The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-01-31
we copy as follows from the New
York Herald:

Jannary 10.
Opsritp storm of rain and sleet, til,
s,sripus chapel o. Washington an,
I .e University wis crowded tlifs morn.
inc by most attentive audience t,
hear the address ct General Jul,al A
Fairly Oh the military career o! Genera
p Z Lee After u brief and hand
som. introduction, General Early s:.i,
,l,t he wnuld deal only il. f,,cts-:,,,.
& .urrs, wi.irb alone could convince III,
Judgment.
lie alluded to the memorable scene
Wien General Lre received his com
missjt,i, trnm The Virginia Conventions.
"a his srlf-ahnegation, inccssant labor
ami asserted ti,at. witltcnt d-trur;inn
fou, the H..it> of others, without
cew.ral Lees services lit Tic, Irur.uni-
= go,ipu Of ttr Virginia turccs at frs,
,hc battle of HARNESSES c"nid i,nt have
h,en fought. General Lee was first in
command in West Virginia, and then
an the s,a-cca>t dtt.,Ses. After Ike
hattie of Seven Pines he came To tie
command OF the Army q! Northern
Virginia, ard cotcri"cd tl,at splendid
campaign OF which IA great miua was
alrne carahle. Ia the seven days bat.
ri, around Richmond Lee had 5000
iafaurr, an,l $500 cnv:lr. and artillery,
and this was iii" largest army h. ever
eommausiso.
In swinging around to attack Me
cleIan's rear and flank, he left but 25,-
600 men between the enemy and Rich
mon,I. This was tie perfection of wise
doing, and hail General Lees orders
been carried out by his suhors!inates
McCle!au's ain,y could have been an
initiated. General Pope same ncxt.-
,Iacksoll'> movement to the rear of Pope
with 10000 men WAS one of the most.
mlliant strateairai movements OF re-
cord. Geuefhl Ace now undertook
THE EUID PLAN
of CROSSING the Potomac ar Sharpsbnrg.
Jackson had bnt 4OgD men, and Gene
ral Lees whole force engaged did not
exceed 1900 meir. This was .Sne of
the most remarkable battles of The war.
The official reports show that during
tie whole of the 18th and part ct the
10Th General Lee confronted McCnllaa,
With Only 7,0J infantry, and his whole
fulre Of all arms !lcm first to last was
less than $4,000 men. MeClesiai. had.
$1,000 men and 400 gus. MSClcIiah
did rot claim victory until the iJ,:i.,
after lie found Lee had crossed the Pn-
tnmac, and he began To crow, at first
felly. aud then mere loudly. With
anything like equal meals Lee world,
in Septcmbef, 1862. lave dictated
terms of peace in Washington City
Al the battle OF Fredericksburg it WAS
impossible tn alta Il in The evening,
jackson ordered the speaker to attack
and then countcrn.andcd the order.
At Charlottesville Lees success MIA u,
triumph. Jackson fell, and Genera!
Lee might well SAY that he had lost his
right arm. At Gettysburg on the first
day We gained Il decided victory on
the second and ti.i.d days, we failed to
was short. General Lee consulted un.,I
a whole day, and determined to fall
back. =s.- .2,,f
TIE MAGNiNIMITY OF GENERAL LEE
kept hack The frne secret OF iil-surcrSs !
at Gettysburg. The attack. MAS TO
have l'e,n made at daylight, but Long. |
streets corps VAS not ready until four
o'clock. By that time Meade's whole |
army was up. In the morning IN al
tack BY our ,ieht-un the enemX's left
~mnst have resulted in brilliant sue
cess The attack on our left wa> only
male to support l.ong>trect. Ii what
S"mton SAYS in his book as to What
Longstrret has said he true, then one
at least of Lees licutenalltS did not go
lnto the fight with thar confidence and
sood faith rrcessaly to success. Gems
eMl Lee Ia this battle had less than
oo,oo0 men Of i'll arms. The defensive
Inc Of Inc Rapilan was then chosen as
The only one that could not lie tianked
Oy Monitors aud gnuboais
IN May. 1863, GIANT came with -tO,-
w men. Then came the long death
s'appe. NJ Slmt,sylva,i.l our lines /;
Sf!!;e Tor n time hrnkcn. Grant had re-
e!ve,l 1000 men more, Lee not one.
Giant finally t.ndet! on the south side
ofthe James River, where he could have
gone at first without the loss of Il man.
bdt Ia reach whicl. cost him more men
'Han the entire number of Lees army.
al things considered, this campaign 0t :
Lees Is the most remarkable Of ancient
Or Mo'ieut times. !,
THE DISPARITY OF NUMBERS
sounds ike romance. General Lee
Wrote t" me, in 1866, HAT it would he !
hafi to make fhe world understand
4'a believe the fact, but Lee WAS al
ways ANXIOUS to take the offensive. He
said to me. if Grant goes to james Riv-