The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-05-27
THE RATTLE ABBEY.

Reference was made in these col
umns last week TO the work being done
by Gen. Thos. l.. RosseE, Of Virginia,
in raising funds for the Confederate
Battle Abbey; and to some resolutions
tina, were adopted after the entertain
ment and lecture given by him Wed
nestay night. Those resolutions, which
are seliexplanatory, are published
below.
As is already known ~ many OF our
readers a movement has been put on
loot 10 raise money with which TO
erect a Memorial Building or Battle
Abbey in the South, in which to store
and preserve Confederate relics, me-
mentoes, etc. This purpose coming
to the ears Of Mr.. e.. B. Rouss, rich
merchant of New York, who was a
brave private soldier in Gen. Rosser S
command, he very generously offered
to give $1,000 upon condition that
a like amount is raised outside, and
enough more to keep it handsomely
endowed.
Mr.. Rouss is worth several millions
of dollars, all of which he has made
since the war He is in many respects
a very remarkable man, an ardent ex-
Confederate and liberal contributor
to various Objects and charities asso
ciated with the Southern cause.
While the location has not as yet
been agreed upon the Battle Abbey
will probably be built in Richmond.
BY the logic of circumstances that is
the nroper place for it. As the capt.
tai OF the Confederacy, the capital city
| of the State which was the chief stage
Of action in that great four years frat
rlcidal drama, and The native State OF
Mr. Rouss himself, it occurs to us that
by every tie and sentiment of the past;
by every logical conclusion of the pres
en,; and by every consideration of the
future Richmond is the place Of all
others that should be chosen for the
Abbey.
The resolutions above referred 10
are as follows:
| WHEREAS. We, the Confederate veterans
and citizens of Henderson have assem-
bled, having heard that our comrade
and felOw-citizen Charles Il. Rouss, form
erly of the 18th Regiment OF Virginia
Cavalry in the army Of Northern Nir-
| Snla, and now princely merchant OF
the City of New York, has set apart from
his private fortune one hundred thous-
and ($lOO,OOO) to be applied to the con
structiOn and erection OF IL Battle Abbey
or Memorial Building as Il repository Tor
the archives, relics and records OF the
Confederate States OF America III whose
service he was a gallant and faithful
| private soldier,
ResolUei. That our thanks are due
and are hereby most sincerely rendered
to Mr.. Charles b. Rouss for his magniti-
cent gift prompted by his loyalty and
love Tor our dear Southland; and we
also desire to express to him our heart
felt sympathy in his affection as a blind
man and assure him that an earnest
prayer shall be offered often and Sin
ccreIy to Almighty God that his sight
may be restored and that he may live to
see The Abbey after its completion.
W. II. CHEEK,
Col. LIST n. C.. Cavalry.
GEORGE FIELD,
Co. c., 10th n. c. Troops.
W. j. ROBARDs,
2nd Lieut.. 18th n. {. Infantry, c. S. A.
j. ii. TUCKER.
Late Asst. Surgeon Z. 5. \.
Il. A. BULLOCK,
Sergt. {. $. Dept. 18th NC.
| W. b. SHAW,
LIST Lieut.. Co. A., V. NJ. |. Cadets and C.
:. A.
MELVILLE DORSEY,
\. s. DAVIS,
JNO. L. THROwER,
=. IL. THOMAS,
and others