The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-02

You will take with you the salts faction
that 4srocssds .fron,,tte coasciousness of
duty Jaisl. .t.lly performed + and caro- eat.
ly pray that merciful God will extend
to you His blessing, and protection.
With an upoeasing admiration, of your
constancy aud devotion to your country,
and u grateful REMEMBRANCE Of your
kind and generous consideration of
myself, I bid you an affectionate fare.
we'll.
(SiSued) r. E. LEE,
General.
(From Mr.. Greeley's "Amerlcen Confetti
= LEES FAREWELL TO his SOLDIERS.
The Parting of Lee with his devoted
followers was sad one. OF the proud
army, which, dating its victories from
Bull Run, had driven Mcclellan from
before Richmond. and witha.ocd his
best effort at Antietam, aud shattered
Burnside's host at Fredericksburg, and
worsted. Hooker at Chancellorsvillo,
aud fought Meade so stoutly, though
uusucoessfulIy, as before Gettysburg,
aud bafflcd Giants bountcous resources
and desperate efforts in the Wilderness,
at Spotsylvania, on the North Anna, at
Cold Harbor, and before Petersburg and
Richmond; mere wreck remained.-
1t is said that $1,000 wero included
in Lees capitulation but of these not
more than 10000 had been able to carry
their arms thus far on their hopeless
and almost ioodlcss flight. Barely
nineteen miles from Lynchburg when
surrendered, the physical possibility Of
forcing their way thither even at the cost
Of half their number no longer remain.
ed. Aud if they were all safely there,
what then I? The resources Of the Con-
fcdcracy were uttcrely exhausted. OF
the 10000 men whose names were
borne on its muster rolls few weeks
ago, at least one third were already
disabled or prisoners, aud tho residue
could aei.hcr be clad nor fed--not to
dream of their being fully armed or
paid while the resources of the loyal
States were scarcely touched, their ranks
nearly or quite as full as ever, and their
supplies of ordnance, small arms, muni-
tions, etc., more ample than in any
previous April. Or the million or so
borne oil our muster rolls, probably no.
more than half were in active service,
with half so many more able to take the
field ut short notice. The rebellion had
failed and gone down; but the rebel
army OF Virginia and its. commander
had not failed. Fighting sternly
against the inevitable against tho ir-
repressiblc tendencics-the generous as
pirations of the age, they had been
proved unable to succeed Wien success
would have been calamity 10 their
children, 10 heir country, aud to the hu.
man race. Aud when the transient agony
of defeat had been endured and had
passed, they all experienced sense of
relief as they crowded around their de-
parting chief, who, with streaming eyes,
grasped and pressed their outstretchcd
hands, at length finding words to say !;
"Men, we have fought through the war
together. / have done the best that l
can for you" There were few dry eyes
among those who witnessed the scene.
[T'rom tho New York SUM-
A SCRAP OF HISTORY.
On the surrender Of General Lee at
Appomattox Court House, ho made an
arrangement with General Grant to use
his influence TO secure the immediate
surronders OF all rebel authority. by
this arrangement Grant was 10 proceed
to Washington aud ascertain the views
of our Government and the terms, if
any, that would de accorded should the
Confederate States Government at once
abandon further resistance and surren
der its armies. Lee was to return to
Richmond and there wait the result Of
Grants mission to Washington. On
receiving which he was to be permitted
to pass through the lines and convey the
ultimatum to Jeff Davis, and secure. his
assent to it. The Assassination of
President Lincoln, how ever, deferred the
consummation of Grants purpose in
visiting, Washington, and the subsc-
oucnt surrender Of Johnson's army in
North Carolina, and the collapse of the
rebellion in its organized character,
rendered the further prosecution OF the
mission unnecessary.
From tho Washington Start
OTHER "REMINISCENCES.
After being relieved of tho command
Of West Point, he was granted leave OF
absence, and resided at Arlington with
his family, during which time he fire.
aueDtly visited Washington. He was
very fond of ladies' company, and always
showd the greatest respect to the sex.
His conversational powers were good,
though every word he uttered seemed
to be guarded.
Ho had but few "bosom friends" and
there is not an officer in the city now
with whom it can bo said that he was
very intimate. His manner being re-
served, he was not easily approached,
though no was always regarded as the
perfect typo OF dignified officer.
When be resigned his commission in
the United States army General Scott
was deeply affected, and remarked to a
fellow officer that "Lee was valuable