The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-28

/. ls--1o pro,,iuer Erect. in Co-opera-
,,sopfiatlon Stare Of Virginia, an
y, With w. me Of General Robert
3ssastnsn ~ sSe battlefield OF Gettys-
- ne Il enacted, etc, That
/ .,ricr ! pc .e7sist OF the governor
\ sssioo 70 General of Pennsylvanla
N liiu'anlis ,,sonal persons who were
m I've aa eiuVii nion army during the
rs 10 Wv ehslllon, to be appointed
N y ihe or shall be authorized 10
lis goNps aannnsylyania, In cooperation
sas'nl fe .na,T,,snlssIon representing, Inc
4 d w re,.ginia. 10 have executed, III
Ne '.rie N art. bronze eques-
sed sE !, General Robert ~ Lee,
b snl ~ erermanently erected at suSh
ave = Segminary hill as may pe
4 ~ III ~ suited to the purpose SUN
s1 sa %ss shall receive no c9mpen
asrond actual expenses III 'ne
ta1 y, 81 their official duties,
The sum Of S2o'Vu Is 1fIemS
,,aated to be applle9 ~ sn ronosnd
N. "a the erection OF inc pr"pV @nI
,sd,u statue OF 'reu .a,,sas ~ The
4, payment Of the expenses " '"'
salssgTSs III. act shall he entirely null
y :; I dnios 90 the State Of virginia,
M the sessI33n f g HE appoiptment
H. shall pLo,ssjon Ia cooperate with
4 IKE eoIll lhSSs' commission herein
II, PennS NalslI -,oie like appropria-
hied iof. sut .ia ~ nf tbe Lee statue.
!, tlf the eFectiou W
=. r,,,,erv. 2T.-Pefore the
sensgfg. rs" 'oNuu'' 81 bo,,sa
--Atees Of the STATE eeha'
-..,,v Colonel A. n. Mcclure OF
4 H'..',ss' .oorod IN support of the
HiaspDM sPp' s.,i.---.
Z. sslug BILL he spoht '9
,.a,msn Of the Senate and House om
w. coma before YOU. not 10 plean
rs n the Confederate; 1t IS ciNslal-
/. bistorv and adds lustre 70 the an,
4 nssp vi:or beroism. come to plead
~ N Inc Union. the great Repunuc
4 va,d II Is today not only a union
~. but a union Of hearts ana homes
Y, a. soats over the nohlest ana nap
,sosla Of the world. and now extends
Il WI indies and the orient And
1,s,,lsly to plead the cause Of Fenn-
IN, an empire within itself. with
\. tss populatlon NJ the entire ltepnhllc
Y, \ VA bounded, and With such names
l.s,nsndence hall and Valley Forge ana
ts,.Srs as sweet incense In every
4 w. memory.
n NV ask. why should PennsE lvania
1. IA lad In placing a statue NJ General
A, a Seminary Hillt ! answer that the
Et,I.N II Gettysburg is an integral part
4 g,,rsrlysnia While 1t belongs 10 the
4,s a a hatteheld. II belongs To Ms an
E,vrsls part of ourselves and TO what
Il sitspt Il shall be made an honor to
Il ,rlon II must he even 70 a greater
Nh hundreds of thousands Of dollars
slrsady been expended 70 beauty a1 ~,
., i.s@s', ~, ID 5 5.S The rate OF the
E,sjsfsg. and many hundreds Of thous-
4 noe Will be expended whenever We we
y, S51i, ooslsst tn purposes IpT The work a,
Improvement is steadily progressing
y TIE direction Of , Colonel Micn nc ION.
I Nv, ,,,5. ' and az sccnmnlisbed Of Pom
4 MA s,lsiore I'M thus fur only one
II, n nat ssnsuinerv feId teUs 10 the
H.. h. ,,ps story. There ore equestrian
,,-ss,S N chieftains who fell or
TN IN cema.erv MN and scores of
sr--stis IN indiytdual hernism. 10 d.
n Miy,de and regimentoi Struggles.
I'm iTs in mnte hrt elonucnt expressiou
+. yS,s NJ horo,sn, IF thc brave var
II M dared and died clad In their couu-
4 bS,, INT confederate avenue is monu-
Ma Eith only simnle tablets 70 roll
N AZ warriors ~ thaf great army that
h he gray thprp dared and died with
hi herolsm IN defense OF their cnnvic-
ri "a iris lust confirmation TO his
vi il II lust 10 PpnnsvIvppiag Is IL
n 10 he people Of the Union?
ONE SIDE OF THE STORY.
IN rstor from foroi,., land "a tho
' il"'u d ''''-u luuu " '"7
Attet Of Gettysburg would traverse
nlgplhcent avenues. study the posi-
. cespied BY the two great armies.
\. enid not t.n 70 to ,.,,, IN,
IN uo' isIl I" be impressed with
s1a ralcr Of the forces there locked
tsadly conflict. He would jnou,ra why
4 ~ AZ tbe sto.,. l. -.
\ Monuments ' n.l;,,a Even IN imperlsLn-
e,o telI az tbo oou LII lle ptner mas nom
|salrs Mo No eSuSl'S SNiIled ana yaliant
|rs 10 ,hs sa1e "Ler -U'pgO OF their
hi ana would ~ anu Wouhded or the
pa. yot tba ~ hs nor ASK the question:
D Sdes Ameri e. Tls.s ana warriors on
|,tss whose fatbo.. IRE they NOT
ri tree goyernma1t ~ IA. hau reared the
(1vaed With their 49,, t'e M9rlu ueeplS
La i ths va, .isls and triumphs Of the
u ~ Vim rsuiGtionary war, in the sec
ssiiccp What answer co,I,d Nc p n,aiio
" 70 such Inquiries forty yaafs iignr