Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-07-31
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"A N0TtheTn sRdfter,s Comments on the
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biaANe findsliuone efyour eEchaaSgg ptfie FOL
lowing comments en- 'fr6nf q WISCONSIN, Ism
9Ihper, nnl1theS late memorial cgiebrdtfon 1T
RiGhmend ,Faa afe ashamed To sag slfiftbIS slfiftbw
theseuwordsEef s5nbatlf fta fbfnt q the
fat, .fat off Northwest, have afaeteds us
Reader! Gomez Try, and SEQ IF you eaf pef fttse
theInswith eyes 5Itia aitAh6ed isssl 2 iGssi siii
-s1 How touching tbeadtifu al must Have Been
the 81 ghtsof thirty thousand bern women
and children IN Riehm6nd sEfgwif % The Graves
OF their fallen Etlead9on Memorial Day Z Ifiplf1
ibis sweet to die for one 4, country ri ~ he
hand of fbeauty,a the tear of sorrow and TIE
sweets the floral are bfoneft to
the Hast resting places of tie loved Who died
th'de4encesof eheif9 lane, loved ones
-voh .tlt;cTlis Women I'D! 30 IotE1q sdi
aequ misl thersi may pray ysh4s idjiw 1872
,yaueI1ro Thsh siiso9sb
when history viii do full justice to those who
MeIttfortlpt do. orp To die for their country.
Northso SUntlfl Il Il b9i9sl5 o., 5Ii,S3 asdl y
wohl6 not.father besa dead soldier in that
sacnedSeemetery! watched by beauty. covered
with teur-Wet Rowersy and 'shrinedI III nieniory
asItheyfare eby thosea who admire bravery.
thamat Ibestone of our northerfi yania1ie
generalsslike Butiery Banks, Curtis. WASH
burn, Rrenhs5aS SehuTz, Burnside, Hnrlbnrt.
and others thatelass of patriots, Sghofou
TOR fspgits and not for principles, and Who!
we're most active when the enemy were IN
ensi 9eeabf niEt bsii5snaI5;c .,f s IN risst5SF q
There ls not sol grave i'm all the South
tiled With, him who, iMoren the faded gray,
but is before God aud the true world more
of man and 9 patriot than the political tool
OF tyranny WHO used Ills official position. to
win weal lth Stead of honor, and " hose most
suecessfal warfafs was Garfield on against
women and children; ai6de and defend
Wfo will istreW flowers oyer Che a grave rave n5f of
their Butler or cotton! Stealing Banks !ss Who
viii, with rosesnp perfume ttheigraEe sofI null
l9ging Curtis, sor, plan oAoving sPrentiss2r who
will she'd tears oRercthe. graves of ahundreds.
7 OF Northern officers, who robbed,y burned,
and dphhged the homes of innocent parties?
Angels may weep over their sins, but mortals
never Will over their Virtues l - - !:
And who Will weep over the graves Of
the tyrauts, ac6watdsand tbols ofntSfantsl who
wenb about the country nobbing men for an
opinion, impfisening men for their beHee,s
andsbeating ther'Brains out with Gibbs for
.RetEshOntiDga liein lpraiseFof tyranny, e6war-i
dieeE wrong andgusurp rpation2fs iCfod bless the
goodowonier ef,oqrslahd, ,5,be they North or
Snuth.s3 GOd1bless those who are true TO.
themselves, and who;honor the gheart Which
alone, makes woman lovely. sEWomen of f1the
North, as you read Ofthe sorrow Of Those of
your, sex of the South, those you haye been
taught to hate, those whe have suffered be-
yond their strength, as you read of their love
for those who glit for them, your hearts
warm and soften for those who neverwronged
you. AS you-sit down to run your riewelledE
fingers over pianos, harps and guitars, if these
instruments be the ones your sons or husbands
stole from Southern, homes uand sent North,
as trophies of their bravery ~ let, your
fingers draw forth at least one strain of sadness
and RerTOwfulsmelody in remembrance of the
ones your stolen musical instruments right
fully belong to, And as your eyes rest on
rings. pins, and other jewelry stolen from
Southern women, ,flet your hearts go down to.
the lands.ofaashes' and graves, and. ruined
homes, and see from whence came these
mementdes you'so glory over. = 51a.s.A
And when you sweeten your tea from
silver st01gsr or sip it from silver spoons sent
to you fromsSonthern homes, thinzlIfor one!
moment of the bitter tears she'd on Memorial
Day blythe oneslwhose initials are on those
things, or were. on before you had then: made
oyer to hide ugly marks -, ~ ~ J.,.S3 h.
Thank God, the Yandalss who disgraced the
name, of American soldiers, and %hoaplun4,
dered defeuceless' Southern hon1es under! the
sanction OfdIncDin and, Stanton,a ahad, not the
power to beat back the God given fight to
shed tears sand ito hold sacred inamenaory the
one who were Dto them dear and worthy.
They haSe'los Their 9rqes they have lost,
their loved onesSthey have taken the rose.
and the magnolia to deck the graves of their
gSa tas gPB ia Rgsf g2sB & e Fsdssssd hssd
faith itll in the purity and goodness;ofmemanI
And then, was it not lind in cur. Govern
meht to Send but Two regiments Of troops to.
guard gafnsF o'reBeli6h' on the Bart ttrIof e
these' thirty Thousand 6piagotW and:
chAdgnzo ,Weadosiiot rkiow e1hether cthey
were colored or not, but it, seems they were,
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