The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-08
General SchOfieId's Dissertation on Mag
nanimity to the South.

General G.enni w. SChoheld who distn-
guished himself on the field during the war, is
now a Representative in Congress from P5nnsy-
vania. In a recent speech he thus treats on the
appeals for magnanmty to the SOUTH
A. ain, magnanimIty is invoked as a SHE'D OF de
sertt n. great nation, 1t is said can afford 10 be
maPl animous. OF course it can; but lei see how
tins is. tor four ears these people made war upon
US without cause, OF even plausible excuse. Before
tney began tive begged them, in great humility, to
withhold hom the country this terrible desolation.
In tears we warned them of the punishment tnat
must follow. Our cntreaties and WARNINGS were re-
Celved IN the Rebe Capital, their telegraph in.
TO m us, with peals of Laughter" " Iney fired
upon us while We were vet ugon our knees begging
for peace and union. The contest, once begun, was
COM ucted on our part with great tOrbearanCe, and
within the strictest military W. We even returned
for while theiI fugitive slaves On their part it was
conducted not only with the condemned system OF
cruel guerilla and piIatical warfare, but with fire,
poison, yellow ever, ami assassination. The estates
OF Uhon men within their power were coniiscated,
and have never YET bogn nc tOred and Un'on men
we Q hung for treason to then pretended Govern
ou tell us they have suffered SO have we Peace
has me at last; business prosperity will return;
u u sigma of mourning W be laid aside; but in
The cart OF every family there IS an unspOken sOr-
that VIII sadden life even to the grave. Now,
we are admonished to be magnanimous to the
authors OF al this suffering l accept the admonl'
ron, but SUI INIT that we are so Already. The law
conc Comned them to death, and we have pardOned
them. Their estates were forfeited and we have
restored them. Not traitor has Ueen hung; not
one convicted; not one tried; not dozen arres cd;
but many have been hOnored as rulers In States they
only failed to The hiPh-sOundiug clog uence of
the gentleman from New York (Mr. RaymOndG
calling upon us 10 admire the COURAGE and devO-
ton" with which these bad men prosecuted cruel
war against our ndred, our fOmes, and our cOun.
try Tor four years. has scarcely subsded when
our tears invoked their selt-inflicted
suherinps. linus, at tins end OF the avenue are
alternately called upon to admire and pity them,
while at he other the green seal is kept hot with its
work OF emency-cemency often unsolicited, some
TN o. contemnCd We have even ordered historic
scrptiOns to be erased from captured cannon at
Wet Point, that the boys educate at the expense OF
}, en ment Their fathers could not quite destroy
might not be lrntatcd What more do?
" hat more can gentlemen ask IN the name OF mag.
nanimitN 4! cove to this one-seventh of pOpula mon
more than one-thiTd of your political pOwerP Is
that what you ask, and call it only magnanmty to
the false men OF the cOuntryH Call it rather trea-
cherry to the faIthul or if that sounds harsh call it
submission, surrender, what you like; but, Tor the
sake Oh truth, let no one call betrayal OF country and
friends magnanimity TO enemies