Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-18
IN lEMORIAM.


MAYOR LATHAM's REMARKS The follow
Ing is report If the remarks made by
Mayor Latham upon taking the chair at the
Citizens Meeting in Liberty Hall on Friday
last:
Fellow-citizens, in assuming the duties Of the
chair at this meeting, permit me to tender my
heartfelt thanks for the great honor conferred.
The announcement of the death OF General
Robert E. Lee caue upon our people like the
lightning 4sh from cloulIess sky, but it is
too true, and we are assem- bed here to day with
hearts cowed down with sorrow to manifest our
feeling at this great public calamity The name
and character OF General Robert E. Lee do not
belong to this State alone, but to the entire
country. His virtues and his elevated private
T5rth viii! adorn the pages OF history as bright
examples OF tho christian gentleman. Proud in
deed should this city feel, and precautionary
does it stsod above all other cities OF the world,
TO nave had the greatest man OF the eiHh teent h
century and the greatest man OF the nuet eeoth
century as the friends ard companions OF our
fathers aud OF ourselves. Washing ton, &c, and,
shall | ada Jackson, the three brightest names
this; adorn the annals OF time, " lrgin,a, the
mother OF Sta,eS ADD OF STATESMEN !" should
crafty the ambition of iii" most aspiring STATE,
bat when We add to ,hz; giorioas declaration,
The mot!:ci q; " i,hnginu aud L3c, should
it uoi fill TIC proud Caai.c u uveriowlug and
pac,: her upon piuice 50 high that al others
appear as plRmles In comparison. Ii two Of
the most trying epGchS vi tie country history
Virginia has presented the two most i'IuStrI
Gus chielaiGs IT The times; and should coca.
siOu require another when Tui in his mercy
forbid, she wit again aa>whr che rcqulsltlou
and present the hero NJ the day. 1t is inherent
bor nj ind ~, thojr
to produce such mater::! t5F gtcat perform IA
ccs, either in the forum or the field. Then,
fellow citizens, IS 1t DOT . :cullr'y our duty as
NirglGiaus ADD as AlexandrlanS to exhibit in
this unOs "Gtatlous way our sincere sympathy
for the bcrcaved family and unite with the other
citizens of the State ami the country 10 testify
ng our high appreciation Of his virtues and
I his worth. await any suggestions that may be
submitted.
la the Corporation Court, yesterday, Il. L.
Smith, esq, from the committee appointed on
October II, 1870, to prepare resolutions ex
pressvn OF the respect for the memory OF Gen.
Robert + Lees held by the Bar and officers Of
the Court, and their sorrow at his death, re
ported the !Jiio Wing, which were ordered to he
spread upon the minutes, COPY furnished
the Alexandria and Richmond papers, and
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Supreme Ruler
of the Universe to remove from the midst of
US Virginia best loved and most honored son,
General Robert Edward Lee, the Bar and the
officers of this Court mlngle their sorrows with
the lamentations of bereaved and smitten
people, and in sympathy with our fellow citi.
zens of the South and the good and just of all
lands, unite in the sincere expression of respect
for the memory of the patriot, chisitan and
christian hero; therefore.
ReSolred, That in the dispensation which We
are now called to mourn we reaiz, that good
and great an has fallen. whose like we shall
never see again.
Resolretl, That as loog as brilliant talents,
heroic virtues, spo,less Integrity and devoted
piety are appreciated, the lite OF Robert e.
Lee, as beautiful and sublime as it was good
aud useful, will be enshrined in the affections
OF the people, an imperisha5le memorial OF his
excellence.
Resolved, That while We tender our pro.
found sympathy to his bcreavcd and chastened
family We feel assured that they. inspired by
his example, illustrating the glorious truth that
human virtue may indeed be equal to human
calamity, will, while passing under the rod. ex
hibit the blessed difference between the sufferer
tina. mourns aud the spirit that murmurs.
Resolrcl, That bis Honor, the Judge, be
requested to order this faint tribute to the
memory of the illustrious deceased to be spread
upon the minutes OF the Court, and that The
clerk of the Court forward certified c,py OF
these resolutions to the family OF General Lee.
and cause the same to be published 10 the
Alexandria and Richmond papers.
Teste: MORTON MARYE, Clerk.
FAIRFAX COUNTY. AT o mass meeting OF
the citizens Of Fairfax county, irrespective of
party, on Monday the 18th day OF October,
1870, the following resolutions, offered by
Col. NJ. ID. Ball, were on motion unanimously
adopted:
Hhereas, we, the people of Fairfax county,
are DESTROYS Of placing upon record our adml-
ration of the virtues and exalted character of
our former fellow citizen and late distinguished
chiettain, Gen. Robert Il. Lee, and our pro
found sorrow for his death, b. it therefore
Resolved, !, That We, the people of Fairfax
county, proud of the association of our county
with the name and family of the noble man
whose death is now so universally depIored,
deem it proper to give public expression to
our own peculiar grief at his loss, and our sense
of the wonderful virtues which adorned his
character
Resolred, II, That while We know that no
action OF ours can add luhtre to the name that
1 has gone down to history bright with all that
\ sancti6es and illustrates greatness, yet we de-
+ sire, tor our own honor, to record this feeble
E evidence OF our appreciation of the worth OF
I Robert +. Lee
. Resolred, Ill, That while lamentiog in an
guish OF heart the loss of our beloved Chief, we
remember, with satisfaction, his noble exam
pie, which we shall ever cherish among the
dearest and most sacred memories Of our lives.
Resolred. ", That tue Chairman OF this
meeting be requested to forward copies Of these
resolutions 70 Mrs Mary GUSTS Lee, to the
Alexandria Gazette for publication, and to
the clerk of the county court Of Fairfax for
record among the archives OF the county.
TcSte: HENRY W. THOMAS, Chairman.
JAMES NJ. LOVE, Secretary.
The chamber OF the Common Council and
that OF the Board of Aldermen have been
draped IN mourning, and portrait OF General