The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
LEE AS A MAN.
MS iIumsneiy Forgiveness and Desire
for Harmony.

LEE AS a MAN.
MS iIumaneiy Forgiveness and Desire
for Harmony
The proceedings OF the zee monument
celebration. ~ iNchmond, Va, on the 10Th
OF Nav last have called forth the animad-
} Versions Of some Northern writers and sem
satiOnal politicians. The carrying OF a
/ few hulot-riddcd and tattercd banners
simply as relics and memorials OF the past,
and not as evidences Of hostility 10 our
Union. seems To- have strangely discom-
posed them. They neglect or prefer not To
state, that on the occasion mentioned
I Mon Gags were profusely displayed both
hy soldiers and 10y citizens
WHAT ucSOK MEANS.
The hcnols recently paid to Lee, the mon
uwcut erected 20 his memory, were not IN
tended 10 pcrpctuate sectional hate, Dut
rather to commemorate those virtues VIII
out which "a real Mon cannot be preserved.
The funeral of General Grant was attended
/ hy Generals =. +. Johnston and =. Il. Buck
uer: nor have ! ever heard any Con-
/ Tolerate soldier blame them. for Grant
died with the feelings of a real lnionist, re-
] ioicing 40 what hc considered cyidences.ot
/ a restoration Of good feeling between those
/ who had been at war. The English histe.
/ rians and people honor Dolh tdlklahd ana
/ lampdcn, though they were on opposite
/ sides in her great civil war, and rightly,
/ for each acted from principle, ana lad the
qualities OF real greatness. do not believe
/ ttat the Federal soldiers generally have
any bitter feelings toward General Lee
/ Those who have expressed n.s' u.'l'i-
ness have generally been ehecGetS oil INK
only.
iFDFKALRANK AND FILE.
.,..e,.
'"ch respect """ 'ne l'uA anu NC VI ''''
fyQ,I" arm? io 49,, , W. "'o" =, T% ;s
ra.idenro returning from me surrender
many Of Them Joined i'm the cheers which
were liyen him hv citizens. can il be
shown that after the NpuomattON surrender
that lee. either by speech or writing. en-
dcavcrrd 10 fan the flames of sectional hate;
j assert that can uroNc the contrary. from
fba limo of the sirropdor ., tbe dav Of his
death he laborad. Seth bv precept and OK
ample. o. 'reiore kindly feelings between
Northern and southern men. While he
Was president of Washington COLLEGE Il des-
titute Federal soldier called upon him for
some rocuuiarv assistance. which was
-Npn Thcuch his attention had been
called g. tne fact that the man had fought
arain-t him. he simply said: " We must
I
am sure that soldier would not have OBJ
i4cted fo "a Zee Monument celebration. At
thlucellor-yilio. where Lee was victorious.
whom Dec bphold many wounded Federal
and Confd erato soldiers living promis-
cu0u.lv together he ordered the Confederate
surgeon 60 t0 treat the whole field alike" In /
my conversation with him, i'm the fall of
l~iJ and !a tine summer Of 1851 /
noy.r heard him Use one harsh /
~,,, r...,,o.tin.- bi. former foos
.. ...,...
NJ hii h' I'il'"'
When referring % them be was IN the !
habit of calling them the Northern people /
Dee never designated them as y ankecs. ]
have 30 from reliable authority that even
Whcn under indictment for treason he re- /
hukcd one who harshly denounced the /
\orth ana said to him: have fought /
against the people OF the Norm because
have believed they were seeking 10 Wrcst /
from the south her dearest rights. but
have never cherished toward them hillcr or
t'ndictlye feelings, and nave never seen the
0ly when ! aid NOT pray for them
When Phil hcaIney, "a gallant Federal
gentleman. fell nm battle, Lee sent through /
the lines kearney's horse ana sword 70 ms |
widow and then wrote to theauihorites IN /
Richmond that he would hold hmsclfpecuni- /
alily responsible If bad transcribed his
powers. Colonel \. J.. Long. VINO Tor |
considerable time was Lees chlel OF stan, |
says that Lee had habit OF writing oWn- !
ions ANA sentiments Whcn me- approved !
and oui Of number gwen select the lo!- /
towing.
Pane which does not result from sood
action rs mot {" De- desired me Hle OIL |
Lee snow VIVA. N.n'i % l','ll, ii' ivStlo
ana lhal he mas DO" I'D ltll measure iIOll
good mon ever! Wne'y ne .','', ',l' .l,'1
which we erect io MN may ci"nl'lc anu
laii io the ground nul ms 0eclS ana virtues
even without lhe ana "i it'pcI7 Nodiu DC
transmitted 10 distant po7'cil!'
HEALING DIFFERENCES.