Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-19

ROBERT E. LEE.

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with many qualities of the head OF heart
whlch cannot tail to excite pity, horror or
disgust. Among the great Of modern
times, upon whom the eyes of Christen-
dom have been turned, there has been
none, mp to the present day save Washing
ton, whose record is unstained and whose
escutcheOn is without blot f
1t IS therefore with Il iustifable pride
that the people of the South may point to
General Lee as an exempte, so rarely to-
be found, Of goodness and greatness COM
.Dlned. h nony our enemies, wicked as
they are, none has been found to breathe
"a word against the honor, purity and pat
!riotistn of Robert Z. LEE. Save him,
there IS no man of prominence in the
South whom they have not slandered and
Oeiied. His silnpid word would outweigh
III the lana OF our enemies the sworn al
estation OF their high4sr dignitaries. In
Europe his word is the synonyne of truth
and the respect SHOWN his name in other
lands is second on!ly to that entertained
for him in his own.
The temple OF his renown has not sprung
up in a day. 1t took four years to build
II. 1t s ands to day without rival-its
foundation laid in the heart of the people
and its superstrncture formed of noble and
heroic deeds. Too earnest for words, this
man, Robert E. Lee, Goes his work silent
ly-a]l unconscious that on him are fixed
the admiring glances OF the world.
Ii he is great in victory, he is sublime
IN defeat. Lis calm soul trets not at the
DEGREES of Fate. He does what man can
do and leaves the rest to God. He has
no time to talk. Mark Antony, defeated
at Aciium, slew himself and died in the
arms Of a royal harot. Lee, repulsed at
Gettysburg, said, 1t is my fault" and
TUNED to his appointed work. No won
der men love him, and can find no one
with whom to lken hini. Who thinks Of
calling lee a Bayard, Caesar or q Napo-'
leon! When jackson fell, we lost the
NJ oses of the South should Lee be tax en-
from us, we should be without Lee. He
is indeed the main prop OF our cause
With him between them and the vandal
hordes, men sleep in peace at night and
dream Of victory 49,.
81 Though the cause should perish, Lee
will live. Time can do him no wrong
Should it be the decree OF Providence that
our people be exterminated and the land
made desoate, the name and fame ot Rob
ert +. Lee, like the pyramids in the Egypt
ian desert, will stand monument OF for~
mer power and glory. exciting alike the
wonder and the admiration of mankind.
A Coop Belonging to the 5th
Alabama Infantry was a Dutchlnau re-
joiclng IL the pretty name Of Jacob
Schwartz. Schwartz was particularly
fond Of '.Ien trnit," and never failed to
lay III a supply when an opportunity Of
tered. On one occasion he had secreted
a dozen beneath the floor of his tent. Early
he morning he hastened to his treas
ure, but instead OF eggs, found pole cat
snugly ensconsed. What next happened
We will give you in Schwartz's own
,a''Von tam plack, avite stlihed, spotted
puppy dog, come get under. my tent, eat
ailsnly eggs, and my golly When / dries
to triye hna away he fling around init me
-phew?~. Stink heap ike ter deviI-forty
men coald schnlell him in a minute
Hoao Things Are Done al TIE Arnag - = :
We have heard OF an sincideutl says the
Fay etteville Observer which illustrates,
the gallantry and devotion of one OF our
North Carolina offi Gers in Lees. Army--a
type Of the whole. It happened some
time ago-- We need not say when-tha it
was desirable to getsipformation OF as 20
some yn1ovement ors7snpposed movement
OF flle snenl4. AccogJingly,a abontten o.
cold, dark, rainy night, a.
cgurier Daonsl,t to Il Brigade Head Guar
tt,t%F An order ta fa,If5ire one Or two van