Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-10-28
Fitz Lee in Petersburg.
he PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO FORAKER ANI
LOGAN,


Gallant Fitz Lee received an ovation at
Petersburg, the home of Malone, last Sat
urday. The reporter of the BALTIC. Sun
says =
In the evening as many people as could
be packed into the house assembled at the
Academy of Music to hear Gen. Lee
There were many colored people in the au-
dience. Gen. Lee was introduced by D. M.
Bernard, and was greeted by tempest OF
applause. Mr.. Bernard described him as
man who had shown his fitness for the of
fee of Governor by mastery performance
Of every duty of citizen, whether in peace
or in war.
AS Gen. Lee stepped to the front some one
yelled out, ''Red hot for Lee" eyes," said
the General, laughing, cred hot and still
a-heatiug." Gen. Leo had already spoken
about half dozen times in the course Of
the day, but. though hoarse, he showed no
lack OF vigor, and made telling speech of
nearly two hours duration. The burden
of his remarks was the need of promoting
harmony between the sections, and Sher-
man and Foraker were denounced for try
ing to stir up sectional luminosity and hate.
Before the meeting, he had said to The
SUN correspondent that the statement made
by Judge ForSker. the republican Gov
ernor-elect of Ohio. at jamestown, N Y,
that he wore rebel generals uniform
when photographed some months ago, and
that these photographs had been scattered
broadcast throughout Virginia, was false
He wore the militia uniform of Virginia,
and he was photographed as he appeared
at the Cleveland Inauguration. As to the
Confederate battle-fags of Pickett's divi-
sion having been carried in the Fitz Lee
cavalcades, as Judge Foraker asserted, he
said he had never seen Confederate flag
in any procession since the campaign OPEN
ed, but the United States flag had been
borne by his followers in every portion of
the State. These statements we're reiter-
ated at the meeting, and Gen. Lee added !:
eff Pickett's flag was carried we have a
right to carry it, and we couldn't have a
better flag to carry"
With reference to the bloody-shirt policy
of Senators Sherman and Logan, he said
that Gen. Logan lately visited Senator
Malone in Petersburg with his lips still wet
with his speech in Baltimore, in which he
said Fitz Lee "was riding through Virginia
in treason stained saddle" That meant
| that lie, ''the rider" was traitor. "Well,"
asked Gen. Lee, "what about William Ma
hone, Gen. Logan's host? Was not he
also Confederate general Was his sad
die treason-stained? No! He votes the
republican ticket, while Robert E. Lee, if
he were alive, would vote the democratic
| ticket"
This assertion caused an outhurst of ap-
plause and cheering, which was renewed
when Gen. Lee declared that Judge Foraker
to teach Virginians that their loyalty de-
ponds upon their republicanism. Judge
Foraker was one of those patriots who are
'invincible in peace and invisible in war;"
He (Gen. Leg would assure him that no.
| body would hurt him in Virginia He
might come in perfect safety, and the
| people of Virginia would be glad to have
him come and see for himself what radical
| republicanism in Virginia means. Gen.
Lee said that one of the most suspicious
signs of the time was the fact that the
colored vote was dividing to some EXTENT
In going through Virginia he had seen
enthusiastic clubs of colored Fitz Lee dem
ocrats. As to the Malone republicans, he
said if you snatch off the republican wig
you will find in almost every instance
democratic sorehead."