Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-02-06

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From this time until the close of the war
tho history OF General Ice is the history
Of the immortal army of Northern Vir-
ginia-that noblest army that ever trod
this earth. To record the unparalleled
achievements Of that army while direct-
ed by the genius Of Lee, would be q task
far. too great t. come within the scope Of
an address such us the present. rgr
General Hampton reviewed at length
tho military achievements of General
Lee and ofhis gallant soldiers, andd, iii
conclusion, said : ~sN ~
1t has been my object not TO embarrass
the narrative by any criticism of my own
but to let the great actions which marked
that curcer through its whole progress
speak for themselves. From these ac-
tions the verdict of history will, after
all, be made up, and that verdict neither
therpraise. of his, friends nor .he censure
of his enemies will be able to influence.
We place him without one doubt before
that angus. tribunal, feeling assured that
his motives, his deeds, and his virtues
will be Judged by postcrity as VIC, his
countrvmcn, judge them now. M.
Ellis grandeur he derived from Heaven alone,
For he was great ere fortune made him so!
And wars, like mists that rise against the sun,
Madehim but greater seem, not greater grow"
Ills ashes i'll peaceful urn shall re 1;
His name n great example made to slow;
Fow strangely high endcayors may be blessed,
Where picty and valor Jointly 60"
AT the close of General Lees military
service he retired quietly to private life,
and though the record left by him as a
private citizchIis asmoble;as any portion
Tof hisMhole career, it was, unfortunately
for the South and for the world, all too
br,efS aHe lost no time an vain regrets,
but set himself lresolutely to fulfill the
duties that were before him. gs
Offers of agsistancn pnnrei iil. ii,
him from allquarters, bnt though deeply
touched by this evidence Of the love en-
tcrtained for linn, he refused them all,
saying, MY friends havo offered me
everything except work" lie felt that
it was his duty to work, and with him
duty was thcsublimcst word in our Ian
guage." Surrounded by all that domes-
tic affection could give, or public vcner-
alton bcstow, it was the fond hope of our
people that rhe would long be spared to
the South to teach her sons to follow his
example and emulate his virtues. But
lie himself felt that the wounds his heart
had received were mortal When he
rallied from his first attack and we we're
'cheered by the hope that his precious life
would be spared, n friend called to con.
gratulate him OH his conyalcscence, and
and to express the hope that bis health
would sood be fully restored Shaking
his head gravcly and placing his hand
upon his heart, he replied: "No, the
trouble is3hcre" The trouble, was, in
decd, there. For the sorrows, the affec-
tions and the wrongs of the people whom
he loved SO well, were swapping, one by
one, his heartstrings, and he fell at last
dying as truly for the South as if he had
fallen in her cause on the bloodiest field
he over won in her defence. And thus
he passed away from the scenes ef his
labors and his glory to appear at the bar
of that great Judge, who alone can and
will decide whether the cause in which
he fought was right or wrong. But
though he is no longer with us, his ex-
ample, his fame and his virtues are still
left to us, and he thus is not dead.
But strew his ashes to the wind
Whose sword or voice has served mankind,
And is he dead whose glorious m,nd
Lifts thine Oh high?
/ To live in hearts We leave behind
Is not to die.
Is't death to fall for freedoms right?
He's dead alone that Jacks her light,
And murder sullies in Heavens sight
The sword he draws.
What cop alone epnohla f;oh.o