The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-11

sense measure up TO the great soldier
IL Is INTENDED to commemorate To be
frank. ii will, i'll my mind. be a diff
hcult task TO conceive in ones mind n
design to bring out the virtues of this
unique character: therefore We should
go slow. think we'll and advisedly be
Tore we commence to build. Firstly
We should by all means, dismiss from
our minds any act OF commercinlism Or
enhancement Of values in selecting
Inc correct spot for the erection OF
this work Of art in memory OF Thomas
D. jackson, which is expected TO re-
main as long as tho country exists
think that this subject Is such an
important one that the newspapers
Of this city especially should invite
an expression from all who wish TO
do so, and then carefully select from
some one of them tho site and design
for statue OF this immortal Vir-
gilman, ana then honor the SUCCESS
ful party 10y terming IL his design,
giving his name In full and this hon
or VIII give an inspira ton 10 the work,
and VIII, no doubt, bring out a large
number Of contestants. and do not
think 1t would he going too far to
oher medal to the successful rival
am an old Confederate veteran,
served through the whole War Be-
tween the states, and laid down my
arms at ADpomattox Courthouse. when
Robert T.. Lee commanded me 10 do
so, which ] consider one of the great
est honors OF my life, and as the years
pass by. the honor increases with my
pride, therefore, | shall take the lib
erty 10 contest for this goal. To my
mind there could he no better model
than an imitation OF the Last Meet
ing OF Lee and Jackson" at Chan
cellorsviilc, where Jackson appears to
his very best advantage and there is
only one possible fault to he found In
this imposing picture of Lee and Jack
son. and that is Lees hat is entirely
too small. and i'll COMFORTS with the
magnificent physique OF that remark
ably handsome man. Your correspon-
dent "B." criticizes severely the un-
slightly cap on Iackson's head in tin,
cut referred 10 in your Issue OF April
-. and Justly so. according to my
mind. Fortunately. in tho Chancci-
iorsvillc cut, Jackson is ,archeadad
ard holding his cap in his hand For
tunately for tho Handsome Lee Mon
um=nt" here in this ci,y. I.nr's read
is bare. and holding that small hat In
his hand | would propose as the very
best site for the proposed Jackson
Statue" to place IL by the lrft side
of Lee. and as close to him as con
lar Enclosure. and there let the gaz-
ing public behold them i'm the last
meet. where the great commander is
detailing TO his great and trusted
lieutenant his ideas of the deadly
blow to he delivered to "Fighting Joe
ttooker,' who then. according 10 his
tHookcr's) own claim, was command
Ing the finest army on the planet"
But l will venture the suggestion that
old Joe in a very few hours con
cinded that he was in his satanic mai
estys domain, instead Of being on this
planet
IT will be grand spectacle to be-
hold these two great military cap
tains in close and last converse in
regard TO the critical situation of the
Southern army on that occasion, where
Lees army numbered scarcely $4,000
men, while IIookcr's army numbered
all told about $4,000 men. Jackson
took $1,000 men, crushed Hookcrs
right wing. and fell, shot by his own
men, in the flood tide of his career.
and said on his death bed that 1t
was his greatest victory. The Chan
cellorsville picture shows Lee up as
magnificently grand, and Jackson never
appeared to better advantage. The
late great statesman Ben Hin. of
Georgia. once said that Lee combined
ali the virtues of the worlds great