The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05


him for Governor. Genernl9William II
Payne, kindred spirit and devoted
friend. ip an address MS classic AM
elegant of It's kind rs I have evel
heard, said of I'ltz Lee: "Ns IL soldier
lie can stand unbonnctted to as prout
a claim as the most enthusiastic friend
ship dares assert for others.
From the rising of the sun at Ma
nessas even unto the going down OF
/ tile same mt Appomattox, his place II
every picture was near the flashing Of
the guns.
1 For four years his life was bat.
tie and n march. and never ending
restless. he drove across this war-Con
/ vnlsed land" He was like the knights
] of Branksome Hall
who always wore their armor bright
During the day and through the night
| Who carved at their meals
In gloves Of steel
And drank red wine through the hell
met barred"
| Wien the shattered remnant of the
Army of Northern Virginia-the good
Hest fellowship of famous men whereof
this world holds record since the
round table was broken. and its knights
were dispersed--wa dragging its slow
length to Appomattox. the post of
honor. the post ever assigned to the
bravest of the brave, was allotted by
our great hero to I'itz Lee. and here
upon this floor are living witnesses to
| the fidelity and skill with which lie
discharged his perilous task.
| And when the curtain fell at Apo
mattoX upon the last act of our splen-
| did tragedy; when the flags We're all
| furled and the War drums ceased to
1 throb along the broken line. under the
leadership of the gallant Gordon, lie
| illuminated that dark hour by one act
4 of splendid chiyalry. which soothed It's
! anguish and effaced its shame; the
/ flag of truce had entered the Confed-
crate line. and passing down the ranks
was quenching the firing as 1t came.
/ The men in wrath were breaking
their muskets. or in tears were part
ing their old battle flags among them
! selves. Turning their backs upon the
| approaching messenger as Nelson
turned his blind eye upon the retreat
signal at Copenhagen they rushed
down upon a still spitcful battery OF
the enemy and swept 1t from the field.
| The messenger of peace found them
| standing over their conquered spoil.
The weapons they surrendered that day
! were those they mad just wrenched
| from the enemy
1T was not war. but it was splendid
AS a dream of old romance
Later on, in another connections, IL
! have the time. will state briefly
the battles and operations under GEN
eral Fitz Lees direction, which fix his
place in our military annals--not only
with the bravest and most dashing Of
our generals. but also among the
abest and most skillful.
AS farmer fisherman and dairyman
| he had made himself dear to the agri
cultural heart, and also to that of the
working man; but these pursuits were
too tame for his ardent. enterprising
spirit and he sought the excitement
and prizes of the political arena.
| His ambition was gratifed by his
/ elevation to the highest office in the
/ gift OF our people--the governorship
of our grand old Commonwealth
| which had once been filed by his
grandfather Light Horse Harry" a
| special favorite of Washington, whose
brilliant exploits in command of his
| Partizan Legion, and splendid gifts as
orator. author and statesman invest
his memory with enduring lustrc
| Fitz Lee was one of the very best OF
! our Governors. He proved himself
wise in counsel, upright and tactful in
! civil administration, as he had been
among the bravest of the brave in
| those terrible days when the grapes
u
| blood" Thus civic renown supplement-.
cd his firmly established military
fame
M ono who saw the grand nroces.
sion down pennsv,v,nia Avenua q,
80. an IN staff of Gnncrol E,itz loo
I ala ,,,,,en r,.v.land ,,as nrst IN.
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from az paits ol eile COUNTS VIZ
4 widest enthusiasm
/ President Cleveland joculariy callet
4 him to account for taking the larges
share of the cake, which had beer
baked for himself.
4 What a glorious thing it would b,
/ IL the Jamestown Exposition Compan!
could issue a clearinghouse certificate
pay off the paltry million or so tina
remain unsatisfcd, sell the plant t.
i the government for grand nav,l
station. and then erect n magnificent
equestrian statue upon the parad,
ground named in honor of its frs
; president 1t would be "a thing %
1 beauty, of inspiration "and Il JOY for
. ever" Then. mdeed--when the taps ar,
sounded and it's lights put out
4, could we'll be said, "Fins corona
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