The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-16

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pegea that other order TO his sfloient
Lieut. Hunter: He (GranO further
sag that be wants goar troop. 50 eat
out Virginia clear and clean, an far as
they 60, 80 that crows Il jing over 1t
for the belaneD OF the season Will have
10 Gerry siislf pr0vspdss with shsta.''
or Lso rs q general, President
Eoosevsla, In hiS life of Thomga II
BsnsOn, says:
The world has navas seen b&Hha,
In this aoalon Lsa violstad both Of
tho maxims ~ Napolson--neyar TO di,
vide an army into bwo columns unable
to communicate, or attempt a juno
ton In the presence of n concentrated
enemy; but Lac knew his msu. Hs
violated the last aeotion Of this max
I'M because he knew Pope, and tbt
first because he knew Jackson. 1t II
rare indeed that buoh trategv sue
Deeds. Hasdrubal divided from Han
nibal by many miles and q Consular
army, fell back 10 the Motarus, an(
ROmo was saved. Two thousand year,
later Priuoe Frederick Charles, divi
ded by a few marches and two Aus
trian army cnrpS from the Drown
Ptlpca, fingered 80 long upon she Isai
Ghao the supremacy " Prussia 6rsm
blod In the balanos. But the charao
ter Of the Virgtnian soldier was OF .
loftier type. 1t has been ramarket
that after Jaosson's death Lee never
again attempted thoss great burning
movements which had achieved his
most brilliant victories. Never agair
did ho divide his army 10 rounito II
on the feld Of battle. The reason is
not far TO seek. Thcre was no genera
In the Confederate army TO whom hs
dared oonide bho charge Of the de-
taohed wing, and In possessing one
suoh general he had been more fortn.
nate than Napoleon.
1t Is noteworthy that Molbke once,
at Koniggratz. osrried Out che opera.
t!on referred 10: Wellington, twioo at
Victoria and Toulouse: Napoleon, al.
though he several shines attempsed IL
never, except at Ulm, with complete
success.
In his History OF the America
War" Lieut.. Col. FieScher Of Eng
land says;
The armies of Grant and Lse were
still in the vicinity Of S~pobtsylvania
court house. The fo1msr not with.
standing his vastly prspondorating
strength, was awaiting reinforce,
ments. The latter, with only small
aud overworke1 army to rely on, was
cxptc ing the arrival Of oroops from
The Shenandoah.
II must ever remain q marvel how
this 8 nall force, Ill supplied, over
worked and harassed by continual
lighting and malclirg by night and
by day, could hold It's ground ugainsc
the almost innumerable host In
Grants command. G That it did 50,
~intlicting loSsNs far heavier than it
sustained and ~cieatiug a ballet la tin
mind Of the enemy Of numosrs far
larger than 1t contained, has hS@a al.
ready shown.
Two Of the three armies or gisel,
Meade ana Butler BID bosn forced Is
seek shelter behind ( )rbiaad Hnss. tie
third had been Brought to q halt o.
await reenforcemeu5s and tho arbefieS
which supplied life to the eapibsi
of the Confederacy had baan Rrefory-
or Ehe movement to the North
ma river in the Wilderness Dam
align, he says; Here Lze by the
xercise Of cCnsummate g%eueralship
lolied his opponont." And OF the Gnal
end If GRANTS endeavor to crush Le:
In this campaign he says: After
many BATTLES and losses OF which few
wars can afford o psr>llel and which
surpassed IN number She whole
strength Of the enemy's foroo. Gsn.
Giant had brought his army TO o po.
sinion which Mcclellan had reached
with far greaGer ASS ami far less OK
penditure OF life two years previous
ly."
From the history OF the United
5 ates by the distinguished writer,
Mr.. James Ford RHODES of Boston, |
quote this concerning Lse.
The Confoderatos had an advan.
tage In thai Robert e. Lse cspous6d
their Cause; to some extent appreoia.
ted at the Time this is reality was an
advantage beyond computation. Had
nc followed the example Of ac1tb and
Thomas and remained in service un-
dor the old flag In active command Of
the army OF The Potomac, hoa dlff,r
emily might lot events have turneo
Lee now o. years old, his face ex
hibiting the ruddy glow OF health.
physically and morally a splendid
example OF manho,d Able to traoe
his lineage far back inte tho mother
country, the bosb blood Of virginia
lowed In his veins. Drawing from n
knightly race all their virtues, he had
Inherited none Of thoir yio6s. Honest
sincere, simple, maGnanimous, for
bearing, refined, courteous yet dieni
fed ana proud novar lacking self
command, he was in all respects a
true man. Graduating from West
Point his life had been exolusi vely
that OF g sEB@ier, vet he had mono OF
the soldiers bXd ha0its. Mo usad
neither liquor nor tobacco aud in6ul
ged rarely in a social glass OF wiue.
and cared nOthing for tho blcasurss Of
the table. He was q good engineer
aud under Gen. SCOTT had won Ola.
tircNion In Msxiso. The work that
had fallen 30 his lot no had performed
In a systematic aanaer and Wibh con
sciontious care. Duty Is tho suoli-
mest word In our language he wrose
to his son. Sincerely religious, Prov
dence to him was a verbtty, and may
be truly said be walk4d with GID.
"A serious mAn, he a~pxicusly
watcted from his seaeion In Tsxs,
the ptogress Of events tineo Linaol0,a
election.
Thinking ala veru no M tnnAiA