Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-15

1900 *''~'N"'sNF' st~~t%''
50 th.t this city and viclnas have about
five tinths Of the whole 7eslih a.. tae ) ate.
HsEslsern :s2etc:ses.
a correspondent wei.es il - !..ier f. q
Cleveland paper
LIT AED lis BIRCH RID.
In tho shady streets or Lexington i.olert
L. Lee Is eeen but On Sunday, when, with
his lifelong punc.u'.iitv. be goes t. eturch,
ed makes the proinn.estresgcnEes Hois
the mos. remarkable man, III many gtG,9s,
nave ever looked upon. inqg.F. among
these OK Confederate officers orumblas my
surcrstitions about al bui.hin by theory
OF The irfiex'blc Davis has been disturbed f;
in his all sufficient stead am sa3rn q
qncrnlons, Obstinate marnrIing Tia. Tho
lcopIe demanded seine E dig pseraeailyt
- - Transferred. In place Of jackson,
tho iayulnc,ab.o solaisr, sea duh Pres
byte,an delcon, taking to hi useli "a he
marches. For j +. b Stowart. sec q cir
Gus rider at = fsndango. For E~ell, ! re-
mark a gbb-ring old gentleman, nothing
out OF uniform. read Early's book, and
blush that | over believed in him. But
Lee in tho imnutsble responsibility that
cannot disprove, diminish or despise
S,fiki z cut OF sight his original tresehery
he IS the most perfect union Of manners
hou5rs, morals, prudence, that have eveI
studied
Here a. Lexington he seldom mentions
tho war It's history elsewhere, silence q
| him His adm nistretlen of thus college Is
| = moro perfect success, Il possible, than NJ
| handling OF an army. He takes Tho per
sonal bond OF very many VI the student.
| that il over they become abe they vii lsl
lYr thtir tuiiien. HIS Lie IS in has acts, no
in bis character. and sei " Ia all this W L.
81, there is no man | dislike mere III Il,
south, N The 'irl, oil ropubi.canism an,
tAe huer,csn ia'uie In that straigh
csfii.ea. ne.lowod crar hair, AID compose,
;s}s that Is ever beautiful now, there is u,
cnnfessIon e sympathy with democrat
ic alas. no American saliences o. char
a., +, Il subjects c9ntont cnly III tn
Church and thu State, not citizen
equal aspiration and popular puse "
liis pride of race makes hlm sensitive (
his word aud honor, and he held Virginia
disanpr0ygi 10 be worse than AneTjca'
Whie he is no genius. his soldierly cienl
ness O head and thor ughness OF obed!enc
mpt hlm from the iphrmiecs of inof
brilliant minds. lie fails with grace an
caaqaeTs Siih dignity. His rame IN th
Soash Is riore potent than Washington
.as after tne v.c'efieus Wfr. hrA e Wit
Tho prlvefc czswre he Is setting 10 l.el
ington. this man would speak out on'
cheerfolly for the FIRE einen. foi new pa
! tism. hopefully 70 tue future af 3,
land, the browning Crece 81 uls life wou
DC added. aud tn feil Uaion achieved b.
Leo ~ negative grext rs CTR exec
, uve--no statesman, no genef4l III.
wa, told ~ one O his ri sd car
ye'tetday, q > scene A lt.s sgp II
J aid was ordtr,d by Cen Lee 4 sabu
/. command, ana while 90 ghe way H.
. Robbie bee, ia" Generals strlpinr -
Ding the " ieaa' horsc in ne Rocs brid
ar'lllery. He 10 be, ~ lis re.afn,
! his sons position.
} "Taoy'va made driver Of him, Majc
have they H. said with twink G; We
| think he'll do
There's Robbie. uow, General" erie
the aid
: The battery came by. horses sweaty. mc
grimY, wagons sliivered The boy said,
snrt 81 undcrtone
Pa, are yoa roins, to soul US il asa;
" 70, my 80. co +" -
r lie 'iery II As - ise f "a. IN "a
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