The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03

u teacher of youth thal ne i,Hu snt, XIII
therlgbt Of fi'l1 III, rinbt III, 10 speaR for
nv M AMI i,efn r@ople hcrcuron iet,e,lth
Ice aajl tint many dis,inEs, w sti,n ~
ronfedcrates we're nov, AT we sSo,,thr,,sii,
a,,tc. :" md nd from these General Roses 9
srn,,St cn All, learn thcir Impressions Of
Southern rs 5ssi hss, aH3 Ru1lPIGpHlSIb
,, g1Nr c,,,rhl al Il lbs. saying be-
wn aNo lot attiraintcd With most Of 'hes 80
rc,, n and lie wished General lee !,
to make, lin acquainted mn, NM y Hs
order TINT he might grt l., 'liI ~ invite a.
,bn ~ ,hem to meet General Lose
crnns at bis pirlor on palnu,Se snnrIua
cohseuiientiY tic ncxt morning 4 Xxx srs'lb9 y
r. sn,n leyef W,i Ion, and among them
tvas ~ t3ovcrlior stockdnlc, of TeXas,
"Gcneijl Leo was very ssm' cHr4m nm o's
note greeting s sysryn1dES en WV, We
He himself took the last seat III I" pa"
cin,lr ~ the open donr. -. oa,,,hisn,.
loseci.lns hen ne sIi,,, US Mc same
Questions lie wished General lee ~ 81
sly Ell. - uat
Governor stoskda)o sn,il to me a., ' |ra,
IL to sycopiinritir and lnsnccte, ana , ln
s,,riiiiset frott, General Lees cotlliteh, W.
that tie old soldiers felt felt the same wy
' aaoveitor stocklale related the s'ory
Illus: Doctor, [ was perhaps tile smallest
maj, 81 tie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n reFnSIi g
l ,'r 81 a1S x-pE glitnn' AID of'i It'd ae
into Ike corner down al tho end Of We
row OF distinguished ,C3nfederates 50 Inc
question came 10 file last ,.,,,
'tRosesrans said III substance: NOW n,'..
Governor. stoc.kdnle, let us hear hin ns
yc,ir u, sallant Texans feel towards 'n9
rsplIeq: General la Ros s stcn asfi
Merritt With lis soldiers drove me q rom n.
IN e oSR aye o 'f been auc
iced BY tie people Of Texas 70 represent
item lii anything; ts,t know them T.,
Mf aT re 1sls sr s. rsHas yo Mil '4 ssma
f lesistare ice a %g The Federal sovern
lncnt, whatever, may be the measures OF
'"at K RstG.1TifhWonr1tY REPLY.
General Rosscrails replied very une Nv.
ously: Ali that Is good news from our
: said stockdhie: i stopped hI1, and SAD;
"But, Genera Rosecrans., candor REQUIRES
rs 70 exrla NE attI,as q my ~ e their
h ng eo q ,e q eS aiet sx Dns a" Il" ssrc
sons. ana "a have. pcace. but they have
none 81 the spaniel IL ,heir, eompoo,s' t {,,
~ f. S tEsS s are Gt icK hf he Fns na
thc man tlIal Kicked him; but It Is , De,
cause they arc very sensible, n,ae,.lt ,,I
iSsI pas 1snss HSyfh now "d ha n9 Gey
as any means Of reslsthnce was left anu i
that any attempt. at resistance now must
Would &c only make bid worse, This i the
view az The matter which Is going TO
keep Texas Quiet.
tho hint. lie nled out, and, the big Con ,,,l
fcdsra,es one he E t hn ollS Sr a 1ip Nun
iii the farther corner. Vas the last 70
d approach The dopr General Lee had given
a very polite good morning to each man
- e rsiIea out .h ,5 sa tho TO doo t'
le fore me, Keeping The door kii2b. IL his
left hand, and said to me as follows:
f.nEIs REMARKS.
Governor storkdale. before you leave
Wish to give you WY ny Lhanks 9r yTmr
what my position is-"Those people CHS
Uniform torn for the Yankees) choose,
for what know low, not to h9n me
know they watch my words and Il | should
speak urlndv lsedly. what l say would be
caught ZIP by their speakers and news
adding 10 the load OF oppression tllIcy.
have placed upon our poor people, and
God knows, Governor, that load Is heavy
arc not nndcl. That restraint, and want
words. i,
Thought lie would dismss me. but he
still held the door closed, and after II
time he resumed and uttered these words:
uoyernor + | had foreseep the use th nry
there would have. been no surrender =
Appomnttox Co,rthousei no, sir, not by
ne, Then. with rising color. throwing
back his head like an old War-horse, lie
added: Had 1 foreseen these results Of
subjusat!on. / would have preferred 70
die at AppomattoN WI my brave men,
dropped his head, and, with n sad look.
added: This, of course. is for your ear
only. My friend good mornings; and with
ttiat he opened the door, and | took my
PERSONAL
"I said 20 Governor Stpckdalc: Sir,
this narrative is of the greatest histori-
replied yes he thought 50. and had been
advised by several friends to give 1t
permanent historical form. added my
REQUEST that le would DO So; Governor
old man. nm inflrnl man, with failing
eyesIght heavily adeli with the burdens
of old age and IMMUNITY, and supposed no
would never do ANYTHING more about It,
ernl did friends aud intinlates III Dewitt
county, Texas
II said to him: Governor, these, are
the reasons why ] regard these Incidents
as of even grand historical Importance.
General Lee was no original secessionist;
lie was no politician; lie was personally
a man Of great moderation and Wisdom.
In the months Immediately following the
wnl, he had struggled very hard to recon
Gle himself ana his feilow-citlzcns to
their defeat He was also All eminent
Christian. and IN August. 1870. he well
knew lie was dying man. for his intl-
mate friends were aware that he under
stood tho symptoms OF Ills dccaylng
health, and knew that death Was not
far off. But now after five years expe-
ricnce OF subiuGatiOn ana rcconcila ton,
this great martyr. this wise grand OLD
man, looking eternity In the face, forms
tho deliberate estimate OF the illegnllty
tile perjury and cruelty. the fnischievols-
moss of the reconstruction measures. that
had hc foreknDwn clearly that tie re-
suits Of submission would he such he
would have preferred to die with his face
to the foe.
t'impailial history will surely form tito
same estimate concerning this conclusion
of the Unconstitutional war Of coercion
and Of subjugatlon Of the Southern States
by other states pretending to be tllell'
equals
GENERAL CUST1S LEE,
:. r..I..A .f LIT. Will ty,,1,r,,,