The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-03-20
Ia,e rslsey 81 REORGANIZATION.

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bogr q ifssmrh. and vii b,ci q eareia
c~su,smplaiioa oflheir Old aadmsrksio -
,aem 10 tie rgLl Q urse. They led usihro
four scare u var againa traitors, an.
~heu ~e ha3 hearly destroyed our sneni'
found est ihai ibey we're hrtlhrtn enluled
le equal Sights and privileges wish or,
sslssA- Thel ksm ~ our courage through
a terrible oanhic BY urg ng The uecsfsdl
u mskiug great taefi6ees 20 secure ih,
eosqplele trt mph Of or principle, and
vhrn lie conalet resulted q . victory.
urged tie necessity y co. c%liaIns hose
phon we bad given bhe ard treasure e
os,rthros Bat Tie people have not 50
Ter forgotten tie nature 81 thc conflict, a.
10 be villine 10 reconstruct the govern
meat IN a manner satisfactory 10 those v 10
desifr is oeenhrow.
Le, os see how the history Of the o o
test sill read, il lhis policy q coneliation
pfsvsils, We consider the commence.
meai ofihe war the preparation Of a
great crime. We enter INTO il Tor Tie
Irssef, stion o. great principles. We jus
ufy our conduct b The enormiy u our
adsersary's offence and The JUS lee Of our
own cause. We KIN, lay waste and des
trey, until eur enemy lies At our ieei.--
Then We ignore tie alleged crime, forget
sLs principles for which We have profess
ed 10 Struggle, hfi up our encny, aud EN-
brace him as a brother. Such an exlibi
hon II maFnanimily might become the age
Of ehiyalry When men engaged u deadly
conGiel for idle laneies, bot IS entirely out
4 place 10 IN age Wien men tight for
principles and Tor right. II might win
eucomiums from an historian Of tie four.
trcnih century, but should not become an
sHanple to the salesman Of tie nine.
iseash. lIow viii lbs statesmen who ad.
,oca'ed a val 81 which they are nos 80
willing to consider one side a. good as the
other, stand in the judgement Of poslerty ;
a war whose victims were numbered by
lhe hundred lhousand cauno be justified
by q cause which can be forgiven aud for.
gotten in = day. II We consider the loyal
dead Of the coutcs, the martyrs OF a holy
canse, We Cannot stretch forth over their
graves the hand d friendship to their
msfderers. War is a great evil, but 10
wage war Cot nothing IS a fearful crime,
IL is welt TO consider that tbs concila.
tory policy will not permit Us to d, foil
bvnor 10 tbe heroes OF the national cause.
II We are 10 be 50 very careful not 10 "a.
jure lie feelings Of our defeated foe, We
must not express our gratitude TO The ma
defenders IN a pubic manner We
must take down from our public buildings
the ltldled banners under which three
ban fred thousand men died tor lheir
country. We mus, remove our monu.
ments from fields whose victories prcsery
ed the nations lite. Oar orators must
tsase 70 speak OF our soldiers as The cbam.
liens Of a sacred cause, and coniue them.
selves TO phrases which will apply to eth.
81 party. Our historians mast trace the
progress Of The conflict with strict Impair.
tally and dras 40 line o. distinction be.
tween 'he loyal and Tie d~gloyaL Aud
y ben under this process our caem.cs are
fully coacilialed, Il will make lille differ.
encc whether a man is a traitor or a 10y al.
itl' Nhile Alexander II Stephens or Jo-
MS I'LL h 10 the Senate; whether the
stars Or the bars wave over The Capitol,
u should be our drsl object, not 10 con.
ciiiair i%rAisors, but 10 protect and strength
"a ihs loyal 1--we give patronage aud
POSER to lbe ioTmer, We strengthen our
srsmies aad weaken oar friends. We
give lie defeated party all tbe advantages
u success, and take from Ihe successful
parry tie Juss tights 81 the victor. We
give ouF enemies everything abicb makes
a party grO@ strong ia numbers aud ia
hopes, and leave our friends TO become en-.
by Tie iaaaenee u adverse tor.
tane Ihv lrut policy Is 10 convince our
eHesn g that they arr sIac ca 10 a lasiog
cause, and oat ifends LAT lhey arc ca lhe
slde II Tbs triumphant parry toshow men
that 10y base sseTlthsng 10 lose b. beng
disisyal sid everything 10 ga'n b beng
GyaL Men uAa afs ine.iaeli 10 IL Jt,ioy-
= vEi mol care q restrain gheif iuelns,ions
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