The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-08

Correspondence of the Richmond Iimss.I
Lexington.
REcO1LEcr1oys Of sroNEwAIL JAcEsoS, GEN. Lfg sc.
TpvfNerov july s. 1855.

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south Every one loves to talk about Lee ana every
one has something new to tell ABOUT dAeAsoA'
know not when, in all my lie P2ssea 80 e'Il5'.s
an evening that at Col. Masses HaeEsr tot "V1
the conversation related wbog 20 ms eoHeasal A,'
intimate friend the leader @ the stoaewaa gsisl-
Never before had heard read 50 Eely anu EsaFa
c a description of the complete phgslea mentaA Ai1
moral nature of the man, and an quite sure tl4.l .
this oral sketch could be pus p print 8a5t ~ =
from Col. Masses lips it would be lar more eAt-t
ing than anything which has vt been puolsae4 LII Is
surprising what a number Of characteristic incidents
are remembered by almost every person you meet aho
this fact alone is enough to prove .ha JACKSON muse
have been ordinary Perhaps aE some t0lg'o
time may give your reader aa Outline ol Ni"1 '"s
been told me about g the Maj0r
| With regard to general Lee the following qaesIoI5
and answers will afford you some iaea ot hIs MaJ g.
| life, and Of the esteem in which be is hetd by aE
classes;
Do the college boys like him
eIike him They lore hir
"Well does he like his position as president, OF
does he merely put up with is 70 lieu Of something
better2
Undoubtedly he likes l. When sho place Waa
first offered him, he decira3 it but when 3Ease
Brockcubrough had visited him and explained 90 b'F1
fuly the views and wishes OF the faculty. ae accepted
and accepted in good faith being 5aE5sIsa taat D.
could discharge the duties o. the Posuol aua pe o,
service to his country"
"Since he came he has been pleased suppose
How could it be oherEtse Everybody is eer
lighted with him, as he mus. Aua" whenever ne leoea
in the face of student cade citizen besides ne la
conscious that he is doing gaga
He lives comfortably
&C Quite so. He has comfortable house. vel tlf1'
shed and while his salary not large, ms every want
is supplied and oftentimes anticipated
How do you mean :"
"Why, every stage tha5 enters he village BRIGGS
him parcel or box sent b. express ana these BOXES
and parcels contain almost every Imaginable bAiag5
from books and pictures down 70 clothing and pcog'
sionsn
''Where do these boxes come from
"From every quarter Of the globe you or 51y,
but chiefly from Baltimore.
Are the donors known
Not always indeed d3 nos think .1s.. seasta
are but when known, the gift ts promptly a@ShoW-
edged The other day, ltle girl living some tour
miles in the country sem The general present Of
apples and the very next evening, 70 her great loT
aud the amazement of her parents, general Lee rode
up aighted entered the house, and after returning
his thanks paid his little friend visit q some length
Does he mingle freely With the people
" He is not at all uhsocti IS free, vet cautious n
conversation, but his Yisits aade oily t1 The
ladies'
"I suppose he is greatly annoyed by visitors
| mo, you can hardly say that. Sometimes his p5-
tience is tried by persons requesting u 70 SIT Cor a
picture or bust; and occasion he was heard 90
declare that he had rather stand ae fire OF H3i aoz
en- of the best marksmen Ia tue army OF nosthem
Virginia than be vexed b. the continued solicitations
ularly worried few weeks ago bg sa old lady from
the south who insisted having lock Or even three
threads of his hair which she had promised faithfully
to carry back to young female friend IN Alabama OF
| Georgia"
How did he manage to &c nd Of her
After considering the difficulty be persuaded the
old lady to put up with photograph IL place oil ih5
lock of hair She was b. no means satisfied bat the
general was firm. He is also annoyed BIZ letters on a
sorts of subjects. One of these lately received Wa5
! 6. in 479 FI ff
! four dollars which Of his name, Robert a. Lee
! had borrowed from her in 1862. As the old lady
evidently in earnest and TIE letter genuine the general
promptly replied and proc an Is1f..
: Is ne wrtng histor, Of tbs campaigns
C / think At all events he is collecting mareri-
ais for a history. Many think lie would be unwilling
to publish history just ct this time, when 81 many Of
the actors living, and hs passions engendarea ay
the war are still fresh and ranking but the aet .Gat
Richardson the New YORK publisher paid hiG rsss
not long since is regarded gg Others proof a4t hs
history is in process Of composition
" Have no other publisher besides Richardson 5P-
preached him?"
ooh, yes; one certliaiy has A New York pa5-
Usher whose name is Withheld, offered TO ea3oa Wash
| ington College with the sum Of ten thousand 5a.s.s
annually if general Lee would contribute one aJelsa
week to his paper The proposition made lu lurm
tG the rector by responsible party hgJ the rector
! for reasons which you appreciate, withheld g."
| General Lee, then, never heard Of it2
| eyes, he did at lesst i is said he did, Hs be-
came apprised ofiti in way and declined the offer
/ " Does he concern himself about pGllliassh
4" Not at ALL On the contrary be is extremely cE~E-
full that not even the suspicion OF politics should a-
tach to the college"
! q" His habits are industrious j have aeaTd
| "They are. As early O'Clock in the morning
you may him walking INTO town TO get ue letters
and papers; the remainder of tle dHg Is DEVOTED D
i his manifold duties and il the evening be rides irto
the country on his white horse not luireuua stop
ping to converse with the farmers and Gouut gentle
men whom he chances to meet ABOUT crops and sugu
matters"
"Is there any truth in the story that during one c
these rides he was halted one of his old soldiers
simple minded, enthusiastic eoaatrymaH wIo insisted
on giving him three cheers, Chen and there ID sla
middle of the road2 !"
81 think not. We never heard Of ltn
"Ihe family of the general is much beloved az
most as the general himself | have been Gold!"
eyes; every member Of .ae family Is d great favor.
itc with people,
1 General Gusts Lee is sa to be q man af promise
"He is In some respel b be is Is more mysterious
man than his father Their is something Of 8agssoa
| in him. de IS very modes aa is very Gre, sn ht1
convictions and his opinoa4 mgnzauly practical
and sound. He is thinke
Proclamation from the Emperor Of Austria.
The following mournful proclamation has been s-
! sued by the emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria.
! To MY PEOPLES: The heavy misfortune which las
befallen my army OF the naHth, Notwithstanding rs
heroic resistance to the enemy tie increased dangers
thereby menacing the fatheraud ae eaaIiaes Of wag
with which my beloved kingdom ot Bohemia Is beng
ldesoated and which threaaa other parts 5f my
pire, and the painful and fepua5Iz assgs susJ1juet
bv so many thousands of Ismitfas among mv slaeca
have moved to its utmost nay heart, which gegts
With SO warm and father feeling fer the good of
my peoples. But the reliance which ! expressed IH
my manifesto of the 18th o5 Jaaaa reliance on v0aa
unaeFabe and faithful deg0t53n and readiness Eor0ug
selEsacrfce--a reliance a. Che courage Of mY arUv
which even misfortune cannot sEaauG-a reliance up.
OIL God and my good ane ##ared Egat--sbis has not
wavered Tor a single instan ! .ag addrassaa nr
self to the emperor Of the French respecting q. good
Offices for bringing about al armtstoe vista ITALY Eos