Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-04

And In his opinion, and mine. too. shs
was never more right than In the po-
sition taken by her in the lato civil war.
Nothing could better illustrate General
Maury's magnanimity as q soldier than
an incident told me OF him by General
Stephen ID. Lee When ! was In New
Orleans, about four years ago. Gorer1
Lee said, on one occasion, when he,
with a small force, was confronted by
Sherman, with four or i've times his
number Of men, General Maury, who was
with another part Of the army, was orr
dered to reinforce him Qee). He said
INJURY, with his reinforcementA arrived
at night, when IL was raining very hard
and very dark; that Maury ranked hins
and, OF course, he expected him to as
sumo command as soon a. he came OH
ths field. But Maury as soon as he
got to him, said: lee, you are familiar
with the topography Of this country
whilst / am not; you, therefore, know
better than do what disposition should
be made OF these troops. want you
to direct this fight. II you win. you
shall have all the glory, and X you lose
/ will take all the responsibility" How
many general officers on either side. I'm
the late war would have risen to this
height in the scale Of magnanimity? Not
many. fear.
TRIED, AND FOUND PURE.
General Maury has, indeed, boen tried
in the fire." and whenever this has been
done the result has been only to bring
out the more clearly tho pure gold" ns
which his whole nature IL constructed.
know OF no severer test 10 which q
man could have been subjected than he
was when he was offered and refused
10 connect his name with the drawings
Of the Louisiana lottery. He was then,
as he Is now, as poor as any ono could
DO. He needed money as badly as ic
was possible for one TO do so. He had
nothing but poverty TO look forward 10
all the rest OF his lIfe lie had tho
illustrious names OF Beauregard ard
Early as precedents; he was offered &C.,
600 a year II he would only lend to the
lottery tho use OF his name, as a guaran-
tee to the world that the drawings
Would be- fairly conducted. But he. with
out hesitation, declined the offer. He
said his own self-respect and his good
name were worth moro to him and his
children than all their money. and no
HIS never regretted tho noble stand he
then took. How many Of US would have
stood this ordeal, situated as he was?
HIS READABLE RECOLLEcTICSS.
Aside from his accomplishments as
soldier and his high character as . man.
/ know OF no more charming conpanio<
than he. AS a reconteur. he had no
superior. He has written one Of the
most delightful books Of reminiscences
that l ever read--the "RecoIiections OF
and former woes in the freest and mosg,
unreseryed way. and whilst running
through q whole lifetime, coinprisiEg
within It's limits two wars and abound
ing throughout with personnel sxpsri-
ences, there isn't word Of httternesa
IN IL from beginning TO end. have .
Joke on the General about that hook.
which ! can't help relating friend
told me the other day that he asked
little boy, who had read II. What he
thought OF it?' on" says he, \ think
Il Is first rate have Just finished Baron +
Munchausen's tales. and I think General
Maury can beat him all hollow"
General Maury was the originator or
the movement which resulted IN uo
founding OF the Westmoreland ciub, -
splendid organization. which has con.
tributed much to the attractiveness OK
ntssiity and GOOD cheer. The members
~ thai club have honored themselves BY
presenting General Maurys picture TO
ihlr camp. and whilst the camp has al
ready on fts walls the nksnsssss Of col.
diers OF more reputation than General
Maury. II Will never. In my opinion.
adorn them with . picture OF = more
knightiy soldier and gentleman. ~ troer
ard moro devotcd son of Virgins. than
General Dabney Herndon Mavry.
II Affords me-, therefore. tho grea}ese
pleasure, on behalf OF the camp. % acs
cept this picture. and on their oona'4
70 thank you for tho generosity e1o
Kindness which prompted the 49, ~