The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-30
THE IMMORTAL LEE.
TEE SOUTA'S PEERLESS LEADER
RONORED EVERYWHERE.
North and South His Memory is Be-
vered Because he Was
Great Man.

All over the South and in sonl'
parts Of the North the centenial o.
the birth OF Gen. Robert E. Lse Wa
observed on Saturday. AZ Wash
ingtou, D. c., letter was read from
President Roosevelt regretiug that
be could not be present, sad exsall.
ing the virtues and grsnder Of tie
life of Robert e. Lss. at Charlotte
vile, Va, an eloquent sddress VAS de.
llvered by Charles Francis Adams, one
Of the foremost men OF Massachusetts,.
and who was an cthoer In the Uuion
army during tbs war. During his
speech be said had the been In Gen.
Lees place at the commencement OF
the war be would have done exactly
what Gen. Lee did, although be may
be called traitor Tor saying so. AS
the Columbis State says last Sunday
In most admirable editorial:
Although only q little more than
four decades lie between us and the
great war that stirred all the depths
Of sectional PIE judice and hatred, and
although there still survive thousands
Of those thst fought on one or the
oshsr side OF that terribis frstriclosl
strife, who would naturally cherish
still something OF the gall and worm.
wood OF such a bitter conflict, yet the
whole country, reunited in sentiment,
joined Saturday In paying horror to
the man who was the commanding
genius OF that war. To North. little
less than to South, Robert E. Lee
stands today as the greatest of our
military ohieftians, the peer OF the
ncblest OF cur Q siz MS and patriots. So
much and 50 kindly has the hand OF
tine and the rebi,th OF national
sentiment snoothed away the sspeli-
ties Of Wer.
Saturday the people Of this ooun.
try presented g noble spectacle 20 the
world for al time. They taught the
world one OF the highest lessons that
can be taught. They were sssn pay.
ing due homage to the lefty virtues
and the radiant genius Of man who
for four years endeavored to sunder
the union Of States, which Is low held
in reverence By the people OF al sec
tions. The era Of hate snd rampant
prejudice has passed; and we are able
20 rscogn:zs the sincerity the patriot
ism, the virtue Of those thai fought
30 fursously and bitterly against us.
This is true ss to all sections; true
with respect to tine South's apprecia.
tiou CT such characters as Grant and
Lincoln; true with respect to the
North's appreciation OF suca men as
Lee and Jackson. It Is to our credit
Is q psople shat We have this noble
lessen to teach, and that, before teach
ing it to the sorld, we must have
taught it to ourselves.
So universal is now the respect for
Robert E. Lee that hardly 8 nswspa-
per published in the country failed to
ioin in the expression Of appreciation
and honor. Hardly public man, who
had cccssion, failed TO voice his aG-
and thousands Of men, who
were lstely denouncirg the South Of
the secession era and It's leade:s, vol
sought occasion to express in
,ere respect for the great lesoer. We
quote the following from Golfers
Weekly. IS it seems to Us to express
In this case the best sentiment OF The
North anG Est.
"A hundred yesrs ago, on the 10Th
Of this month, Robert e. Lee Wss
born. America hss had no nobler cit
zen. All that is best In the South,
or In the country, seemed to centre in
this grave, strong, devoted man. Bs'
lore the war he was locked upon .as
the most brilliant of1cer in the army.
he regretted the approaching cona!cs.
Sadly be took his plsce 10 it. He stood
az tower OF sire gtn,
censre Of inspIstioc. sId be liged his
life af:erward IS model CT psscefu:
snd self respecting manhood. Some
authorities think him the greatset
general the war brought forth; some
60 not. Nobody csn fail to see In him
9 man in whom every part OF our coun.
try must rejoice, Of whom North and
South should alike be proud. When
. leader is 90 virtuous and 80 great be
becomes q heritage for every Aneri-
can in succeeding time, whether that
American dwell or one siGe OF the Po-
vomac or the Other"
This is. we think. typical OF the
best and most respected Judgment OF
Northern and Eastern writers and
thinkers. It Is practically what Theo
core Roosevelt said CT Lee some time
sgo, though MI. RooseVelt's Judgment
Is expressed, IS usual, in q more pos1
tive manner and vito less reserve:
'iRobsrt. E. Lae," said Mr.. RooAe-
yelt, will undoubtedly rank as With
out any exception, tho very greatest
OF all the captains that the English
speaking people have brought forth
and this, although the LAST and CHIEF
OF his sntsgonists may himself claim
to stand IS the full equal OF Iarlbor-
ho-o .oS Wo1lipoton ~