The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-16

A discussion having grown up in the
columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer as
to whether Gen. Lee made any speech
to bis troops on the occasion of the sur
render at Appomattox, correspondent
residing in that city writes as follows:
II remember distinctly that on the
morning of that day Gen. Lee, on his
way from Gen. Grants headquarters,
was surrounded by his soldiers, num-
beriug not over 5000 men, and compell-
ed, might say, to state the result of
his interview. The gray haired chief
tain dismounted from his horse, and,
standing upon the stump of a tree in
the corner of fence, said to. his men
that they were now upon the field of
surrender that the valor of. his army
was his pride !; that their victories were
not his, but that he hoped to share in
their glory that overwhelming num-
bers had compelled him to succumb
that his army of patriots would be pre-
vileged to go to their homes, paroied,
and await the time for their return
again to the field and closed bis affect
ing remarks by praying that merci-
full God wonla shield and shelter the
South and its soldiers through all the
vicissitudes of the futnre.' Gen. Lees
speech was brief, but was perfect
prayer-so fnll of love for bis array, so
fraught with all flle. manly qualities of
d great man. 81, nof3e and SO unselfisl,
with an eye single to the future fate of
his followers, that no man who heard
him could forget it,"
4 - " f 8F i :
Venus will commence to run her
course as evening star on the 4th. As
the weeks roll on she viii emerge from
seclusion, shine with fitful glow in the
golden twilight, and before the summer
wanes will be the loveliest object in the
western evening sky, while winter will
commence in earnest before she reaches
her point Of greatest distance from the
sun. No true lover of the stars can
gaze unmoved upon this beautiful
planet, as, like golden head strung on
an invisible wire, she osillates eastward
from the sun until her goal is reached
on the 9Th of December, and then re-
traces her steps toward the great orb to
whom she is linked by chains lighter
than gossamer, but indestructihle as
the material universe itself. Jupiter is
evening star throughout the month.
His course is marked by an interesting
event. On the 18th, at 10 o'clock in
the morning, be is in quadrature on the
suns eastern side. Jupiter in quadra-
<ture is almost as impressive as Jupiter
in opposition, for, as the sun sinks be-
low the western horizon, this superb
planet holds his court in the zenith.
Il the South does not get fairly
abreast of the North in all Industries
and occupations it will not be for the
want of good advice. We recently
called attention to the wise counsel of
an Atlanta paper on the subject of
small mills and factories now we find
the New Orleans Times Dem ocrat
warning its country readers against
selling their cattle to be taken West
and fattened. We are selling our
cattle as we do our cotton says the
editor, in the rough, unmanufaured
state, instead Of turning them into good
beef. The South can feed and fatten
it's stock as well as the West. Why
does 1t NOT do 90 7 Why allow the
profits Of thia iisaustry to go to Others,
and sell those others the raw mate.
rial n Tt does seem strange that the
Southern States, with abundance o
rich grasses, short mild winters and
comparative nearness to great North
ern markets, should let the greater pari
of tho cattle trade remain in the hands
of men i'd the far West. The Times
Democrat article should 60 the roundl
OF the Southern papers. New Yorl
Herald.