The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-19

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TODAY is the anniversary of the
birth al General Robert lee and
the memory Of the great southern
leader is heinr honored throughout
Dixse as well ar by Impressive me-
mortal exercises in Washington,
New York and other cities This
years anniversary Is rendered espe-
cially notable by he publication Of
now biography and appreciation Of
/ Lee. entitled Robert +. Ice the
( southerncr from the pen OF Thorn
as Nelson Page
Lee, as MI Page is not slow 20
( point out, was a man of his state, a
state which for reasons too many
and toe various 10 be rehearSed, sets
/ a plain mark upon her sons, a mark
las clearly distinguishable as the
mark OF Massachusetts upon the
/ Adamses The son Of Light Horse
Z Harry, the kinsman OF Richard Hen
( ry and Francis lightfoot lee. rear
cd IN q region fragrant with menu
cries of the great American who
gave his life TO his country aud lives
+ forever in the hearts of his country
men very early made Washington
+ his ideal. beginning al home with
ia fine uesotion 10 his widowed moth
en- "her outdoor agent and conf
( dental messenger AZ West Point
( ne won The adiutaney of the cadet
corps and he was graduated with
ont a demerit his likeness To Wash
/ iuetOn Was perceived even al the
academy. but both there and in later
life be eudeared himself 20 his fell
! lows by gift of happy speech and
felicitous expression denied except
Tat rare moments TO the great chief
1 tain He mari"0 woman whose
sense Of honor was as delicate as his
own and the realization of his ideal
! WAS absolutely uuhindered. He de-
I Tended Virginia against servile in
surrection. he protected ST Louis in
spite OF her forward opposition
against the Mississippi, and hisl ~yk
/ ,..-...ts.ssst.. ft..s.s7 Wudt ~ tST
! Point taught MIN; his achievements
in the Mexican war, according 10 his
comrades and his commander, made
him the greatest living soldier in
America, the greatest soldier now
living in he world, said Scott for
getting both himself and Yelling
ton
Constantly and consistently he
was a Virginian TO his innermosi f.
bre, and Nirglnian he remained when
, the approach OF the Civil war
brought him the president S offer Of
/ he chief command Of the army Du-
ty as he saw IL. commanded him 90
follow his state. and duty. he had
long before written to his son. was
"the sublimest word in the Ian
guage So he resigned his commits
sion hoping that peace might come,
bat determined not 10 fight against
Virginia. These earlier passages are
those by which his whole life should
be judged for in them he guided cir
cumstances; later. he was driven by
( them as much as such a man can be
! driven. His character exhibited it.
self in deeds OF clemency. in refus-
al 10 employ his position for the
benefit Of any member Of his family,
in Roman sternness towards his sons
who responded iH a spirit as fine
as his own. In the chapter recording
these matters. Nit Page includes a
comparison Of the Pennsylvania raid
and sherman march 70 The sea.
and hardly does justice 10 sherman
whose approval OF The cruelty prac-
tised on that march is Wen known
to have been based on he theory
! must be cruel only 70 Doe kind