The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
THE S0uTh'S GREAT SOLDIER

Atlanta Constitution
DR.. L. b. Andrews the distinguished
president OF Brown university is recoS-
nized throughout the length and breadth
OF this country as a bold, original ani
independent thinker. His recent vic.
tory over the trustees of Brown unieversi,
ty in the fight which was made upoi,
lin because Of his jealous champion
ship OF bimetdllism constitutes one OF
the NEST signal triumphs which free
thought has achieved during the present
generation,
This reference to Dr. Andrews Is
made for the purpose of calling attention
to the estimate which he places upon
the military genius of General kooert
T.. Lee. In commenting upon the lead
ing figures OF the late war between IN,
States pr Andrews In public address
delivered in Chicago Oh last Monday
declared that General Lee was not only
the greatest soldier which the war pro
duccd. but that, in many phases OF hls
genius, no was the greatest soldier OF
modern times As nr Andrews served
in the Union army. mis- candid express
sion OF opinion in regard to the military
skill and prowess OF the Souths great
soldier can not fail 10 awaken deep inter-
est in both sections. Speaking first OF
the religions side OF General lce's char
acter, pr Andrews declared that he had
the faith Of the crusader, and that his
letters in themselves constituted a guide
to buldness. He furthermore observed
that profane language never passe !
through General Lees lips and that the
habit OF imbihlug strong drink 80 common
10 soldiers was something in which ho
itI.r. frp moi
DR., Andrews said
fail to find In the books any such mas
torful generalship as this hero showed,
holding that slim. gray line, half starved,
with no prospects on additions and fighting
when his army was too hungry TO stand
and the rifles were only useful as clubs.
His courage was sublime. He was as great
as Gustavus Adolphus, or Napoleon or
Wellington or Won Moltke. His cause was
not the lost cause SO much as is suspected,
All that was good In his cause has been
grated into our laws and our constitution
The doctrine of States rights as nav in
terpreted by the supreme court Is in oS-
act accordance with his claims % the
point. General Lee lost at Gettysburg be
cause the Federal troops had received n
new motor OF tremendous strength, whose
power no one knew General Hancock. lie
also lost because Meade's men were fighting
on Union sol-amost within hearing dis
tance OF the prayers OF their wives and
| children for victory. They We're at thtir
hearhsioues. Men are tigers whom wives
and families are the inspiration In war
before closing his tribute to the
Souths great soldier. Dr. Andrews de-
tlared that the final overthrow CT the
Confederacy was not due TO the fact tina,
General Lee was outgeneraled. but
rather TO the fact that Overwhelming
numbers on the Unlon side. coupled with
the hardshipc and priyations which he
Southern army was compelled TO suffer,
made the success az the Confederacy i'm
possible. With the decades which have
clarsed since the late war between the
STATES such Of the bitterness and feeling
ongcniored in thai conflict has passed
away; and while the South can now
without the least prejudice contemplate
the superb qualities of Grant and Sher-
idan ana Hancock, II is also true that the
generous and candid North can fully APP
| prcciate the heroic virtues Of Jackson.
| BcaureEard and Lee