Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-03-19
General Rosser and his critics.


Gen. T. I. Rosser has written letter IN re-
gard to the recent attacks upon himsin which
he says.
The address which delivered before my
comrades Of MARY land in Baltimorepn the 2sd
inst has been 50 deserted aud garpled BY tie
Northern papers thai only such isolHted ex-
pressions 1s are calculated 20 irritlte aud Of
fend have been paraded before their readers
/ conscientiously believe. and / feel that
demonstrated its truth. that the Southern sol
der, Us man to man. was superior TO the
Northern soldier and That our Generals were
far ADLER men than theirs; and on these fncta
alone can. rely for the reason of our triumphs
over them while they were better armed. bet
ter equipped and more numerous than we
were. This fact was stated by me- not for the
purpose oi, ar with the view To insulting the
manhood OF tic North. but MS laudatOry of the
manhood. courage, patriotism and devotion of
the Southern soldier To the cause To which he
devoted his life. his fortune. and lis sacred
honor as trues bravo. patriotic citizen and sol
der Those Of the North who are eonHciOus
OF tile truth OF my declaration are expected to
vince little and show moro or Iess sensitive
ness. but IL distresses me to see here in the
South few cownTdly. cringy, time-serving,
policy men and politicians, who while in their
hearts feeling and believing as do. but be-
cause II Will not ply. hypOcfiticallY and era
venly stullify themselves aud profane the gio-
rious memories of the graHdest and proudest
achievements OF Our race by sapplauding the
victor and condemning the vanquished.a To
such parasites as these. which are cliDging TO
such power. viii sny thar despise them
quite as much rs they must hate themselves,
for they are nieaner aud more dcspicable than
the vile carcaeaes on which they feed. The
brave Confederate soldier is TO-DAY a. iOyal and
true to the restored United States as he was to
the Confederate States, and he patiently and
herOicallY performs his duties In the midst of
his poverty now. as he did then. and he asks
no personal reward now. uordid he expect one
then md the Ruffro pfsrhtpr millions 0f dn1lara
which 60 annually out of the treasury of the
United States to feed aud stimulate the patri-
otism of the Grand Army of the Republic
could not increase the pulsations of his patri-
otto heart one-eighty -millionth of differen
tial
Look out for our Bargain Sale in Ladies'
Muslin Underwear-tle largest line and finest
goods you ever looked at. Due notice will be
given. s. D. IIRscHMAN Il Co.
We take the following notice of
a work of our well-known artist, Mr..
Edward C. Price. from last Thurs
days issue of the New York Tribune:
a conspicuous ornament of a
large wholesale establishment in
Broadway is a painting of the Con-
federate leader, General Rob't E..
Lee, which has something of a his
tory. Tile picture was painted by
f. G. Bruce, of Winchester, Va, in
the fall and winter of 1876. The
artist took studies of Lee. in his tent
at Petersburg, and had several sit
tings from him subsequently in Rich
mond. The accessories of the pic
ture are from real life; the horse is
Traveller, ridden ny General Lee
throughout the war, and the sword,
belt hat and uniform are just as they
were worn by Lee. A captured
field piece and the youngest courier
at Lees headquarters are also shown
in the painting. The figure of the
General, in his exact height as given
by him to the artist, 3 #. II inches.
The picture hung on exhibition in
the Capitol of Virginia, and a bill
was pending in the Virginia Legis-
lature to purchase it for the State,
hut the hurried evacuation of Rich
mond prevented the contamination
of this purpose. 1t was exhibited in
this city. Montreal and other points,
and after many vicissitudes has final
ly found a resting place in Broad
way.
We may add that the picture was.
purchased by another Winchestrian,
widely known as a successful mer-
chant, and was benefactor in va
rious ways of his former place of
residence, Mr.. C. y. Rouss.
Winchester Ee1cs.