Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-05

kind in this country. In the Judgment on
many people, books OF this class are the
foundation and CHARACTERISTIC or a sta'e
Library. Very respectfully. etc.
THE INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
Yesterday ga INSTANT the librarnan
alleged buyer. No sooner was thus ray
known than my friend, william T..
Royal indignant, and bristling up I'M
an old lion who sees his whcIps tu ,r
gered instantly commenced pfoceeu'nss
for an Injunction. and has iusseu W. W.
into a court OF equity. where the nat.ei
Is now pending for judicial uecis'on' ar, ,t
am placed In me poslton on rrrnnsrtv
against the act Of one NAo Is ner , owr
officer | am not lawyer, ana nay, nav
nothing TO say about the legal t,i Ieeal
ties % the case. Apart IRON rs lesal
asnccts Tho elst OF the whole matter Is
a difference OF opinion as 10 the Ialu I
and wortn Of certain books h t4 NH IN
do profess TO know sometime anu
! am happy to ind my es ,d,na ~, %i me me
fuG,.ment and published opinions OF
Messrs. Brock and Bruce the iol HSr
and present secretaries 9r NE nSIond the the
librarian Of Richmond College. 49,. &C.,,
/ understand the Secretary of the COM
wealth 70 maintain that 1t Is III nis ~ ~.
erection TO sell any book or any qudiiuts
Of books in the Library. Now, J hehev9
that nobody really knows what Is IN anu anu
under that huge pile of books IN me
basement OF the Capitol. ~ IeaS.' Oh,
volume of biography, bought o. ie TTt
YEAR was found with the pile ms
raised II suspicion OF a Ike iate LOT Qu,I''
books, some of which may 10 one Isno
rant % their real value De decm no., Proi ba
subjects for n junk pile. request III me
present beautiful Library readlns room room
for such elementary and STANDARD BOOKS
on American and Virginia history ~
"Foruces Archives Almons RemelnDran-
tla ND
arv Reports" Semple's Virginia zap.
lists" and "Burke's History or virginia
was gratlfied by the production OF 0rIy
the Iast-named work. The others could not
he foundi IL is TO he hoped that they
are not in that pile, but may be yet IN
The Library awaiting classification ana
arrangement.
REPLIES TO MIR. SCOTT.
The card of Mr. Scott. the Librarian In
to-day's papers. cantains some statements
recurring notice 10y me. In CONTRADICTION
of his statement that when | leit ihe
Library the books were lying III mus,
crimInate confusion in the top gallery,
7 assert that those books were arranged
in chronologic order, and that any OF
them could be easily and readliy louhd
when wanted; and this iact l can pnonhei
If necessary. The gallery was so cro"Ged
that even the floor space was covered
As TO government documents in state
library being classed as Junk that IS
n matter OF opinion. AS 70 taNi's 'nn d'
of space. there being neither shelf nor
floor room for them, Abundant room
was provided for them IN the ne"
Library. zone Of the leading booksellers
in Richmond said he would .S,, not make a.
Scott one of the leading booksellers
tells me that he offered TO send list
or description to probable buyers Of such
books SIR. Scott says that the books
of the Office show that Mr.. Poindexter
made a similar sale in 1889. Not AT all
In that transaction the Governor had
turned over lot OF rubbish from his
office which was sold for benefit ~ the
Library after retaining twenty-five
copies for the Library. And that brings
me to the matter OF duplicates about
which ! confidently believe that OF all
pile sold the other day. there were not
100 duplicates IN the Library. As to Mi
Scotts sarcastic illusions to my motives
that is entirely out of place in any public
discussion OF this matter.
Very reSpectfullv.
CHARLES POINDENrER
October 4. 1875