The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25
TO HONOR THE DEAD
A MONUMENT SHOULD BE ERECTED IN
STONEWALL CEMETERY, WISCHESTER
We Will Attract immigration BY Showing
That We Honor Our Dead
Heroes.
Greensboro. N. c.. July 10, 1897.

Greensboro, n. c., July 10, 1897.
To the Editor: l enjoyed very much
reading Col Cars descriptive article
Tin your last Sundays issue) ON his trip
to Denver, Col, where he went to at
tend the Miners convention and L
was glad to see where he and the other
representatives from North Carolina did
good work towards leaving good I'M
pression of our good old State.
But | was more forcibly struck with
Col Cars expression in speaking of
enucation, &C., in the West, that North
Carolina was behind other States" in
not only education but many other ways.
This expresses my views exactly. 1t rs
the duty of every North Carolinian at
home and abroad to do everything an his
power to advance interest in his native
State and encourage every enterprise that
has for it's object the good of the State.
There are many ways by which our State
may be brought more prominently for
ward and our resources pointed out to
the people of other States and other
countries. What we most need in our
State is a better class of immigration,an
educated people who are able to estab-
fish different enterprises that will bring
money into, instead of sending it out of
the State, and how are we to attract the
attention of this class? / will try to an
swer one way. That is by showing to
the outside world we are an apprecia-
tive people and are devoted to our God,
our people and our State, and stand
ready with open arms to help those who
help us, and that we are a people who
take advantage of every way that pre-
sents itself to draw attention to our
vast resources, and / hope the time is
near at hand when we will see the effect
Of the good work done by Col. Carr and
Prof. Holmes and others who attended
the miners convention. But Mr.. Editor
there is one thing land very important
one,) North Carolina is having undone
that is not having desired effect, in
showing our people to be an appreciative
one, and it is one in which the amount
that will be required will go further in
attracting attention to the live, energetic
and stirring qualities of our people. L
have reference to the neglected condition
of the plot and graves of the North Caro-
lima dead as Winchester, Virginia. 1t
was recently my pleasure to visit this
historic place. But when l stood on the
cemetery and looked over the last rest
ing place of hundreds of our blood, North
Carolina soldiers who died in the front
ranks fighting for rights, l must ac-
knowledge / felt sad to see the neglect
ed conditions Of these graves and l was
reminded what a good opportunity for
the people of North Carolina to show
how they appreciated their dead
by spending little money to
erect a becoming monument and having
the plot put in such an attractive condi-
ton that it will not fail to attract the
eye of the many visitors who daily fire.
quent it and impress on their minds the
fact that the people of North Carolina
love their dead heroes and are people
desirable to be among. How could we
spend the same amount of money that
will do the State more good at home
and abroad? l wish every North CAROLYN
ian could see the neglected condition of
these graves. If such could be, / feel
sure no time would he lost in making
this a creditable spot to North Carolina.
Then, Mr.. Editor, do we not owe it to
those who answered the call and fell
fighting for our rights?
1t was while standing on that sacred
spot that 1 decided such should be the
case no longer than l in my feeble way
could help. / love the name of North
Carolina, her people, my birthplace and
from now on until l see the effect as
stated, l shall by every way possible,
put forth my best efforts to secure suf-
| ficient funds to put this spot in a credita-
| BILE condition to North Carolina. The
| ball is already moving, j am now in cor
.respondence with different ones, in this
Wand other States and believe the time
is not far in the future when the graves
of our beloved dead will be an orna-
ment to "Stonewalr' cemetery and to
North Carolina. / will be glad to hear
from any one interested in this move.
| / was glad to see whilst sojourning in
! Winchester the head stones bought by
our ladies' arriving and arrangements
being made to put them in place. This
is creditable. But not what it should
be, nor in keeping with what other
States have done.
Yours &C.,