The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1870-12-24
NAsAixoroN. Dec ~

" WAsAixeroS Dec l3-~ENAfE Mr..
McCrsery. Of K-ntucky, n.kea leave to
INTRODUCES the rssoastios u which b. gave
notice Yesterday, Proposing sn isvssti9a.
ton with view 70 The ssstoratioo Of The
Arlington estates 70 the widow Of Gen
Robt. 7. Lee, the removal Of the grsvs
vard on The premiseA and general res.i'
tuition for any iocumbrsoce placed tb-'e Ii
interest Of the 0ovefament. 4
M. Edmusds, II Vermont hops1 the
leave would not y ttastsd. Tia >psopo
.aticn 10 dig up ths .hosss Il our d~"d
.o,die,s ia order that certais prope,ty
might be given back 10 ns tebsI owuesa,
was to be mind perfectly mco>t'ous.
White entertaining the highest respect tot
his friend, NJ. hcCrsy, hs hoPsd the
Senate would never entertain the prcposi-
ton.
: NJ. NcCreery then occupied twenty
minutes in support ofhis resolution. ssA
eslcg's;ng Gen. Leo: =
~. kcC,esry-Nr. President: P's
ssn;ng thst the jus,ics nd cour'~sy IT H.
gentlemen who compose this Srnsts viii
accord 6fteea Of twenty spinutes 10 m+.
shall proceed to submit the r~nstk. which
I had Intended 10 make yesterday.
The moaruful intsIiigsoce of Ito death
Of Gen. Lee rsschsd - It our l'osass in
vacation. The melancholy tidi"es of re
death Of Gen. Thomss. aud the aocs~ss u
sosr"~ in which he surviving 6S<~d'
poured forth The sstisssI griea - Aia
Inea. wer- ss;ll fstSa 10 s:ss
@r,oll+c,ic~, when - ssaspsJ thet yet
snothe, Il 'tbs great actoss in the drama.
through which Vs hsvs paassd, bad 6s-ash.
Al lie i.at. These great men we're natives
,d vireiu;s. They VEN born aboat the
.sme time, and when one Al tAen bad
finished his career. very brif period VA
allotted to shs other. The God of Nature
bad stamped The brow Of each With the
seal of commasd, spd Hs had endowed
them With facuIties worthy of consosod
On ths march aud in the battle they bad
s,eod together ), ,ccmssen toll aud common
danger. had, probably. eodsased them ta
each other. lof they appees to bsve bss'
supsrim to the petty rivals;es which en-
bitter the esissencs q inferior mortals
But when the Sos,h raiasd her seaodssd
and called upos her sons - rally 10 ID
defence, each m.n bed 10 settle the mo-
m-utous qsestios fcr himself. The dig
nifty and the strength of their ssder
es.diues essb'sd shtmi - aprvey tt<
prospecss 70 realize oil IL terrible oosse
Qusuces. -
In their ,s6esioos hey may have bsst
psrpIsxsd by doubts. AID almost over
whelmsd With asxietiss, bat their homes
| conclusions compelled thdr sspara&ion
Tbom~a resolved to follow the starry en-
b!en of the Union, while lee resolved 4
st..d or fall by the Ststs thst had give'
him brth. With his kith and kin Of th'
South. From The concurrent te<timo",
Il his most intimate acqus;ntanoes Ne AZ
I'D 70 believe, that 0~c. Lee ENJOYED
singular exemption from the faults An,
blkes Of other men. H. vss strange
| and N enemy 10 extrsvagaece, u diss'
| nation and TO rice. TSe vanity an
battery which usually attend success cool
| not .edacs him from propriety, while hi
inA..;ble virtue cosld defy defeat.
sas II trsas. ~ H. tsllies vha'e'sr he
j ; were.
.. thsir memories aapsssea like tAe ~ises
l Gen. Lss w. N Americas citis-o, an
! The Amssioas people win never 'telirquia'
the props,ty which they hold Il the nsm
and kms ii the great vi'gieiau hl
modssty sad sc6xsty, BIZ spotlsas'nteg.ity
HE virtss and his vslor viii b held q
for the admisatiop spd imitastos of man
Kind - long y those exalted qus'ttie
shall have I friend upon earth. ''-d'' IA
| Parties snd psrtisaas sAosld ~eve- ii
to recognizes tie tscs that = the rnek~ .
The opposis~, beasss may 6Sse y eodd ="
pare Il their own hsseay, 10 religious faitl
sed treason 10 political action have be
Ithe curse wheAsvsr mes wsts V b led b
the million 70 The slaughter. .
When Tie sword, i Invoked th~ eo'
| qs~,or b. little dimculy 10 approprissia
70 b;ns@f such tiuss q may cosrrspons
il biz est,mation, With his own e6nrts {
: ths church or Tie stats. and BE- 10 squsli
! - ready TO bsaad bic sdvsssssy - hsssli
Of : traitor. TSe svosd has Isas capacis
! 70 sadesstaaA ssd decide ) casss upos i
lossih than ssy other tsibssal that b
sses bsru knows among oea. 0Psa
} aad bsetle asea, eassos and 'ias bs!'s q
ehs sdvocstes tbst plsad 10 tb;s count, sa
} taass, and blood, and hss, end tamiss n
the costs levied spss Tie itigaass. n
isdsmest Of he .evosd bas oct sIwa!
coamaaded that ssivsssal respect vbic
! might have bsss espectsd, corning from
} soert efssch eeiatcsd js,isdictioa.
The bjoek hosu which thS heads
HAspdse ss4 e;deey dropped, and d
aasd that stsaoe'sd E~mstt, oosld u
J leoesiga thsis ssasss 70 iofamy. H'sto
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