The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-31
LEE AND LONGsTREEE;iI;
The Latter Denies that He Has Talked olss
Written DispaTagingly Of Gtn. Lee. '3SS
PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS
af Truth Es OEcnsi,e Then Il Have /
Offended, Snid the G;cncras -1sut
lie Appeals TO the People 10 Read
Hciorc E'hey Gondcmn-Tn TruiE1
should Adorn tl.c 5outh's StruE sia

1uchmond. Va, Oct 3O.-The follow;
ing correspondence relating to the in-$
tcfVicw between Mrs. Virginia StuartF
Mosby Coleman and General Long,
street, which the former published IN
the New York World and other Det,pra5s
mas been made public here: e35Ea3
Philhdclphia, Oct. 20, 1896. ia
Ar. j. Taylor Stratton, Richmond $:VasS
iJcaf Sir.--We enclose copy of letter.
1tist received from General Longstreet.
which we think should satisfy the
newspaper critics. we have no doubt
mat your newspapers will be glad to 4
insert the letter. or extracts from ~ SO
Voighedo }. B. LIPPINCOTT CO: :4f5ff
;, Paincsville. Ga. Oct. &c. 1895. & II
D. Is; Lippincot Company, PhladeI-9
Dear Sirs,-Yours OF the 2srd Instant
Win enclosures received and carefniIv%
noted. Regarding Il recent neyyspR perS
'... .n.GrElew l would state that reported Il
nuyihs ABOUT General Lee Is untrue. 4lIE
nave denied some OF his alleged say-ss
lhEs about myself Significantly cu,.rnntf
ohiy since his death and havn nrnsS
uuccd evidence in support of deninIa8a
IL Is generally conceded that thera ,vers. I
some some mistakes In the campaign of the
..,;a SU.'cue,ilte armies-General Lee hass
Salu so. too, and have quoted hin: onsSf
MS letters upon that noint LJn t,,s,s,
lrnc TO The last to the right OF secessio,, e
@ ie' with the prayer that 1t mighta
resi- III peace in it's big grave at Annnsi
mattoX g <APPo-SS
tley condemn o s't3ooTT 3oTTAoas7
Whcn asked why pursuit was n.ot
..I, ..Iaae inter the first Bull Run. I saiS.E
WAS not clearly understood. +hat :. n H
1nbm,., 1p,, IN me army at the time was thar
hut i,n pt,,'., mmu ,,'eauregard We're i'll favor,
nn,,. me iresident objected" This was
WY mentioned as a camp rumo,. 'si1N-'st
heicrring to newspaper raports 90
tb.,,, bIS ,,',S, an" interviews will say TINT
i,,.; VII WI rarely bear scrutinizins. For
'c ,Hi,'c Il late letter refers to n sneenI,si
IGnoftcu as made by me rece,,iiy -
1nicago ,.g about Her Matesty's (Iovern.
H't, Ght ana people. l have not been jnAs;
III whniu"s0 since the 30tli of Nav. anfi&
c;n,n,, q nr,, ,mere made no criticism of;tthat$
government. nor even mention of 81
I.or or, was II at any time In NV thonebts'E
uiu sd? recently at Chattanooea Z Ia 4 4
we sn3uid care for the Monroe doetrina- s.
,.ir m.i that Is all that has been said {1,S
str,,ad ~, 20 'Ile subject that can be con-
fo,ii nsu into n feeling adverse to our king
toak DIX OF me other continent On the con
Iary' my admiratio for the In,yar,,ls
hent and people is unlimited. go - d
r,y IurratlVc is plain statement of
events as they passed ana In t;,t ;,te tne 81 =
,i, v,s with The accounts made sinca:s
anioush newspapers, and may be ofTes,.9
siEe 10 those who prefer post be1lnrnsS
,Iy rune. Ii truth is offensIye
then have offended. 80
no claim that the people went apart
tro,n 'he union to embark In a hopeJess
Ta9se ii,ri:, VIII lie TO put them in a false
hmms int,, IN order to conceal individual4
,imuisSicllons, for eventsE&iave Illus.
irated reasonable hope OF success ana
justly their noble appeal to the poyyerf
., 5he sword. Their fortitude, patience.
ana courage have exalted their cha rn g
Ter IN the cys OF the world. the ifeht 4
Oh truth should adorn their heroic
struggle, and will when time has
Slio1theu ,li the asperlties that are left by
rough usuages in war and In no,itics 1:ysit. q.
Ihere seems to he an undercurrent at s
WORK TO prejudice my book before IT I
Is published, but I have faith that the
Time has arrived when people are NOT f
adverse to reading facts, supported a.
they are by records of the events as
they transpired. 57:se.a,S
remain, respectfully and truly
yours, : - &
(Signed) JAMES LONGSTREET9 :5sEsa