Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-16
GENERAL FITz. LEE AT LYNCH3URG.


Gen. Fitzhugh Lees reception at Lynch
burg Yesterday was demonstration such as
has not been witnessed there since the war.
The demonstration partook to large ex-
tent of military character, owing to the
presence of militia organizations who had
come to take part in the competitive drill
ct the fair grounds.
A Northern visitor, who accompanied the
General on part Of his trip through south
west Virginia, remarked that ne had never
seen so much real patriotism or as hearty
expressions of it as he has recently witness
ed in the Old Dominion.
Gen. Lee reached Lynchburg at O'Clock
Yesterday morning. He was received by
committee of citizens and taken IN car
rage to Gen. Munford's residence, where
breakfast was served. Gen. Lee said the
campaign had been most arduous one,
especially in southwestern Virginia, where
he encountered several successive days OF
rain. He has spoken eight times week.
He is in splendid condition. He tips tne
scales at 2iS pounds and is the picture OF
robnst health. He is in fine spirits over the
nrospects of his canvass and seems entirely
confident as to the result He thinks hard
work is necessary, however, to secure the
Legislature. ,,o,. ,
which Gen. Lee rode at the Yorktown cen.
tenuial was brought to the door. Gen. Lee
ia n splendid rider, and managed his spirit
ed steed with easy grace. He was escorted
through the streets to the point where the
veterans of the second Virginia cavalry
awaited him. The cavalcade consisted OF
horsemen from Bedford, Amherstand Camp
bell counties. There were about "a thousand
in line. They carried the tattered colors OF
the regiment and banners with the name OF
each detachment. They were mounted on
fine horses, wore white sashes and made
fine display. At the head of the procession
rode q squad of police, followed by Gen.
| Munford and his aides, surrounding Gen.
| Lee.
The Lynchburg Rifles, well.driled
company of boys in Zouave uniform, brought
up the rear. The streets were lined with
people, md enthusiastic cheers went up as
General Lee rode by. The colored people
were out in force, and joined in the cheer
ing.
At the fair grounds ten thousand people
had assembled. General Lee rode around
the track and then dismounted. After in
specting some of the exhibits, he was es-
corted to stand. Here he was welcomed
by the president of the fair association.
Captain Charles NJ. Blackford, on behalf
of the fair association, announced that while
the management wished to keep politics out
of the occasion, he thought there could be
no improperly in introducing at an exhibi
ton of Virginia's products one Of her no.
blest products-a man whom all delighted
TO honor. He then requested Colonel l..
S. Marye to present to General Lee paint
ing on parchment of the coat of arms of Vir.
ginia, framed with chrysanthemums. which
had been painted for him by Miss Theresa
Jordan, of Lynchburg, o niece Of Gen. Thos.
Jordan, of Gen. Beauregard's staff.
Gen. Lee stepped forward and was greet
ed with another outburst of cheering. Col.
Marye made happy presentation speech,
and Gen. Lee responded in brief speech,
in which he dWelt on the peace and pros
trasting it with the evil times of the war,
and expressed the hope that harmony would
continue to endure as long as the everlast,
ing hills.
Hon. John w. Daniel responded to loud
calls for speech, and made few remarks
highly euogistic Of Gen. Lee.
After speech by Mr.. w. w. Berry, OF
Liberty, the throng pressed forward to shake
hands with the General. Altogether, the
demonstration was one Of the most remark.
able of its kind ever witnessed.
| At night there was an immense mass
| meeting in Moorman's warehouse. Major
Otey, chairman of the democratic city COM
mittee called the meeting to order and in
PRODUCED Gen. Lee, who spoke for an hour
and a half with force end unstudied e!o-
quence that surprised his friends. He spoke
| in strong terms of the restoration of good
| feeling between the sections. He was sat-
| is6ed that the enthusiasm with which he
had been received was due not that he had
ridden at the head of a Confederate division
but to the fact that be was the democratic
standard bearer in the fight against corrup
ton and bossism. Referring to Gen. Lo.
gan's speech in Baltimore, he said Logan
had represented him as riding through Vir-
ginia in the "treason-stained saddle of Rob
ert E. Lee" The inference was that Rob.
ert E. Lee was a traitor. What does Gen.
Logan think of VIM. Malone? Did he not
possess a saddle, and was that saddle trea-
SON stained or not? An ex.Confederate's
loyalty would seem to depend upon his ad.
hesion to the republican party"
Gen. Lee said the Wickhams, the Riveses,
the Galatians ard other honest republicans
had come to him and said they were going
to support him because he would give them
a safe and economical government, the eff
feet of which would be to attract Northern
capital and widen the channels of trade and
industry; they preferred him to Wise be-
cause he was consistent democrat, where
as Wise is an ''apostate for the price of his
apostacy." Gen. Lee repeated the charge
that Mr.. Wise dare not 60 to Danvlle TO
make speech, and referring to Mr.. Wiso's
statement that he (Lee) was merely the
nephew of his uncle, said he hoped he would
never see The day when he would be
ashamed of being the nephew of Robert E.
Lee At this the audience cheered wildly.
Gen. Lee charged Mr. Wise with being a
disturbing element, and prophesed that if
he were elected Governor the people would
soon have trouble within their borders. Re.
ferring to Mr.. Wise's statement that if he
were elected Governor and trouble occurred
again at Danvile he would take troops
there and ''clean those people out" General
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