Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-24
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THE NOBLEST ROMAN
NORTHERN SPEAKER PAYS TRIB-
UTE TO A SOUTHERN HERO.

President L. II. Andrews OF Brown
University, Providence, X. l.. delivered
a lecture to 4 good audience at the
\. NJ. {. a. Hail last nighs. The sub
tect OF his discourse was one which
always qulckens the heartbeat OF
the true southcIner. Gen Robert L.
Lee As an Introductory, the dis
unguisncd orator said:
The civil war IN which our fathers
and our brothers fell, is not 50 far IN
the past, but that many OF US remrm-
Der with case its gigantic eycnts and
KS more gigantic characters. Such o.
remember because they remcmuer
and such as do not because they do
not. VIII welcome d study OF one OF
those immortal Romans whom We may
Justly name the rOblcst az them all"
The speaker then gave n graphic his
tory Of General Lee from his buyhool,
dwelling at length upon his resiEna-
ton from West Point TO take arms IN
behalf Of his sunny southland. and the
dark and bloody records Of the civil
war. The battle Of Gettysburg was
shown TO he similar IA every respect
to that OF Sadowa in the Austrian
Prussian war OF 1865. when Won Moltke
gained such a decleive victory over
Bencdek. He followed Lees campaign
20 AppomattoN, pointing out his gem
lus. watchfulness and indomiable will
IN carrying on the war in the face 0f
such overwhelming odds He COM
pared the great leaders campaigns Of
1852, 1868 and 1864, with those Of other
renowned generals. and said: They
not only constitute him the foremost
military vlrtuoso Of his own land, but
write his name high on tho scroll Of The
greatest captains Of history, beside
those Of Gustavus Adolphus and lilly,
| William OF orange, Frederick the
Great. MARLBOROUGH and Prince Eu-
gene, NapolecI, wellington and Won
Moitke OF illustrious mon,
SAYS Thucydides. the whole earth IS
uhe snpuchre. They are immor1allzcd,
not alone by columns and inscriptions
In their own lands, memorials TO them
rise IN foreign countries as wcll-n0t
OF stone. II may be- but uuWritten in
thoughts OF pos.erity'"
In closing. Mr., Andrews paid this
glowing tribute TO the departed leader
OF Corlorn hope
IAN Americans have a part In Rob
ert Y. lee, not only as a fearless man
and soldier. but az the sturdy mincr,
sledge-hommerlng the rock OF our llh-
critics TIN Il gave forth It's gold None
I love him better, none are prouder uf
{ his record than those who fought
I against him who. while recognizing
the purity OF his motives, thought him
and Stripes Thank God. the essen
ttnl good he wished has come. while
/ the Republic with its priceless bene-
/ diction to US all. remains intact.
Hcnceforth nor strife nor bloodshed,
Henceforth one only cause.
Henceforth the Constitution,
The Union and the laws
REST then, great soldier OF the
legion and soldier Of the cross. rest
thou foreverl Thou wcarcst at last
thy medal and thy crown, and right
richly dost thou deserve theml We
still camp upon thy field, but. AMI
mated by thy example, and by the
good spirit that was In thee. we hope
10 fight our nght we'll. and one day
TO share thy rest, though few indeed
Of thy fellow-men may attain thy
glory"