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B. M. Palmer (search for this): chapter 1.19
d the South may differ as to the war, the heroism of both the blue and the gray will become the pride of all sections, and then the name of Lee must be linked with the foremost in American reverence. A. K. Mcclure. Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer. It may be regarded one of the compensations of all our suffering and loss in the late civil war to have given to the world, to be embalmed in its history, such a type of the ideal man as was Gen. R. E. Lee. Hence-forth, he belongs not to us alone, joyfully as we treasure his memory, but to the country and mankind, the great example of true manliness and of all human virture, equally great in disaster and defeat as in the triumph of successful achievement. B. M. Palmer. New Orleans, La. D. M. Stone, Editor New York Journal of commerce. The memory of Robert E. Lee. To those who knew thee not no words can paint! And those who knew thee know all words are faint! Moore, Sensibility. O, he sits high in all th
Shakspeare (search for this): chapter 1.19
y as we treasure his memory, but to the country and mankind, the great example of true manliness and of all human virture, equally great in disaster and defeat as in the triumph of successful achievement. B. M. Palmer. New Orleans, La. D. M. Stone, Editor New York Journal of commerce. The memory of Robert E. Lee. To those who knew thee not no words can paint! And those who knew thee know all words are faint! Moore, Sensibility. O, he sits high in all the people's hearts. Shakspeare, Julius Coesar. such souls leave behind a voice that in the distance far away Wakens the slumbering ages. Taylor, Phil von Arl. O, mortal man! be wary how ye judge! Dante, Vision of Paradise, among the sons of men how few are known who dare be just to merit not their own, Churchill, Ep. To Hogarth. cruel and cold is the judgment of man, cruel as winter and cold as the snow; but by-and-by will the deed and the plan be judged by the motive that lieth below. Bates, by-and-by.
John B. Minor (search for this): chapter 1.19
the memory of the peerless man who has illustrated that name, that those who come after us may know what priceless gift was bestowed upon Virginia in the person of this Christian soldier and patriot. T. U. Dudley, Bishop of Kentucky. Prof. John B. Minor, law Department, University of Virginia. The birthday of General Robert E. Lee incites to the contemplation of a character as remarkable for its symmetrical excellence as any that history records. Profound veneration for the man eat and good, who have grown to world-wide renown beneath the skies of Virginia. May our people take these examples to heart, and show themselves, through the coming age, worthy to be fellow-citizens with these, our illustrious countrymen! John B. Minor. University of Virginia. Rev. John B. Newton, a soldier Preacher. You ask for a sentiment in connection with the birthday of Robert E. Lee, our great commander. I give it in the words of the poet-laureate of England upon the dea
W. H. Milburn (search for this): chapter 1.19
nd thus lift humanity to a higher plane. Moses D. Hoge. Richmond, Va. Professor J. J. White, Lee's intimate friend. Robert E. Lee-Supremely good and great among men. J. J. white. Washington and Lee University, Lexington. Rev. Dr. W. H. Milburn, the blind Chaplain of the House of Representatives. I know not that my idea of General Lee's character can be better expressed than in these lines from Wordsworth: Whose high endeavors were inward light, That made the path bea soul, whose master bias leans To home-felt pleasures and to gentle scenes: Sweet images which, wheresoe'er he be, Are ever at his heart, and such fidelity It is his darling passion to approve; More brave for this, that he hath much to love. W. H. Milburn. Washington, D. C. A. K. M'Clure, Philadelphia times. General Robert E. Lee will go into impartial history as the greatest of all the Southern chieftains, and as second to none, North or South, in all the grander qualities of heroi
Henry Watterson (search for this): chapter 1.19
nselfishness, artless courage—this was General Lee, the friend of humanity. Such a character no people, age or clime can claim as wholly their own. It is a possession and glory of the human race. John W. Daniel. Washington, D. C. From Henry Watterson. I cannot answer your command for a sentiment in commemoration and in homage of the great Lee better than by sending you the noble lines which Sir Henry Taylor puts into the mouth of the Duke of Burgundy over the dead body of Philip Vnothing lacked in sovereignty but the right, Nothing in soldiership except good fortune. Wherefore with honor lay him in his grave, And thereby shall increase of honor come Unto their arms who vanquished one so wise, So valiant, so renowned. Henry Watterson. Louisville, Ky. Reverend Frank Stringfellow, Lee's scout. General Robert E. Lee, the greatest production of America's civil and religious institutions. Although his military genius placed him at the head of the armies of the Sou
January 19th, 1890 AD (search for this): chapter 1.19
Lee's Birthday: eminent men of the United States send sentiments for the day—ministers, soldiers, statesmen and scholars each bring an offering. January 19, 1890. —The Birthday of Robert E. Lee. The Richmond State wishes to gather from leading citizens all over the United States a brief sentiment deemed appropriate to the occasion. You will very much oblige us by sending by return mail a contribution that you may deem suitable. Such was the request sent out to a number of prominent men in various walks of life. Here are the answers: General J. M. Schofield, commander of the United States Army. I will say that it was the well-known character of the Southern soldiers, of which that of General Robert E. Lee was the highest type, which made it possible for the Union army to regard the Confederates not as rebels to be ether punished or pardoned, but as honorable antagonists, worthy to become trusted friends when they had laid down their arms. Thus this high charac
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