The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-05
DIR. ANDREWS LECTURE ON LEE.
His Praise of the Southern Com
mandeF and His Campaigns.

MS frAAse OF the sOulheFn AOn-
mander and His Campaigns.
"Gen. Robert Z. Lee was the subject
Of the second lecture Of the Savannah
Lyceum course, delivered last night at
the Guards hall by Rev. DIT. Z. Benjamin
Andrews, president Of Brown University
Of Providence. r. I.
DIT. Andrews was in active service in
the federal army in the war, but no
southerner could have paid a more elo-
quent or devoted tribute 10 the greatest
OF all confederate generals.
he speaker began with statement OF
the circumstance surrounding the great
confederate general and also spoke Of
StoneWall Jackson, ana others VINO were
with Gen Lee in the struggle jackson
he spoke Of as a wonderful fighter ana
one whose abilities in this regard his foes
We're not aware of. as Gen. John Pope
and his men soon found out.
he spoke of the fact that Gen Fttzhugh
Lee said Gen. Robert Z. Lee made a mis-
take in crossing TO Maryland after the
battle of Chantilly.
DR.. Andrews said he would not venture
an opinion against Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
but he thought Gen. Lee was wise IN
nghting the battle Of Antietam after he
had crossed. He said he did not give
Fredericksburg because he had TO aid him
the shrewdness Of his engineer in hXing
the hghting line, the cOurag eOusness OF
an his men and the stupidity Of Gen.
Burnsides.
He gave a most interesting account OF
the great fighter Gen. HOOker's attempt
to cut of Lees communication with
Richmond, which plan Gen. Lee OWNED,
and checSmated, throwing the union
forces into CONSERVATION. He blamed
Hooker for not dashing to the front, IN
stead Of retreating. when he found Jack
son On his extreme right; President Lin
coins reference to Hooker lntemper-
ance was well brought in. When Gen.
Hooker was sent west Presidents Lincoln
said 10 him: You viii have 10 pass
Hrh Na nu r0l I b "a arm
county.
Charlottesville, he said, brought Gen.
Lee greater fame than any of his previous
battles. He said he could not 90 into
the story of the battle of Gettysburg,
but would refer to a few of the criticisms
that have been made against Gen. Lee on
account of that fight. Under the cir
cumstances, he said Gen. Lee could hardly
nave taken cemetery nm on the nfst
day of the fight. Ewell had the option of
making the attack, but hardly had the
men to do il with He did not blame
Gems Lee and Longstreet for delaying
the fight on the second day, and he did
not believe that Longstreet ever inten-
tiOnally disobeyed orders or took unnec-
essary time in reaching the battlefield
where the tight was in progress. He was
satisfied also that Lee did the best he
could when he sent no larger force than
Pickett and his 1900 or 1900 men to the
front attack, as Gen. Lee had no possible
way of telling what forces he had to con-
tend with. He spoke OF Gen. Lees al
ways using OFFENSIVE strategy. as Tor in
stance, marching into the enemy's cOun-
try, but defensive tactics that is waiting
for his, opponents to reach out to make
an attack, before striking, though he did
not wait to receive the blow before giving
anything in return.
A strictly military criticism made was
that Gen. Lee fought at Gettysburg on
too long a line. while the enemy was con-
centrated in a shorter curve
In that, he said, Lee couldn't be charg-
ed with having made mistake. The same
- hxrN rF1N Tn1f In h
the Austrians went down under the on
slaught Of the Prussian army.
DR.. Andrews then spoke of Gen. Grants
entrance into the campaign, and how
Gen. Lees army held out with patience
Valor and vigilance for a year. and until
they were outnumbered seven to one. and
Richmond was finally taken.
He spoke of Lee as being as exalted and
Colossal as a man as he was as a gen.
eral. He was pure of speech, habits and
words, never profane or irreVerent, a mas
terful general, but never vane, a man
who idoliZed his family and always want
ed 1t with him, man whose character
was as simple as that of a child and
who walked with God while he march
ed with his army. He spoke of Napoleon
as having accomplished his greatest feats
as young general, while Lee was as great
a general when fifteen or twenty years
older
He closed with a reference to the con-
tributiOn Gen. Lee made to the consti-
tutional development of the United States
by which the constitution was modified
win reference TO the autonomy of the
single state, so as to establish its right
of government within itself, and the north
ern states, he said, are as jealous of this
independence and right of self government
as any of the southern states ever were.
Dr. Andrews is the eighth president of
Brown University, and was born at Hins-
dale, N. H, Jan. 10, 1914. He served as a
private, non-commissioned officer and
finally as second lieutenant in the First
Connecticut heavy artillery during the
war. He has been a prominent educator
Delna COnnnRtpn wit
colleges and universities. and was chosen
president of Brown University in 1888
Since his election the work of the coll
number of new and important features
have been added.
Or. Andrews was greeted by a large au-
dience and was listened to attentively dur
ing his entire discourse. He was intro
duced by Mr.. Lee Roy Myers in the alb
sence of the president and vice president
of the lyceum.