Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-07
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priaetk dlhRi frpedOm neeessary0th the 4X-
ercise of a wise jadxnieht is denied to one
fourth Of 1.-THE States, and the pow ef which
saenessl hasrgiGensi lemployedy to
force 0bnOxl0Haomeasnws npOn them. The
h,justioalDfsthiais manifests afdan amends
asiidp1aDk adopted under such lcircutn-i
staNes insteadni being garmeasure'Ofa fapaci.i
hcatlQn.will Ouly be an oeoasieii OF contin-I
ual dietnrhallce. Cd $50 snidiooms " Hl'ses
Il Is to be regi cited, that more gener-I
QNapollcy, towards the conquered has mot
tiie country. Whatever may be, the true
doctrine as,tO tae technical legal status OF
tfle Southern, States, or as 10 tile right OF
any State 60 resume by secession the pow
ers Delegated ~. II, the facts, are manifest
that the ShuEheffl people have been cOn-
auered by tue supef efior force Of the North,
and constitute a part OF the people of the
whole country, hFhe great, living pratlcal
0liegtIon, thefef0fe, fsfwhat shall be Their.
statHs hiaRd swllat policy Is the wisesti
one for the victor TO- adopt HAt the tefnii-
nation of evegya civil Var IN With the es-
taBIisbtd Government iss sllccesaful, there
al;6tWo lines OF coiidlet that Hdicatet enlH
selves: the one ,is,a policy Of bitterness and
the other policy of Kindness. % Ihese,arel
al the antipOdes of,each B0thers and, spring
from ,eentimentsaO OF our natnre that arel
wide apart az the poles D The one Is atteDdsllI
edby acts ,of. ilscatiou and distfancllise7
hleilt, BY scaffolds and political trials,ahd
executions. The other is always accom-.
panied BY acts of,amaesty and pardon. The
one breathes n0f the spirit OF the blood
councils ofHAlva, while the other might
welld6rReitsmspir from that iminor-
tall dlscouFse in'whlcha iJ is proclaimed:
.sBlessed ARE the peacemakers,n and s'Blesss
eti are theimereiiuEnJAsi ever has been
attereivitsbFife, SO tits now. We are call
ed upon to choose between these policies.
observation-disclosures asaE0rs OF theipOlicy of
bitterness and displays little.of that mag
nanimitV ,WhiehS SO nuehbOnors the victor.
.yThe,delay in Offering wise terms of adj,
iifstmeiit has been productive ofeyil. There
is n0ttO-day as much OF spirit of harmony
between the sections as there was when
Lee surrendered TO Grant. The alienation
Ofthe South IRON the rest of the country is
daily increasing, The feeling OF the South
ern people is fast consolidating into hos
tiity,tO the North as bitter as whenythe
battles. were being fought around Richr
mond. The golden opportunities are fast
Slipping away, and the time Is not far dis-
tant when the people of that section, forced
% os1bfnisslon, will seek none of the priyi-
leges or honOrs of the Federal Government
aid sulleiiiy wear the yoke, as they bide
their time, for an opportunity to throw it
of. The statesman need not be in donbtas
to the true course TO be pursued. History
abounds in examples OF generous treat
Ifiehtaa abyhiiChe victor towards the
Raiiquished, g1raHdI asOIs the benefieent
rrsultsfawhich have followed. Florus,
a distinguished Latin writer, says: sed diff
Si1ius esq pr0cfacfds O6tiRere guam fdceIe,
Yifbus pdfantlns iHre' retineHtar Lib. lN; |
C.XILnNos 29.a lBis lnOr6 difficult 10 keep |
provinces than to conquer them They are |
obtaiued by force Hdretained BY justice. |
,,Sallust, the distinguished historian, says:
dd hoe p0palO RoBsqR0 jam lprinclpi, itlopi
sasliilsi pisir1s, apacOs qud,n isencos 4adsere,
tttlRsqlle rate uotentibas guam c0Gctts tnlperf-
tarsc Bell LnguEth, chap. .XiA-I qis7layg |
svYhe Roman people from the beginning |
preferred friends 70 slaves, and tllought IL
Mas safer to govern by kindness than by
1Oree.,a, 70 40 fn7sR farnimrrg Off ~ iEi /
FsIndeed there is no writer upon the law
Of fations who does not teach that nothing |
somueh dignites the cot querer as generos-
ify toward the conquered. These doctrines
We're taught before the Christian era and
Christianity now adds to them its saBctioH.
1fs these principles were ever true, how
especialIy applicable they are now TO our
cOnditiOn.r The people Of tue North and II
South are not aliens nor natural foes. II
TYIeya are pnu ia history and tradition,
J'hey have a common heritage of great
names and great deeds. 'fO the common
store The South gave Washington and Il
JeiFersop and Madison and Lowndes and
Rutlege and Monroe and Henry and Ran
doiph, while the North contributed Ham
ilton and Hancock and Adams and Otis
and Ames, and Warren and sherman and
NIL
0lBgigislf general was first surrendered TO /
eddntiHentaharmy, while Virginia con-
taihsi the ! XorktOwuo where the success of
scolonies was assured. The bones OF
Southern soldiers are lying all along the
Atlantic coast from Boston to New
Nork bay, and the graves of those who
had been. born in Northern homes can
be found on every battlefield from York
town TO Chanel HILL afterwards, when |
the storm of the seven years struggle
hal subsidized, together the North and
south entered upon their career of pros
pefity. haFor eighty years they found
that IN Union there was strength
hae every ze0Rtest for the honor OF the
country, Southern blood was, shed as freely
hs that-Ot-- the NOFtherner. At every |
victorgufIt She Federal armies shouts arose
from SOuth Carolina as fFomM Maine. In the |
Gounrcssional Halls Southern statesmen |
laBofed AZ earnestly for che common veal |
Ss,the N0ffhhrn.. One feeling a .inatsd the |
whole.sao love of lo0ilntEys and one resolve !
inspired them--t6a do inothingltO destroy |
that coiihtryY peace But in an. evil |
hour. the sections separated, and for four |
wears they have made different Histories, |
and ii0W'tfeastire up different memories |
Bull Run aud Chickamauga the Southern |
soldier recalls with pride, while the North |
erner points in triumph TO Gettysburg and |
,Pltrshurg. Landing and Richthond. The |
S0ntherner Weeps a6 the graves of Jackson |
aud Clebrirne and Sfcwark while the names |
OfAicP Phefson and WndsWorfh and kearney |
starttiie tears from the eyes Of the North |
eTIief. Eee and BeaufegafdS and Johnston |
flleoSoagl pfalses a. The North honors |
Graht and Sherman aud Sheridan, and who |
would exnect it 70 be ofherWisef II we |
aOullglISA5fQheirs2 The same qualities Of |
btSseff Aud gfelIlness that make us love |
dir hefoes, lfhsbise IN the heart Of che |
SouthernaDe0D love for theirs They |
would be guilty Of ingfatitude II this were |
n0tth0oagp, andit Hcf|ns 70 me that none |
hat thos6 without 8fnnathy could find |
fatlts Blame then not they recall, With |
fekfel 40 the result tho c4U8t that has been
iost, az look ~ fears Al lbe nag that has
bte1 inrleda Rae1tr bgI generous treat
ildIIt cause them Is rejoice that they were
nOtedc1essf,iI. Ant cheefI1iIg ex xchanae the
banner 0f the Southern cross. for
the banner of the stars. II Is Wis
doff kdr born NORTH and Southto forget
al Is bil6tr and uhkihd aAdIhbjdse "a
tue strife that has JUST ended, - and Temem-
bef tlet " lell y noble and generous,
and 70 the honoF e AmeElean manhood on