They were slain for us,
    And their blood flowed out in a rain for us—­
    Red, rich, and pure, on the plain for us;
    And years may go,
    But our tears shall flow
    O’er the dead who have died in vain for us.

After the cessation of hostilities Gen. LEE resumed the occupations of a farmer on the old plantation which he had left in 1861.  The implements of warfare were exchanged for those of the husbandman, and following the plow on the furrows he commenced the work of repairing the losses he had sustained.  In 1868 he married Miss Mary Tabb Bolling, the daughter of Col.  George W. Bolling, of Petersburg, and they continued their residence at the White House until 1874, when they removed to Ravensworth, in the county of Fairfax, where he died.

He was an able and faithful Representative, and always devoted to the interests of his constituents.  As a fitting eulogy to his worth it may be truly said that it was his disposition to follow the line of duty to the end.  The conscientious performance of every trust confided to him was the watchword of his life.  In his conduct as a legislator he was never ruled by faction or interest, but the promotion of the public good was the motive of all his actions.  While exhibiting none of the showy and sparkling qualities of the orator, he was distinguished for the possession of good judgment and strong practical common sense.  He was a man of calm and even temperament, and was seldom, if ever, controlled by prejudices or swayed by passion.  Those who were associated with him here remember his dignified and courteous bearing.  No words of bitterness or reproach ever escaped his lips, and he never forgot what was due to others as well as to himself.

I never heard him speak an unkind word of another, and while reserved, and to a certain extent formal, in his demeanor, he was a man of infinite sweetness of disposition: 

    And thus he bore without abuse,
    The grand old name of gentleman.

Both in his public and private life he furnished an example worthy of the emulation of all who love the true nobility of humanity.  We will draw aside the curtain only for a passing glance at the domestic circle, of which his beautiful and lovely wife was at once the pride and the ornament.  Surrounded by this devoted helpmeet and two manly sons, there was not a happier home in old Virginia.  Warmed by the love of his big and generous heart, it was the abode of contentment and peace.  The dread messenger was never more unwelcome than when he entered the portals of Ravensworth and made vacant forever the chair of the husband and the father.

We can say nothing to assuage the poignant grief of the widow and children, but our hearts are filled with the fervent prayer that Heaven’s choicest blessings may be showered upon them.

ADDRESS OF MR. HERBERT, OF ALABAMA.