The colored American., 1903-03-14

before the Southern society in New
York, in February last said: mo
white man believes in the XVIII amend
ment save as theory to be applied to
some other mans case"
This young man will be disillusioned
if he lives lCng enough, and he will
and that his theory is a real condition.
General Fitzhugh Lee (nephew of
the Rebel, General Robt. E. Lee), ex-
Consul-General to Cuba, under Nc
Kinley, a retired officer of the U. S.
Army on a salary of $4,125.00 per an
mum, in a speech before the Lee Camp,
(exCOnfederates in Richmond) Feb.
Goth, emitted the following: l quote
from the Richmond, Va, Times-Des-
patch, (the preceding speaker had said
that he was glad the war ended as 1t
did, and that we had one, instead of
two Republics). When General Lee
was called out he referred to this, and
made the remarkable statement stir
ring up widest enthusiasm that he
tuOutd neUer rejoice in the consequences
of the war. Before he wCuld express
such a sentiment, or if such a senti-
ment was in his heart, he would head
a mob and going to the West End
would tear down and scatter to the
winds the splendid statue of r. E. Lee
he would go to the Capitol square, and
mutilate and break to powder the
bronze statue of Jackson; he would
say to the ladies who are holding fairs
and bazaars in the efforts to raise
money with which to honor Confeder-
ate heroes, cease your 1abors it is
useless and your heroes are not wor-
thy" He would never say that it was
not best for this country to have two
Republics instead of one. He declared
that if Gettsburgh had been won-and
it would have been won had the orders
of General Lee been obeyed, the South
would have been victorious, and two
Republics would have risen in place
IF the present government, or at least
the South would have gotten the re-
cCgnition her due.
This is an idle boast, mere specula-
tion hot air and disappointed hopes.
Had the orders of Lee been obeyed the
battle of Gettysburgh would have been
fought and won, as it was fought and
won, by the f'Yankees." The South
did not have men enough, and their
arts of war to snatch a victory out
Generals were not skilled enough in the
OF the hands of the determined men
Gettysburgh's bloody field. But Gen
eral Fitz Lee has a penchant for boast
ing. In 1854 he took 5000 rebels and
several wagon loads of handouts to
Wilson's landing for the "nigger'' sol
diers there whom he averred he was
going to take to Richmond and present
to jefferson Davis. When his troops
arrived at the fort he sent his demand
to the proper officer for its immediate
and unconditional surrender. statine
that he had a force quite sufficient tC
take the fort. If they would yield tC
superior force they would be treated
as prisoners of war. If not, and he
was compelled to take it by storm, he
would not hold himself responsible fol-
| the conduct of his soldiers. Lees re
| preventative was given to understand
| that the men in that particular fort
were soldiers whose duty it was to die
| but to urrender-neUeri
When the flag of truce returned fol
| The last time for final answer, the
| Colonel commanding the black troop!
| politely Informed the bearer that he
| had no men to give away; that if Lex
had men enough he could come and
| take the fort, provided he can whip us
This was the sequeal of one of the
bloCdiest battles of the rebelhon-fol
three hours the iron throated guns OF
the rebels hplched forth their Ioadar