The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-28
NO REFERENCE TO CAMERON

Approved Sentiment Of His Address
Statements from Lee and Hunton.
Editor of The Times Dispatch:
sir,-Iy acknowledg ment and thanks
sre due you FOR the prompt efficiency OF
your effort to correct the misapprehen-
zion by your reporter of my address at
Lee Camp Hall on the evening of Feb
ruary 10Th. I.
The verbatim report Of that address
rnents In your issue Of February I'D
were sufficiently convincing that / had
not made the declaration originally at
tributed to me.
But part of the erroneous impression
has not been removed. It has not been
made plain (Which Is the TRUTH that
neithe the audience nor the speakers
who followed me failed. to understand
the true import of my remarks; and that
the latter, instead of criticistng my ut
terances, were entirely in accord with
K them and had no reference to me nor
TO anything / said in their forcible pro-
tests against the opinion of some South
ern men, that cit was best the war ended
as it did,
To clear up that phase Of the misap-
4 prehension, and In dismissal Of this mat
ter, Itreluctantly, ask for further space
in your columns, for reproduction OF ex-
Y tracts from letters J. have received from
+ prominent ex-Confederates who were
p present at Lee Camp on the occasion in
question: Including the speakers on that
& occasion other than myself,
Z What General Hunton says: what
& said In condemnation Of those who had
4 expressed pleasure at the failure OF the
dear Lost Cause" was not Intended for
you. heard no word uttered by You
which could be construed into the Lam
X guage attributed to YOU by newspaper
report. Your speech was one that re-
+ fected credit on your head and heart
and delighted your old comrades
TEsTIMCNYsOF' GENERAL LEE. 4
In your fine Speech made recently at
4 Lee Camp Hall. you stood steady, as I
heard IT, on the same ground took
afterwards, and did not rejoice in the
fact that the war of lS6l-'65 ended adj
verscly to the Southern cause / did not
reply to anything you had said, butt at
tempted t5 .stratshten, il possible. and
make mbre emphatic your statement on
The same subject"
FROM EX-GOVERNOR O'FEREALL.
II listened with intense interest to your
address last Friday evening. ] sat i'm
e mediately iIl.front of you and heard every
word OF ycru fine effort, and the Ian
SuhRS dllIlJltcu W Spu was LtSCi w
tered. The speech was absolutely fault
less in language and sentiment from the
standpoint of a Confederate soldier. There
\ was not sentence or 4 word that could
( have been tortured into an expression Of
satisfaction that the South did not achieve
her independence"
FROM COMMANDER SMITH.
@"I heard you with great attention. and
] know the newspape report on Saturday
morning was entirely mistaken and did
you great injustice. Permit me to thank
you personally for that noble address,
1t was an inspiration given by loyal
i and patriotic, heart"
Similarly emphatic and gratifying let
iers have .beenireceived from many other
& well known e&-Confederate soldiers. Judge
" George LtGhristian and Captain w. Cor
don McCabe among them. But those given
above seem conclusive of the subject. and
y ! have no, disposition to exploit my ut
terances before the public any further
( thanls absolutely necessary to "straighten
n put the record"
Respectfully and truly,
WILLIAM =. CAMERON,
Petersburg, Va, Feb ", 1908