Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-25
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" her are eur National Differences to
hc Settled.

The differences between the North and the
South will have 10 be made up sooner or later,
now or hereafter, ty the present or some future
generation. Eleven States that grow the four
chief STAPLES that originally came into the UnIon
not by force but consent; that have borne their
ratable PORTION Of the expenses Of the Govern
ment: that have contributed ten Cf the seven
teen Presidents that, after q war Of four years,
have laid down their arms, accepting the issues
rendered them; have abolished Slavery; repealed
their ordinances Of secession; repudatcd their
war debts; taken the cath of amnesty, and in
tend faithfully 10 observe it, cannot be long kept
oui Of Ge Union u The Northern people h0re
a0f altogether lost their reason. 1t II manifest
ly 10 the interest Of beth parties that their union
and unity shall be perfected and made pleasant,
since it is the decree Of fate that they slsl not
be separated. To postpone to another genera
ton what i the duty Of the present generation
Is not only wrong, but the most unWise policy.
There are hundreds Of thousands Of young be-
ing born in both SECTIONS; there are hundreds Of
thousands Of others whose minds are developing,
and who are taking in new ideas and receiving
biasss and prejudces-ideas, biases, prejudices,
that viii last them through life. Shall these
u0ung pc0pic al tho .N0rib be educated 70 hate
he South; and shall those at the South be train
al 70 hate he North Such an education and
training are easily acquired without the ordina-
~ efforts Of teaching. Shall their eyes open
upon States discordant and bellig5rent. and their
young hearts learn alienation and disunion as
their first lesson They will be indelibly i'm
pressed by what they see, and will never forget
what they hear. Their parents may be too
thoughtful and considerate TO teach them delib-
erately to cate their brethren, but they will learn
this hatred without such teaching Children
learn what is bad without being taught it. The
longer the delay in restoration the more difficult
il will become.
4 speedy and final settlement Of these differ
ences is due to posterity. When the war was
determined upon it was said that as it had TO
come it was due to pos,erity that the existing
generation should fight il out, and not bequeath
it to another generation. This was done, and
now the duty Of settling peacefully and forever
all the questions arising out Of it, must be DIS
charged by those who made and fought tha,
war.
Uihout hypocrisy or eGat, lcithOat re-
pr0qches OF Tesei rGfioHs, The SoUfhsTR people
are in fdror Of such a settlement. They know
that they were conquered in war, not from su-
perior courage, but the superior numbers and
resources Of their late adversaries. II was tn,
victory Of brute force, and did not therefore
leave that sting, that modification and sham'
which would have resulted. had the contest beer
more equal. Not losing their selfrespeet the!
can afford to hold up thsir heads rhilefhey SUB
nit 10 terms, as Gen. Lee did lrhea he ssTTen
dersd 10 Gen. Grant. The feelings o. those tw
Generals, and Of the armies they commanded q
the time OF the surrender, should be the feeling