Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18

& cbra tion of General Lees birth
vs. Oh 8 hnuary til last, the tenth an
BANQUET of (, Observation-Disclosures
Cpnfe deratc Veterans, held at
!szs At lantic Hotel. in this city. was an
resting occasion. as Was asserted in
sSSl lrgi nian- Pilot of the following
II 2sinohgs the toasts responded to was
tina 5enHt tied Lee and His Men: An
:ssl nedua1ed Leader OF nm Incompatible
S.. "a to which Judge T. S. Garnet
ssed himself Judge ,Garnett's re-
III ma rks We're received with great enthu-
!: Sstfsssi StsIns and he paid a lofty tribute to
ssss ieral Lee and the private Confeder-
fEs al Hold ier.. 1t is reproduced at this
,ssSsS ate day to meet a general demand for
it.Ss ssynop sis of 1t has already been
81 I,nb iished in these columns.
judd e Garnet said:
Is My BrDt hers:- Is generally believed
"a tina Il the cruel and unusual punishment
SsS tyn us azing,' has been abolished
gss rom all respectable military schools
ia and organizations.
;ss5ss ST regret to feel that I am a victim
4, NJ proc ess quite as heartless at the
VA hun dss o f3y0ur committee this evening,
who have literally, at the eleventh hour.
and AT the last minute thereof, bound
~ 1ne hhnd and foot, buclSed and gagged
ass IN c,s pl aced n pom me the well-remember-
il bnrrel -skirt, and paraded me before
e the 4 Camp under, the disguise OF n
sf Is pea Ike duly labelled and set UP i'll
Hui pei MS esponding to r. toast.
never w tnessed even the ordinary
q SGnl pr + undergoing his wel-merited
ssSSS nnnis hrnenty In winter-quarters doing
say lon leg dutysor toting wood, without n
III fee ingS Of sympathy, nor did I ever see
NJ deSerter Shot to death in the pres
nee OF the brigade without pang Of
Il afegrets a, IA
ays hen beg of you a little tender
sss mes s. of heart ais I tell you that I had
~ rat her be shot as "a deserter than af-
,ssSSs tli rs Vol Ayith my crude, hasty and
3 5ss md gested thoughts upon the noble
$40 heme to Nvhinli,iI have been summon
de- Becnu use. o q all the subjects which
can engage our minds this day. the
sSEsS Ercntes Is and best. must be the Life
sSsS s. b raete and S. Memory OF General
Eogs Nh nd e-inarnGteri1 at would
SSSe e. Scarce y less presump tuolfs tfor me to
\ ITO You, his faithful followers and
u end q than II X undertook tol narrate
MrSse Hpral family histories or tell you
ol. ii ia tner, $ virtues The promi-
Il tn nd ey eE- memorial BILE facts of Cen
XIV Grail sLeesa alife: Rrc stamped R;ndellibly
lpol youi, minds and his military glo-
ssss Tes are 30 4 Xed in the memories OF
ssssS sX ternn. hat when the last trum-
SSEs pc Shall Il llnGoS hesnt sounded and the
SSSSsl lead s,infQ Cotton dead who sank
sSss lea n atsil iSs commanding shall have
~ been ckened, In the 5twinkling of
an. we nov will arise from beneath the
sskS rs hadesQ ~ acksoIl's beloved trees, on the
OF lle cold river. and take their
ssgssf igss>l ices in the solid ranks where
ffssss feel once gllstened ready. to move at
!4ssAA e5 rly ds Syns. to meet the judgement
81 EN- to- he passed upon him WHO had
50 81 ten Id den old Traveller" through
ISL eipsmfdst.Ss
81 TINE to YOU who shared 1t in
part on every field of glory or in
SsS le ST ed camp or on the long march
SsssE y he che rless ehivouac.
s$Ss El7sR ESGIoJS AS EARTH CAN GIVE.
.Sss III athers let me sIeak OF him as re-
her iIil=a emory as9precious as
3 III llscan g ye1-7and lest pitch my key
u.s. pc hi 9Th, let me go back to my boy
5ssts sa9ed ,s aha ppy days. when at school
ri IN ton, II used to see Ljeuten-
bert Lee ride over on his
Ss tle : sllL tsoarel from Arlington to Semi
& 81 near Alexandria, alone,
~ slJliet 1ismount, tie his horse to the
Ia zen SeS and enter the little chapel taking
sss4 SRsen linear by me, as Sunday after
szSS ttsl,,llttay SsNyas his; CUSTOM whenever he
na I,nene to- be a home on furlough.
As p AZ time he was Lieutenant Colo
3;sssSS ~ he Second Calvnlry, and at n
llt tleR9 ter he became Colonel of the
AZ H1 rs t. as the following letter shows:
$500 lAflin gton. ARashingtoniCltyP p. O.,
April 90, 1861.
500 81 On Sc pie simon Cameron, Secretary
s nj have the honor. to tender res
sga tlgn 81 my commission as colonel of
as RI ne shars iment of Cavalry.
ss T' 's 81 s. sI3YR ~ ectfnily,
Sss;S our obedient servant,
AZ Il r. IG. LEE
81 lionel First Cavalry
sghe we mex morning, just at day
sssfsl "a was checking my trunk.
sSsfesSriin ing IS 90 III, at Alexandria brushed
NJ tn mil tary looking man. with
INK NOUS lache, but otherwise clean
1. yen race. getting his trunk checked
s; Oh door of the same baggage car.
a9s yaSt y ,cl onef Lee, and had i known
SO hat nome mt that he had just come
essS Eonag me - resences OF General Scott who
Is ia q led upon President Lincoln
tefde rs to Colonel Lee the command
5aS8 OF me ctt We Army of the United
isSf So ates, and tina he had declined it, I
sSss 5se fallen g at his feet, and
ICED "a od for Ills unparalleled deyo-
ssss ton 70 sdll ty s, s. M S
DIV few OF us think Of this, How
III ~ ils know what would have
1,la41 ,,1 ~.