Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-05
: C0nciIiation. and Union.

4, Tho following sentiments from tie Louis
vile journal Of the i6Lh,. are elainentiy just
ll>>and wiil.confmend Themselves to t,le erpro;
/ val Of everyriilght thinkiIg man North ans
South. Where gsuch opinions prevail, the
;!diffcnlty of.rcconstruction and reconciliation
will be nsasnrably renewed. We'eomuend
/ the :sordssuf the Jouruallo ourreaders
4 Major General Sherman, in his ..speech at
lChieago several days ago, very foreialy ex7
pressed The idea tlst, the war btirg crer
/, the7time had come when sectional hnirn'Si.
| ties should be forgotten, and every possible
| effort made to heal ihe wounds inflicted upon
the South by the straggie sitself. The ener-
7! gies of the GoyernmenL aad OF all Our states.
amen should be. .directeiioIthe restoEeiion OF
prosperity ant: peace toevery part of the laod.
| President johnson is evidently prompted by
the same msgnaninous sentiments that Gen
eral Sherman so elcquently uttered. at Chi:
cago. He has lately spoken words of Wis
dom aad friendshipjto the Southern 1:ople,
sppreeiating as he does the condition IN which,
thesWsr has; placed them. His late .prcclaI
nation authorizing. the re-estsbllshiDcn OF
ciyi. goyernrnenrin the S;ates9fsNorth CAT
.olia& ande Mississippi, and also his ,prsclama..
tion removing restrictions from trade through,
out tae South, demonstrate histpurTose to do
everything in his power TO restore the shat-
-teres States to their former prosperity. AS
an exchange very appropriately says, it is
astonishing to see how many individuals and
pr.sscs iaii to ocompfeheGd 'ttat the changed
clrcums ances ofSthe couh5ry requiroa corre',
spol,iiug charge OF, tone. =.
). While Jaare' VS., wa- there was some pro-
pfiasT instne use OF aseeralipggs Ian ngusgea
.towass.s Inc enemies, tf.fhe pafion, and 70
pslnt crimes in the darkest .possi5le, colors
was at east natural though we doubt il there
Vas q time during tie war wncn tie people
ueeded l., be i:,spired With hatred in order to
6ght well ior the U..ien. Bat nuwsi the war
is 0ver; the rebel farmies haya surrendered,
and are dis: rlnad and llisbandcd; the whole
South lieS poserless vt our mercy ;whats do
we want now? The york to be, done by
;:ssssist;an patriotism is ~ bind up the. bleef-
yhs ~wvui. ts 81 the nsrion and sssu;.:.e the !!
bred by civil. ssrifs. We want
true .urion and concord ii the qi.ic;nst l-ns.
,sibie l.. me aad by sdca .icars as will make
.tiiese blss.in&s pespe.ual:s Arc toase' ends
sssjj be gaiued by reproacbe' aid in"ectiva-;
iby nrolonyng tim spirit and tps av;!s Of war |
;satfc. The -war itself aas ,eS:u'ra:et:! Ifere
s.ctin ,oe4but one alswsr u fhess ,queS!ions:
y. 0ar soldiers andessi and ,nis. liz, sh@w |
no sl.imo-i;y 'tpw.ra me rtbe:' the; h.,e c.!:-
querea. On The contrary. the: liza .crr'ze a:
OH Is with th"in, and c,,naaar them .he SEC
'qnd tituobY kiadaes.. There IS .u,tto Of
Dur tsht,ut; Geheruis who ceuasai. hafsh
ahl ylndciye ,neasSsea toward eaubjcgar
t.,d. lf.takesa c;SfliSa in =paiietts 20 do IL,
and Only t.us; who Lave n.;ched :he wsr
st safe dlstspcs echo lhacry for essesace.
il the psop.eo thsSoutu. .enuli understand
;;!Ier-sl feeling in t:'e NNr;h insy wnnid or
feas5uyed. Taere, is.n3 such Spirit Oh ren-
geancs There e, i,iaoica:cd =: ktsnc ot the
.eews spapors. They are .nere echt.cs OF sne
echo Gi 1lle Var De;a:tt'ueni. S"sich has t''t
set learned that We have erlaret; uptu an era
of peace. Treason will be punished, but nJs
ia any; spirit of'veng eGnce or bloodth'rsIi
.JIesS. =