The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-10-26
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General Lees Oesire for . Trae Mistory
sTshe War--Whas ne Thsaghs 81 nr'
Davis.

General Lees Desire for . TrWs MSstorI
sTshe War-W hat ne Theaghs 81 H
Davis.
Iron Tho New York World.
Resoluteto abstain in those illustrations
from any reference 10 the living, some fhs'
are very precious have been laid ss'ue
With the chance ths no who pens 'eeso
Aotes may b among che departed os.oLe
the writer's vhys wosda no cbs'i.nes soouiu
be called away. But n this niue essay
has teen In lwcyress. D kneH rom . as
TANGO tells ms tSss N one case the reason
for rcsoryc has ccsssi. The great soldier
Of A nerics-for nsh history, when our
mis.rablc bickSrisgs are forgotten, will
n,ohouncc him the Christian gentleman
ths kniybtly leader Of chivalry not less
vlorious because unfortunate the man
SbomSs - grave all mourn aad honor
eIcept Suada,. hou SO % ials and treasury
iscksss AID tbsit uDsser- r. Iee
of Virginia Is dead, and, AS these lines arc
written, 10 going to his grave by She side
ofJaskson at Lexington. His autographs
lie before ms--shsif fpenmanship grace
ful and ddiCotA alrnoet like woman s,
and he woods those Of m0de''y and simple
A. sdsiy Is the 10Th Of November, 1865,
be writes 70 frjcnd:
concur wish you entirely - 70 the I'm.
portanco Of q tsve history Of Che var; as1
u 10 hv pwposs, unloss prevented, 70
vriA ShsA e The campaigns In VifHlaiA.
VITA this view have boon saeAged
sincs The cessation Of hostilities In endeav.
oriag 70 procure " sscessary ofAsisl ia-
formation. Al ny records, reports, re-
turnA &C, ViA The hsadquasters Of the
army, wses medically Destroyed By clerks
hAHsg them In charge on the rssrsas from
Ps>etjeo9k I'D sacA - had bssa forward.
ID y ~ Wss Ospastnsnt In Hlshnosd
vsrv d1Ass 6saleoysd Il ~ esaaagrasioo
or cap1ufsd g ~ 0estA IL he attempt 70
save 0sa. Idssis - sblaia some vouch-
sss = saSoes 6 NJ rssoalsstion, or !
shoaN hsse naoD ssoe pecgres IN NE
narrative. ] AaVe - svsa ny lsttss o.
ordsP-bosk - vA1eA 70 reSef. I have
thought \ psasgls ~ sons q my olReial
eosrspos6saeS WAisA would b a value
70 NE, night = SssAa snsag The captured
records u Ws1haagesa. M that General
Grant v4o poseS6ss0 nAgaaainity ~ veil
q ability, u,igAt cause me - y furnished
With copt1s. have, however, hssitatod 70
spprossh him on the sutdsot, ~ Il 10 one
In which he vosld uasursily feel no inter.
o. ~ "a D.esub.., 1853, b. v.ssss
-AAd ~ y gwen In iStice 70 she living:
1fyss ~ 9r. Davh. I beg ShAt you
Vil pssGuat 70 him my vsrmsst regards
and, u you can ind st words y s1prcss u,
my asep iaterast IL his welfars. You ~
rightly thss nothiug can Be done BY his
friends for his nsliel, and that adds % tho
bitterness Of my distress; for I feel that any
a:tonrpt only serves 70 arouse afre,h tho
slumbering irc ii Lb opponents. We
must therefore, 30 hopeful but patient.
As late Is tho 18th Of juno, 1858, he says
] feel more sssoagly than ! can describe
the inportAnes Of true history Of the
svsa>s a ~ vas between the NsstAsss
and SoutAssa 6lsasA and had resolved 70
psspassa narrative Of the military oeeus.
sness b Virginia. ! have nos chaagsd
my p9S3pSs, bot u afst thought the time
~ saSsopasi0us. Tia passions ofnoithss
ssssioa hsd sudslently cooled 70 hear NE
tssth, The ooiy thing ] cared 70 relate. l
Do ~ think that tians has ssyivcd yes, but
h b approaching. ! have been collecting
facts, Sss sm sSs Ices in consequence Of
ny reeords pApsra &C., having been do.
stIoysd, I'D have been 20 situated - 70 30
inespsbk Of supplying them. Stiii I IN
doing ssmsthing, 40 hope tesuecssd.
Thso we're almost ha lass words; aad
they spsst = Legacy 70 Ne 6oslA N con.
plsts ~ uafalelled dsty which . rocoa.
ciIsd people Vim hsys hghs 70 AsaaaA.
A. a. hin, though y ~ - Skal
"hs sisesSs .Qr b neg
f9 % 10 sninasgs t2sss % sha,l - sss.'
tie duty Of surviving sossmposusiss d 70
prepare the record Tor he future. Aad
Who CO bssssr do Ills vosk, nluninsAs
,hh holy scroll. than ths accomplished
scholar end brave solder who I ssS
helpedto bear the pail ofI.ss, and In whose
vein, aows the blood Of the crest 0ssssal |
who fell d Shilohf