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Show UEATH OF tERAI, LEE, The telegraph wire brings intelligence intelli-gence of the death on Wednesday morning, at Lexington, Virginia, of General Robert K. Lee, of congestion of the brain, fie was sixty-thre years of age at his death. By his prominent connection with the late terrible rebellion rebel-lion General Lee obtained a name in history that will endure with the record of that ill-advised and gigantic effort to destroy the T'nion. lie wasa rebel, more because he deemed his first duty was to his native State, the "Mother ofPre.-idents," than from any desire he had for secession. Vet even as a r'bul, and in chief command of the rebe armies, he made hiniHf a rcord as a general and a gentleman, which wjn him the repect of his enemies. Of an ancient and honorable family in the Republic, and one of prominence in the Colonies long before tyranny compelled patriotism to revolt, le nought to maintain its reputation unsullied; un-sullied; and in all but LU connection 'with armed rebellion he deled worthy of such ancestry. Sinf his surrender to General (.ram, be has done much by hi-i great influciifo in (be South to -mootb down vibiii;s ,ui,i jj native State to regain her former prosperity, pros-perity, although his po-iiion. noini-null.,, noini-null.,, as I In; iVcidml ola e'.iime. was coiiijiitri.ii'.cly unimp.,it;im, (if him it wii.T be truly si. id: "Alt. i- iili-V tit-fill tit-fill fever he sleeps well." |