Saturday, January 20, 2007

Robert E. Lee

Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the birth of General Robert E. Lee. Tomorrow is the birthday of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

Today's politicians are tiny, buzzing gnats compared to these giants of Christian character.
Unlike his northern counterpart, Ulysses S. Grant, General Lee never sanctioned or condoned slavery. Upon inheriting slaves from his deceased father-in-law, Lee immediately freed them. And according to historians, Jackson enjoyed a familial relationship with those few slaves which were in his home. In addition, unlike Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Grant, neither Lee nor Jackson ever spoke disparagingly of the black race.
Praise for Lee and Jackson, by Chuck Baldwin

I'd like to think that if they could travel through time to our day, Lee and Jackson would see the error of taking up arms against King Lincoln and his mercantilist invaders, and leaving 700,000 dead.

At 200, Lee's halo still largely intact ajc.com

Robert E. Lee, Version 200 - washingtonpost.com

The Sun News 01/18/2007 Remember Robert E. Lee, a man of character

Fredericksburg.com - Remembering Lee--a true American hero, and man of character

Virginia honors 200th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's birth, though some frown on state funding

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

God Bless Ya....! (César Vidal)