New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-23

such overwhelming ac.s Of generosity mnst IN.
and only would they forgive past offences open up
the castle wal and bid them in through fully clad in
ten Howard said they did this the principle Of re-
turning good for evil Of forgvng their enemies and thus fol-
lowing the example Of Lord and Savior and between
Of family the interests Of society the interests Of state
the interests OF government considered safely against
something beyond simple acts Of generosity IL demanded
careful anu 70 ea n o. ps
perfectly plain that no magnanmity acts OF generosity no
display charity could dsodge the enemiesof country
ing the any Of their formidable positions audit would
have been suicidal the extreme TO have endangered the
y IL the Government by such means and now unless u eon
be- shown clearly and satisfactorily that the temper and dispo:
ton OF those who then enemies had been completely
and prosperity for the whole country by simply pleasing them
and yielding 10 their assumptions Appause In our pre-
e Whole and nation snd not for y but for %
could do demand proper pledges and such
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posed. Appause The men who had resumed their ale
attitude Of humility might be met half way They sho'
leyed far with the safety ofhe Government
parEon should be granted speedily aad hey would not
then be excluded the privileges Of eitssas which they
men App.ne They would build up the places Of The
country and in the establishment Of schools and in promoting
every interest aud surely the fourth class shch nad
alwas been true would soon be identified with
those men on all the Trading question. ad,s 90. o.
the day and the two together would present solid 'front.'
against the tracherous and the defiant The second and third
classes and he said with so terrible en-
the Gospel and ladies' OF education and taste, and
disrbasd over the country from the Ohio 70 IN, me
Rio Grande what was our Christian duty to
them He spoke his honest when he sad that these
people really hated They hated the negro They looked
upon him in other light than inferior by birth and Pae
ITALY as slave They hated Se Southern Sd5 me
overwhelming that there cont rolling class
we sbkorrrd We must not ourselves With fancy
that the riots and murders and outages OF the past year upon
Union and negroes the details Of which were really upon
In
whites II that such things would not long continue
ss wste due TO the active open So Of orot. sn
h nat crime 70 60 nnTnnsd ~ s "es v .e an rum erc
for eye and tooth for tooth No might yet penetrate
the go We would do IT, and by the divine blessing we would
diPel We should hold them firmly by the hand Of power
the of the loyal Government Of the United States The
fruits Of victory manhood developed strengthened and
ennobd aud liberty enlarged yes made universal God bad
given US those fruits and lie would hold us responsible their
proper use and for their preservation The advocates OF that
pledge pray do you dcmnnd For one entirely willing
10 leave The matter Of pledges and conditions 70 his Govern
and when he said his Government he did not
department. o the Government Immense appause He SAY
violation 81 the Christian principle in the proposed amend
gent Constitution lApplause. lie detected spirit
n revenge in Of its provisions lie DID not believe in
revenge t imposed no unnecessary hardship whatever and
made unreasonable exncon Of Southern white Those
who bound by oath 10 sustain the Government Of the
United States and who did not do IT, but broke that oath were
simply excluded from office; and even TINT disability
might be removed from any man or any n7 TRcrr
not degrading condition in IT, and ne
believed that IL its demands could have been properly SAD
med 10 the southern people through any other medium than
through class which thus affected by IL the great ma
jJy the people would have hailed its conditions with JOY
such geneous terms OF settlement certainly they SUd nave
done 20 antecelcnt to hlse teachings IL
conditions not demanded enough by their con
queors Possibly this true. Had II been possible TO have
forth the that would have been satisfactory 10 the
whole immediately the conflict doubtless every
accede H. but this not done and he
thought could have been done by human beings lie alluded
to the address Soldiers Convention at Cleveland
in which complained that after following their political
terrible years Southern people called upon 10 aid in
prescribing them II indeed they still determined 10 ol
low their blind guides and refused TO surrender their
leaders TO just punishment, he saw no pos
sibe hope Of the adjustment removal OF ther difficulties
but the Cleveland address did not probably prrn the facts
certainly whole truth Surely the eight millions loyal
would follow These leaders Those who had returned
rrrurned loyalty certainly would not deem the exclusion ffrH
who had taken oath 10 defend the Govern
and had broken IL, such lasting disgrace upon
them demand perpetual anarchy and misrue
The trencherous hypocrtica and the defiant would no
Doubt follow any lead that would keep society IN disturbed
condition and prevent approximation 10 equal justice and
lad willing advocate ythng do anything
earth sake il sentiments Of honor relations
companIonshp Of there be such described IN the
address how for the safety Of
ditiOns conditions secured in the fundamental law In cOnclc
ding Gen. Howard reminded the audience that whatever might
be- their sappoinmens their trials and their future conflicts
they forget that they but instruments IN the
hands Almighty God and however weak and humble they
might be, He had accomplished His mighty purpose through
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The General loudly sppauded at the close of his lecture