Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-18
A Tribute TO the Memory of Lee
from Has Old COmpanIOns-i In
Arms.

A meeting Of Confederate officers and
soldiers was held in Richmond on Thursday
night in the First Presbyterian Church. Tho
cdifce was crowded to overHowing. At 7
olclock fetSiyal Bradley T. Johnson called
the meeting ~ order, and upon his motion,
General Jubal A. Early was elected tempo,
rary Chairman. General Early, on taking
the chair, paia an eloquent tribute to the
memory of him whom he described as "thc
greatest and noblest of men," General Robert
u. Lee After prayer by Rev. DR.. Minue-
gerode, General Bradley II. johnson moved
the appointment of the usual committees, aud
the motion was carried. The committee on
permanent organization, after brief retire.
ment, made report, recommending tho fol-
loving as the permanent officers of the asso.
citation:
For President Jefferson Davis.
Vice Presidcnts-Major. General Fitzhugh
Ice, Major General John B. Gordan, Major.
General Edward johnson, Major General I.
Il. Trimblc, Brigodier General w. b. Tulia.
ferro, Briqsdicr General William N Pcndle-
ton, MajorGeneral Wm. Smith, Brigadier.
General IT, A. Wise, Brigadier- Gcneral j
D. Imboden, Colonel Charles Marshall, Colo.
mel Walter II. Taylor, Colonel w. X. Perrine,
Colonel Ieyton N. Wise, General M. Ran.
som, Capt1n Robert Pegram, General J.. L.
Lomax, Glonel Henry Peyton, Colonel j.
Nj. FrcnoH Colonel r. e. Wthcrs, Major
William y. Bcrkely, Colonel William Willis,
Colonel William Preston johnson, Lieutenant
Mann Page, Privatcs William q. Kane, of
Louisa Cotnty, Va; Robert Martin, OF Nau
quier; G l1ough, of Baltimore, anl G.
Elder, of Maryland, and Sergeant w. Writ
Robinson.
Secretaics-Captain f. S. Gregory, Ser
genns e,a ssyul Serge 1: Christian, Captain G. G.
cain w. A Anderson, Private Abner Auder-
son, Captain S. d. Houston, Captain George
Walker and Major Wm B. Myers.
The report was unanimously adopted amid
great applause.
Resolutions were then offered by Colonel
G.. S. Venable providing for the organization
of an association for the purpose of erecting
q monument to General Lee at Richmond
Colonel VenabIc spoke in support of his res
olution, and was seconded by Generals Pres
ton, Gordon and others
In the course Of his speech, Colonel Vena-
BILE related the following incident:
| At o'clock on the memorable morning
of the surrender, when our last hopo seemed
to have forsakcn us, General Lee sent me
forward to the gallant Gordon to know wheth-
or he could hold out longer I will give
General Gordon's reply in his own words
"Tell General Lee that my old corps is re-
duced to frazzlo, and unless / am supported
by Longstrcet heavily do not think we can
do anything more" I returned to General
Lee and delivered tho message IIo then
said: "There is nothing left but to 60 to
General Grant, and would rather die thou
sand deaths" In the sad and fearful con.
sultation that ensued, one of us remarked
"What will history say of our surrendering
if there isany possibility Of our escape? Pos
tcrity will not understand it." eyes, yes
he rejoiued, "they will not understand ou,
situation; but that is not the question. The
question is whether it is right, and if it i.
right | take the responsibility"
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
and the Lee Monument Association was or
ganized with the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures General Jubal A,
Early.
Secretary Il. M. r. Talcott.
Treasurer Colonel Wm II. Palmer.
Auditor-C. r. Allen.
Executive Committee Walter III. Taylor
Bradley I. johnson, Robert Stiles, r. D.
Minor, II. H. Maury.
The meeting then adjourned.
THE AIR LINE RoAD.-The Air Line
Eugte thus speaks of the progress of tho Air
Line Railroad and its effect upon that SEQ.
ton:
The work on this great through limo pro.
crosses rapidly, and will be ready for the su.
perstructure to Gainsvillo by tho beginning
OF next year. A steam saw mill and MANY
residences are bcing built property is steadi.
" rising in value, aud will, before spring,
bring higher prices, owing to the now estab.
lished fact that tho Macon and Knoxville
Railroad, and tho Ellijay and GAINESVILLE
Road, will connect and oynss hore ard nab a