The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01

The Committee Favoring the Guilford Battle
Ground Sent Strong Delegation.

| without doubt the delegation that APP
| peared before the Governor yesterday,
| representing the Gulford Battle Ground,
With request for the location at that
| place of the monuments to Nash and
Davidson, made a very strong case.
| Those who We're present are unanimous
in praise Of the elegant, and strong, brief
address of Maj. Charles NJ Stedman, who
acted as spokesman for the delegation.
Maj. Joseph Morehead, president of the
Guilford Battle Ground; Hon. c. b.
Watson, of Winston; Col. John r. Web
ster of Redsville; Senator John f.
Woodland, of Wilson; Mr.. A +. Hender-
son, of Yanceyville; Senator r. F. Beas-
ley, of Monroe; Speaker s. NJ. Gattis. OF
Hillsboro; Rev. Livingston Johnston, of
Cary, and Mr.. d. c. Waddell a great
grandson OF Gen Nash, were the speak
ers, and it is said that all of the ad-
dresses We're to the point, exceedingly
interesting and instructive. The points
emphasized in the addresses We're, that
the intent of the National Congress was
that the monument should be located at
Guilford Battle Ground, where there are
already nineteen Revolutionary monu-
ments erected by subscription; that the
State practically owns Guilford Battle
Ground and it makes an annual appro-
priation to it. and it is kent up for the
purpose of preserving such relics and
monuments of the Revolutionary days as
are of peculiar interest in North Caro-
lima, and of benefit to her good name
that the placing of these two monuments
there would not only be an additional
valuable possession q the State, but
would also enhance the value of much of
the other nineteen monuments: that the
Guilford Battle Ground Company has so
far removed the SANDER so long pub
lished. that North Carolina did not act
bravely at the battle of Guilford Court
House, as to prevent the use of a history
in the public schools Of the District of
Columbia because ii contained the old
Islander, and that It has caused men like
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to correct
the old SANDER of our ancestors and that
for these monuments to be erected by the
Federal Government on this battle field
upon the approval of the Governor of
this State would complete the work be-
gun by Judge Schenck and remove for
ever the stigma upon the good name of
North Cardinals soldiers In the great
battle fought upon her soil and the last
battle fought before Corvallis surren-
der at Yorktown. Capt. Waddell said
that, as lineal descendant of Gen. Nash,
81 would prefer to see his monument
stand upon that ground among the mon
uments erected to the memory of those
with whom he associated in spirit, even
though he did not fight on that battle
ground" The point was made that. in
order to preserve history and to teach it,
monuments should have an historic set
ting, and that with the thousands of peo-
pie who go to the Guilford Battle Ground
on the fourth of every July and the
hundreds that go at other times, and with
one of the principal railways OF the State
passing through the battlefield, the teach
ing of these monuments would be more
effective than elsewhere. 1t was urged
that the two monuments ought not to be
separated, 20 they have been thought of
and discussed together for a century.
1t Is understood that the Governor will
make his decision this week. or course
no one knows what that decision will be,
but it is very remarkable that so manv
of the members of the delegation asking
that the monuments be located at Gull
ford Battle Ground, should have done so
without any local influence, and that such
requests have come from a large number
of people in all sections of the State.