The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-14
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Commander.
in.Chief OF the
CONFEDERATE ARMY
Lasi SesEss Of ca Address DsIivsSed
2scesfiy by Dr.. John A. Wystt Be-
sere the New Yerk Ssathssr
Society. A Grand Tribste
10 Graad Mac.
70 q GrsaG Mac.

What CT this charge Of treason ant
what kind of traitor vas Lss? A dis
tiasuishs6 soldier and Cit sen OF Mass
sshusests, Charles Frsocis Adams
reared In tie New England school c
Dnslcs, himself throughout she va
1a the army tts. eortronsed Lss, sol
Of shat Charles Francis Adsms who a.
Unissd Sestes minister 70 Ecglanc
Curing the Civil wsr probably cid g:
much IS any othsv man to oe1eaS soe
causs Of the Confederacy, grandson Of
John Quincy Adams and great-gran1'
son OF that eloer Adams wis suacsed'
ed Washington 81 prestdens OF tbs
United States, a man who so differed
from Lee in bis interpretation Of the
duty an American cit:san owes as be
tween bis States and shs o.ntrsl gov
eminent that be declared be would g.
against Massachusetts, for the Union.
has written shls for histoay.
1T Roosrt E. Les was traitor, SC
also and ind.spU.aoly was Gsorge
Washington. Washington furnishes q
precedent at e7ery poins. A Virgin
Ian, like Lee, he was also a Bdtiss,
gsbjsca; hs had fought urder the Brit
ish flag. as Lee had fought under that
OF the United States; WIEN, II l776,
Virginia seeded ison the British en-,
prs he went with bis State, j1St as
Les went IS years later subsequently
Washington commanded armies in the
field designated by those opposed tc
them as .uhe rebels Of '76." much ss
Lee later COMMANDED and at last sur
rendered mucr lsrger armies, also de-
sigpated rebels" by those they con,
frcuteG. Except in their outcome tie
cases were theretore, precisely alike;
and logic Is logic. 1t consequently
appears to follow that II Lse ~aS a
traitor Washington was alSo."
BE turthur says:
In him there are exenpEAsd thoSs
lofty elements OF personal character
which, typity1ns Virginia st he1 higa,
est, made Washington sossiole. Es
seneially a Soldier, R0bels e. Les was
8 many sided maa. might speak Of
him IS q stSstsA ISIS, ou0 o. this aapec5
Ct the mar enough nas perhaps os7c
said. ! might dilate On ais restraint
In victory; als paaienJ endurance In
the face OF adverse fortune, the sersue
dignity with which be in the end til
unphed over defeat. But, passing over
al these well worn shenes, ,c Shall
corfae myself totaas ore attribute
Of bis which, recognized IN soldier
by an opponent, c4aoo5 but regard
as his suEesl and l0faieS5 titis to eI-
during tame. ! refer 70 lis humanity
in arms ac6 his scccpUl9us regard for
the most advanced rules Of modern
warfare"
Denying the contention that wac
must be made he'll, holding up to exc
Grafton tie authors cf the bloodieSs
deeds il history, this generous foe and
great American ssiS:
Il rejoice shar no such hatred at
taches to the name O. Lse. Reckless
Of life to attain tie legitimate encs
Ct war, he sought to mitigate iss hor-
yors. Oppose to him at Gettysburg,
here, 20 years later, Go bin justice.
No more creoitable order ever issued
from a commanding general than chat
formulated and signed at Chsmbers-
burg By Robert e. Lee, IS toward the
Close OF June, 1868. be advanced on q
war Of invasion. No greater disgrace,
he then declared, c.n befall tee army,
an6 tart ugh it our whole people, than
the psrpsLIsticn OF baroarcuS ourlages
upon the Innocent and deieCceleSs.
Such proceedings not Only 6igrace tie
perpetrators aad II connec5ed With
them, bus are spb7STsive OF the cis
ciphne and efficiency Ct the army, snd
destructive ct the enos ct cur move
nept. f must te remen Dered thai
we make wal only on armed mem
In scope and spirit Lees orcer was
observed, and I doubt il a hostile fo-ce
ever advanced into an enemy's coun
try or fell back from it in Setrea1
Leaving less cause OF hate and birtsr>
ness tina Cid vhe army Of northern
Virginia IN tnas msmorable caGpaign
which eliminated at Gettysburg"
In dwelling On this theme, in con-
t,sst to Lees humanity, nsy noc
''the avensing pen CT history" Qlots
from "Oaio in the War" by tie Hon.
Nmtelaw Rsed, at this time ambass-
ador OF the United States st the Court
Of ST. James's. woo in speaking OF
the burning OF Columbia wrote:
1T was the noso nonstrous barbsr-
ity OF this barba-oui march. Before
bis movement began Gen. Sherman
begged permission to turn bis army
loose in South Carolina and devsscete
It. He used this permission to the
full. He protested taas be Cid not
wage war upcI wumsn and children.
But, un6er tie operations Of his
orders, the last noESel OF foad Tas
taken from hundreds OF dessituce fsm'
lies that his soldiers might feast IL
needless and riotcus abundance. Be-
fore bis eyes rose, Gay after day, tae
nourlsful clouds OF smoke on eve :
SIDE that told Of old people and their
grandchildren driven, in nidwsnser,
from the only roofs thers ware to
shelter them, By the hsmes which the
wantonless Of his scldiers had kiaaies.
Yet Il a single soldier Vas runsahet:
fcr single outrage CT ths.l Goaeg
that eEt,re moVemecJ We have fCUcd
10 menJion Of it IL al the volprln-
Gus records Ct the rnarcn.n
May noo ahss s7sns.as pen CT bis.
tory woico S2naer invoked rs::ori
tat order OF Gen. Baleck, Chief Il
staf and military aavisss 10 President
L;ncglc, wh;ca saiG 20 Goa. saaro,z9.
Should you ptura Charleston l s.ocs
+. tha5 by sans zccidso5 tae piace nsy
be destroyed, and i: i::-]e salt should
be scwn upon its site it nay prevent
fro o~oS,tk Of turUra cfcpS Ct CUE.H.