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should serve the national government
or Virginia. The active command
of the Federal army with the sue
cession to the chief place war virtu-
ally offered to him, but with his no.
tion of State rights and his allegiance
to Virginia, his decision, though it
cost him pain to make it, could have
been no other than it was. He could
not lead an army of invasion into his
native State and after the ordinance
of secession had been passed by the
Virginia convention he resigned his
commission and accepted the COM
mand of the Virginia forces.
"Northern men may regret that
Lee did not see his duty in the same
light as did two other Virginians,
Scott and Thomas, but censure's
lConcluded on Page Sixl
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ton. Had he followed the example
of Scott and Thomas and remained |

tion. Had he followed the example
of Scott and Thomas and remained
amainea in soTvioa anaeT s..,s old ilsg
in active command of the Army OF
the Potomac, how differently might
not events have turned out.
''Lee, now Sd years old, his face
exhibiting the ruddy glow Of health,
was physically and morally splen-
did example of manhood. Able to
trace his lineage far back into the
mother country, the best blood OF
Virginia flowed in his veins, Draw
ing from a knightly rsce all their
virtues, he had inherited none OF
their vices. Honest, sincere, simple,
magnanimous, forbearlng, refined,
courteous yet dignifei and proud,
never lacking self command, hs was
in all respecGs true man. Grsdu-
ating from West Point his life had
been exclusively that of a soldier
yet he had none of the soldiers bad
habits. He used neither liquor nor
tobacco and indulged rarely in q
social glass of wine, and cared MOTH
ing for the pleasures of the table.
He was good engineer and under
Gen. Scott had won distinction in
Mexico. The work that had fallen
to his lot he had performed in a sys-
tematic manner and with conscien-
tious care. .Duty is the sublimest
word in our language he wrote to
his son. Sincerely religious. Frovi-
dence to him was verify, and it
may be truly said he walked with
God.
ga serious man, he anxiously
watched from his station in Texas
the progress of events since Lincoln's
election. "Thinking slavery as an
institution moral and political evil, !"
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WRITE Oh A rxrrm

having soldiers devotion to bis
flag and warm attachment to Gen.
Scott, he loved the Union and it
was especially dear to him as the
fruit of the mighty labors of Wash
ington. Although believing that the
South had just grievances due to the
aggression of the North, he did not
think these evils great enough to re-
sort to the remedy of revolution and
to him secession was nothing less.
sStill,' he wrote in January, 1861, "a
union that can only be maintained
by swords and bayonets and in which
strife and civil war are to take the
place of b.otherly love and kindness,
has no charm for me, If the Union
is dissolved and the government dis
rupted i shall return to my native
State and share the miseries of my
people and save in defense will draw
my sword on nome Summoned to
Washington by his chief, Lee had
arrived there few days before the
inauguration of Lincoln and he had
to make the decision after the bonn.
bardment of Sumter and the Presi.
dents call. for troops whether he
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have had the privilege of meeting
Won Moltke and Prince Bismarck.
aGen. Lee was one of the few men
who ever seriously impressed and
awed me with their inherent great
ness. Forty years have come and
gone since our meeting and yet the
majesty Of his manly bearing, the
genial winning grace, the sweetness
of his smile and the impressive dig
nifty of his old fashioned style of
dress come back to me among the
most cherished of my reoollections.
His greatness made me humble and
4 never felt my own ::aass;;ggn;G;ccssasess nee
more keenly than ] did in his pres
ence. He was then about fifty years
of age, with hair and beard nearly
white. Tall, extremely handsome
and strongly built, very soldier-like
in bearing, he looked a thoroughbred
gentleman. Care had, however, al
ready wrinkled his brow and there
came at moments look of sadness
into his clear, honest and speaking
dark brown eyes that indicated how
much his overwhelming national re-
sponsibilities had already told upon
him. He was indeed a beautiful
character and of him it might truth
fully be written Sin righteousness did
he judge and make war;"
Lieutenant.C Colonel G. f. r. Hen
derson, professor of military art and
history in the Staff College of the
British army, in his life of Stonewall
Jackson, says:
elf the names of the great cap
tains, soldiers and sailors be recalled,
it will be seen that it is to the
breadth of their strategical concep-
tions rather than to their tactical
skill that they owe their fame. We
have the strategist, Hannibal, a
Napoleon or Lee, triumphing with
inferior numbers over adversaries
who are tacticians and nothing
more"
In speaking of Lees audacity in
attaking with force inferior in
numbers and equipment McClellan's
thoroughly organized army in their
intrenchments in the Seven Days
battle, he says
"From Hannibal to Moltke there
has been no great captain who has
neglected to study the character of
his opponent and who did not trade
on the knowledge TINS acquired, and
it was this knowledge which justified
Lees audacity. He was no hair
Drained leader, but a profound
thinker, following the highest princi-
piles of the military art. That he
had weighed the disconcerting effect
which the sudden appearance of the
victorious Jackson, with an army of
unknown strength, would produce
upon Mcclellan goes without saying"
Again he writes:
"Lee, with his extraordinary in
sight into character, had played on
Pope Cat Second Manassas) and his
strategy was justified by success.
In the space of three weeks he had
carried the war from the James to
the Potomac. With an army that
at no time exceeded $4,000, he had
driven $4,000 into the Notifications
of Washington. He had captured
30 guns, 1000 prisoners and 10000
rifles. He had killed or wounded
13,50O Federals, destroying supplies
and materials of enormous value and
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all thm with a loss to the Confede.
rates Of 10000 officers and men,"
II. as Moltke averss the junction
of two armies on the field of battle
is the highest achievement of military
genius, the campaign against Pope
has seldom been surpassed (; and the
great counter stroke at Manassas is
sufficient in itself to make Lees
reputation az q tactioian. Tried by
this test alone Lee stands out as one
of theSgreatest soldiers of all times.
Not only against Pope, but against
Mcclellan at Gaines's Mill, against
!sa-nSide att Fredericksburg and
against Hooker at Charlottesville,
he succeeded in carrying out the ope-
ration Of which Moltke speaks; and
in each case with the same result of
surprising his adversary. None
knew better how to apply that great
principle of strategy, to march di-
vided, but to fight concentrated.
In this action Lee violated both of
the maxims of Napoleon--never to
divide an army into two columns
unable to communicate, or to at
tempt a junction in the presence of a
concentrated enemy, but Lee knew
bis men. He violated the last Sec.
tion of this maxim because he knew
Pope, and the first because he knew
jackson. 1t is rare, indeed, that
such strategy succeeds. Hasdrubal,
divided from Hannibal by many
miles and consular army, fell back
to the Metaurus, and Rome was
saved. Two thousand years later
Prince Frederick Charles, divided
by few marches and two Austrian
army corps from the Crown Prince,
fingered 80 long upon the Iser that
the supremacy of Prussia trembled
in the balance. But the character
of the Virginian soldier was of lof-
tier type. 1t has been remarked that
after Jackson's death Lee never again
attempted those great turning move-
ments which had achieved his most
brilliant victories. Never again did
he divide his army to reunite it on
the field of battle. The reason is not
far to seek. There was now no
general in the Confederate army to
whom he dared confide the charge of
the detached wing, and in possessing
one such general he had been more
fortunate than Napoleon.
1t is noteworthy that Moltke once,
at Koniggratz, carried out the ope-
ration referred to; Wellington,
twice,s at Victoria and Toulouse !;
Napoleon, although he several times
attempted it, never, except at Ulm,
with complete success.
In his "History of the American
War, Lieut.. Col. Fletcher, of Eng
land, says:
"The armies of Grant and Lee
were still in the vicinity of Spottsyl-
vania Court House. The former,
notwithstanding his vastly prepon-
derating strength, was awaiting re-
inforcements. The latter, with only
small and worked army to
rely on, was expecting the arrival of
troops from the Shenandoah.
"It must ever remain marvel
how this small force, ill supplied,
over-worked and harsssed by con-
tinual fighting and marching by
night and by day, could hold its
ground against the almost innumera-
BILE host in Grants command. That
1t did 80, inflicting losses far heavier
than it sustained and creating be-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

IollclS of West Virginia. let Us,
concentrate our efforts to organize
all the forces of wage labor and.
within the ranks. contest fairly and
openly for the different views
which may be entertained upon the
different steps to be taken TO move
the grand army of labor onward
and forward. In no organization
on earth is there such liberation.
so great 4 scope. and so free Il forum
as inside the ranks of the State
Federation OF Labor, and nowhere
Is there such a fair opportunity at
forded for the advocacy of new
or brighter thought.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18
THURSDAY. OCT. IS, 1906.
LABOR'S WATCHWORD.

WE WILL STAND BY OUR
FRIEN DIS AND ADMINISTER A STING
ING REBuKE TO MEN OR PAtTIES
WHO ARE EITHER INDIFFERENT.
NEGLIGENT OR HOSTILE, AND
FOKDS, SECURE TIE ELECTION OF
INTELLIGENT, HONEST, EARNEST
TRADES UNIONISrs, WITH CLEAR,
UNBLEMISilED, PAID-U UP UNION
CARDS IN THEIR POSSESSION.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Attacked and denounced as
scarcely any other institution ever
has been, the unions have thrivcn
and grown i'll the. face of oppoSitiol.
This healthy vitality has been due
to the fact that they werca genuine
product of social Observation-Disclosures
sable as protest and Il struggle
against the abuses of industrial
government, and inevitable aS Il
consequence of that consciousness
OF strength inspired by the cunceu-
iration of numbers under the new
conditions of industry. They have
been, as is now admitted by almost
all candid minds, Instruments of
progress. Not to speak of the ma
tcrlal advantages they have gained
Tor Workingmcn, they have devcl-
opod powerful SNmpathics among
them, and taught them the lesson
Of Scit-Sacriiice in the interest of
tilvtr brethren. and. still more. of
their Successors. They have in
fused :; HpW spirit OF indrppnLcnco
and S"lf-rcSp"ct. They have
brought some OF the best men 20
iii" front. and given them the as
tendency Que 20 their personal
qualities and desirable in the inter
G,'tS of society.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

With the news Of every strike
comes the announcement that the
employers have organized to fight
the issue. They organize f" no
other purpose than to destroy the
unions. 1t Therefore behooyes or
ganlzed labor to stand together
and throw up breaStworlls that
Will be invincible. The best show
of strength is in the label. and the
greatest good that can be done i to
further its use. Demanding the
union label and asking others to
do likewise should be a matter of
principle We must back up our
label by demanding the label on
what we buy. Every little bit
helps.7 Boom the label.
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JUSTICE OUR GOAL.

The trades union! That takes /
his obligations to his fellow man,
ignorant of the very causes OF the |
evils under which he labOrs. and /
works within him a revolution
fans to life the good that lies dor
mant in his nature, that moral
sense which all possess; that makes
him an enthusiastic mln-with
new views, greater aspirations and
nobler desires; lolticr purpose, a
grandcr conception of society and
life; that shows things in d different
light, and awakenS him to the fact
that no matter what his occupation,
how low his station, he is entitled
to an opportunity to earn an hon
est livelihood, and no other can
justly call himself master. notwith-
standing wealth, gifts of birth--a
generated spirit of Independence
and self-rcliancc that is the trade
unions pride and honor, and which
is the hope and safeguard of all
civilization. True patriotism: not
that hybrid brand too often sung
today by the very class that pcrse
cutcd the patriots of old, who
would make slaves of frecmcn here.
The trade union is right; and it is
this sense of right that has dcfed
the DEGREES of kings and priests in
the past, and which, while suffer
ing, dciicS the rulings of courts.
Judges and blackliSting corpora
tiOnS today. 1t lives both because
OF and in spite of them. and il will
continue to live when its enemies
sleep. Justice is its goal, and it
seeks not Il definition Of that holy
word III muSty statutes and be-
logged legal opinions. 1t opens its
eyes and sees the word written on
The very face of things, 50 that he
who runs may read, and it deco
rates the thought in becoming,
simple attire, truth in terms. fair
play i'll action. ''Do unto Others
as you would be done by
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18
THE GRUMBLER.

The most pitiful grumbler, and |
far the more numerous, is the one
who is continually finding fault
with our political condition. The
one who whines loudest is the one
who goes into a state of coma or
sho becomes mentally abcrratcd
on election day. He finds fault
with lawmakers for making laws
le did not want, and wccps pitc
ously because they failed to enact
the law for which he pitcously beg
9cd. He sends in tear-Staincd petit
tons to the men he has elected, beg
gingthcm for relief, and when these
petitions are ignored he finds re-
lief in grumbling yowl or whine.
In this case he docs not yet seem
to realize that he himself holds the
remedy. If he docs, he docs not
wish to apply it, lest his cause OF
grievance be removed; otherwise
he would certainly send men to
represent him who would not re-
quirc to be begged or pctitioncd to
do their duty.
If the grumblcr is sincere and
really wishes 10 find IL remedy for
the political ills with which he is
afflicted, why docs he not apply
the only one that will bring relief.
Instead Of sending men to repre-
sent him whose class interests are.
antagOniStic to his own, let him
| send men who are in SymDathy
him; men from the shops, the
mines, the field and the factory:
men whose only desire will be the
elevation Of the class to which
they belong. Let him do this,
and if he has an honest desire to
remove the cause Of his grumbling,
the cause will be removed. The
remedy is simply and easy of APP
plication. Don't go to sleep on clcc-
ton day, nor forget how often you
have been betrayed, but deposit
your ballot for u man from your
own ranks who will do what he is
told to do. DO this or stop grum
ling and let the world go.
Grumbling can never improve
our economic conditions. W,
must be up aud doing before ",
can hope for advancement. What
has been gained h:lS been gained BY
hard work and steady application
OF purpose, and the gains of TIL,
future can only come in the sam,
way. If we wish 20 be helped We
must help ourselves, and all the
grumhIing in the world, because
we are not assisted 10y others. will
not accomplish anything. III,
Lord helps those who help them,
selves
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

The treatment the politician
hands the workingman after his
election is very similar to that
which this cold world dishes out to
every one after it has used them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

The men who drlvr in the mines
year i'll and year out for their daily
bread should be competent to tell
the special Mining Commission
what Legislative" measures ar" need
ed for the protection OF life and
limb.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

If people would cXpcnd as much
energy i'll clccting good candidates
as they do in consuming those eject
eel, We would have d better admin
lStcrcd government.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Defeat is word that is not in
the vernacular of organized labor.
Temporary rebullS don't spell any
thing like it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

The member who stays away
from the meetings of his union
should not protest against any
legislation enacted at the meetings.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Gold helps the man who helps
himself. Therefore God is with
the trades unioniSt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

The tOllcr must not expect
things to be handed him on a
silver platter, and will be dislp-
pointed if he does.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Hail to the miners! May their
meeting result in great good to
that fraternity throughout the en-
tire state.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

There is one thing the union
man should always put off till to-
morrow. That is the mean act or
word he is tempted TO do or say
today. There is not the SIi~htcst
reason III the world why the sofrit
81 fraternity and goodfcllow~hip
should not exist III the union as we
as everywhere Csc. and there is
likewise not Che slightest reason in
the world for the doing or saving Of
anything mean or unkind to =
brother in the same cause in which
we are all strivimg-or should he
Htriving-to do the most good for
each other. Bear this in mind.
brother unioniSt. and try to prac-
uce It's precept just rs far rs vou
can. You viii be Il better and
happier man for so doing.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Has your local union affiliated
with the State Federation ofLlbor!
See that it does at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Lest you forget, remember your
friends.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

Look over our advertising col
umns before making your pur-
chaSeS.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

ihe question Of independent
poiiticl! action 10y the trades union
lists Is no longer one of theory or,
doubt Passing events clearly in
dicate that il is one of necessity.
I'E this We do not mean that the
unions should he turned into polit-
zeal organizations, but that the
members should unite themselves
politically in opposition to those
forces III society that are bent upon
r"hhlng them OF their pclittca! in
dependence and their industrial
freedom.
, 1906-09-27
l.. Fl. p. d p. Buys Equipment.

Engine No. 1869, which was re-
Gently purchased by the Laramie
Plains line from the Union Pacific, as
chronicled in these columns at the
time, has been sent to Cheyenne to be
overhauled in the shops there. Sew
eral OF the cars purchased by the
Plains line, with a capacity of 10000
pounds each, are being gotten ready
at Cheyenne also. The engine is one
of the compounds formerly employed
on the hill here and is considered one
of the best on the Wyoming division,
The cars are nearly new. The equip
ment is expected to be here within a
very short time and placed in service
on the line to the west. -Laramie Re.
publican.
, 1906-09-27

the public for inspection for n day
only, at each of the following-named
places between the hours of 9 o'clock
a.. M. and 4 o'clock p. m. on the day
and date as stated below:
AT Guernsey, Laramie Co., Wyo.,
Sept. 25, A. D. 1906.
AT Douglas, Converse, Co, Wyo.,
Sept. 81, A. ID. 1906.
AT Casper, Natrona Co., Wyo.,
Sept. 20, A. D. 1906.
AT Saratoga, Carbon Co., Wyo.,
Oct. s., A. d. 1906.
Notices of contests, if any, must be
filed with the Division Superintendent
within fifteen 15) days from the last
day said proofs are opened to the
public for inspection, that being the
statutory period. (Last day for filing
contest notice will be October %,
1869 Pitt Covert, Supt.,
III Water Division No. /.
, 1906-09-27

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,

Cheyenne, Wyo,, Sept. 81, 1906.
A sufficient contest notice having
been filed in this Office by John E.
Marshall, contestant, against Home
stead Entry No. 1871, made April Is,
1902, for 81 ne4; nw4 sch; ne4 sw4
Section %, Township II n, Range
81 W., by John j. Olson, ~contestee,
in which it is alleged that John E.
Marshall knows the present condition
of said entry, also that the said John
j. Olson has wholly abandoned said
tract; that he has changed his resi-
dence therefrom for more than six
months since making said entry; that
said tract is not settled upon and cul-
tivated by said party as required by
law, in that said Olson did not con-
struct IA house on said land, that his
absence from said homestead was not
due to his service in the Army, Navy
or Marine of the United States during
the war with Spain or during any
other war in which the United States
may be engaged. Said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 o'clock a. IN. on November
8, 1906, before j. F. Crawford, United
States Commissioner, at Saratoga.
Wyoming, and that final hearing will
be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on Novem-
Der 10, 1906, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land
in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed Septem Der II,
1906, set forth facts which show that
due diligence personal service of
this notice can not be made, it is
ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
LIST pub 927 w. E. Chaplin,
asst " lois Register. !
, 1906-09-27
Pain From a Burn Promptly Relieved
bv chsmberlain's Pain Balm.

Mr.. James N. Nichols, "A merchant
and postmaster at Vernon, Conn,
makes the following statement: "a
little child of Michael Strauss was re.
Gently in great pain from a burn on
the hand, and as cold applications
only increased the inflammation, Mr..
Strauss came to me for something to
stop the little ones pain. From the
many liniments l carry in stock, | ad-
vised him to use Chamberlain's Pain
, 1906-09-27
Our "Statuesque" Beauty.

Will Editor Bond of the Leader
stand for the fashions for men pro-
mulgated by the Chicago millinersi-
Laramie Republican.
No more, we trow, than will the es-
teemed editor OF the Laramie Repub-
lican, who springs the above insinua-
ton, which wepresume refers to the
edlct which requires all men to wear
knickerbockers. AS a general rule,
the members of the Wyoming press
are not blessed with the statuesque
beauty of form which has so long dis
tlnguished Col. j. f. Crawford and
Hon. NJ. G. Barrow.-Leader.