Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-11-04
The Leo Memorial Meeting In Baltimore


Baltimore mas won the hearts of vi rgin-
ians in many ways. How often during the
war did our "bc,ys' return from captivity
with stories of the extraordinary sympathy
and kindness they met with In the noble
Monumental City. Last Saturday another
tie was bound around Maryland and Vlr-
ginia. The meeting to appoint delegates
to represent Maryland in the convention
called by Gen. Es.rly, to be held in Rich
mond this week, was largely attended.
Speeches were made by Hon. Reverdy
Johnson, &c o. VIM. Brown, 81. T. Smith.
J. A. Bucha nan, Col. Charles Marshall,
| Whose mag nifcent burst of eloquence at
previous meeting we have heretofore
printed), al ID others. The resolutions pro-
vide for an association to aid In the erec-
ton of q m onument. One of them reads
as follows:
"7. TIL, It said delegates are further in
structed tt urge upon the convention the
propriety Of selecting the city OF Rlch-
mond as I'll 10 place for the LEE monument.
Col. M Irshall Cate of Gen. Lees staff
said:
! s'The resolution was only intended to
| instruct lac delegates in relation to the
wishes of. the people of Maryland. The
remains of General Lee will rest wherever
his family desire, but the monument to his
memory can be raised at Richmond. In
locatil ig it there. Richmond will regard the
wishe of the people Of every State whose
soldi ers died in its defence and lie buried
within it's limits. He understood that Gen
eral sEarly would modify his call for the
COZ ivention go as o include the represen-
Ia tiyes of every ST lte in the South. all OF
; whom, it is expect ID, would respond to It,
: It was proposed TO raise half million OF
dollars They loo. ked for contributions
from England, frol the armies now en-
9 gagged in France, and from men IN al
E hn annrAnIQtnd the Qf6a1
soldier. Let the m onunent be built q
/. HOLLYWOOD where, it has been touching
~ said, the boys lie.
Q Rev. T. y. Dude, is one OF the dele
O gates appointed. We i've few hines from
= Hon. Reverdy Johnso as speech
HE (Mr. Johnsonl had been lntms'
q with the late Gen. colt, commander o
the army of Mexico, q nd served with hin
as a quasi professional adviser IN Wash
10 inpton. and he had hes rd Gen. Scott NOR
= than once say that his success was larger.
q due to the skill. vaDor, aud undaunte'
. energy of Robt. E. Lee. 1t was them
" upon which he (G en-. s'cott) liked 10 con
: verse. and he state d his purpose to recon-
mend him as his successor In the chle
command of the O rmy. He (Mr. Johnson
was with Gen. Sc OFT in April, 1861 vine
n he received the l .ssiguation of Gen. Lee
n and with essed the pain it caused nlm'
4 was q sad blow to Ghe success OF that wa
NJ in which his own sword had as yet pee
q unsheathed nj uch "a Gen. Scott re
y cretted it, he ne YER failed to ssy that b
a was convinced that Gen. Lee had take
y that step from an imperative sense
b duty.
10 Robert E. Lee, is verify of all praise
AS O man he VI IS peerless among men.
a soldier he had no supe rior and no equa
IRepeated applause.] As q humane al
J. christian soldier he towers hlgh In the ~
~ litical horizon. He remembered wl'
k what delight, while he was the represer
ir tative of the country Mt t'1e court Of Gre
is Britain, he heard tue praises of Gener
ID Lees character and f8sEe from emlne1
10 soldiers aud statesmen Of that country :,
Is The name of Leo appeals at once to u
I'D lhearts of ali Sooa men thr oughoae "
is land anu tue WorIo. Let THO N
be raised. Let the political panderers. &C