The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-06
WASHING LETTER
BY CARL scHoFiELD. Special Core
spondeHt.

BY CARL scHOFiELD. Special Core
spondeHt.
Sectional feeling has arisen over two
elegant pieces Of bronze statuary that
have recently been placed side by side
In the national WalhaIla, or hall OF
fame. la the capitol Visitors from
many lands passing through statuary
hall are attracted by these magnificent
works Of art and pause TO admire
them. one Is "A statue Of George Wash
lngton, u replica Of Houdon's immortal
masterpiece, the original Of which is
In the capitol at Richmond The 9th
er is a statue Of Robert Il. Lee. repre-
sentihg him IN full military uniform as
the general In chief Of the Confederate
armies.
General Lee In Bronze.
Tho statue Of General Lee would at
tract attention In any art gallery In
the world The pose Is splendid, the
artist conception idealistie, He stands
with head erect aud looks every inch
a soldier and leader of men. The
bronze efiigy Of Lee seems lonesome
surrounded, MS II Is, by the statues or
statesmen and heroes who stood for
the Union in opposition to the Confed-
eracy, by a strange coincidence the
statue Of Lee presents u difect face
TO the marble statue of Oliver +, Nor.
ton, Indlanas war governor, whose I'M
firing zeal In furnishing men and mn'
nitiOns against General Lees soldiers
is recorded with special emphasis In
history.
Gift Of the Old Dominion.
The congressional delegation from
The state Of Virginia Is preparing 10
offer the statues of Washington and
Lee ms the gift of the Old Dominion
10 the nation. Tentatively the dclega-
lion decided that Feb. % would be the
proper time for this ceremonial to take
place, as that is the anniversary OF the
birth of Washington. Take one, take
BOTH" Is the ultlmntum OF the dclega-
lion. In other words, If congress ac-
cepts the statue Of Washington 1t must
also accept the statue Of General Lee,
The advisabiity of allowing such a
precedent 10 be established IL bother
ing the northern leaders In congress.
They are Informed That If the Lee
statue Is permitted TO rest nndislurbed
Ia stauary hail the Legislature of Ken
lucky very likely will send the statue
If Jefferson Davis there. coupled with
d statue of Abraham Lincoln, subject
to the same 'take-one-tGke-both" sort
Of agreement. Ex-Governor Beckham
Of Kentucky is said to be advancing
such an idea Both Davis and Ldncoln
were natives Of the, Blue Grass State
Justice Marshalt's Manuscripts.
The famous MANUSCRIPT book collec.
ton of the late Chief Justice John
Marshall may be added to the library
Of congress as the result OF bill III
PRODUCED IN the senate this week by
Mr. paynter Of Kentucky, The library
il now In the possession Of Mrs. Sallie
Ewing Marshall Hardy of Louisville,
great granddaughter Of Chief Justice
Marshall. and will be purchased for
$4,000 II Senator rayntcr's bill Ia
passed The collection of old books
was In Justice MarRhall's possession
until his death. after which the works
were pissed down from one generation
to another. All Of the books, despite
their age, are III good condition, thanks
10 the care of Mrs Hardy and other
relatives. IN whose llbrarics they have
been for century.
Interesting Letters.
As set forth IN Senator paynter's bin
the works in the library are as fol-
lows; british order book containing
daily orders OF British army. about to
embark for America from the assem-.
bling on Wimbledon common for In,
spection before King George until the
day OF the surrender to Washington
this volume presented To Justice Mar
shall by Martha Washington and Judge
Bushrod Washington: army register
Of troops under immediate command
of George Washington, Justice Mar
shall's diary while In France az spe-
cial envoy OF the United States IN 1907,
containing copies Of all papers sent
to the state department; 1alleyrand'a
letters IN French, Timothy chickering's
letters Ia Engilah AID Chief Justice
Marshalls observations IN france,
War Declared on sparrows.
Facing the commissioners, the 81
perintendent of street cleaning and the
superintendent Of parking, as well M
the police department Of the Distriets
IL the question Of whit IL so he done
With the hundreds Of thousands nf
English sparroWe now infestlng The
llairl1.t AID q. hlDIa ara mining lie