Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-11-05
Partizan Intolerance.

The death of General Lee has afforded
an occasion for illustrating the unreasoninS
bisotry of no inconsiderable portion of the
Radical press, and clearly define the line
between those who are actuated by princi-
pie and those who are the mere slaves of
partizan bigotry. Governor Walker, of
Virginia, Union man throughout the
war, announced the death of General Lee
to the General Assembly in the following
message:
1t is with unaffected grief that announce to
you the painful intelligence Of tho death of
General Robert f. Lee, at Lexington, yester-
day morning. He died as he had lived-a no.
bic example of the sublime principle and teach
| ing OF the Christian religion. He goes down to
| the tomb amid the lamentations of an afcc-
tionate and sorrowing people, for his exalted
and private virtues. In his life and career he
filled the full measure of onr conception of a
man. stricken family, bereaved State and
| an afflicted people bow with reverence and hui
miity before this visitation of Divine Provi-
dence. 1t is fitting that you, the representa-
tives of the people, should take such appropri-
| ate action ms the melancholy occasion suggests:
and believe you would but give expression 20
the universal desire of the people should YOU
solicit the interment Of the remains upon the
ground owned by the State at HOLLYWOOD.
where hereafter they shall raise n monumental
shaft commemorative Of their sincere and last
ing affection for the man. and their profound
appreciation OF his greatness and goodness
The following, which VIC copy from
Radical contemporary, is specimen of the
other kind:
The Organ City organ says " The whole na-
iien has cause to mourn Gen. Lee death. -
u has no cause to care in any way about his
death, dying when he did bat hal he died
before he became traitor. or had he never
beea born. tae country would have had reason
always TO rejoice.
The personal character Of General Lee
was such A. to command the admiration
and reverence OF all disintereS:ed honora.
bic uen. lie was our ene=y in var; and
that was the sole imputation upon his
character ever intimsssd by any one
This was precisely the offense of Wash
ington and his revolutionary eOmpcer-
adhering to his own State and people in
revolutionary attempt to dissolve the polit-
ical boods which bound them to another.
and the cdium cas-. upon him for this ad.
heres equally to every maa Who ever took
up arms against his government for the
purpose OF achieving independence. While
the British nation glory in the fame Of
Bruce and Wallace, the Puri.ans reverence
the memory Of Cromwell, and the whole
civilized world honor the name of Wash
ingsoa. how superlatively mean aud con-
'emptible appears the party bigotry which
hovs its Ealedic,ions over the grave Of
one ~hO illustrated in his personal eharae-
ter the highcs, type of manhood ever ex.
hibited IN this or any other age of the
vorid-the superior Of Washington in in
telleet, his full equal in patriotism ani pu-
rity of character, and Of the same rank as
q rebel chief-ouly because his political
views Of duty differed from our oun. So
lOng as this spirit prevails, the union of
the States can enly be . curse iss.eai of a
blessing