The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-16
the belief that he is happy beyond the

his help.meet In life=-tho noble
woman who, while her husband was in
| the field leading tlS Army, of the
! ConfedeTaHs, thoagh an invalid her
self, passed the time in knitting socks
for the marching soldiers A wo.
! man 6t to be tho moth er Of heroes
aud heroes Arc descended from her.
! Mourning with her, We can only offer
! the consolation ofa Christian. Our
loss is not his, but he now enjoys the
rewards Of q life we'll spent and q
never wivering trust fin risen
Saviour. This day we Nnite our word
Of sorrow with those of the good and
great throughout Christendom, for his
| fame is gone over tho water-hir
deeds will Bb remembered and
when the monument We build shall
have crombled into dust, his virtues
will still live, high model for thu
imitation of generations yet unborn.
ORGANIZATION OF THELE sfoNEWALL
MONUMENT AssocIAT!ON.
Uron the Conclusion Of President
Davis's address, memorial resolutions
were introduced by Col. G. S. Vens-
| Bile, formerly Of Geu.. Lees staff The
resolutions having been adopted, the
organization of the Lee Monument
Association was effected with tho fol-
lowing officers
President-Gieut. Cen. Jubal A
Early.
Secretary-Col. 7. NJ. R. Talcott.
Treasurer-Col. WIN. w. Palmer.
Audi.or-C. r. Allan.
Executive Committee--Walter II.
Taylor, Bradley II, Johnson, Robert
Stiles, r. D. Minor, R II Maury.
The meeting then adjourned.
After reading these resolutions
Colonel Venable spoke briefly but
eloqucntly of his own affection for t he
departed hero, and related an incident
connected with the last hours of his
| first death at Appomattox. At 3
o'clock on the memorable morning of
tho surrender, when our last hope
seemed to have forsaken us, General
Zee sent me forward to the gallant
GO, don to know whether he could
hold out longer. will give General
Gordon's reply in his own words.
"rell General Lee that my old corps
is reduced to frszzle, and unless J
am supportod by EongStrect heavily
[ do not think we can do anything
more" I returhed to Gen. Les, aud
delivered the message. He then saiu.
"There is nothing left but to 60 to
Gen. Grant, and |. would rather die a
thousand deaths" In the Sad and
fearful consultation which tnsued, emo
of US remarked, "What will history
say Of our surroodering il there is any
possibility Of esSape : Posterity will
not understand it, eyes, yes" bo
rcjoiced, "they will not understand
our situation but that is not the
question the question is whether it is
right, and if it is right, tako tho
responsibility.
Colonel Vcnable tho hspoke of the
proposed monument to Lee,and hearth
ly seconded the proposition that it
blou'd be erected in Richmond, where
his kuightly ancestors lived; the objec.
tive poiht Of military operations uns-
qualled III his history, and where rest
so many Of those who 1t His bidding
marched gaily to death here, where
their eyes closed oh the city they de-
Tended, aud where, when their eyes are
hns1 ,Ied on tho resdrreptioR morn. they
shall first behold the ngut0 Of theft
beloved chieftain.
Since the report of n inoeting held
in Middlesex County, Virginia; we
Quote the following from an address
by ex.Gov. Montague:
He would relate soihe iub,depts
Uonnected with tho mohiory Of the
greatest Of meh save Washington
OF wliom he was the equal. Flo should
refrain ut this title FROM relating tho
:. facts he Mas about to give to the
maetiug, but it wis die to tho coun-
try that they should be known. 1t
was, alike due to the memory of Gene.
rsl be-, Who, bowevor imperishable
his feiio@n; Was entitled to tho credit
of great military mdvemSnts which
we're BY many as6ribcd to others.
The G,vsrnor stated that he was
while cfiiciatiug in the civil depart
ment Bf the State; associated with
Gen. lee for sotiiS tims ak or Bowen
weeks, ultimately and c!css!y coanos-
ted in tho adjustment Of MEASURES for
the Bafety Of tho State. II was here
that hs perceived tho greatness uf
mind, the nobility df SOUL, the exem.
plary Christianity of tho man chat
was now clothed with power, but so
mild, so unobstrasive, that he would
DO taken for a plain country farther.
He, had aeen him at the battle Of
Gaines Mill, when in the midst Of
that terrible soend lie was as compos,
cd, al rioiseless, and as undismayed as
II all was tranquility. Unattended
nv aeoortR or hod v.0uar rds: an ve ona ar