Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-13
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measured terms.
| EXCITEMENT OF THE SESSION.
| An effort was then mada 10 proceed
with tho election of officers but 1t gave
way 10 tho Committee on Resolutions.
| and thu exciting feature OF the session
| began.
! The substitute. for General Lees reso'
luton was presented by General Carwi.e'
! and when II had been read, EeV. MI.
Martin. of Virginia. got tho noor' ana
although the convention was In an up'oar'
he secured recognition.
Mr.. Martin said he regretted he could
not vote for tho resolution. HIS nTst oo-
| lection was that II had no place Deiofe
| tho convention.
MKINLEY's MOTIVE.
"yy. have" no said taken hold OF an
| incidental remark Of Mr.. Mckinieys s.
| looking 10 his coming election. (ApplauseJ
| There IS no proposition from the FFesl-
dent Of tho United States. or from the
| Congress or the United States, that they
| are going TO do anything for our Conieue-
| rate States. and recognize the principles
for which we fought There has been no
| thing said by the United States that looks
! 10 the care Of the graves OF our soldiers
in the Northern States. 1t puts us In 'he
| uph, Of going before that government
and asking for something from those
| who slew our men.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Here the speaker was interrupted by
| cheers and applause from some OF inc
members and cries of enthusiasm Coii-
| tinuIng. Mr.. Martin said that the south
| had no desire to commit the care or us
| graves tn strangers Could the voices Oh
| the dead be heard. they would prefer 10
lie in an unmarked grave rather thah
under the most costly mausoleuhi' II We
| had TO ask for it. Proceeding ne pesd"
! discussion Of the right of self-goVelh-
mert and started TO quote President Nc
| Kinley. when lie was called TO order VIII"
! cries Of no politics"
CONFUSION TERRIFIC.
The confusion was terrific, and MS re
marks were unintelligible at times.
II Rusbee. of North Carolina. de-
| Tended the committees report, saying
| that the United States was now our gov
| ernment They could not afford 10 be us
courteous and unapprecatiVe. lie ilen-
| toned the graves Of Confederates at FL
mira y. Y, and other points III ''o
North Where were the southern women
| 10 take care Of those graves there! nat
had his comrade, who preceded MN, zone
| TO care for these graves? Inc uhlleu
| States care of these grapes was soiIe
,hing as people OF a common country
,he, we're entitled to. Though he was
an ex-Confederate, he was a citzen ol
,ba Tinted States, and he was loyal 10
| her flag.
GEN. LEE SPEAKS PLAINLY.
General s. d. Lee spoke vigorously ana
plainly. He thought the resolution hau
! been misunderstood, and said lit simply
Ia EXPRESSED
| the president. and did not go one men
| further. When the President comes for
! ward and saws what he does. II taxing
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars Tor the
care OF the graves, commend the SEN
| timent." go
He wanted the resolution recommtted.
There was nothing in the matter that
required a substitute.
Several other speeches were mace anlu
a general tumult, and calls Tor VOTE
which was finally had. There was a
storm OF ayes and but few nays, ana the
resolution was declared adopted
MINOR MATTERS.
Among other resolutions reported and
adopted was one urging the ASSOCIATION
| TO assist in marking the batue-nelus OF
! the civil war with monuments 10 the
| Confederate dead; another appointing
| tion OF uniformity Of pension legislation
by the Southern States, and resolution
recognizing the Confederate Veterans
! Association of the District Of Columbia
and according 10 It all due rights and
| privileges. An adverse report was made
| upon the proposition 10 change the name
| of the organization TO the Confederate
! Survivors Association, the object being
! to use the initials c. 5. a. An unfavor-
| able report was also made upon a reso-
| luton looking to a change In the nomen-
| clature Of the association In order TO pre-
vent the creation OF too many generals
! and other high titles carried by various
! officers
THANKS FOR THE RALEIGH.
A resolution Of thanks for the presence
of the cruiser Raleigh was adopted; an
| other looking to the selection or SUIT
able gray cloth for uniforms; one thank
ing those citizens OF Columbus, o., VINO
have cared for the graves OF Confederate
| dead there and one extending cordial
thanks to Acknowledgment henue'soh'
~ the British Staff College. for his his
tory Of the Confederacy in his Life OF
Stonewall Jackson"
HAMPTON ROADS CONFERENCE.
Among the resolutions adopted was one
ments made by a distinguished southern
lecturer that the Confederate authorities
were remiss in not improving the oppor-
tunity at the famous Hampton Roads
conference. when Mr.. Lincoln met the
southern commission In an effort TO ar
range terms OF peace
The allegation was that Mr. Lincoln
had AT that time offered to write Union"
at the top Of the paper. and allow the
Confederate commissioners TO underwrite
whatever terms they chose, and Offering
TO pay four hundred millions indemnity
for the slaves.
The resolution declares there Is no au-
thoritv for this statement. and says the
official records preclude the possibility OF
its truth.
COMMANDERS REFLECTED.
General Gordon, OF Tennessee, moved
that the convention go into the election
NJ it's commanders. He nominated the fol-
lowing for reelection: COMMANDMENT
chief ]. II. Gordon: Commander Depart
ment of Army OF Northern Virginia.
wade Hampton: Commander Department
~ Tennessee. stephen ID. Lee: Command
er DEPARTMENT OF the Trans-Mlssssippi
w. l.. Cabell
The rules were suspended. and General
Gordon OF Tennessee, conducted the elec-
tions. each OF the nominees being unani-
mously elected.
RATTLE ABBEY REPORT.
At this iuncture. General Clement A.
Evans presented the report Of the Board
OF Trustees on the Battle Abbey" Ii
dealt with the progress Of the work, bear
ing tho usual report. I'm which 1t appears
that satisfactory arrangements are being
made for the location OF the build
ing. and that only $4,000 Of the 10000