Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-22

Voices, "Amen AmenP'I
But for the people misled, for the mnlttudeS
drafted and driven INTO this civil war, let not
trace Of animosity remain. tApplause.I The mo-
ment their willing hand drops the musketi and they
return 10 their allegiance, then stretch olt yonT
honest right hand TO greet them. Recall 10 them
the Old days OF kindness. Our hearts wait Tor their
redemption. All the resources Of a renovated ma
ton shall Oe applied torebuid their prosperity ana
smooth down the furrows Of war.
Free society is fruitful 0f military genius
/. comes when called when no longer needed, 1t
falls back as waves do 10 the level Of the common
sea- that wave may be greater than the UNDIVIDED
wafer. With proof Of strength so great yet IN It's
infancy, we stand up among the nations OF the
world, asking privileges, asserting no rights, 0ut
quietly assuming our place, and determined 10 be
second 20 none IN the race Of civilization ana re
ligou.
OF all nations, we are the most dangerous and he
last 20 be feared. Laughter and applausel We
need no. exponnd the peris that wait upon enemies
that assault rs They are sufficiently understood
rLauglterJ
At presert-.or ] pass 70 the consideration Of
ie0efts that accure 20 the South in distinction from
the rest of the natonthe Sonth resps only suffer-
ING: but good seed lies buried under the fur-ows Of
war, that peace viii bring to harvest.
/. Deadly doctrines have been purged away IN
blood. The subtle poison Of Secession was per
petual threat Of revolution. The sword has ended
| hat danger That which reason had affirmed as
philosophy the people aave settled as fact
| Theory oronounces. There can be no permanen.
government where each integral particle has liberty
| to fly Off" Who would venture upon voyage upon
a ship each plank and timber Of which might with
draw at its pleasure Laughter and applause.) J
But the people have reasoned by the logic Of the
sword and Of the ballot, and they have declared
that States are inseparable parts Of National Gov
ernment. They are not sovereign. State rights
remain but sovereignty is right higher than all
others: : and that has been made into common
| Co. .Ia Of al rAOulauee |
ther agitation is ended. This element must be cast
ont OF political problems. Hen cefOrth that poison
will not rankle in the blood.
2. Another thing has been learned; the rights and
duties of minorities. The people Of the whole na-
ton are Of more authority than the people of any
section. These United States are supreme over
| Northern Western and Southern States. IL ought
not 20 have required the awful chastlsemcnt OF this
war 20 teach that a minority must submit the con-
! trgI of a nations government 10 & majority. The
/ army and navy have been good political school
masters. (Laughter and applause.l The lesson Is
/ learned. Not for many generations will It require
/ further illustration.
B. No other lesson viii be more fruitful Of peace
| than the dispersion Of those coDceits Of vanity,
which, on either sid, have couded the recognition
of the manly courage of all Americans. Ii it be a
sign Of manhood to be able TO fight, then Americans
are men, The North, certainly, are in no doubt
whatever Of the sodierly qualities OF Southern men.
! Southern soldiers have learned that all latitudes
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port to respect. The people of all the regions of
this nation are likely hereafter to cherish gener
ous admiration Of each others prOwess. The war
has bred respect, and respect will breed affection
and affection peace and unity. [Applause.l
4. No other event Of the war can fill an intelli-
gent Southern man, o. candid nature, with more
surprise than the revelation Of the capacity, moral
and military, of the black race. IL is revelation
! indeed No people were ever less understood by
those most familiar with them. The ey wero said
/ ,fav,h nd. Ilrtp hos
driven by the whip alone 10 the tasks needful to
their own support and the functions OF civilization
They were said to be dangc ous blood1irsty, LA
bic 10 insurre0tOn, but four years OF tumultuous
distress and war have rolled across the area inhab
tied bv them and / have yet to hear of one au-
tbeptjc instance of the misconduct of a colored
man. They have beea patient, and gentle, and
docile. and full Of faith and hope and piety, and
when summoned to freedom, they hare emerged
with all the signs and tokens that freedom Will DE
10 them what il was TO us-the swaddling band
that shall bring them TO manhood. And after the
Government. houoring them as men, summoned
them 10 the fed, when once they were disciplined,
and al learned the art OF war, they have proved
themselves 30 be not second TO their white bretn-
rem in arms And when the roll OF men thAt nave
she'd ;her blood is called 10 the other land, many
and many dusky face viii rise dark no more when
the light of eternal glory shall shine upon 1t from
The throne Of God.
:. Tho industry of the Southern States is regen-
Grated aud now rests upon basis that never iaIs
70 bring prosperity. Just now industry IS col
lapsei; but it is not dead 1t seepeth. II is vital
vet. II will spring like mown grass from the roots
That need but showers and heat, and time, to bring
them forth. Though IN many districts not gene
ration will see wanton wastes Oh sell INVOKED wal
-eno;red and many portions may lapse again to viii
derness. vet in our lifetime we shall see States, as
: whole. raised to prosperity, vital, wholesome
and immovab!e.
G. The destruction of class interests, working
with a religion, which tends toward true denoc-
racy in proportion as il Is pure sno .reo, "' Sr
neonIe of tbe south. Upou them has core tho "a
bors, the toll, and the loss Of tR'' TAF' my f'
fought b,indfoded .Pt
that oU-At -"
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