Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-13

ter himself when his commander WAS so
exposed. General Lee remarked to him
quite sharply 1T ia my duty TO be here
| must see. Your duty does not require
reckless exposure when there Is no oc-
casion for IL. Ride back the way tell
you, sir"
JUDGED FROM APPEARA.'CES. /, .
Near Goodies Bridge he astouished "A
young stan-oficer. after receiving a mes
sage sent by him, by looking quite
intently at him and asking II those peo-
pie surprised your command this morn
ing? The officer was taken aback al the
question, for he had just made a report
from his commander that the troops
were In good order. and asking directions
for their disposition. He replied no. and
asked II any such report had come 70
him. General Lee replied that he had re-
celved no such report, but that Judging
/ from appearances something urgent must
nave prevented you young men ABOUT
headquarters from making your toilets
this morning" and he thought II possible
that the command might have been
surprised. At the same time he pointed
10 the officers new cavalry boots. the leg
OF one being outside OF the pants while
on the other leg the leather was half
'NNit't iAlFlH'f lldkillE liidl ~. H'ii'''t'Ft
resemble a huge misshapen bologna saus-
age The young officers face turned
! biood-red az the rebuke. and he could
not conceal his modification as he saluted
and started to ride back.
General Ice then beckoncd him 10 re
/ turn and gently said that he intended
| by what he had said only 70 caution him
as TO the duty Of officers, especially those
who were near persons Of high com
manders, 10 avoid anything on a retreat
which might look like evidences OF demon
alization that he knew he was good
| soldier and he must not take what he
had said so much TO heart. So self-con-
| tanned and considerate was this great
man Of the feelings Of others that he
even paused i'm the trying moments
when the destiny Of a nation and the fate
| Of a rctrcating army was entrusted 10 his
care. TO sOOtho the wounded feelings OF a
/ young suhaltern.
HONOR AND DUTY.
IN conclusion Governor Jones said:
There are some who would teach the
children sprung from the loins OF these
men that It was folly unworthy Of states
| men to nurse tn" hope that the mon Of
! lsI could maintain their undertaking.
Their convictions of honor and duty left
| them no alternative. but were il other
wise. can II be matter Of reproach that
they barred their breasts 10 the strii'
rather than bequcath the battle TO their
! ch,I5ren9
rho falsitv Of the go-called maxim that
God favors the heaviest battalions" was
sirnally illustrated bv Napolcon through
ont the greater part " his marvelou.
career Charles XII Of Sweden set il Al
naught. Frederick the Great won victory
i'm spite OF # in the Seven Years Wal
/ against nearly all Europo Alexander
| Hannibal and Caesar in ancient DAYS
taught that numbers did not necessarily
win battles
! The thought ignores Providence and for
cots tho influences Of moral forces i'm IN,
work of war. All history sustains IN,
profound philosopher who declared tha'
! other maxim. "In war the moral is e
the physical as three 10 one" and thai
| maxim Ochts for the invaded against III,
! invader
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Who so impoachos the wisdom OF ON
| cOuntrymcn for engaging IN an unequa
war may equally denounce liancoci
and Adams. and Washington ana J'lcr
son. who declared the infant colonl'
! independent states ana d'hed inc poWe
! Of tho greatest military government thei
on the globe
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Governor Jol'9 %',''' ,n5 a. 49, com
| clusion the chair appointed the followin
| committee TO nominate officers of the as
! sociotion for the ensuing year:
lud.c r c. Minor William Keen. Ma
! Tor Thomas \. Brandcr. Captain Charlie
| $ Morgan and Captain y. W. CARRIER.
WINE inc , ,,l,,r,, oe,orc5 resolutio
thanking Governor Jones for his address
and requesting that he furnish copy @
il TO the association for publication.
The resolution was adopted, anu lou
calls being made for Captain Gordon No
Cabe. that gentleman responded IN bri'
but beautiful speech. Captain McCabe d'
clared that he could never forget that ON
night in the trenches around Petersbur
il was whispered that on the morrow
dawn body of 800 picked men woul
make an attack on Grants right centre
and that young Tom Jones Hd' NV
cd TO lead the IorloIu nv.
gave Hil'i.'lS 80, trihuto IN the de,
paying mashihctn' lin, no had {
pcra'e Nalo, r,{inr n the stirrups Of tn
OFTEN seen 'n"'9 I'D s.iI least anon