The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-07

p"gn' he ssys: "Here Lee by the |
exercise Of cpusutumale reueralsh;,
i"'!ea hit opr'"eut.' aud Of the fioal
end OF Grants endeavor to crush Lee
In this campaign he says: after
J many battles and losses of which few
wars can afford parallel and which
surpassed in number the whole
strength OF the enemy's force, Gen.
Grant had brought his army to q DO.
sition which Mcclellan bad reached
with far greater ease and far less ex-
penditure of lifo two years previous
ly.'
From the history of the United
States by the distinguished writer,
MIR. James Ford Rhodes, Of Boston, I
quote this concerning Lee:
The Confederates hal an edvan.
tage in that Robert E. Lee espou sed
their cause; to some extent appreois-
ted st the time this ia reality rSas an
advantage beyond computation. Had
ne followed the example of Scott and
Thomas and remained in service .un.
der the old flag in active command of
the army Of the Potomac, how differ
ently might lot events have turned
out.
"Lee, now 5A years old, his face sx-
hibiting the ruddy glow Of health,
was physically and morally splen-
did example Of manhood. Able to
trace his lineage 2ar back into the
mother country, the best blood Of Vir-
ginia flowed in his veins. Drawing
from knightly rece all their virtues,
ne had inherited none Of their vices.
Honest, sinoere, simple. msguani.
NOUS, forbearing, refined, courteous
yet dignided and proud, never lacking
self-oommapd, he wss 70 Gil respects .
tsae mau. Graduating from West
Point his life had been exclusively
that Of soldier, YET he had none Of
the soldiers bai hsbits. He used
neither liquor nor tobacco and indul-
ged rarely in social glass Of wine,
and cared nothing for the pleasures Of
the table. He was good engineer
and under Gen. Scott had won dis
tinction in Mexico. The work that
had fallen to his lot he had performed
in systematio manner and With con-
soientious care. Duty is the subli-
NEST word in our language he wrote
to his son. Sincerely religious,
Providence to him was verify, and
it may bc truly said he walked with
God. .''.:. -. s.. -.
| "A serious man, he anxiously
watched from his station in Texas
the progress Of events sinoa Linooln'a
election. ~. .:...:.:...... =.
| ThinkiDg slavery ss an institution
6 moral and political evil, having q
soldiers devotion to, his flag and
@arm attachment to Gen. Scott he
loved .she Union and it was espso-
ially dear to him as the fruit OF the
mighty labore Of Washington. Al.
though believing that che South had
i;ss.. grievances Due e .Ae sss.sas::ss.
of the North, he did not think these
evils great enough to ,rsssrt to the
remedy Of revolution and tO him sc.
oession waR nothing less. IS. &
I Still, he wroteti in Jauusry, 1871,
a union that can only be maintained
by awords and ,bayone,s and Siin ahioh
strife and civil war are to take the
plaes Of hrotherIy love and kindness
has no charm for me. sIf5ths Union:
is dissolved; and The government dis.
rupted Ishaii return 10: my; s. native
State and share the :miasries Of M as,
people and save in defence viii GssaR
my 2swosd on none Summoned to 8
i Washington BY his chief Lee had
arrived there : few. days before ahe
Inauguration Of Lincoln, and 5hel had:
to make che dsojsion after thee ho1n.s
bardmeut of Sumter si aud s.sas pssss-
i dents call 3fof troops whether s:= he
] should serve the national :gov verrmant
| or Virginia. Tho active 100 m,nat,s of
! soldiers than thoae viii followed Ls,e. Li,,
and their. lesder sEws, i'll u,nid nbtedfyi
rank as. Withont any: exceptions. the,3:
very great ,as; the great captains m i sI
that thesE sEnglish speaking people have
brought foltih 8 andS stis, alth hough $the
last and chief es his ntagoniats Il,sy B .ss
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