... heroic figure. For, as the Latin poet said, that, wherever the Roman name and sway extended, there should be the sepulchre of Pompey, so to-day, in every part of America, the character and fame of Robert Edward Lee are treasured as a possession for all time. And, if this be true of that great name, what shall be said of the circumstances which surround us on this day of solemn commemoration? That at the...