The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-23
ed. the Confederacv WAS relieved and

ed, the Contederacy was relieved, and
time was obtained, if other things had
favored, to reinforce the army. But,
said Mr.. Davis, | shall not attempt to
review the military career Of our tai
len chieitain. OF the man. how shall |
speak ? He was my friend, and in thai
word is inclnded all that could say OF
any man. His moral qualities rose to.
the height of his genius. Self-denying,
always intent upon the one idea of duty,
self-controlled to an extent that many
thought him cold His feelings were
really warm, and his heart melted free
~ at the sight of il wounded soldier or
the story of the suffrrings of the widow
and orphan. Daring The war he WAS
ever conscious of the inequality of the
means at his control. hui it was never
his to complain or ia utter Il dnubt-it
was always his TO do. When in the
last campaign he was helcaguered at
Petersburg, and painfully aware of the
straits to which he was reduced. he
said "With my army in the noun
tains of Virginia | could carry on ibis
war twenty years longer" His men
exhausted and his supplies failing, he
was unable t" carry out his plans. An
nntownrd event caused him to antici-
pate the movement, and the Army of
Northern Virginia was overwhelmed.
But in the surrender he anticipated
condition that have not been fulfilled
he expected his army to he respected
and his parnled soldiers to be allowed
the enjoy mcnts of life and prosperity
| Whether tn sc conditions have been
| fulfilled. let others say. Here he now
sleeps in the land he loved so well i;
and that land is Lot Virginia only, for
he fought only for Virginia. He was
ready to go anywhere, on any service
| for the good of his country, and his
heart was ms broad as the fifteen States
struggling for the principles that onr
fnrefatEers fought for in tie Revolu
lion of l776. He is sleeping III til"
same soil with the thousands who
fought under the same flag, bnt first
offered up .hcir lives. Here the liv
ing are assembled to homo, his mcmo-
rr, and there the skeleton sentincls
keep watch over his grave. This citi-
zen, this soldier, ills great general.
this true patriot, left hc.,ind him tn"
browning glory of a true Christian.
His Christianity ennob1ed HIM in life,
aud affords us grounds for the helic'
that he is happy beyond the grave.
But, while we mourn the loss of the
great and the true. drop we also tears
of sympathy with her VIII" was his
help mate in life-the noble woman wh",
while her husband was in the field
leading the army of the Con.ederacy
though an invalid herself, passed tn,
time in knitting socks for the march
ing soldiers! A woman fit to be the
mother of horoeS-- and heroes are DIES
cended from her. Mourning with her
we can only offer the consolation Of ;
Christian. Oar loss, is not his, for ht
now enjoys the rewards OF life wei
; spent and Il ver-wavering trust inn
risen Saviour. This day we mite on
words of sorrow with those Of the goot
and great throughout Christendom, tn
his fame is gone over the water HI
, deeds will be remembered; and whe'
the monument we build shall hav
crumhled into Gust, his virtues vii
still live, high model for the imlta
ton of generations yet unborn.