The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

dark ocean, rocked by it's rolling pillows upon beds of coral and pearl. with only the sea to keep their graves green. With out grave. uncoffined. unknelled and resting place unknown, yet we will hold them In memory more sacred for their loneliness, and with Jackson. the Johll- sons and with Lee, we will ever associ- ate the gallant Jones. Waddell and Ra- ' MT. Davis.
 The world has always done honor to the hero. And where the 'surgfng bill lows dash the white sands at Beauvoir, there lived an aged and careworn man to whom the impartial historian will ac- cord a place with the great and wise Of earth. For many years he trod alone the "paths of our defeat his motives mis- understood by those who did not lend an understan ling ear; patiently bearing the taunts and jeers heaped upon us by those who would clothe our defeat in dishonor. Yet his pure and spotless char acter is vindicated in the purity or ms long life: n his patience, forbearance and charity for the lack of charity In others: in the ease, the grace. and ma tive dignity with which he bowed ms neck to receive and wear the yoke or disfranchisement placed thereon oy tps hands of the uncharitable Goa seetneo to have spared him as modern type of the patient Job. And when lew years before his death. this aged chief tain made a pilgrimage through the South to his ancient capitol all along inc route at every wayside and station came locking crowds to do him the non or of their presence. The young, the old, the rich and poor. the pauper ana peas- ant were there. Slvered age and bloom ing youth budding manhood and woman hood. all joined in surgng crowd. striv- ing to get one fleeting glance, or eaten a single word falling from the lips or the grand old man. The aged, the crfp- pied. the blind and empty sieeved Veter- ola nd hW the anCOllf aging presence of their chiettain. greeted him with swelling voices, rising heaVen- ward in such Confederate veil as was heard on hundred battlehelds Ana we will ever transmit with tender ana loving care to posteritv the name of Jei- ferson Davis as a patrimony to preserve.
 Gen. Robt. E. Lee.
 Many pen portraits may be drawn that would be appreciated by southern heart I could sneak of a life. in the Ian guage of Montcsque as a hymn in praise of Humanity. - could point to his su- perior military genius, to the last sad scene at Appoma ttOX, where he bore hlm- self with d fearless mien. and a dignity becoming the surrender or the hopes ', Oi his people: could point to the sweet and hearty sympathy as he hade his army "an aTectionate farewel;' at his faith- ful devotion to the duties of peace, ana In this you would see life that beiohss not alone to the South, for the life ot Robert F. Lee belongs 10 America, in inc same sense that Nelson or Wellington Why Did the South Withdraw from
 the Unionp
 What then. of the cause for which we fought? The South withdrew from the Cnion not with a spirit of rebellion, but because she believed her wishes had been disreEarded her rights and constitlhional Guarantees had heen trampled under the heel of ma1orities; becauae 1t was thought that sectional legislation. hv those hay ing no similar interest with the pecnle of the south. was fact driving wealth from ney soft and genial cline her gen. erous and fruitful soil, to the regions north of the Potomac, where sterility was being made to blossom as the rose. This it was that drove us from the house of our fathers- and going, We carried tns