The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-06
GENERAL LEE ON THE W.IR.
"Ir the Truth were Told just now, II
would not be CrcdItcd.''

David McCrac is furnishing the Glasgow
(Scotland) Herald with series OF interesting
sketches o! American men and women. He de-
seribed his first interview with General Lee as
follows:
"Whcn got back to the hotel, found that Lee
| who was aware Of nv coming, had already with
the courtesy so conspicuous among class o
| Amciicans.l sent his servant 10 inquire II mac
arrived. and TO say that he would Ike 10 see INT
"On gsIng there after breakfast, was taken ur
stairs and shown into the room set aside for the
college president.
"a nObleooking man, dressed in gray military
coat, who had been writing at table near the
window, rose, as entered. lie was tall, straight
and soldier-hke, with crisp hair turning while
short-trmmed beard, pointed at the chin:
and dark, impcrial-looSing eyes, very keen aud
searching. II Was Robert e. Lee, the OH Conlca-
crate commander.
US, there was hidden sadness IN his look which
IMPRESSED me painfully. He was suffering from
physical pain. Perhaps 1t was only my feeling,
| but 1t seemed as if the shadow OF the past was
| over hlm-as II yeu could real behind the vigil.
lance OF his dark eyes the late VI the oouti. anu
OF the myriad who lay sleeping Oh tile battle.
fields.
had been In the South, and about my journey
up-smiliRg at the somewhat duleful account !
had to give him Of my experience In the stage
from Goshen. He said there was another road
mlyht have taEen-t!ic one from Stanton. But
they say which ever road you take, you wish you
had taken the otner.' lie had been twice 10y the
Goshen road Oh horseback. Tae sccuery was
very grand.
"He began to speak about Scotland, and said:
You will meet with many OF your countrymeL
here The Valley Of Virginia Is pcopled with
cotch-lrish-people who have come from Scot
land by way Of Ireland. They are tine race.
They have the courage and determination OF the
Scotch with the Irish dash and intrcpdlty. They
make fine soldiers
"lIe said it was an old wish of his TO visit this
country; hut it would never Gc realized now
Stonewall Jackson had becn In Scotland before
the war. He had heard him speak Of 1t.
"When some reference was made TO the 0dus
against which the South had fought, and the
want there was OF accurate statistics, told hinl
1t was understood lie was preparing history OF
the war himself.
"I have had that in yiew.' he said. but the
time is not come for an impartial history. ii the
truth were told just nOw.it would not he credited.
"When the books that had already appeared
were spoken OF, and mentioned one. the proof
sheet OF which, it was asserted, had been sub.
mitted to General Grant and himself foc revision,
he said: 1T Is mistake | have never relu
history OF the war, Eor the biography OF any man
engaseu In it. My own life has been written, but
have not looked into it, He added, afiera pause,
4 do not wish to awaken memories OF the past
.IIe spoke highly OF Sherman's alhlitics-sald
Sherman had always been good soldier.
ale seemed much gratifiea when told him OF
the estimation In which he and Stonewall Jack.
son had been held from the first by the British
people, irrespective altogether OF Northern anu
Southern synlpathieS lie said, after pause,
Jackson lies in the Presbyterian buryiug ground
at the other extremity OF Lexington"