Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-05-12
FlTzHuGH LEES SPEECH.
Row the General Captured q Dele
gatiOn of Indiana Editors.

gmti0n of Indiana Editors.
A few evening ago number OF the
hotel habitues were sitting In the lobby
Of the New willard swapping stories
when one of them told how the late
General F'itz-Hugh Lee captured
large company of lloosier editors.
1T was In June. 1880" said the mar
rator, and the Republican Editorial
Association OF Indiana was making a
tour of Virginia. At that time il was
the custom of this association to make
summer excursions To some section Or
other of the country. generally giving
from two to three weeks TO their cut
ing. ON this occasion we had passed
through part OF Kentucky and had
entered Virginia. intending to make
several stops NJ various places of In
terest. We had given II couple of days
20 White sulphur Springs and several
hours To Clifton Forge. ut last arriving
one afternoon AT Natural Bridge. In
our party were about 10 men and
women. and we had been having u
most delightful time.
AT Natural Bridge. after we had
partaken OF dinner the landlord came
10 me and informed me that General
Lee was then in the dining room. hay
ing just arrived. General Lee had only
short time before that finished his
term as governor of the state. asked
for an introduction to the governor
and on being presented said TO him
that | was the president of the asso-
citation touring Virginia that the as
ISOLATION was composed Of Indiana
Republican editors aud their wives and
that felt sure they would he highly
pleased II he would address them. lie
asked what he could say. | told him
he could talk about Nirginla-th that we
were there 10 learn ali we could about
the grand old dominion that had given
birth to so many great men or he
could talk ON any topic that pleased
him ! noticed q twinkle u his eye
as be- ~ald
How would your people stand
little talk Oh the late war;
y replied THAT ( would suit them
tuat-a aunfuer OF them hau served u
the Union army and would not object
70 hearing an ex .reb He accepted the
Invitation, and word was sent around
TO the company TO collect in the pa
vlIon.
The general brapched or into a
glorlfication OF the deeds Of the south
ern soldiers. looked over the audi
ence and thought | saw disposition
10 resent this apparent glorlticatlon OF
the southern soldiers and the southern
cause, but the speaker was not inter
rupted Presently the speaker began
TO talk about the courage. endurance
and heroism OF the northern troops.
In eloquent strains he pictured the
awful struggle Of those Inomentous
four years, the carnage. the hpal des-
peration OF the south. the terrible de-
struction OF property and then the end.
BY this time his audience was enthu-
siastlc. Tears had been seen In mora
than one eye as he depicted the suffer
Ing and death of so many brave sol
dlers and the desolation OF SO many
homes He then changed his theme
again and talked Of patriotism and love
OF country and reverence OF the dag
and told of the new loyalty Of the
south and the acqulescence OF the
south In the result Of the war, closing
with declaration that should war
ever again come TO the country his au-
dlence would find the south rivalins
the north In heroic devotion to the flag.
His peroration was exceedingly elo-
quent and by the time II ended the
HOLSTERS surrendered Internationally
TO the gallant virginan and gave him
reception as warm as he had ever ex
perienced from the people OF his own
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