The sun., 1865-11-14

first, when the South laid down ihen arms hsy
we're no LONGER enemies and he believed that ths
Horth vn not rsvensefGl nay moro, thtg teoi,ti
q much ~ the South rhen the var -n ever; We
bops Of ,rusa and Of patioucs toward the south.
lie vas Affected al Govern lor isi'n ns2.ntU ~ ~ @ ~.
devastation Of the South, bccsute rheh the vs. Ntt
., iu helsh, We Al hone heio commonly SID 10, -e |
could not sec that any man h.d sons 70 we Na,p
sset he sou.S suffering !. ,6s nos b 70 come and |
ssy "Desr North, ue love you bettef thsn quiseNes
IN: South bad bad f,nlg snoasa nn ITa S. nI,, liz liz
therefore eounfcied patience snd ialt1 slth .hs
South lie trusted 10 The people ueie sna @ ,,,i ~.
came not at once. II took forty yeap ioi God 70
nte three million, Of people thront1 t9e snoeine,
Ibey could bshaye themselves Qhughts sna dIu theL
shsn ,uppOse H. could tate four million, o. sio'sw
Ifnorsnt men Who had teen slave, and maze thttn
huiy Tree in single day. No, thefo would gtes'
ssal Of suffering and misrue, no doubt, and there
IL du,ie. Of he south Well the duties Of con.
tssion be rould limI 70 this, that theY we're shp,
ced, and vefo will ns to stay WHIPPED. iie roula
no, ash man 70 siyo up hi. principles and son'e.
tions bee au.e physical iores 9'e,eame h,mi ~,
shoud no, control the nation, he would ouly ns q
eoutb TO scguiosce In the ud. uent Of hAt ubuA,..
ste.nIy tS. .e ps.Ss"u we ''p ,b,i ,hess men
yhgm the fortunes ot var bad hesd' ,.nI,,'s
really bs tree: rh' 40 ,,oald be an 80, ,p'S,S @Sa.
~, and he held that 10. eolored m.h vm = ,aaa
the neI, thing required from tho ,outh .oud DO toe
passing, BY theit legsstuIeL Of the Conltlul!u !u-
al Amendment" and " tho oolofed man fot nLciH'
he should have ali Tie privilege. sppe Ainint TO hb;
.eTty. The co.or.d man should therefore have l1.
South. The re,sfsEd Gentleman cor tlnusd 10 ,vess
81 soIno length upon this subject, vhleh ns
desisnA.ed as nothing hut Justice, and, IN
deed, only tho Issinnins Of justice. is, them hen
be ali e1na poluo4lJ, not ,ooislly, ana
n.Is. ,Setr u'u o,n pppai.t,n should prevail. Then
you'd W. be reunited nay. We ,ere never united,
but now se vofe so,ns 10 bs ior the first time We
had Tho ale, foI no N attF Hutt
shs, ,sbt be they toush, ssi, and their struggle
aImost 70 aIhaustion 10 bad causs only bhotsd bow
slorou, and heroic their endurance -oqla bs 70 a.,
t. one ~ ~. soa,h =, ,sssIded her tfeatmsut
Of our soldier, in Libby Prison no 10 you'd ofset
na iGtse nay, tns p.0o, 0. ~ - io,cps, .Iis. iii
over this sacred land, no ard forever" (Ap9au,c
Ahef urrins At come ient.h ue piog'',Ibw ~ SaniS
Abe .pesisr sonelySed ty eIprs,.ns hope Ihst 80
would be one people, one lio'berhood sith one CO
God IL ,ks uslifsinS Of tIs human race. tlhmsass
applause
Letters vsrs then read from Secretary te"srd'
General Grant and General sherman, all Of whom
AishIy .pprovsd Of the object. Of the Commission.
The following 10 General GrAprs letter
HxApouAHrrnsL Amy or rusUs, .,
w,.bin..sn Nv 10 i1ss I
ru IyxI, Apnorrgi" II bsys tsc.ved your
,n1itston 10 be pres. nt at ,,e me.sns the Union
onmi.% ~ H., n we ~ ., sSr .I .po az
no, nav bu, "a .euId Ie po,.ibe for ma to .i'.nd
AL a NaNN Vsa
nos lna hna M ha' p0, y. 80 ss,,t,,.lis an or
~t.s,on =. In i'm 40 ae,.ryiue Gauss
nn..s, ~ ,nsv nav. a ,,sr.d syom our southeru
k,o.t'sn AZ M. srsn,. -, az I.,a teaI rcar. -.
Ssys no., =, AIN peeoms one eospIs and ai'N b.! ,r,
sn,.,sI Th. ..y h.. .o,kst .neh ru IA, utst ,,.u a
~ she so,,h M., si,hay. .stns .Id fron, ,so,s a h.
can Give H. there must 10 much suffering ne comm
vmeI me r9Lh oi ygai Iommis''on' I, @ si'o iii N 80
ssrve 10 heal old Wounds Whatever Is calculated /
increase this iriendshlp and bro1herU ieenus DC
Neeh tns Ws ssytlons oi ont county, ueAul
fogi 90 use EahN ,,
= -
40. .pp"'. Nv. 49,. u. ','.'- -
.'' 80 sh-s -
,,-. =, -. 49,. - - -
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sincerely for .he sroA, seicoms .GcisJ hiE.
soua 70 vaniy ne 'se 'vr I'm 70 o. ininlns m ",
be vas totally unpfepaIed Tor such denOnatration
He sad .hEt hi, ony iealoa for eoining here ya
s1..Insa NJ .,i 40 ,h "a 80 Ia ~ ,.. 49, " ~ =, ~ 81
70 DO ali that 8. in his DO o. TO her IN. o,eet
the Ccmmisslon. lie sssnrod the sudence that al .he
omld do oI,i un itIl, mon IN 10 AiIoyiaia Inc 1
fehngs which we're caused 10 the south b. deysI
az ,ho south ,hs, mus mo, thS' thsts va. ere,
amount OF disuo. heIs. and al he sstod wa "shoul
a1 bat,iensla *. ,oIi,, " ,ss b.t'Ia
over, treated tho wounded snsmy as q brother. an
pov, he tIu,ed the molahy o. the people woul
a'v wa. VI 'n' sSe ", anI Hiio 'l,N' isu
Nhien 70 SUI us eotnIuAh nau-py, l.vH uu}
soldieu-been e"lnpoHei 10 lnhlot. lie tLon e-Autt
inc sudlence that hAto'eI tlry contributed uou
pIVpo'{ anu nAio Hsp1hsed, Aha sI,sl Ns
tnhtlhs mo Auuien'c ioI theH Alhh Iecepuon
oin' no pade Mem kludly, -uoOd nlght.'
Tho closing address va delivered by Gen. Fii