The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-01-23
CHIYALROUS WORDS.
jefferson Davis Tribute to Gen.
Lee i'm the American Review,
\ Fitting CapstOne to the
Monument Of Each.

/ FAYETTEVILLE, y. T., Jan. / / -
/ Especial. In the January mum
/ Der Of the North American Re
view is found the simple but
eloquent tribute Of the ex Pes
/ ident Of the Confederate States
/ to his peerless Lieutenant Lee
Written on the confines of
eternity IS it probably was, it is
d fitting CapstOre to the uonu-
mcnt Of each. There's no at
tempt at self.praise By unde-
value Of the great captain, "a
might have been expected III
writer filling the first place, if
he were not himself supreme
/ Iy great" IN it yo1 see no
glimpse Of petty jealousy for
/ victories won, no tinrtura Of
blame for battles drawn. 4
smaller might, as smaller men
have done, have claimed CON
cert Of glory 70 the first, and
shielded himself by saddling
responsibility for the last. Not
SO does lie, even by inuendo.
WI a. lesson to would be his
rOes. Self-poised, but free from
unseemly assertion, lie grace
fully accOrds due need of praise
to One who cas- i'll kindred mould
did never claim it. Between
those two two massive men no
pigmy rivalry could enter. III
the consciousness Of Daty well
performed each was well con
tent with his respective share Of
accruing fame. And by such
spirit imbued they ever pulled
together, actua,ed by mutual
confidence love and respect.
And 50 it is with peculiar I a
thoa we read the dying words
OF the incompatible Chieftain
anent the lncOmpara bic soldier,
written at the ford as he was
about to "crOss the river and
rest with him in the shade
which he had already reached.
| The eye sWims III contemplating
! their meeting afar and from the
other shore, Sight worthy not
Oh the olympian gods, but Of
Surrounding angels and 'blest
spirits i'll Celestial ldnds."
| would Dot tread forbidden
ground; but lnethinks that since
the sony Of Cherubim and Sera-
pbinA first did sound, there's
Been no such reunion Of allied
natliOts rs when Lee. and Sid
ney johnson, and jackson, and
their kindred followers met the
0id man at the bank.
Historical epochs may be
searched i'll vain for counterpart
or quartet named, Nor should
, dear old Cooper, grandest Of az
jutants. be omitted in the emu
: meratiOn. Rome had her \ ure.
Illus, best and Wisest Of the Ru-
lers Of Men, but legicnary sup.
: porter had he none. Great sol
diers come and go or lingar
Such was BGlisarius and Wallen.
stein, Churchill, and Turenne
Sake and COndi, but what base
motives for action, and what
= puppets for employers. Com
mend us, | repeat, to the age OF
Cause that had in dual combin-
-, alton such a civil and soldier
head, upheld by such colleagues
and l for one will doff Cap and
admit that others have had as
worthy cause. Be that as it
l may, can any Cause by such sup
ported be long attained? Fo,
one [ say you nay.
II a people are to be Judged
by its heroes, or cause gaugec
: by its chief supporters, as GOO
i be praised, the standard is, WHO
T. that cast their lot with such OF
} who from them shall ever spring
4 need ever blush that theirs was
/ the losing side?
It success was aimed at. most
.. lucky were we in the choice of
chief. Had We not had that
most rare com biuation Of patri-
: OF, Christian, gentleman, States
: man, and soldier in the Execu-
tive chair, who will say thai the
/ combat would have been 50 long
c protracted Who can name an
!. other who cOLld have filled his
place or continued the unequal
i struggle to halt it's length
. Hins dlae iachrymac Of our friends
c the Hoemen.
! y single illustration in cOnclu
n sion by way of proof, and tits
: susceptible of living proof, and
c myself imposed task is done.
t BY military critics it is ad-
lhitted that the most God-Iike
conception Of this Titanic s,rug-
! gle was the unexpected hurting
!. of Jackson's column upon Nc.
Clellan's right as opening pre-
Jude to the seven days fight
We hold that it originated with
him with whom it should have
started, he who has written, and
him whom amidst peoples la
uentatiOns We have just buried
W. J. G..
., ESTI AND NENSGATK-