El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

moral and political evil in any country.
1t is useless to eXpatiate on its disad-
vautages. l think it is a greater evil
to the white man than to the black
race"
However, be went on to say that the
emancipation of the slaves would SOON
er result from ''the mid ana melting
Influence of Christianity than from the
storms and tempest of fiery cOntrO-
ver sy.''
One of Lees officers who served with
him at this time has told how con-
scieotiously he made himself master OF
eve'y detail, never risking the posi-
oility of acting under imperfect
knowledge. Stern as he was in mat
tiers of duty, he attracted love and con-
fidence He was favorite. of children,
and his manner toward them always
made them feel happy and easy in his
presence. The John Brown insurrec-
tion at Harper's Ferry was the cause
of Lees recall to Washington. He
was ordered to take part in suppressing
it, and reached the Ferry on October
II 1852 In February, 1860, he was
ordered to as ume the command OF the
department of Texas, and was station
d at San Antonio.
A year later when the country was
trem bling on the brick Of an upheaval,
and after some of the southern states
had seeded from the union, aud war
was in the very air, he relinquished
m Ander-in-chief at Washington. He
was Virginisn, and with the m jOrity
OF Virginians, clung to the union as did
the Old Dominion stale hei self. At
last, when she was ordered to furnish
her quota of troops to pres rye OBJ
di -nce within her borders, she hoist d
tee Confederate flag and vent over 10
JON her fortune W tn the now "losi
cause and Col. Lee rendered his SER
| vices TO the southern COnfederacy. In
his letter of resignation he said: cit
| would have been presented at once but
for the struggle it has cost me to sep
| arate myself from q servit e to which
| have devoted all the best ye.rs of my
life, and all the ability l possessed.
Hon. Montgomery Bla was respon-
| ) BILE for the statement that Pres dent
| Lincoln sent one of his cabinet 10 offer
| him the comm and of the army, and
Gen. Scott d d all h. could to influence
Il IN to remain, aad saio 70 him as he
| babe lin farewell: Lee, you have
maue the greatest mis- axe of your life:
but feared it would be 500
In letter to his sister. written on
| he 10Th of April, 1861, from his home
| at Arlington. he wrote: "With all m y
| devotion TO tue union, and tie feeling
| of Loyalty and duty of an American
citizen, l have not been able TO make
up my mind to raise my hand against
my rela ives, my Children and my
| home. l have, the refore, resigned my
commission in the army, and, save in
defense of my native state, with the
sincere hope that my poor services
may never be needed. l nope 1 may
never be called on to draw my sword.
| l know you will blame me: but you
q; l. l.; 4 -
| and believe that have endeavOred to
do what 1 thought right"
With General Lees brilliant career
during the long days in the war be.
tween the states, all the world is fam
| iiiar. When Vicksbure fell, the con-
| federacy tottered, but the summer
passed without further developments.
| The wibter of 1864 found Lees army
suffering for the means of subsistence,
and depleted by frequent assertions.
| The spring brought the battle of the