The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27

in the Legislature, and certainly neither
one Of Thorn expressed the slightest dis
but on ne the e ,bev
Re ed at Il is I'M ntroducion and The earnest
manner OF It's advocacy by me, ! tnink
ure had been dlstasteful TO any mem;
bers OF General Lee $ family. they Wou!a
have found way to. at least, eve y IN, me
Withdrawn tho BILL rather than violate
their feelings In such matter.
can unhesitatIngly state. however,
not there no fdenera
Bill tilE but That, on Inc other hand. ] had
excellent reasons to believe thnt It vas;
that General Fitzhugh Lee warmly nD D,
proved my determination. TO tlght tne 9. n
y,o 0ps1 a aSan was hd the m
umphant outcome.
As to tho statement that Confederate,
soldiers were opposed 10 the piit. =, w,
opposed 1t. but SO vast was the ma1orlLts
Of them in favor, OF It, and SO clear ~ taa
motive Of honOrlng Lees memory ina
s nsedre ent ir and many OF those who
at flrst opposed became the warm sup
portors OF the idea. Certainly the, nase,
fong deter even tho most tin1id. for not
only was 1t recognized that virginia was
acting within nne he or ' tSe twe OF her Illus
trIous ,e' sons, whose statues should be
placed in statuary Hail. but the looRGa-
aside from few scattering resolutions
from e. A. r. camps, there was none
whatever, while many prominent o1 puons
men and many @. to ots ieoR favor
OF Accepting the statue with all the
honor ass Accorded to the statues presented
by other States.
crcislng a plain legal right because i;s>o Of
reached deeadenf period IN her .nr history y
Mse II a as e Be- injured by such Grill
cism. it is timo we were finding It out.
Most assuredlyit would, seem that II the
Governor were actuated only BY an In
eeratlon and desire to PAY him hnv all .b pos
be honor then i w nnd shay nnye 10 pt ths
a HGr1h 1so on tho part part Of Virginia
stand BY her guns and demah M e9Sar
States than to encourage a few irreoon.
cilable South hates in thoir efforts to
humliate her and deny her me PRIV,
n il ethe M,on 81 the other hand, ~ 81
was really "unwise and inexpedlent.,mI as u,
the Governor declared, IN an = ,nI hacnS
a | ne llIncfl ne pcIIlllLNGt'
4 lay without his signature, aVa WIZ" penu
not have received his vote had ne petn
in the Legislature. then ne b,s oue en1v, 20
tions and vetoed the bill, insteud Or Or
Become law e present ahas nc O. si Hses
family and against the wishes Of the
Confederate soldiers. and calculated TO
deseorate and not to honor the memory
81 lee, these reasons ought 70 nave
been considered we!ghty enouGhato eaus9
he Governor to veto the pm ana SEM
Il ba ok TO the Senate with 2 message
pointing them .out, and tneS a wete
Known to be we'll founded, who can douet
/ that tho veto would have been sustulneu
As N matter of fact, no basis LOT suc1
reasons existed, but the contrary, ana
\ Ia bill was Well-nlgh universally ap-
nroved nv Confederate soldiers ana Vir-
gginians generally. and met with the most
heartv and generous commentator even
in ira North, where some had teafca y
wo,iid create n storm OF sectional teel-
inr and bitter comment, AS indicating
that his was soon recognized even py
tho (;overnor, may be cited the act
thnt when the bill to appropriate the
nnf,ney 10 pay for the statue was passed,
which was done later In the same SEES
sinn of the Legislature which passed the
biiIIii' TO provide for the statue, It iece'yed
he signature and official approval OF Ills
TX ceiiency, who should IN consequence
INV be considered as estopped from as
sorting the unwlsdomn e ne 8 12I9qpsess51V!on
: Lyynehburg, VA July 24th.