. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. luence. In the Louisianatroubles he was chosen by the democrats in Congress to draft anaddress to the people of Louisiana and the South, urging patientendurance and an appeal to a returning sense of justice to curewrongs. He took a masterful part in the debate, and a serious variancebetween him and Senator Conkling was adjusted by Senator Bayardand others. The farmers of Georgia thanked him for his efforts foragriculture. He aided Lamar in saving Mississippi from politicalmisrule, and was empowered by Governor Hampton to look a
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. luence. In the Louisianatroubles he was chosen by the democrats in Congress to draft anaddress to the people of Louisiana and the South, urging patientendurance and an appeal to a returning sense of justice to curewrongs. He took a masterful part in the debate, and a serious variancebetween him and Senator Conkling was adjusted by Senator Bayardand others. The farmers of Georgia thanked him for his efforts foragriculture. He aided Lamar in saving Mississippi from politicalmisrule, and was empowered by Governor Hampton to look afterSouth Carolinas interest, having canvassed the State for its redemp-tion with Hampton, and after the adjournment of Congress securedthe removal of troops from South Carolina. For this he receivedthe historic dispatch: South Carolina thanks you. His life-sizeportrait hangs in the State capitol. The ladies sent his little daugh-ter, born in Washington, a silver urn, with Hamptons dispatch on it,and to Mr. Gordon a superb silver service, each piece mounted with. 578 APPENDIX. a gold palmetto tree. As Governor his administration was New York Stin declared his first inaugural worthy of ThomasJeffersou. His last election as United States Senator was a marvel-ous political victory. Unopposed, until he antagonized the sub-treasury plan of the farmers alliance, which had four-fifths of thelegislature in its favor, he was elected after the most exciting contestof the time. In the wild enthusiasm succeeding his victory, he wasborne by the multitude through the capitol to the streets, placedon a caisson and drawn about the city, amid shouts and rejoicing,while the whole State was ablaze with bonfires. Mr. Gordon hasbeen all his life a model of social worth, and an ardent Christianworker.—From The National Cyclopedia of American Biography^published by James T. White & Co.
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