Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-04
General Robert Il. Lee.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM GENERAL
LEES PHYSICIAN.

The fredericksburg Herald has been per.
mltted to copy the following extract from a
private letter, from DR.. II. I. Barton, Gene
ai Lcos attending phyeician, to his brother,
Judge W. s. Barton, of Fredericksburg
LEXINGTON, Oct. l3, 1870.
MY Dear Brother:-I have been SO en-
gagged for two weeks with our dear General,
that have been compelled to leave many
other matters unattended to AS the papers
have contained very inaccurate accounts Of his
case, and you will desire to hear specially
from me, our opinion, will state it in few
words.
lie had but partially recovered from his
rheumatism, affecting the muscles of his arms.
back and chest chiefly, and in 1858, and
about year ago, attacking the pcricardium,
the sack containing the heart, but never tho
heart itself, whose regular rhythmcal beat
has been maintained whenever examined bv
US. After very fatiguing day at college, he
attended an important meeting of the Vestry.
and was detained for several bours. but rave
no evidence of being unwcll. AS he walked
into his dining room, where they were wait
ing tea for him, he took his scat and was dis
covered to have lost his speech.
was summoned at once and found his
pulse rather weak, with cold cxtremities, &c.
Commenced the use Of remedies at once, and
sent for DIR. Madison, who continued to attend
him with me to the end. lie vas in short
time able to speak little, some time in sen
tenccs, but generally only in reply to ques-
tions He remained thus disposed to doze
for most of the attack could be easily aroused,
and almost to the very last seemed to under
stand all that was said to him, and responded
by words or signs without any great deprcs-
sion. He evidently neither expected nor de-
streu CO reCU,v.. :-.,..,,; ,.
steadily till last Sunday, he began to retro
grade, and on Monday evening, tho 10th in
stant, alarming symptoms set in ard we had
little hopes after that time. We consider his
protracted grief at the condition Of his coun-
try and the continued suppression of his
strong feeling, the chief remote causes and
excessive fatigue and mental application, the
immediate cause of congestion of the veins
OF the brain; and though not producing apo.
plexy, Of which there was no cvidebce. 1be
moving eycry muscle almost 70 Tho ,ast bonr,
this congestion coused most oor;o,,. ~
! nervous power and resulted in lesion of the
substance of the brain ITSELF Our whole pco-
pie are more paralyzed than he was. T never
witnessed aught like it. Xxx
New NATIONAL FLAa.-On Saturday
last, a gentleman, who for several years past
has been engaged in the gold regions, re-
turned to this city, and at the American
House discovered a Prussian flag.
"What is that 2" he asked, turning to
friend
"That is the Prussan flag" was the an.
swer,
"I'm glad Of that p says the pioneer.
This remark created intense interest in the
stranger, who was questioned as. to his cnthu.
slasm over the colors Of European kingdom.
"oh," says no, "it is not because care any
thing for Prussia, but | have been beyond
that rag, Cred, white and black,) hang me if
didn't think tho Radicals had destroyed the
stars ana stripes and got up new flag, with
the o,a RED Tor the Indian, the black foT the Mig
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