The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-20

stafeme nts In Reference to Why salute
in Honor Of Malone Was Not Allowed.
The following communications are ex-


planatory:
10 the Editor OF The Times:
Sir.-In reply TO the criticisms which
have been made OF Governor O'Ferrall.
as TO his course in reference TO firing a
State salute in honor OF the memory
of General Malone / desire 10 state that
had an extended conversation with the
Governor on the night before the funeral,
and that he expressed desire to do
honor to General Malone, as brave
and gallant Confederate solder, ana stated
that he would cheerfuhy order a State
salute IL or any one else could show
that IL had been customary. Upon re-
Election. I could not--recall single in
stance where a state salute had been
fired for a major-general and inquired OF
the Acknowledgement and Major Simons,
who were present. whether such salute
had been fired. They could not recall
any instance.
T,he Governor then said that he could
not direct these honors TO be shown 10
General Mahone's memory, when they had
not been paid 10 the memories OF Cen
erals pickett. W. II. L. Lee, and others.
vas fuIlv satisfied then. and upon ma
tire reelection. am more convinced that
he was fully justified in not issuing the
order. ,,.,...,, -
- anxious was Governor Oferrall TO
-, due honor to General Malone, as
brave general and officer OF the Con-
fedoracv that he directed Major Simons
20 send a gun and gun detachment 10
pa.orsburg. TO fire minute-guns at the
crave or during the funeral, the expense
10 No maid out Of the contingent iuhd'
The reason why this was not uohe -
explained TO me by GENERA. ,..,r,sv
THOMAS \. BRANDER.
.to- Grand Camp of Nlr-
ginia. Confederate Veterans.
To the Editor OF The Times;
ctr-A certain newspaper in cr.uclsihs
c.o,.erno~ O'Ferrall's action in refusing
10 order a state salute in honor of zen
oral Malone. has distorted the iac's. l
bave read the statement OF GoNerho,
o,Fcrrau published in the Dispatch, Oh
to-day. and endorse it as correct
Governor O'Ferrall suggested that l
.o,d a detachment Of the Howitzers Win
"a ,,,n to Petersburg, TO fire minute guns
at the grave. the expenses TO De pau
out Of his contingent fund. me state
~, that the Governor withdrew the
arier is untrue. l notified Captain
lfutcneson that he could order section
of the Howitzers to Petersburg 10 IRE
s,inte Captain Hutchinson afterwards
informed me that the men did not voiuh-
feer TO 20 and he Gid not think y proper
to order them
The statement that the Governor
would not allow the Howitzers to nre
y voluntary salute In Richmond Is also
untrue. / refused 20 give the order
myself and the Governor knew nothing
whatever about 4.
on examination Of my records, ] nave
beer unable to find a single Instance wnerc
a state salute was fired H. honor OF any
General except Beauregard. who was
a full general. The State salute fired
when ex-governor Kem7er died was in
honor as Ex-Governor. and not as General.
When General Pickett. Walker. ard
Cooke died. salutes were fired AT their
graves 10 my order. and not by order OF
the Governor.
Governor OFerrall expressly stated 10
General Rrander, General Anderson and
myself. that II Stete salutes had been fred
on the occasion Of the deaths OF other
aiajor-Genorals. he would cheerfully or
der State salute in honor of General
Malone. but If other generals had not
been so honored he must decline in the
case Of General Malone that he was not
willing to honor one above the other
W. +. SIMONS.
Major First Battalion Artillery.