Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-30
FITZ LEE IN LOUISVILLE.
He Lectures TO IA Splendid and Most
Enthusiastic Audience.

General Fitzhugh Lee lectured Monday
night in Louisville. Ky, In aid OF the
fund for aged and disabled Confederate
veterans of that city. The Courier jour
nal, in its report of the lecture, says:
4 list OF those who attended merely as
listeners would include a very large
portion OF the most prominent citizens
OF Louisville. while those upon the plat
form included the Hon. Johr G. Carlisle.
Secretary Of the Treasury; General $.
b. Buckner. Senator Lindsay, Bishop T.
T.. Dudley. ID. d., the Rev. L. T. Perkins,
General Basil ". Duke, General Taylor,
Judge 4. l.. Burnett Colonel John b.
Castleman, Mr. Henry Watterson, Major
ID. W. Saunders Captain John H. Leath-
ers, Judge II. II. Thompson, and Mr.. A.
G. Tomkins. OF Owensboro'.
Judge Eastin. I'm introducing General
Lee, alluded gracefully and feellngly TO
the fact that he came 10 speak entirely
without any consideration Of pecuniary
profit
General Lee pr7faced his lecture by
some eloquent remarks upon the partlcu-
lar character Of the call In response TO
which he had come to deliver this lecture
In Louisville II was call OF sympathy,
he said. for the veterans OF that cause
IN which he himself had fought, and OF
which he could never be ashamed. His
mention of the names OF kentuckians
who had won glory in the struggle elected
several outbursts of enthusiastic applause,
but this applause was equalled, II not
surpassed, when the speaker reviewed the
gories Of Virginia. and enumerated the
names OF Washington. jefferson Madi-
son. Monroe. Chief-Justice Marshall
Patrick Henry. Zachary Taylor, and Win
field Scott. From these names he passed
on 10 those Of Robert b. Lee and Joseph
f.. Johnston. These two names brought
the enthusiasm of the audience to the
highest pitch
LEES STRUGGLE.
The struggle in Lees mind between
his attachment 20 the stars and Stripes
under which he had served and the
comrades in arms, WIKI whom he had
been associated for thirty-two years. and
the sense Of duty 10 his own State, which
called him TO It's defence, was most
graphically described and then the
lecturer proceeded 10 personal recollec-
lions Of the army IN which he himself
served under his great kinsman..
In this part OF the lecture StoneWaH
Jackson necessarily cut a large figure.
The eccentricitles, the restless activity,
the piety. and the strategic subuety OF
Lees great lieutenant were ,descanteu
upon I'm a manner which gave the account
a charm hardly TO be communicated 10
printed narrative. How Jeb. Stuart
rode all around McClellan's army, begin
ming al the right flank and going by way
OF lis rear 10 its left flank, and so back
to Confederate headquarters; how Lee
sent for Jackson, and how Jackson, on
his way TO Lee. got out OF the boN-cai
and STAYED where he was rather than
travel on Sunday. how he rode hfty-twc
/ miles on Monday morning, and went Il
sleeD before Lee was through with tht
details OF his plan for turning the Federal
right flank. were all told IN delightfully."-
colloqulal and graphic language.
HIS MODESTY.
II was noticeable about General Lees
lecture that the lecturer only once spok'
OF his own share In the conflict This
single exception was made thoroughly nc
ceptable to the audience by the oppOr
tunity II gave for the Introduction or th'
story Of Jackson's famous turning move
ment before Chancellorsville. The listen
ar was made 10 see In magma
lion the strange. eccentric figure OF Stone
wall Jackson, seated on his little, Old
red horse" with his old cap drawn dowr
over his eyes. and TO share in the JOY an,
axultation with which he realized the fec
revealed to him by FitZ, as commanding
officer Of cavalry covering Jackson'5 iianl
movement, that the enemy had beer
taken fairly in reverse and were as ye
utterly unaware OF their unfortunate pre-
dicament The lecturer added strok
OF humor TO his recital BY describing hi
own annoyance because Jackson mad
no sign Of recognition Of his services al
the eyes Of the army" 81 watched hin
riding away" he said, with ms arm
Tapping like wings. 1 thought he wa
going to fan of his horse every minute
and I didn't care IL he did. for l wa
mad"
The lecture, which was intensely pa
triotic in tone throughout, was nowher
more so than In the peroratlon In which
General Lee claimed the heroes OF bou
North and South as glories OF the com
mon great American republic.
Two or three hundred people called upoi
General Lee between the hours OF 10 an'
| 70 Monday morning, among them man.
ex-Confederates and several Grand-ArIny
| of-the-Republic men.