The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-11-24
Faith in Southern Men-A Letter from
Gen Grant

A large meeting was held at the Cooper
Institute in New York city, Monday
evening, under the auspices of the Ameri
can Union commission, to consider the
means of relieving the wants of the people
ot the south. many Of whom are at the
point CT starvation. Senator MoEGAN
presided, and addresses were delivered BY
Provisional Governor Parsons, of Ala
bama, Rev Dr. THOMPSON, Rev. HENRY
WARD BEECnER and General MEADE
In The course of bis remarks, Mr.. BEECHER
said -
We need faith il southern
men. The south has had faults enough,
God knows, and we at the North, who
haye none, Of course can sfford to tell
them Of it. Laughter. They are not,
however, charged with craft or cunning ;
they are said to be fiery and impetuous,
and such chafacI ellstcs DO not belong to
craft and wheu the best Of their men saw
!" We accept the issue Of this war and will
abide by IT," for one believe them, and
am willing 10 trust them. Applause.
Ana don't expect to find all the fruits Of
it at once. Do you ever think of the
wonderful problem God is woi king out
here TO-DAY Can YOU expect TO turn
four millions Of men loose from slavery
and find them changed to christian men
at once! They are turned loose with
their scars aud memories Of cruelty and
vet are as quiet and gentle as We could
wish so quiet that we marvel at it.,
These things need clearness of under.
standing Are men built or do they
grow? Is this the work of a day? II
you expect 10 lift up stale that has beeu
sodIed with slavery YOU must bear patient
Iv with the intermediate stages.
What are we to expect from the south [?
The duties o! confession should limit to
this, that they are whipped and will stay
whipped. Their doctrines you cannot eX-
pee; them to change at once. lis abbor-
ant to ask man to give up his educational
life because the fortunes Of war have de-
term;ned their falsity, All we can ask is,
having appealed to the tribunal Of war,
"WiII you give i. up, ard now expect
these doctrines to govern the nation %
From every tomb of every hero
is there not coming up from their voices
the words, "Union !; one and insepara-
bic, forever and forever; for that we
died" [App3ause. All the tears Of suf-
fering are 80 many crystal words brea hing
concord All the heroic tombs are so
many voices, which can, more than any
voice living, plead for restored sentiments,
for Union, cooperative love, that we may
compact together this great republic, not
to make i: a Behemoth among nations, but
that we may make it leader among na-
tions. Great applause,
The following letter from Gen. GRANT
was read:
HEADQ'Rs ARMIES OF THE y. s.,
Washington, d. c., Nov. 10, 1865
Rev. Lyman Abbott, General Secretary
American Union Commission
SIR Il have received your invitation
TO be present At the meeting of the "Union
Commission in the city of New ork, on
tue OLU lilsi. M tDb liiUS Oj TcC6NlUg
this invitation did not know bnt it would
be possible for me to attend. | now find
that it will not be possible 1t affords NE
great pleasure to see so respectable an
organization as yours interested in so de-
sewing a cause. However We may have
differed from our southern brethren in tie
events of the last four years, we have now
become but one people, and with but ore
interest. The war has worked such ruin
upon much of the south that without
some aid from those who can give it there
must be much suffering the coming win
ter. The work of your commission, while
It will give present aid where it is SO much
needed, will also serve to heal old wounds.
Whatever Is calculated 10 increase the
friendship and bro,herly feeling between
the two sections Of our county, heartily
approve of.
Very respectfully,
Your obedien, servant,
IS. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.