Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22
Gen. Lee After Gettysbur.
The following is taken from "a Piece. :,

Gen. Lee AFTER Gettysburg,
The following is taken from "a plec. ors. Z
erect History" 10 Scribner's Monthly.
CAMP ORANGE, s August, ISe, !
Mr. President Your letters Of 2s'GJ,.
and ID August have been received, aud pp,un!
waited for u leisure hour to reply, but Ste
that will Dever come. | am extremely ob;s't
to you for the attention given to the w,n,'
this army, aud the efforts made to supply Ib.s"
Our absentees are returning, aud | hopr ~
earnest ard beautiful appeal made to the r,n.
Try in your PROCLAMATION uay sir I'D ~.
whole people, aud that tire; may Sc ,L".
duty aud perform it. Nothing is wa'n,,
but that their fortitude should equal ,,~.
bravery, to iosure the success OF our cans"
We must expect revcrs:s, even dcfeatS. Tia,
are sent 10 teach us wisdom an ,.'
detc e, to call forth er, alter energies, ard d. =
prevent our falling into greater disasters, o..
people have only 10 be true aud united. to tr.
maDtujly the mIsfortunes iCclden; TO var, A.;
ali VIII COME r!ght 10 The end.
| know hyW prone We are 10 Ct: sure, snl
how ready to blame others for the %uootus,
meet OF Interpretations. This i unh: comm,
10 a genereu5 people, and | glicGc to Sc i,
expression. The general remedy for the s.,;
OF success in a military c0umaudcr is his -.
nova. This is natural, and 10 many inS,acr.s
proper. For 10 matter what may BE- tne ..Iiiy
of the %ctic3r, il he loses the c,utlencc Of b.,
troops, disaster must sooner or later ensu'.
| have been prompted by these r a.e.
tons m0rG than Oace Sl:cc NY return !pm
PENNSYLVANIA to propose 10 your Ex.,.cr.
CO the lropricty oil selecting alo;.l~. sou.
marder Tor this amy. | have seen and
heard of expressions Of dlscJutcu; IN the pvt.
lie %journais at tic result OF the expedition.
do not know how FIR tn. feeling cx,sul> IN tb+
army Ny uro'h:r officers have been 10 Kind
to r. poct 1t. aud 50 Tar tie troops havr .cyp
too generous 70 exhibit ii. 1t is fair, hoacyer,
to suppose that II does exist, and success Is -
necessary to Us rh2; nUthlnI should he ri>hN
10 secure l.. |, therefore, in all sincerity. Fr
| quest your Eice'lrucy tn lake measures - I'll,
ply my place. | d. this with The o @ earn.
est."ss because no one Is more awarh t-%r ~.
sli u NY lnaDl'lty Tor h" duties .. ~ po.
slti0L:. | :aunOt even a:c mr!sS! what | my.
SELF desire. II W c:u fu Il! The cXpcc,at'Ou,
of - h rs? In .ill'ioj, ~Sr"sibIy fee he s:yg.
lnG failure II III. bodily strength. | Gave ut
YET recovered iron the attack ] expert, nee!
the past spring. | an hccuming NOR 40!
mere lucaplb!e IT CX:rt!uu, add | au thuS pre-.
vented tro III making the personal examination.
and giving the personal supervision t. the
operations 10 the field which | feel 10 b. he.
cessary. | am SO 'lul that il making Use Of
the eyes Vt others | am fr quen;ly mi>.ci.
Everything therefore points to the ~a'ivan.a.
g.s To be derived from a pew c3mm .u!cr,
aod | the more anxiOu>Iy urSc the ua.te,
upon your ExcvlieIcy iron %ay belief that a
younger ADD ADLER mao than myself Cal real.
liz be Obtained. | know that be viii tayg
a. gallant and brav. au army as ever exist.
ed 10 scc,ni his efforts, aud it woul! be the
happicsl day of my lite t. see at its h"ai :
wycthy leader; Que that W I'D accomplish
more thau | could perform, and all that
have wished. | hope your ExcelIeocy wi.
attribute my request to the true reason, ID:
desire to serve M couotry, and 10 do all 10
my power t. insure the success OF her right
ecu, cause.
| have 20 complaints to make Of any one but
myself. | have received nothing but klninc,,
from those above he, and the c0nsidcrat= al
tcuii0n from my comraics and c0mpanlrns 10
arms. 10 your Eyccilcncy | i'll specially ID.
lcbted ior UNIFORM Kindness and consIderall2a.
You have douc everything in your power u
aid me 10 the work committed TO my c~larre,
without o~,uitting anything to promote the geu.
cral weIfAre. | pray that yOus efforts may al
length be crowucd with success, and that sou
may long live TO epjJy the thanks OF a rratctu.
people.
With sentiments OF great esteem, | am Ye!:
respectfully and truly yours.
K. L. LEE, General.
His Exc'y Juff'n Davis, Pres. Conled. States.
gEr. Conway OF President Lincoln.
AT he reception given him 10y the L1tu:
Club last Saturday evening, Mr.. Noncurc D.
CONWAY told the following story:
Just after the breaking ont Of the ci"i. VA
mis- father, VIII owned u large farm in Virginia
did, and the estate, together W til n coa>ti"Enae
number OF slaves. became the properly 81 TIE
son Mr. Conway not considering II fl%N: 10
hold slaves, desired to manumlt them nhd .ra'
then to Ohio, there 20 form 4" settlement. 81:
how to get them through Baltimore, wntc! II"
that time WIS violently excited over the HcHF'
question, and was, in sh0rr II powder ui.saI!"e'
which only needle! q spark from Any li!"c!'1"
70 pru:u.e an explosion. BE went To- Secretary
Stanton and asked for n military eScor: 10 ~:
band Of contrabandS until t"ey reached .n"'
destination. 1t WAS positively refused. hf
Stanton though. il would be madness t. run
'l'U Il = LIZ sald = - 49,
..ass through Bal more W thout bringing \ !h'y
down upon them, 81! he MUS! wat the issteN
the war. NJ. Conway went to President; LIZ
loln, tod his story, aLi m.tc the same reiH'.~
TIE PresIicI t burs. out WITH an eiilMhAI!r ~
sent. 'You slls.i go" e said, 'yoA shal! 90 $40
vow sbsl. have Nj escort WHOA WIZ carry w.
through, though twenty Bsi,i.nlr"a ~ II ts
wsy.' Then, ~ II nsn&inet OF Ms e:thuslA'"'
and willing-ss men no. ln'rcquent.y are,
sripulv y mean motive Tor ding Il generous "''
ne sddcd .I,u see we've got too many nIsSe;
around mere, ard III. sooner some OF them .e
taken away .he better The escort WAS oo:"In'
ed, the 'nisgc7s' did get through Clears perhaps
msgniiel danger and the settlement! VS.
t.b1ishcd and DrospcTcd-as it does 20 til: DAY
N Y. cor. Bn!t. Am
G.. & @. CANAL-Thc committee on '"'
proposed extension Of the Chesapeake ao'
Ohio Capal which was app1lat@d by IA cohst0,
ton held last December at Nesternport' -'4'
met 10 Baltimore yesterday and adopted ''
following resolutions:
Resolred That it is the sense OF I'M, h'ss,
ing that the in cres; OF tie people o. 'N'icA'1'
aud Garrett counties, Md, !mpera'i'GP w
mands the exclusion OF the chesapeake a~'
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