New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-26
selves having aivIdend upon teel heretoTe. that IN

do moi profess 10 be wise 10 say what are 10 he INC
OF legislation That there is TO be some recon-
structiye legislation, ell men know All men feel at
there is a great work. even though they may hon We
able TO agree Win many modes IropO'Vu' t "t Io
say what should he proposed There = 1913 Do
an instituuoualand legislative WORK But an, Is,Io
tie troubles and that. when yOu have mace your
metes and bounds of legislation, when You have IAtI'
which the national life shall Un-lVOud coulo pc @
done !then the moral and social rccOnsrW'IUn a. ~
dispensabc, and TINS nation is never g9lhg 70 wv AZ
sructed by talk sympathy again. ,oulucI,ft e,i,al
respect at last rpening after long !ntellhSaiSon,
into mutual lOVe-tnis is recOIs'lIiJI' ~ ,si
n nsarS c o mo again Under the old nag che9s
And most heartily responded 10 t 49,, sCl ld c va ar
s 1 I fs mart 81 fGe reconstruction policy Of the
iaI toward SmI If do its work but oil let it he done
quickly that mercy may do ts work Ana ms seems y,
ms 10 fine test whether or not do love our enemies
Admit that the South being III arms was 70 navy c
counted an enemy, and still an enemy admit th nhfp
the influence Of ignorance and of prejudice lhey SIM hat
the Norh-it is rot surprising 10 those who understand
dcrsiand The Christian spirit that should be excuse
among us why We should nor holieVS VIZ, nd dsbtcfny
use usno pray 81 Of f 5eR Which bavc been SPOKEN
of upon their heads we are by lOle ny Iplue"iae' ny
mercy to plead With them and as If God meant mat We
should have an invocation to the exercise OF TINS large
Christian disposition behold his providence that has cast
down these men, blood Of blood, bone of our bone
repay them With bread, with clothing, win every
remedy aud relief iYr their sckccSs ana Tor Their taIa
DO yOu remember that parable that Will never ne dohe
having fresh application where aceilah man went OoWl
TO jericho anu Ie among imeVc ana now pes5 ViuY
what was the matter: lie went past on lhCs
other side because il evident he was not priest
he had of the priest class he would have looked AFTER
him lie held that man ought 10 take care OF his own
class profession. Aud then came down LeYlte VINO
wien he came where the man was more mcrciin IMAM
the priest, ho did look at him bpt passed on because
the man not wife either ana ne was hot Do'1 "
relieve him. Next there came down samaritan ihal
way who not belonging to the 0rstocraic sect ana Dcg
poor democrat who had connection win men except
that they his brethren when he came where TINS man
yas picked him ny, poured OIL ana VINE mo ms "ouus'
set him upon his horse, while he walked ana TOOK h1
the nearest inn The parable was spoken pa answer to
the question: who = my neghPorI Neehh2i' Nui-
pose the question who Is my telloN'cil1I- ~ = a.,
brothcri God stands saying 20 us Tonight VINO is y9Al
brother IL he not The man vino hocd~f u WS III t
North that this suffering was @ ~, ,shn
have no doubt hesitation. II " was among ho'o WY
never sought 10 iniuTc you or UthlNN'', you NUluu
have no doubt Nou have duubt now thai lnrN
would The same hearts The same, EIIll"v[;
God sSvs IN Won Tonight 20 where thcy TouT oil
and wine into their wounds pick tnt'n ul. aP,I.'I
ton that such acts on our part now yA prepare ,r w
for a more easy cordial efficient ana permanent lch
i'm time 10 come. II rs indeed good WAY 40 revenge oi
surfer wrong and won't show any spirit Laughter and
applauseI There IS natural iIAe PIE down. 'p IN
mans heart that man wrongs you you 'Ir 10 NY
and if,v i'm bnInie WAY To l1ac'rcit Make just
uncomfortable as yOn cal,u No h- h1uc !u, y, ~
arcto do ii by Christian Talintion Laughter ana ap-
plause # he hates you give back To hlih IN me Sal
Of love. n he pcrsecues you' see What "l can o." M C
of him that will improve hls circumstances aIc make
linn well off II ne rev lies you, SINK an Nou near nav !.
against MIN, and tel ~ me g1ot liistH you ~
him: he dHIDns You, pray Tor HIM ii We WOMB 'NItHd
more tine praying for men we hd not H6, aid @ UNc
in revilug themH We would refuse to hear ha' Vac
said against them think Il would do irin ana g tl''
good There rs Old Massachusetts. pl'ky od STATE,
n and apnlauscl The very back bone Of Purtauim is
supnose 10 run through that state Renewed applause
so many of her inch who persisted nj Bolo Isle. many
Of her boys who died in LIBBY Irls"h ana tle 1iher
Slam chteTens ~ the South, that her Cr~an soldiers
who came back determined that they would haFca hionH
ment their dead comrades They formed society ana
lt.ff,t faff IN rp
take the buildings IN the nearest Neiniiy ~ ldby
Prison and open schools for ne children ol lnt
and IRON, 900 10 eco boys are daily Taught there
tbe sons Of the very men who carried Tho kuife and The
pistol murder their comrades. In ths NAY they are
taking their revenge Applan,e would u eonia
every other pace oi Mucous i,i"y; III So
whore Christ and his love ~ humanity sbUG'd u' l"u-A
and where should De gathered u the children oi those
who were accompliccs IN those great m.Gb'i', Inat
revenge that becomes a chnstHu NViH lApliius, j
And now has me soulh "Tqnsed lht iaE mas l,e
/ or yonr husband who is buried incir. hev,I
again you. DO you mourn yet over lie unaltcIed
Here is Christian revenge To when Goa calls You lhty
are suffering The bread they vould give boys ia
prison their own lips crave for Give hn thc loat-gve
our boys leaving them in the chilly Winter to shake and
die for cold long your looms are fruitful n of the
Ing limbs g0s this there can hc no opposition j. them
that reve tho North learn that know The North deter
thing l. right In politics or IN religion when they
have discussed IT and made up their i9Ad Is 50 they
lAppauscl Let il bo understood that when The North
have made up their mind TO 20 into fight for principle
they will spend tine last doaran give the last man TO the
last moment Of time 10 uphold that principle but when
has passed the conflict is over and the North bchodH
that the time for humanity aud mercy has come they
! will give half Of every loaf, half q every bushc
aye noreif need DC their elds their homes their stores
their shops are held IN brotherhood ana thnk have
right TO say 10 all the South to-day that the AhoiOnlsts
lappa0seI VINO Igeo ana adv3tated the W.T. VINO sem
| our soDs, and who vehementy inspired the people TO
maintain what thought and now think are the princi
pies Of safety justice and recitude now that It II all
passed We are the very men who more than anybody
else, feel for them, would heal ther wounds, would
npOn the new basis Of liberty 10 that prosperity
which before treacherous, bur which now, when It
iAppause] DO l. then, misnterpret the spirit OF this
aeet9gl Are we not an 9gTeed tonight qP9p this great
degree ashamed is that Should seem 10 be pleading
! / know the feeling of the North needle no pleading
say that tits would be an Intrusive kllncss; some
who afraid OF political records but al Stat is out
of the way, and the question is brought before us
on It's inerts, shall there be an organization
IN the length and breadth OF the North TO supply food 10
the starving raiment 10 the shivcrtng and dyngi Shall
there be such organization as thati do not believe
that you put II TO vote Ia Maine you c0nd get one dis
senting vote, In ewHampshire nor IN Vermont sr
MASSACHUSETTS or Rhode Island, or CONNECTICUT AND in
to the lakes. The whole North IL Of one mind We
are not malgnant' we 90 not lay up angel , we
upon the South. We are sure Of the country.
country are In the ascendency, and are going to
fashion cur policy We know that the will sooner 80
now Then 1T us surrender e{eiy amaesty, let our
anger que Indignation sleep. We have no grudges,
no reVenges They our brethren, whether are
theirs not lApplause 1t may he that they do not
like us. in large and Christian charity love
them. They may call the detcsed Yankees; We
shall st say before God and man they are our brethren
They may say that cruel and arrogant We shall
repay by sending them bread and clothing This il the
! feeling 81 the North iApplauseI believe that when
Tie North convinced that the channels opened 70 sup
ply the wants OF the South safe, and that what
ibued will 20 directly 10 the place where IL Is needed
/ there VIII be undivided sentiment at the North
to iced them c0the thefn heal them Applausc One
| word more In the great operations Of Providence,
this e one OF the most marvellous things why
not God make applerees have just many blossoms as
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