 | William Parker Snow - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 576 pages
...your hand rather than the object for which it was placed there shall fail." MAJOR-GENERAL LEE. — " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention : Profoundly...occasion, for which I must say I was not prepared, I acceptthe position assigned me by your partiality. I would have much preferred, had your choice fallen... | |
 | William Parker Snow - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 598 pages
...your hand rather than, the object for which it was placed there shall fail." MAJOE-GENEEAL LEE. — " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention: Profoundly...Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and tho aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native State, in whose behalf alone,... | |
 | James D. McCabe - Generals - 1866 - 752 pages
...fall with them in their hands, rather than relinquish them. To this address General Lee replied : — "Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention: —...me by your partiality. I would have much preferred your choice had fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1868 - 804 pages
...excitement and elation of the occasion, his reply was singularly solemn and beautiful. He said : " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention : Profoundly...me by your partiality. I would have much preferred, hud your choice fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1871 - 690 pages
...Lee's keeping, and Lee responded as follows : 35 " MB. PBESIDEST AND GENTLEMEH OF THE CosvEimoic : Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, for which I must Bay I was not prepared, I accept the position assigned me by your partiality. I would hare much preferred... | |
 | John William Jones - History - 1875 - 564 pages
...with characteristic modesty and said: " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention—Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, for...assigned me by your partiality. I would have much pre- \ ferred had your choice fallen upon an abler man. Trusting '\ in Almighty God, an approving conscience,... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 406 pages
...it. In answer to the President of the Convention assembled at Richmond, Lee thus expresses himself: " Mr. President, and gentlemen of the Convention. Profoundly...the solemnity of the occasion, for which I must say * Arlington House was pillaged shortly after by the Federals. The beautiful Sevres service given by... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 394 pages
...away scarcely anything. Nothing has been restored since, and the soil has become Federal property. D I was not prepared, I accept the position assigned...me by your partiality. I would have much preferred your choice had fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 366 pages
...Richmond, Lee thus expresses himself: " Mr. President, and gentlemen of the Convention. Profoundly P impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, for which I must say ' * Arlington House was pillaged shortly after by the Federals. The beautiful Sevres service given... | |
 | Lee Memorial Association - Lee Statue (Lexington, Va.) - 1883 - 92 pages
...hand rather than the object for which it was placed there should fail." General Lee thus answered : "Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention: "...position assigned me by your partiality. I would have preferred had youi\ choice fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience,... | |
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I would have much preferred that your choice had fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native State, in whose behalf alone will I ever again... 
