Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-13
Y. BENJAMIN ANDREWS

F..a-I DEM r. Bf.-NJ AMIN ANllE4h >
further work for free silver. Dr. An
l..Hss reply was thoroughly character
..... and q surprise TO the Board Of
trustees for It was a firm and polite
,.. -nauon from the presidency and
faculty of the great school, TO whose
-.rar his presence and efforts had added
.0 much. After the campaign the trus-
,-.- asked Dr. Andrews 10 withdraw his
..aa..01. and he did so, being free,
g.. course. TO entertain and express such
views on the financial question as he
chooses.
HIS TRIBUTE TO LEE.
The lecture Of Or. Andrews on General
T.. has attracted widespread attention,
.r5 while his superb eulogy has been
warmly commended in the South, he
has not escaped harsh criticism in the
North OF the southern chieftain, Or.
Andrews says in the lecture:
General Lee joined the Confederacy
because Virginia asked him 10. He was
. Eirginian. The call Of Virginia 10 any
% her sons is the voice Of law and duty.
U. had the faith of the crusader; his let
,sls would make a guide 10 holiness He
E.- always a soldier; never impure in
thought or act, never profane or obscene.
Fa did not touch the cup, as did Grant,
Hooker, or Phil. Sheridan; and when he
lost a night, IL was never said OF him that
the defeat was due 10 the habit which
makes mems heads into muddles. He
was never outgencralled by Grant in all
the campaign from RappahannOck 10
James river, never trapped, and never
caught mapping 1t usually happened
.lat when the men on our side ordered
b. march at in the morning, they never
made more than half the distance be-
I.la
e.. advance at 4:5J
GREAT AS NAPOLEON.
u fail 10 find in the books any such
Easterful generalship as this hero snow
e. holding that slim, gray line, half
starved. with no prospect OF additions,
ana fighting when his army was too
hungry 10 stand and the rifles were only
used as clubs. His courage was sublime.
II. was as great as Gustayus Adolphus,
rr Napoleon, or Wellington, or Won
.f.'rks His cause was not the Lost
Cause so much as is suspected. All that
was good in his cause has been grated
..,9 our laws and our Constitution. Inc
doctrine OF States rights as now inter
rr.,ad 10y the Supreme Court Is IN exact
a..1rdauce with his claims on the point.
General Lee lost at Gettysburg because
t.a Federal troops had received a new
motor of tremendous strength, whose
BOWER no one kneW-Cieneral Hancock.
Ea also lost because Meade's men were
GsnHrg on Union soil-almost within
hearing distance of the prayers Of their
wives and children for victory. Ihey
we've 10 their hearthstones. Men are
tigers when wives and families are the
Inspiration in war"
lu this lecture, delivered recently at
Chicago. Or. Andrews blamed General
Burnside Tor throwing away the battle
.. fredericksburg, and General Pope Tor
losing ground because Of bOmbast al the
t-.. try for Richmond, and IN summing
Pr. his estimate Of Lee, compared with
OH. Federal generals. declared he was as
brave. more watchful, and douOly sklllul,
.l addition 10 having his head filed al
OH. time with miseries and disappolnt-
u..ts which did not exist on the other
s.a Of the line He concluded by De
.rrg that ne was glad the republic
ls getting into that state Of mind Where
% beginning TO give credit TO man
hood and valor without regard 10 sectloh'
boundaries or parties.
Ir Andrews was himself a Union SOL
..r and these burning words coming
t..u such a one, speak volumes OF what
ru. has done towards bringing the TWO
sections 20 a better understanding o.
each other The lecturer is described as
d.. orator masterfully eloquent, VINO mas
rolling voice and the presence OF
liant