The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-06-29
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sATUnnAx. JUL Nth. 1897.
Ihe Mafion's Rnst.
"Forgivs md forget De past" l. Inst nov
The theme q many . eoppsEhsAa spssek aad 90
msEons newspaper nriiclss Ihs war. We ere
told, ID ended the sword and spear has been
turned into plOush-sharss and psuning-hoOksi
peace reigns supreme throughout all the land,
and We should forgive and forget the wrongs
done the nation BY its enemies. u b an easy
matter for men who have nsvss saeered By re-
bellion TO Say this. II dOat cost much TO cay Il,
and those who assume g admonish Others 70
sOrgstfnlnsss and forgiveness, think, no doubt,
that they are making lively demonstration Of
superior Christian and philosophical virsuss.-
We don't know what the world ,hinks, and We
don't care mach, but our own opinion Is that
men who are always prAiing abou, GOrgiving
aud forgetting are no better than other people.
We sAy nothing Of the Christian beauties and
excellence Of forgiveness doubtless Il we're best
i We all pfActised Il more, bat then, our human
nature IL so weak, that we can't always do Il
al least, I, win be question Of time with some
cfu and We doubt no. ,hai-, will take good
while TO erase iron the memories o. our people
all recoliecsiOns 81 The wroags they have endured
and the safsrines they have me, At the hands
Of Southern ehivairy. For instance, how
long will 1t take the loyal nsa Of the South.
who weFr insalied and treA,ed With every sor,
Of contempt and indigni'y, aud forced into pris-
on, aud starved 10 death, aud iamishsd for va
ter, aud driven run their homes. and made
10 wander as ~ gees and exiles IRON their wives
and childrsn ffiends AMI business. FOR noa,hs
and years, 10 'oFgive aud forget all the past ,
How long will II take the wido~s aud orphans
Of the nation, who's husbands and fathers died
cfsiarvatiOn aad neglect in the lo.alhsOuae prs
Gus Of the South. ~ forgive aud forget eli the
past
Hos lcug will {, take the hundreds Aad thou
sands o. widows aa1 orphans aos IN ,at,sr, and
rags, hAlf-ssArv~i. ~hoss husbands and fathers
fell on battle selds. % died 10 reb~l hospitals.
TO forgive and forget all the past,
how long vii II take the thousand. q u,air,-
ed soldiers nos in our lAad, saasriag still from
wOaads received Al the hands Of their eOua,ry,,
enemies, to forgive sad 'ossr, ali he past
Ho~ l0ag gill Il take the grsA, aasioa. co.,
Eaissd as Il SAs ;or fOar loag year. by civil gar
aud COS taxed 70 its aimos; capacity 10 paw the
expenses incurred Ia earFyias On said "a. TO
forget And forgive al tas PAST
Hos ioas Eili u take the lo,sl nsa q the
south ~ho have escn, aa9 still are, soeiA.ly, "
htieaiiy, saAaeiAiiy aad rssigioasly Ostraeis,d.
. tossss al tie nsitrrAtEseat the .lsnie-. abass
AL esrs-s which have bssa h.Aped sg0a them
Forgiveness, As ws sAi4 before. . q CHRISTIAN
virtue. We are eo@maa3ed ia TIE Bi6le 10 ,or.
gee thoss wao have wrOag-i - IL they rspsa
Aad sekscwledge The ~rOag tA.y have doas. %,
taere . 20, a. iastAncs si,hia ne Ids Of sha,
book where ether God OF naa ever sorxav.
wroag usless eonplesc Asd hearty rrpea,aacs a.
tie ~roas had preceded The forgiveness The
PsoPis u tie sA'iss eAa Aaa oil forgive tie
rsSss - ne SOuta shea ,s<y shaIl have truly
and sincerely rrp~asr1 Of their man, sias. Aaa
By their sesds seAli prove their rspeaAaes true.
Il q Al !sss!t Oesrsd % ne iaisilissaes As4 "a
'adignity 70 the fe-.iags q q saz 70 Ask hius %
fergre has sssuiss usile thsy AZ. as.ax .r-rr
malignant and Viatic;ivs nethod % sphoiA
easse - asaors- We repc.i. il . cate a. eA,v
natter % so@e 70 aivise oshers Dat -heu ,h.y
osgis 70 sssi he sac Pisesisz thea. they cry a.
load - othss Ps0ple, aSd 3.noussrass ii. aass
thai they are s@piy sssn Asd blood ase 90 e-,-
'er ts4n other nen shrr all
Wbe1 car eae-si-s sai irAiao-rs sail erA.s
" 70 DO svil and earn 70 50 veal. thea the,
can AID vii - sorzivsa for ali the .a,ioaAl
v-oags shey have eomniued CoA al! 10,
forgive "a aa'ii :; = rspsnssd Of. AaA n.a
ssosid aOs stis@ps 10 zes n aavaaes % D-sty -
10 prOeess q tine ne asfi0a mar evsa ssrs,s the
Pasi- 5u; !; I'll take years 70 work saeh a rsvo-
isiioa ia oar sssiiags Ne ~. thsn 81 ,hos.
sho have siaasd agsiass lhsir 1OsztFy Arkaou!-
edge tasiF iransxrrssi0as Gnd reform their lives.
and ths loyal men o. the aAfioa oil Esrri,e
taen for al the pas Taere arr May wbo
lave rsosiiea AgAiast tb>ir zov.rsassas vao rave
asssr repeated o. their -rsios. in either sors o.
deed, bat uso are as nAIigaAat. vindiesive And
sPiisf1l a. ever against that govsrnmsai aaA ia.
true frisads. c.a sch ask. Do sh.y expect, for.
giTese.s' Before shey ohssia 7araoa. ss hen
ering forth fruits meet % repsa~aes.r