Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-14

vy conCurred tnat SIeat oPpVtt"n'
.ot by. but Early, never pluining
N,,f upon his prescicncc has de-
t,f his slperlors and endorsed the
t'.liuslon 60 which they came. His
go, manners made the world look
", him az a cold, hard man. but no.
w. WAS farther from the fact. or HIS
..ro,ltv could name many Instances.
, s.uracy ala not forbid. In charity he
i, long odds the most liberal man
- know. and do not believe there
io tho Commonwealth q man who
, moro IN proportion 20 his means %
.n, objects than he did. INDECENT
,tf.rs. comrades in arms In straight
"REMINISCENCES. the widows and
.t..rs OF old ConfoGeratcs. charitable
.., churches. and Confederate
mont associations were the con
.s recipients Of his donations. We're
,..,..rtor 20 reveal tho evidences In his
,.--. % Eariy's charities. Il would as
.s tre world. hut he avoided pub
"a, ana gave for the deeds sake
,...v vas always 80 active, enter
.r ana diligeut that he was often
....url ~ FOR trying to DO too much.
g., visited pickcts and sontncis. ana
over r,CIc around 20 test their
...,. he went forward with skirmsh-
, ana vas often his own scout His
....- were constantly warning him
. exposing himself 20 danger. lie
.,o,lvs aggressive and he had that
.f ~ aI great soldiers. which was
.r.,ilt o. restrain In Lee ana Jack
@, follow the guns. lie believed in
maxim If Admiral Nillancuve. that
..-. ,lGfain IS at his post who Is in the
trts; irc.
,-S INTELLECTUAL CHARACTER.
r-.r was man Of great intellectual
,-. H.s grasp was broad and strong
e.. comprehensive. his mind solid. rather
..- brilliant. lie knew men. and he
r mues and he was an acute ana
-...Iaadng judge. He attained omi-
..t thc har not hv elOquence. but by
..rncut and lnlcfatigablc persist
- a.. was not student in the sense
....ar ana continuous application but
.......r he undertook he mastered. lis
. -r was the most accurate and re-
... that I haVo ever known. What
ia once know he always remcm-
.-.. Whatever ne attempted he never
and whatever he ala was tho
-... fuuc. 10 was said 81 Wellington
t.4 Dee not been great soldier he
,.t have boon a great financitr: and
wan. Early's abilities. fine judgment.
. t--, uf character. that he would
- succeeded I'm any great business or
TO profession. lie knew his own
.. popular manners AMI popular
.. lrf. with pleasing Candor, declares
.-r who knew him best liked nm
Ifr would have been as successful
.- political as in any other teid, for
.ttsi". though often deceived bv
uraFle Who Kisses away his hand
.-.--." is always ready 10 pay tri-
f-. .' t'c hero Wncn II j. sure II ms
..r- u f...- Ir..I.ItrA, and BIS
ana EafNS' VINO can rue "hl
"t. IN so'lai 'lIe'"S OK t,'"'.
when care was I'.l "S'ie' 10y
'N'.' 'l''1's -"' ~ '.'', ~ ,,,'
company Wa n'"eH No"7"T M,
anon was 'I'. ,'''N'"s' H'1''"",I
sense a.. NUM- i''i i,..-',,
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,'i,,,.s ,.bl,h be,,,ens the
- o,,lt.i.. - tha historian. You
.I....i .. t.,r, ,to- he has left
-.,s.r',,, , n,o-raohical sketch of
ind tbs c,nDi.,a history ~ his
,.,rs written SIN. years ago. when
ta .I opuortlnitv L, examine records
adj other valuable stsres o. in
nation 90 hi. own. have read much
. this history. AM 10 not doubt That
I'm prove tho most valuable contribu-
-. that has yet been made 10 the his
-. .f th. Army 81 Northern NirglniI.
.,.,,,-.,.,,,.,-, ,>-,, c1>,cr-pr,
''' -
f-r Nas scippu 1usly honest ana 50
r....ly truthful That Ike El@uI-
... accurat, fact. even IN jest.
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