, .'e5 than exists elsewhere.
For MS not to obtain copies OF these roiis
and make them a matter OF RECORD III vi"
gjnia would be TO ignore the memory VI
our gallant men who sacrificed their h'eS
for ne Yes copies should be obtained
and as soon as possible they should DC
nrinted. No matter If this work does Cost
coma tons NJ thousands of dollars; II our
Treasury can't stand this expense spie'u
over several years as it Will pe' 'neh 'e'
q snecIal tax be levied for the purpose
We undertake to say that the tax VIII po
maid without a murmur. so the tnhiueS'
member of the Legislature need not DC
afraid TO vote in favor OF H.
pu, - Tho War Department will permit
ne TO do our own copying the cost VIII oe
really insignificant. IT may be INA. inc
rolls might be copied photograpnicaliS'
% ,ben we should have economy anu
the greatest possible accuracy compii'eu'
We wish that some of our photographers
,or,d enquire and see if this method
,.ouId he a practical one. Anyway let
the Legislature determine that the S'a'e
shall have copies of these roiis' cos'
what they may. Governor Oferrdi' We
know. is heartily in favor OF TINS move
uent. so too. we judge, are the majority
no the members of the Legislature lhere-
fore let il be agreed that before the Leg
islature adJournS IL VIII aii""e' "
comics Of these rolls.
And let the Legislature at its present
session also arrange to add TO the hsl Vi
histories that may be used in our pubic
schools. The people want Mrs. Lee poon
mn, ,non the list II need be the Legisla-
,,ro sbould ask the consent of the book
comnanies with which we have contracts
for this hook TO be put upon the list we
vanture to say that the companies wouiu
not refuse They would be very foolsh IL
tbev did. Public sentiment is very strong
on this subject, and mighty as they are
the hook companies are not powerful
enoueh to resist it, Our history list ought
10 be an open list; an improbable ana I'M
proying list II ought to be list 10 whic"
onv rood history that may hereafter APP
pear might be added.
We trust that our friends in the Legs
lature will force fight on po'h uiss'
questions during the coming session
Time il slipping away from u.s. ana DAY
nv day the veterans of our armies are De
coning fewer and fewer. II we WISH &c
ni.asa them--if we wish to honor oui
dead-wc will not delay this matter Du
will act upon It now. There has been par
,exing enough-too much indeed-and We
ought now 10 act. or resolve to keep siieh
ever hereafter.