The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-31
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Federal nnd Confedernte. ,0yo
Now that the army reunion is over,
we wish to suggest that all future re-
unions shall embrace She represents
tive men Of both armies-th Federal
and the Confederate. Some of the
speakers, during the late reunion,
urged that the war be forgotten; and
one Of the prominent toasts included
. sentiment whose expression was:
"The South-letus be friends" In
view of these facts, and these desires
ON the part of many of our officers,
the suggestion of a fraternal meeting
OF the blue and grey cannot but be
regarded as very Apostle, and as
= one which will meet the views Of u
large majority of our gallant SOL
diers.
Grant and Lee; Sherman and
Johnston; Thomas and Hood; Butler
and 2Beauregard-all seated on the
stage of the opera house, in couples,
would be thrilling and most effec-
tive tableau. It would be the best
possible exemplification of Grants
motto: stLet us have peace" AS one
fancies each one of these couples ris-
ing, hand on heart, in response to
the commingled yells of the antago-
nists in the late unpleasantness, he
becomes suffnsed with emotion over
shis grand exhibition of unity, frater-
nifty and soldierly regard and frank
ness.
Admitting the representatives of
the old Confederate armies to a par
ticipation in these reunions would
have the effect to tone down what
may be termed the somewhat obstre-
porous character of the present ga
therings. Now, when patriot and
hero, like Logan, mounts the ros-
trum at one of these reunions, he is
very liable to slop over. Logan's
desire for slaughter is Unsuitable. He
keeps right on killing rebels by the
ahousand, just as he did when he
was ut the head of his corps. He
will not let up. It is kill, kill, with
him, like an Asiatic running muck.
At the banquet the other night he
led q score of forlorn hopes: he
spattered the ceiling and wall, and
deluged the floor and seats with rebel
gore.
Now, if Lee, or Johnston had been
there, Logan would have spared his
auditory the horror of so much kill
ing. His well-known courtesy, his
scrupulous regard for the feelings of
others, would have prevented his
turning the Chamber of Commerce
Hall into slaughter pen. The same
effect would have occurred in the
case of other speakers. Among
several of them, there was an uncon-
trollable disposition to pnli ont their
sabres and to hack o few hundred or
thousand rebels into mince- meat.
All this would have been avoided
had the audience been half-and- half,
and the galaxy. at the head of the
TOT m, of the same mixed materials.
It is 80 easy to cut man in pieces
when he is o thousand miles away,
that good, many pugnacious heroes
cannot resist such an opportunity to
annihilate somebody. One is apt to
be more careful, and trife less
valorous and boastful, when his an
tagonist fronts him, point to point.
Besides saving q vast amount of
bloodshed, the presence of our late
antagonists would have other benefi-
cial results. Their presence would
have the effect to prevent the forma-
tion of rings among ex-army officers
with view of turning a reunion
into high-pressnre engine, for the
purpose of working the appointments
to Office. Instead of turning, with o
gorgeous complimenta and profound
salaam to the general, every eight
seconds, the speakers. by the pre-
sence of their gallant antagonists,
would be chivalric enough to speak
of the gallantry of their late oppo-
nents. and the reason why such
heroes as themselves and such heroic
men as their antagonists should live
in peace and unity.
We hope to see OH early adoption
of our suggestion. Let the ext re-
union be held in Chicago, and let
Lee and Sherman be invited to Joint
ly preside, and Thomas, Hood,
Johnston, Sheridan, 'Butterfield,
Slocum and Forrest, be invited to act
as Vice-Presidents. Chicago Times.
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