Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-08
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hEBhL OHSaSt8hAH
Albert Sidney Johnston, commander
Of the rebel forces in the Mississippi de-
partment, feil at the battle Of Sfiiob.
He was probably the best soldier iii the
Confederate army, an accomplished
scholar, aud a thorough gentleman. So
great was the Inspect felt for him even
~ his enemies That Gen. Grant male his
death a subiectiOf special notice, aiid an
armistiee was maintained during the fu-
neral oeremonits.
Recently ths remains OF this general
were exhHmed and taken to GALVESTON,
Texas. where great preparations were
made for reinte ring them with public
~obsequies, yesterday. But Gen. Griffin,
1 the federal eOmmandant at that post, in
terferred. He ordered that there should
be on the occasion no ~ringingOf bells, no
public or private demonstrations Of any
| organized ssssciatiOn, aud that all per-
sons who participated in the procession
| should appear AS members Of the family
| or friends OF the deceased. These isondi-
tons were refujeG, aud during the day
the remains lay in state, while the prin-
cipal places Of business throughout the
city were closed aud draped in mourning.
It seems TO as that Gen. Griffin mace
8 mistake. 1t was natural that those
who had Been friends and admirers OF
the fallen warrior should desire 10 pay
him some tribute of respect. Nor was 1t
singular II IN doing so they shoIld be
governed somewhat by regard for the
cause in behalf Of which he died for it
was the same that had demanded their
efforts and sacrifices during mous than
five years. Such feeling was not neces-
sarily reasonable. The firing or guns
a-4 ak. ws.wfssg - haffu fn hrrVar Of n
heroic man, even though he perished in
q mistaken cause, need not have been
productive Of mischief. such displays
have often been tolerated by viCtors OF
the vanquisked.-Al6dny Journal, rep.
The above Temarks are sensible and
Just, and are especially TO be commended
IA the Journal because il rises above the
petty prejudice, bigOtry and m~alignaney
Of iUs surroundings in uttering them.
/ SUCH Wholesome views in n democratic
journal are no particular merit, because
| they are In accordance with the broad
and elevated ground upon which demo-
cratic principles, charity and liberation
rest, and are looked for from such a
source as a matter OF course. But when a
radical print sets them forth the flctthat
it does so is notable.
It is very mach to be deplOred that the
Journal and its kindred cannot school
! themselves to entertain as kind and
CHRISTIAN regard for rebels GfirG as is
mere manifested for rebels dead. Sidney
JAnstOn was a great sOldier-plObably
- ablest IN the old army at tie time
the rebellion broke out. He was . Ken
tuCkjan. hut he had endeareG himself 70
I the Texans bSr resigning his commission
IN the United States service, 10 1894, and
I entering that of the repubHc-having
been the adjulant general and hes senior
brigadier general Of its army, suisse
~squently its secretary Of war, then, before
l returning to the regular army, the
colonel Of its iirst regiment raised for our
war against Mexico, and lastly, ibr cham
pien in the attempt at secession. The
people of the south had the same regard
for him that they now have for all
| rheir public men who led them in sup
port OF the cause for which he died. They
[ viii always entertain that feeling, and
their children after them for generations
will have il iinbued in them. Individual
treason, which proceeds from a base
motive, can be made odiOus but the
collective treason Of compact millions,
occupying a vast section Of county, with
ali the elements of empire in ami about
them, and who simply seek 70 assert the
theory Of se~lf-government for themselvti
to be found in the Confederate COnstitu-
/ ton, leaving other similarly situated
people 10 govern themselves il their OWL
way, can never be made OdiOus-never
Those involved in it will make it respec-
table in spite of all human power. The
spreading millions of southern offspring
viii never admit that their fathers did
au2hJ that should bring the blush to theii
cheek. The names OF the prominent
actors in the rebellion will always bt
gl0rifed BY them, and the cause that il
lost will ever be held in their estimation
as one worthy of the highest eKertiOn:
and greatest sacrifices Of a free
and enlightened people. We arc
not accounting for or justifying facts
but simply stating them that they may
= recognized, and that, in view Of them.
thoughtful men may ask themselves
whether il is the part Of wisdom 70 0C
making the futile attempt to eradicate
[am the hearts of the southern people
%fat has. come to he a part of their very
nature. as the Gen. Grifins in the army
aud in civil stations are doing. such
attempts serve 10 drive la rather thar
TO drive cut Inc objectionable sentiment
and to perpetuate a leud that will make
rs forever two peoples. The south fought
fer a theory Of government. We did
nothing more. They were beaten Wa
triumpned. They stand convinced
against their will" and all the claws tia
can be. devised by the ingenuity of man
can exact nothing more from them than
the submission they now yield. Kind
ness, Cancellation, and respect for theil
manhood can alone change the Boutheru
I heart and direct its affection towards q
Z union which now has only the assent Of
its cold Judgment based upon the cir.
cumstance Of Observation-Disclosures N
y Luton.