The evening times., 1900-06-18

Another session OF Congress has passed
and the Two resolutions Of the Continental
Congress directing that monuments be
erected to the memory Of Gen. Francis
Nash and Gen. William Lee Davidson. Of
North Carolina. remain to be carried into
effect. II is an interesting case.
Congress on November I, I777, adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That His Excellency G0y-.
quested to erect a monument Of the T3lGe
Of $500 at the expense Of the United States
in honor Of the memory Of Brig Gen
Francis Nash, who fell in the battle OF
Germantown on the 4th day Of October.
IT77. bravely contending for the indePen-
dence OF his country
On September 20. .7Sl. Congress passed
the following resolution:
RESOLVED. That the Governor of the
State Of North Carolina be desired to
erect q monument at the expense Of the
United States not exceeding the value Of
$500 TO the memory OF the late Brigadier
General Davidson, who commanded the
militia Of the district Of Salisbury in the
State Of North Carolina. and was killed
on the lst day of February last, fighting
CALAMITY in the defence of the liberty and
independence of these States"
On January 10. 1872, the following bill
was introduced by Mr.. Graham, and was
passed by the Senate on July 10, 1872:
That the sum OF $500 be. and the same
5= hA- nv 4al p p
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
disposed Of. for the erection Of monu-
ment in honor Of the memory Of Brig Gen.
Francis Nash, Of North Carolina, accord
ing to the resolution of Congress passed on
the fth day of November. IT77.
Section 2 And be it further enacted
That like sum of $500 be. and the same
is hereby, appropriated for the erection OF
a monument in honor of the memory of
Brig. Gen William Davidson, Of North
Carolina. in accordance with the resOlu-
tion Of Congress passed on the Goth day of
September. 17SI.
Section 3. And be it further enacted
That the Treasurer Of the United States
shall pay the sum aforesaid TO the order
of the Governor Of North Carolina when
ever required fer the purpose aforestated.
Mr. Graham. in his report on this bill
wrote what follows:
The Committee On Revolutionary
Claims, to whom vas referred the bill 70
cause monuments 70 be erected in honor
of Brig Gen. Francis Nash and Brig Gen.
William Davidson. having considered the
same. report:
That il appears. from the records of
Congress. that Francis Nash. Of North
Carolina. was elected brigadier general
OF the Continental Army on the 9TH of
February. M: that after serving with
appreciation. under the Comma uder-in in
Chief he fell in the battle of German
town on the 4th of October. I771. braveIv
contending for the independence OF his
country and that on the 5th OF NOEem-
Der. III Congress, by resolution, request
ed the Governor OF North Carolina to erect
a monument in honor Of his memory. o.
the value Of $500.
That William Davidson, of North Caro-
lima, having entered the service as a
major in the brigade commanded by Gen
eraI Nash, and served with distinction il
this grade and in that of lieutenant colone
in the Continental line. was finally pro-
NOTED to the rank of brigadier general
and was killed az Cowans Ford. on ths
| Catawba, on the 1st OF February. 1871
| fighting CALAMITY in defence Of the Hbert,
and Independence Of these States anG
| that, 5y resolution of Congress. on the 2Otl
| day Of September, 17SI. the Governor AM
| Council of the State Of North Carolina
were desired to erect a monument TO hi,
memory. at the expense Of the United
| States, not exceeding the value of $500.
| cit further appears TO the COMMITTEES
| from the subioined letter Of the Governo,
| of North Carolina, that no steps have eve
| been taken by the executive of that State
( in compliance with either of said hesolu
| tions. They therefore report said bill {,
/ the Senate without amendment"
Governor Edward B. Dudley, Of Nc-tl
| Carolina, sent 20 Mr.. Graham, in tn
Twenty-sixth Corgre the following letter
! in which he said that the monume-ts re
| ferred to had never been erected:
Executive Office.
December "a IS41
My Dear Sir: In complinace with you
| favor Of the 14th instant, in which yo'
| say: 1 perceive, by reference to the jo-r
nal Of the Continental Congress, that On No
| vember 4, 1777, the then Governor Of Nortl
| Carolina was requested 10 have erected. {
| the expense Of the United States monu
meHt in memory of Brig. Gen. Fraccl
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