The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-02
URGE GIFT TO
JACKSON STATUE.
STATEMENT AND APPEAL BnoAo-l
~ CIRCULATED THROUGH
THE SOUTH.

The board Of directors ana the exs-
c,itive committee Of tn 6toneWAu
jackson Monument AeD0ciAticn has ~
sued the appended statement ana AD.
psal to "the pssple Of the South and
followers OF Jackson everywhere ~call-
ing for contributions 70 the monument
and setting apart the tenth day Of
next May - "Jackson's Statue Memo
rial lay"
sarhs Thomas J. (stonewalD Jack.
ron Monument Cooperation. has been
chartered and organised fof the pur.
pore Of erecting, In the city OF Rich.
r.,0nd. ~ equestrian statue to. COM
Snemorate the virtues and achieve.
f1erts Of 'sYtonewalf' Jackoon. one;
Of the greatest OF military heroes. and
ems Of the modest and most patriotic
Of Christian soldiers ana gentlemen.
Tho above organization was the Out-
come OF meeting OF representative
Confederate veterans AMI their SONS
and daughters he'd u r. II. Lee Camp
HAL, In this city. on the aSth Ut No
vember. 1911, at whirs. the feslihE
was freely expressed that while the
reopie Of the Eouth have done mo-.
bic and patriotic work In erecting
monuments to their great leaders, SUCH
az those to President Davis. Gem
eral Lee, General Albert Sidney John
rton. General Hampton. GenefaI
Stuart, General Forrest and others.
yet there has heen no ADEQUATE rTOn-'
uinent erected to General Sf5tOnawaif'
jackson. among the greatest OF these.
End the man whose marvellous skin
and rsatchless achievements In arms
have 'beftsd tho world with his fame"
and shed lsistre and renown on the
cause for which he gave his life. This
only monument In Richmond. the lats
capital Of the ConfederAcy, In defense
II which jackson fell, IL the statue
standing In tho Capitol Square" erect
I'd solely BY sdmiring Engiishrnsn, the
only tribute Of the kind from for
etgners to any Confederate leader. thus
evincing the exalted opinion In which
he WIS held by people of foreign
lands. II was also the expressed
opinion Of those at this meeting TINT
the work of erecting an equestrian
statue in Richmond TO General jack
son has already been too long delay
ed, and that the time was now rips
tor the performance Of this patriotic
duty--a duty which we owe alike 70
ourselves and TO those who come after
u.
It's the purpose Of this association
to do this. and to appeal 10 the LeGts-
latures Of Virginia and the other
Southern States to aid N in the &C.
cOmplishment OF our task. But since
no one had stronger claim or hrm-
er hold on THE affections Of ali OF our
people than ''stonewalF' jackson. tho
assc ciafion now appeals to MI those
who admire his virtues, niS patriot
ism. and achievements, TO help " II
our s'lab0r Of hove" by sending their
contributions 20 Mr.. T. d. Hotchkiss,
our tfeasurer. nj Richmond. Va
We wish 10 make this subscftpttOn
rs popular ~ possible. and TO that
end. and that the young people may
be honored by sharing IN our work.
the association has set apart the lefA
day Of May. 1919 tths 18TH anniversary
Of General Jackscn.s death), II Jack. !.
sons Statue Memorial Day on which
Il earnestly asks that each child III
the schools Of the south will contfi-
butte ten cents to the erection Of this
We also appeal IA Al Goa ID J
federafa camps and comrades. and to
ali admirers Of 0enaral jackson every.
where. especially throughout the
south. to aid IN IN this movement ~
sending their contributions. crest of
small. TO our treasurer. X Ill will do
their paft, our task VIII BE- Hght one
and SOON accomplished; ana W feAi
sure that this. our appeai. WI not -
IN vain.