The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-14

luOuSlt anu spoken OF US au HONoI W Las
race and the brightest ornament Of the age.
There is no stain upon his escutcheon. De-
'raction never dared to impute to him Q
disposition or spIrit'at variance with those
high principles that form the model of n
Christian hero--a character which was en-
incntIy illustrated III him.
General Lee was not only great man, but
he was. In the fullest. sense of the term, q
good man. and his death viii be mourned
as q public calamity.
All can stand uncovered beside his new
made grave. ..na
From lhoTynchbrrg virRinian
Robert Edmund Lee.
The last Of the Cavaliers has ridden In
front of his last gallant battle, and Won bis
last splendid triumph. Robert i. Lee is
no more having passed from the post of
duty, after perils innumerable, to the arms
Of the waiting angels and the head OF Viz
ginia Is bowel In mourning at the grave Of
her greatest and noblest SON. We have no
words In which to hymn his praise, or to
render the tribute OF homage and admi-
ration which belongs to his. memory.
The language Of eulogy Is barren
when q character so grand, so exalted,
80 stainless az that Of General Lee
arises at rare intervals to adorn our human
ity, and to elevate the world by its influence
and example. Nor ure words less weak and
unayailing to express the due measure Of
glory which belongs to his public career !;
TO the long and illuminated line Of achieve
ments which are woven about his name !;
to the record OF +heroism, patriotism, of
simple, earnest, devoted duty, and magnifl-
cent effort, which gives him place In our
annals side by side In honor and reverence
with the Father Of hts Country.
The death of General Lee is loss not
only TO his family, the institutions and en-
terprises with which lc was connected, and
the tate at large, but to the country and
the world: and the sorrow 1t causes will
reach all hearts through the South and
afieet many generous and admiring natures
all over Chri-tenduln. Even the enemies
who fought him so longand 80 hard wllljoin
in the ttibute OF regret and honor which
we lay on his grave, and will employ the
llngua1s Of Philip OF France when the
death OF his hitter enemy, the lion-hearted
Richard. Of England, was announced, "1t
is no matter of JOY, but Of dolor, that the
bulwark of Christendom Is no more"
Especially will they mourn the dead,
who, in tattered gray uniforms, IN hunger,
cold, suffering, destltuton, peril, and de-
feat, followed his banners through all the
Confederate campaigns I'LL the final catas-
u
hardest for them to realize that the noble
form is now rigid in death that the leonine
head has been stricken that the peerless
gray crown has been bowed. But theirs Is
the keenest and bitterest grief, for bis name
anu memory are associated with the cause
TO which they dedicated the best years Of
their lives and the most ardent emotions of
their natures.
The present OCCASION is not oDportune to
enter upon any elaborate discussion Of
General Lees character, OF any lengthy re-
cord OF his HE. 1t hefts Us now only to
express our ertet that such q noble heart
has been stiiledin death-that such bright
and unstalned career has been so suddenly
and sadly ended. But his great name will
gleam forever in the arch Of fame, and the
pure spirit bag sopr To the repose Of the
saints, after il life os Christian faltn and
lqbor, without reproach or blame. s..
So we reyerentlv lay at rcst our great Tir-
siuian hero-the Christian chieftain, and
gentleman. We how with humility andawe
10 the decree Of God which has called him
from earth 10 his reward and repose In
heaven, s.GEe L0rp gave and the Lord
hath taken away ; blessed be the name Of
the Lord"
Ltrom the l.ynrhhnrg Republican,
The telegraph comes freighted this morn
ing with sad and mournful intelligence,
which viii carry sorroT and gloom to the
hearts Of every people where virtue Is hon
0red or greatness appreciated. Gen. Roht
E.'Las. fia Christian gentleman and noble
soldier, Is ocad-breatGing bis last ycster-
day morning. ut his home In Lexington, al
ter an illness OF few days. Words cannot
express the grief which this announcement
will occasion, not only in our own land, but
throughout the whole civilized world and
we have to acknowledge our inability to
offer even 1.-THE Of the tribute which Is
due to the memory Of this great and good
man. Unlike others who have stood
high !n the niche OF fame, detraciion
never reached him. and spotless life,
devoted to the service of his country, has
placed him beyond the reach Of calumny.
No foe ever denied the purity OF his char
acter, the nobility of his nature, and no
friend ever CT tassd to love him, or named
him with regret. Though the banner I'M
der which he fought is forever furled In the
dust of defeat, and his noble form, which
SO often stood'in the foremost Of battle. is
lai,i low in death, the name of Lee will live
until the end Of time, as the synonym of
all that is great, and pure, and lofty. Fear
less in right, he spurned all wrong, and,
devoted to duty, he died in its discharge.
He has been taken from us In our sorest
need, and in the MONDAY Of his usefulness,
but our loss Is his triumph. Upon the lap
OF Fame be has fallen asleep, and hts great
spirit now reposes far above the strife OF
life and the, storm Of battle. Let us leave
him alone In bis glory,
From the Lynchburg News.l
~ General Lee IS Dead.
This mournful announcement, which is
borne upon the wings of the lightning, will
cause wall to go up from millions Of sor-
rowing hearts. All that was mortal of the
greatest aud best man of his age, the peer
of the highest and noblest Uf any era In the
worlds history, now lies stark and cold In
the chamber of death, and the immortal
soul that shed such lustre over the times
In which we live has winged its flight to the
realms where dwell "the spirits of just men
made perfect" The language Of euloSy
would be but tame on such an occasion,
and the pen drops from our hand in the
effort to find words with which to express
the thoughts and feelings which crowd upon
Us. Verify, the hand Of aftlctton bears
heavily upon our people. ..t.
From the Baltimore Snn.1 ,..
IAftsr giving the history Of General Lees
life, the Sun adds j .. ..c-
Personally, General Lee has always been
held In the highest yeneratton and esteem
tor pure and unsullied virtue and unso-
phisticated piety. He was distinguished by
the harmony OF his moral and intellectual
attributes, the freedom from eccentricity Of
every kind, and complete self-poise Of his
character. Of cheerful and dignified
aspect and majestic stature, his mere pre-
sence challenged respect and affection. It
is perhaps as striking tribute as can be
paid to his sterling worth that his students
and neighbors, and those who were brought
most closely into contact with this eminent