The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-10-26
ROBERT EDMUND LEE.

wtNNsBoRo MoURNs THE DEAD HERO,
WHO HAS PASSED OVER THE RIvER-
THE SPEECHES DELIVERED UPON ffiE
OCCASION PREAMBLEAND.R .REso-
LUTIoNS ADOPTED.
At Memorial Mass Meeting held
in Winnsboro, s. c., October l7th
1870, to giv' proper expression of the
feelings ofthe community, at the ma
tion's great loss in the death Of Gen.
ROBERT Il. LEE. Amidst profound,
sid silence, Capt. S. B. Clowncy arose
and requested Gen. Jno. Bratton to
act as Chairman. Gen. b., on taking
the chair requested Dr.. G. II. Ladd
to act as Secretary, and said:
We have met to pay the last tri-
butte to our greatest Confederate Hero.
Iio has erected for himself a monu-
ment more lasting than brass. His
and added a glowing volume to the
history of tho world. Fame itself
will not be more enduring than the
maine Of Robert E. Lee. Honor due
to his genius will be paid by those
who felt the fullest force of his skill
his enemies in tho struggle which
called into action his abilities have
neverSdisguiscd their admiration and
respect and are already Frightening
the pages of their own history with
his grund and glorious achievements.
There j., then, no call upon US, his
subjuguted followers and countrymen,
to culogizc our grand old commander.
The world interested in his wonderful
career, demands the record and has
it. Tho country against which he
fought, far from attempting his degra-
dation, is pressing its claim to share
in his renowh. , = IS
1t is left for lis, my friends, while
our hearts must throb with proud cx-
ultation at tho magnitude of his fame,
to contemplate the high moral stand
ard of his life and character, his ele-
waited virtue in the sight of God and
man, and to minglc our gricfs ut the
removal Of this shining light from our
midst in our present dark and embar-
rassing condition. Above all, it is
our privilege to offer an outpouring of
sympathy to his family for their loss
Of such n protector and guide, and to
old Gattlo~scarrcd Virginia for the loss
Of her most iliustr;ous son.
If any gentleman has any motion to
make or resolution to Introduce the
chair will be pleased to hear from
him.
Capt, ". NJ Dwight moved that n
cothmittcc Of three be appointed to
daft suitable resolutions for tho occa-
sioo. The chair appointed w. M.
Dwight, 8. B. Clowney and II. NJ.
Farrow, Committee.
Capt Dwight, Chairman, after a
few minutes retirement of tho COM
mittce, arosc and said:
TO my feetle hands, Mr. Chairman
and fellow citizons, has, boon assigned
tllc sad duty of presenting to your at.
tcntion this expression of sorrow at
the loss of our great and honorcd
leader, and it is with the most unaf-
footed dif1idencc that I undertake the
task. Yot difficult as it is to express
peoplcsgricf, should deem it hard.
or, far, to shrink from any call made
upon mo in tho name of Robert t..
Lee. Hi..
Never, sir, in the annals of any
country has the death of public
man caused so general and so pro-
found sensation as that of our great
Captain. Through long years Of ter
riblo warfare our noble women fol-
loweG him with their prayers. and
tears, while tho true sons Of the
South, with heroic devotion gave up
their lives and courage to the guidance
of his mighty genius. To-day men
and women, true children of South
Carolina. turn sadly to their dead
hero, and in q universal outpouring Of
a common sorrow, offor upon his bier
the hallowcd tribute of their tears.
TO you fellow soldiers, whose high
and precious privilege it was to have
shared with him tho vicissitudes Of
many campaign, who at his bidding,
upon many bloody field, have barred
your bosoms to ten thousand deaths,
who have watched the flashing of his
eagle eye, or orspcrchauce felt the kind
~ pressure Of his master hand, words
nust indeed seem weak and poworless
to tell the emotion which now swolls
in every heart and kindles in every
eve! What treasures thaS earth can
offer could purchase from ono true
heart that hears me, tho proud mono
ries Of our illustrious dead
And now he has passed from tho
scenes of life. Having shed around
tho paths of peace halo of glory not
less bright than that which illustrated
and adorned his career rs soldier,
he has passed forever into the realms