Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-06

duties he wss one o. those ssfe, sonno, loei.
ciou. officers, aad you always fsls when you SCI.
Instructions - him, ths, the! were gong 20 se
o6eyed promptly AID 20 the letter
VIVA. greater tribute c:uld &c paid 60 ;
diet?
Heeicg b=ea nsrri,d to one OF the most
accomplished ladies In Virgins, =
Boiling, OF P. tars5urf, w6o, vi h tTo s'rt ;
survives h:n, hs removed IL lsI4t' E.Ver-
1crth, and was the mex. year e:=etsd 10 tse
Senate Of Virginia, where he made an con
orsbe record.
Ee was elected to t,e 50tl ard 81 Cen
gresses and served bis State With that hdeii'y
Which bad characterized bis every &c
through life-fai.hfal. consciert Gus enc
paiastaking. ever alert 20 the ioteres. o.
bis constituents end seeking only how e
could te:Ve them.
he vas again re-s'ec.ed 30 the 52l Co :
eress sud though, By the will CT a Divine
Pro7ideuce. was not permitted to take 8
seas. BIS will ever be h=id iD grateful reuem.
brace by h!s Iste constituents, aud when
the long roll OF Vrgnia's noble AID hero'c
deal is called, the name of William B. E =
hceh Lac will be mourped By his Mo.her
Commonwealth az cue OF her mobiles: ard
truest sons.
10 eonc:u:icp, Mr. Speaker, shsll read
az the most fitting t'ihu,e I have seeo. en
editorial from tne ALEXANDRA Glzs1TB
written the rez. day after the death Ct Gen
eral Lsa.
general William Henry Fi!zhugh Lee, second
son OF General Robert EdEsrd Lee, is des1. The
bells hers tollfd tie yestesd evening. few
hours before the General hs1 crosstd over the
ii;er and W IS st rest Under Ii; rcof trees At ga
wentworth. The southern sun lightei his death
led sud the autumn breezs sang his requiem. ~
ter il es fttul fever he 81. cps vel he vas sfcs
long time, AID a. Ii, oi-eaee was iucursb.e
| desta was reiief. 80 more pain for bin no. y,
| bu. the T G snl peaceful sleep OF the just Il
.orroHips anil7 were at his bedside, tu; he to!d
them lot good bye, p:eferiing TO greet them when
| hay shsll iejoin him in better world. hif
desth is regretted By all the many who knew
| him; the uora so 81 these who kue~ him well.
General Lee Ike MS father, sa' mutually quiet
| and retiring and in his N tr&urAe with o.hsrf,
| when light snd principle were Eo. invoivs1, a.
vsriatl acted in accordance with tie rule CT rc'
| b,esse oblige, bat wh=n they we're involved &c
IVES as Arm in his support OF his Convictions IS
any other man could be. he stood four square to
all the winds thst b o1, but always with The pre-
prietJ tina. chsractsrizas .he perfect genilema j.
| BE did his duty TO his Gs &, his family q Stats
! and his country, AID lid IL vel, and eI.cu1ed
tsithfny all the trusts CT nitted to lin IN both
military Aad civil lie. He liked the I'd manners
aud custous OF Virginia, ont !! G 10 cJn y III W
| the new orcer o. things W bec. ming grace, SGD
!d.d So with no aucib!e tonplsint and with &c
usel, retinipes. Z s,rved his srsts fi,ienilJ
] in h.r -enase s nd in tho naNon,l Congress. 81
in the confederate srny ne led, By meris, pro
mo i'm, egcry position from Cap an up 20 Ma OF
General o! cavity. II wss different OF c.; tn
Virgins csn i'll fori to part with such a mar
nov, ard in BIS death az in tina. OF bis itlust' q:
! father che has les; a time and al art son, wLo,
when ~! on duty, WAS as gsntl, woman. Her
fame bal been lHc.e,s by havieg had such q
son. Nay ahe have many more like him"