The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-02-06

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bis distaa, rest, he did MOI wait to learn
tie ehsnces u success, bnl announced he
ialsalion 70 cat 1Oose IRON his fTisnds and
STATE add stand BY the flag. lie followed
that Gag assins, his relatives and fricnds,
and died under !, ca The Geld u freder-
ick,bsrg. 5hAh has mAa hare 10 higher
plaes ia the estimation II the people than
Ias brOther officer who played the part OF
spy aud trail6ri When LouisiAna So
eeded, Gen. Sherman resigned his position
under the Stale, aud came north 70 assist
ia putting down the rebellion Before
Virginia seeded, Gen Lee left his posi-.
ton as confidential aid to Gen. Scott and
carried lhe secrets Of biz chief to The rsb.
sls. II sAnnsI be that Gen. Sherman u
wiling 10 have Uen. Lee elevated to a
place beside him either now or hereafter.
IF 50, tie counIry !, mere careful Of his
fame lllan hs is.
II the men who fell 10 an attempt TO
overthrow the nation, are by the nation to
BE gathered up and placed among its hon
ored dc nd, the world will see something il
never saw before. Governments do not
generally invite rsbellions by making the
path Of treason road TO immortal honor.
All that a fallen rebel can claim from the
most magnanimous government Is quiet
grave. We may consider the mi'guided
followers Of more guilty leaders deserving
Of pity, but 10 consider them worthy Of
appreciation is TO condemn ourselves
The men who fell under rebel flag are
not The nations dead.
1t is easy to see that if the sentiment Of
that passage ever becomes the sentiment
Of the country, il will make little differ.
enee whether mau has been true or false
to his allegiance. The tatlered rebel aud
Union flags will be hung side BY side, and
equal honor will be given them as the en-
blems under which unsurpassed courage
and devotion were displayed. The dead
Of our battle.felds will be placed in a com.
mon grave, aud the same monument will
commemorate their valirnt deeds. The
llkenesses Of great rebels will adorn our
public places, and the marble forms OF
Grant and Lee will stand side by side in
friendly neagness and equal prominenee.
On the West Point mon unanl, with the
names Of Sedgwick and Mcpherson will
be inscribed the names Of jackson and
Hill. But such were not the views OF
Gen. McClellrn when in the splendid ora
ton he pronounced upon the occasion OF
the dedication of that monument he refer.
red TO their former brethren at West Point
then engaged in rebellion, as men whose
places hereafter ia the history Of their
country must bv like that of the treacher-
Gus Doge in the line Of the portraits of
venltian rulers, covered with an impeni-
trabIc veil Of black.
IL is the duty OF every man who wishes
TO see justice done to our cause and those
who fought in ii, 10 strive TO prevent this
sentiment from gaining ground. liza cent
ury hence, the people oil this country find
thai the rebels have an honorable mention
in history, monuments TO their memory
on the street corners, and sulogies in the
records Of Congress, tAey may well won
der what need there vas Of she mighty
conflict which their fathers fought
Though The dead of the contest sleep be
meath tho soil Of . common country, We
must not forget that SEINE Of them fell in
an effort TO divide and destroy il. Though
they sleep under the folds Of common
flag, we must not forget that some Of them
had irampled upon ii. II treason is a
crime and the rebellion unjusti6able, the
distinction between those who fought for
the Urion and those who fought against
il, mus, be preserved through our days,
in the memory Of our descendants, and on
the page Of history forever.
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Meeting OF the Directors of the Vermont
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