Woodville Republican., 1865-09-30
Noble Sentiments.


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Mn. Epiros--I ask pace in tha Ro~
ubiean for the following extracts from the
Y. o. Times. think It well to dissemis
rate all such senumyuts. They brsss. to~p
rGhGSc scorn, amelionte hate,
and we arc constrained to recognize'a true
uobleman in the writer. Our soldiers havs
met many such in the pauses uf battle, In
the stolen interehnnges Of camp life. Here
and there in the military ad,sinist,atisn Of
civil affairs we meet with such sentiments
and corresponding cOnduct--would ,thers
were more And they must abound, Or
this sectional feud, this family hsts,'naest
become congenital--bcgottsp in the blood.
Therefore give all such utterances publicity
Help to appease excited feelings, help 10
heal deep wounds SOW. grass or cotton in
the ru Of the cannon carriages, and let us
try not to SEQ the hOuseIess chimneyso a
But, to the Extracts, D..
Some men refuse TO be taught, even
though Experience assume the ferule. and
play the bitter teacher. Notwithstanding
the sad calamties brought upon our people
| by indulgng in sectional anlmosities and
that battledoor system of elimination and
rccriminaton which used 10 be 50 common
between North aud South, meddesome
few yet remain who seem bent on reyivng
the annogiDg pastime The loudimouilfed
cannon 10 silent, but the loud mouthed bab-
bier Is still unsubdued. The imbeclity Of
the fool that cannot be convinced, apd the
| stubbornness Of the madman who vii not,
are the distinguishing features, Of the ,bab-
bling tribe, and as the bray Of the donkey
is louder than the voice Of wisdom, The pub
lie ear Is freited by The confusion which lhp
,babbel's tongue creates Would that all
such could find audience for their Babclrut-
! tcrances only within the eonRnas II = 1n-
natic asylum ~
In this connection, we are tempted 70
| make an extract from private letter Just
received from noble. gallant and talented
gentemaD. who bears the commission Of
Major in the regular army Of the United
States. Hc soys; b, 8. as-
"sowould live, erasing as far
az may be, the record Of wrath and striic
that the past four years have beqneathed us,
and healing the wounds OF our blood-stained
| country with the sweet oblivion OF Towers
thank God again and always that ! have
never felt single twinge Of MALICE or desire
| of vengeance not even when the unbuTiod
| fnu-
hope and ambition lay mingled and bleck.
cned with powder and stained With blood
before me. I know and felt, even then, that
he who dealt the fatal shot to my hopes
might have been actuatod by as pure and
high a motive as ithPelled my boy TO the
strife before his time. God only Is abso-
luteIy perlect-knows and does what is al'
souleIy right. All our thoughts, motives
and deeds are relative-rght or wrong--Jut
or unjust--good or evil-aceording TO the
light we have, and our conformity 10 the
dictates of conscience. verify believe thai
many souls, opposed to each other IN our
late strife, have gore up ffop the same oa'r
tle-felds to the presence OF their comm'h
God, to meet there only love and approoh-
ton; and, il may be, find themselves botl
wrong ia their acts, but right in their mo-
tires. Many such. no dpubti on both SIDES,
still live. Lcurning 10 be moro wise, mole
Kind and more tolerant, let US now strive
together TO build up our great counlry,io
that il may become the most free, Pro'pfr
Gus and happy under the whole heavens
Let u4 gct back to the Constitution ana
and laws, for they are our strength, our re-
fuge, and our high tower Of safety agaihF
the encfoachn:epts alike Of anarchy arg
tyranny. let the officers Of our Goyert-
mcnt learn that they are but the Instruments
of lhe1aw, and that what they do without
authority of law, is done in c0ntfateniIo9
of Law; and that what is so done merls
condemnation aud punishment, no less -
,Lcm--nav ssosv--ttan wfV'' sivfsO o. "s''J
ore. We D,usi 20 back to the laws or we
arc lost | shudder when | contemplate
what is going on daily under the name
Government.
TO the old temple Of constitutional pee'
dom and equality would gladly welcome
every one who desires to be admitted 70 ~
the inheritance u equs'
rights which all its worslippefs are enn..s-
10 enjoy therein. To. make a disiinenyn
nor between the Sta,cs-tfcating you o'"
South as step p-cbildren-must, sooner
later, lead To the slavery Of US all ! stans
for receiving the prodigal with iose-'
and music and dancing and then, gIas's
on with him, as Of old, in brotherly love
such are the sentiments Of the true ny
bility Of the land, whether born IN ~
cabin or a palace. Let us learn from 'ns~
/. lesson of tolerance, and strive TO pay wv
role OF real manhood.