Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-01

-, h,t an humble instrument In tne
hands ~ ynv comrades and friends 10 as
siut them in perpetuating the glorious
deeds Of our heroes ! am proud 10 ie''
thar 7 am TO be an assistant In deveioplhs
the true history of our great country -
pages that will be written iroin '.
archives that will be colecteu Wy ""
pa,,ie Abh~v Association. and which have
ranai,ed en- long unwritten, Will be sacred
10 truth and justice. and hope that ny
countrvmen. both North and SOUTH WIN
| do nv personai memory the justice 10 pc
Hove that in offering TO devote a hai
| million of dollars TO the great opJects tha.
| we wish TO obtain. that i nave zone u
| with a singleness Of purpose or deVo'ioi
| TO my fellow-man and an uDselhsh desire
| TO honor the good and great OF our CUM
| try.
OFFERS HALF A MILLION.
your long-continued and disinterested
| devotion TO the same object has won for
you my affection and esteem, and trust
YOU implicitly to stand with me, by me-
and for me. i'm carrying out with prompt
ness and energy our part or the purpose
of our mission. All money necessary 10
carry out these plans will be placed at
your disposal. and a fund OF money to
| The extent OF 10000 win he so arranged
| that you and the rest Of your associates
! who will constitute the Board OF Govern
ors can make proper disposition of II. as
may be required to this you can con-
| slider me pledged. as well as my heirs,
and assigns, and | have farther the
honor 10 state for your information that
my great pleasure will be to see the work
begun as soon as my partners, my be-
| loved countrymen Of every State and Ter
ritory in the South. are ready. and pushed
all
rapidly commensurate with prudence and
| good workmanship: for some OF us are
| getting along i'm years, and we must
! hurry UP little II we,are TO be permitted
| 10 see the result of our patriotic enter
prise.
A FIRM FOUNDATION.
"'The Temple OF the Lost Cause must
| be founded upon the Rock of Ages, its
| Importance will develop with time. and
! whatever exalted estimate may be placed
| upon IL to-day ! trust will be intensified
| b. coming generations OF men, so that
| IT will always stand as n part OF the his
| tory Of our great republican government.
"Your letter describes the situation ex-
| actly; the condensed history you have
| given Of the proposed memorial he'll and
all that led up to 1t. my plans, and
| agreements, / find correctly stated and,
|
you TO fulfil my promises, by meeting the
views and decisions of the convention
that will be appointed at Richmond. and
who will represent the wishes OF the
United Confederate Veterans, as to the
location Of the building, etc.
ASKS PROMPT ACTION.
II sincerely trust the matter will meet
with no delay, but be definitely settled
at the reunion. / am ready at any time
10 meet my engagements as to this work;
| and, wherever IL is decided to build the
| Battle Abbey, / will be in accord with
the United Confederate Veterans and
| hereby authorize you to act about the
| money ] have advanced as working capt.
tai as you think proper. as it is best.
| think. that you should be governed by
| surrounding circumstances. In your let
| ter TO me you have seemingly covered
the whole ground in your anticipations
| as to what may occur if the 100000 has
not been raised in the South. | must
! leave all that to you. l know that you
| Join me i'm the hope that every
thing will be ready to proceed to definite
and final arrangements provided the
| temple IS TO be located IN one of the
| Southern States or Territories IT, how
ever. my larger and more important offer
is accepted. and Washington is selected
as the location, which proposition / re-
| quest my countrymen to consider dispas-
sionately and seriously before making a
| final decision, then you will proceed to
| make such arrangements with the repre-
sentatives of the United Confederate
Veterans as you may think necessary.
| and the then existing circumstances may
require, all of which actions upon your
| part / hereby confirm in advance"
COLONEL DICKINSON THANKED.
At the conclusion Of Colonel Dickinson's
address he was rendered a vote of thanks
for the active interest taken by him, and
he was requested TO present the entire
! correspondence between Mr.. Rouss and
! himself to the convention.
The resolution introduced prior to Colo
mel Dickinson's remarks was adopted
after being amended so as to request
the General Commanding to have the
trustees to meet at once and asking the
| convention TO make the committees re-
port the special order for to-day at IL
| o'clock.
NO BATTLE ABBEY.
Just before adjournment Colonel Cary
! asked leave to retire. having another
| meeting to attend. Before leaving he
called attention to the fact that the
oppression Battle Abbey" Is incorrect.
The English Battle Abbey, he explained.
was built in honor Of the victory of a
foreign enemy over England. The Con-
federate memorial US not to perpetuate
any victory over the South by foreign
enemy but Is to commemorate what the
South itself has done
Before adjourning a rising vote OF
thanks was rendered Colonel Cary for
his entertainment of Monday.