The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-11
ForgIre md Forret.


From the Baltimore American.
Success makes a wonderful differ
ence. For those who swore 1t was
black before, it paints the lily white
again; and with strange alchemy,
transmits to gold the coin they spurned
as basest counterfeit.
THE pirate Garibaldi, at the head OF
his revolutionary thieves, pollutes once
more the sacred soil of Southern Italy"
So spoke the Neapolitan Gazette when
the great leader landed on the Calabrian
coast. -ss $40 4lz
"His Excellency General, GAribaldf,
the distinguished Liberator of Italy, at
the head of his victorious army, yes
terday entered the Capital, amid the
acclamations of the people, and estab.
lished his headquarters in the Royal
Palace" So said the same Gazette in
two short weeks thereafter.
SIT the horde of Radical thieves, I'M
der the tanner, Grant. shall be allowed
to fasten their fanatical despotism on
the unhappy South" &c, DC. Shall
we quote some familiar article from the
Democrat or Gazette or neutral Sun, of
some eight or ten days ago?
An opportunity in the election OF
General Grant to treat the South with
kindness and generoslty-his efficiency
sentiments-cau now afford to treat the
South with magnanimity and elemen-
cy: the d cad past must be buried and
forgiven" Such is the song OF one OF
them now since the tanner, Grant, was
TRANSMITTED, by the peoples alchemy.
Now, gentlemen, If you really wish
the dead past 10 be buried and forgiven,
even If not forgotten, 1t Is entirely in
your power so to dispose oft. On you
Il depends whether bygones shall be
bygones, and we shall take, henceforth
1T, FTaF nj
departure; and, Diminishing from ouI
contemplation the things which are be
hind, press on toward the establish
ment OF anew era. of kindness and fra.
ternnl affection and friendly o.opera-
ton for the public good.
Throughout all this campaign yea,
through seven long years. you and your
leaders and your Journals at all times,
and in all places, have villihed and
abused General Grant, and aspersed
the intentions and outraged the feel
ings OF all his supporters. He was, ac-
cording TO you-Shall we repeat what
you said of him2 HIS supporters Were
we repeat what you said OF them?
When you make the honorable
amende for all this; when you acknow-
ledge your mistake, and openly con.
fess, as every honorable man Is glad to
have an opportunity to confess, the
and express your regret therefor, then,
aud not til then, can you expect US "a
listen to your talk about the dead past
and new points of departure, and for
giving us for defeating you. The Re.
publican party made no threats of ven
geance on you in case oftheir success,
They have no vindictive feeling to graf
ifv, no enemies they wish to drive from
their homes, no opponents to hang
upon lamp posts. They do not o5traciss
socially, or professionally, or in trade
those who may take the liberty Ol
thinking their own thoughts and vot-
ing as they think the safety of the
done any OF these things, and would
have renewed and continued them had
you been successful, we shall leave ii
TO you TO say.
but as long as the dead past stands
unatoned for by you-as long as, with.
you have done or said, you merely
| offer to forgive us for our own success
and hope that Dlet Us have peace
means q cessation of vindictivs feeling
on our part, your .twaddle about new
eras and patriotic sentiments, and lib
erality and magnanimy, has for q.
precisely the same value as what YOU
said. of General Grant before his cleo
ton, and of his friends, and of thu
party which nominated and elected
him, and will carry him through his
Administrations with or without youi
| forgiveness and assistance. II you sin
cerely desire, as we do, the re-estab.
lishment of the old relations, and the
friendly feelings, and the fraternal If.
fection, and the reunion OF hearts Al
/ well as of hands-of that Union which
iyou fought to break mp, and which We
fought 70 defend-adyRnce and give
| proof IT. We say It with confidence,
/ al frfa
and supporters Of. General Grant who
/ would not with all his heart rejoice a
it, and gladly do all in his power e
enable General Grant to snteEupon hi
administration with such a restoration
of hope and good feeling IN eyeES
Southern home. But the first step to
| wards that most desirable consumma.
ton is not merely your forgiveness C
us for your defeat. IT is the manly
1 and honorable nowledgemen tina
the tirst great wrong was done by you
and that henceforth You Will do all IL
i your power to repair 1t.
WHY ARE THERE so MANY BALD