The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-07-22
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Memories VI The War.

lhr ledptll 0iliflHlH stationed
lovn South ARE, II nppoara disailf
fed 90 find themselves socially taboo
el, and their friendly oycrlurcs te
i'oicd Or quietly soi aside. lbpy
thlnk II strange that Southern FAINT
lice ahould ehcri-h bitter feeling
against Northern men. and accord
them nothing mere than The common
csi courtesy Of dlstnul intercourse
Nov, We think i stranger .,lll thai
any Northern man should wonder nj
such natural state of things W.
cannot understand ho9 any Northern
man Of ordinary feeling, living IN iht
south. having constantly before hi-
eyes The evidence Of recent suffering,
knowing that the country was laid
waste with fire ahd sword, aud the
cities lcvelcd with shu, and she'll hy
the people Of this section, could oX
pcct to be- treated ns u friend. At
the present moment, though the war
IS over, the people are N constant
peril Of arrest aud imprisonment,
they are under ban ~ the land Of
their birth, they hold their prow,ty
not by light but by favor. couiiscn-
tirn and disfranchisumcnt loom above
them, armies Of occupation darkcn
the land, their leader, are in prison
~ IN exile. their homes ARE drsolate.
their cause Is IN the dust. hostile pens
tell the story of their struggle. hos.
tile tongues belIt,le IN clap.irap lee
turcs their motives anl their sacfi.
fees, aud yet men can be found 10
wonder that they are not received
with open arms by u people smarting
under . sense oi failure aui nnmcr.
tied inligni,y. They hcrr parties in
the North clamoring for further pun.
ishmcnt IN thr name Of Justice, and
they hear others taking credit to
themselves for magnanimIty because
they think the South has alvsedy ~
icrcd sufficiently for the dread crime
Of interpreting the Constitution dif.
i'crcn,ly from w. and of asserting. Ms
George Washington dil, the Right Of
Self Government. and yc, they are
expected 70 take a to their hearts
and homes.
Why, wha, manner Of men are
they who expect Il Do they think
the Southrncrs arc more or lcss than
humani DO they think ,hey'hito
shorter memories, or more ohtuse
lselings than other men: d. they
shink J. possible for them 10 forge,
their glorious four years Epic :
Their dead and living heroes. Their
martyrs and their exilcsl If 50
they have learned little FROM history.
Now, il would be we'll for Us TO re.
member that for the last four years
the Southern people have hs( q his.
tory separate and distinct fro), ours !.
they have had their pasrioo, their
statesmen and their hcrSks they
cherish in, +, their hcsvss names that
we execra.e aud ban; they hold in
reverence places tina, We would desc
crate aud destroy; they have ,radI-
,ions that We know not, memories wc
canno, share. their glory frightened
as ours faded, their llas iloa.cd where
ours fell. Yes, for four bloody, bril-.
liant, wondtous years they had q ma.
,ionsl existence, they s,rcamcd like =
meteor across the political armament,
they gave directions to events, trans.
formed ideas into enterprises, and
left their impress on Time anil their
name in History.
Now, we should remember tina.
these things make them more ensi.
tive to insult and more difficult to
c,nciIiste. and impose on /. the
double task Of rcsising Old reeollec-
tions and eradicating new ones.
Here is a task hcrcaIean enough To
satisfy the most inorliaa,c ambition.
bat il will never be accomplished by
vindicsive justice, nor os,sntstious
msgnanimi,y. Let the werls be
bsni.hed from our vocabulary. and
lc, Federal officers rcspec. tho dig.
nifty Of sorrow. aud learn a, las, a
truth. which ever the Heaihsns knew.
that tie Lstks ], ~, wa.is Of hood.
They shouli remember ths. Their
presence Is TO the South perpetual
reminder Of defeat AMI , perpetual
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