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CHARLES A. DANA, EDITOR NEW YORK SUN.

Robert E. Lee was a man of ideal personal character. He was always a gentleman, always sincere, always true, always considerate of others. His moral elevation was especially manifest in the readi- ness and calmness with which he bore disaster. Defeat never shook his equilibrium. Misfortune was never followed by any relaxation of his principles. His intellectual resources were prompt, breads comprehensive, admirable. In his dignity there was no affectation, in his self-respect no petty egotism, in his judgment no unjust depre- ciation of others. He was great in the noblest qualities of human nature.

C. A. Dana.

New York.

HON. THOMAS F. BAYARD.

" I would not give my dead Ossory for any living son in England," was the proud cry of a bereaved English mother. ** We would not give our dead Lee for any living soldier," is the proud response of every true Virginian.

Thomas F. Bayard.

Wilmington^ Del.

CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.

To my mind the greatness of Robert E. Lee lay in the admirable balance of his powers and the integrity of his character. In the long run the world recognizes this harmony of qualities in large en- dowment as superior to excessive brilliancy in one direction. Be- sides, he had the genius to be loved. As a soldier he commanded everywhere respect and admiration, and history must say that he ex- cited less personal enmity than almost any other conspicuous actor in a civil war. /

Charles Dudley Warner.

Hartford^ Conn.

senator JOHN "W. DANIEL.

A splendid intellect and a great heart in a noble form — instinctive rectitude, modest unselfishness, artless courage— this was General