The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-02

sosand in usFfsct gOod faith. BE would
annsal to tie youpemen of the North to
ses these tHinas infheir true light, end to
meet on terms OF perfect equality their
brethren Of the Souih, He then proceeded
To- show; ON the other nand. that the North
as q body had always held the doctrine Oh
Story and Daniel Webster, and denied the
right of secession-that the North n
West honestly Thought at least that Their
material interests would be greatly I'M
perilled by the secession Of the South-that
they had forgotten all the traditions of their
fathers, and w%orsliipped 1athe Gniona
las such) with idolatrous devotion, and that
the adroit d~emagogues who led the crusade
against the South had appealed with pow
erful effect to their sentiments.
He urged the young men of the South
that while they asked the youth of the
North to look at our platform, we.should be
equally fair and candid with thens.sa
He had most serious approximations for
the future from the. consolidating tendea-
cies of the Federal Government, and other
dangers that threaten the life of the ma
ton" he ~eloquently urged that "to pre-
serve q nation there must be honesty re-
fined by honor, beneyolence elevated to SUI
pernatural charity, and justice admins.
tered by the scales of the sanctuary. Of
course, gentlemen, 7 can propose no other
foundation for this than On earnest and
steady religious faith. The nation, Like
The man, must do the work assigned it by
Providence. It must know its mission and
strive to accomplish it. To that end, IL
mast first put its heart IN order! It must
be generous, loving, and true to its friends;
Just and ~magnanimous to its enemies; obe-
dent to the Divine law in all things. 1t
must not divide and demoralize itself by
purely yipdictive determinations against
any class of it's citizens. II must forever
remember that confidence and respect are
the only. possible basis for true love, and
that without an earnest brotherhood the
solidarity and moral vigor of q nation are
easily broken and destroyed. 1t must per-
ceiye that there is an impossible charm be-
tween the vs victis of. pagan warfare and
the law of Christian conquest. For violating
this law in her atrocious policy towards
Poland, semi-barbarious Russia has been
sentenced to %ignominy> by the unanimous
Judgment of all civilized nations" He tic
not believe that the great body OF the
northern people were now disposed to crush
the South, but that on the other hand "the
sentiment of fraternal union which began
to revive between the two armies on the
very day when the South furled her battle
flags cannot long be suppressed in q nation
like this. The reaction has already com
menced and by mutual forbearance and q
candid interchange of views, We shall soon
arrive ut q happy contamination"
He exhorted the young men TO bear in
patience the wrongs now put upon them,
and concluded as follows: "This is our
country! The country Of our fathers
the heritage of our children! We are not
aliens here! Nor do the masses of our
countrymen ut the North desire to regard
US as such. I say again, that we shall have
a mutual understanding, which shall load
to q true and perpetual peace. Let it be
the earnest effort, as it is the most solemn
duty, of each of us to cooperate in this
good work. Let not the folly or the wicked
ness of any man or of any party disturb
our equanimity or drive us from our pur-
pose. Let us possess our souls in patience,
10 what is to be done, and confde the issue
to Providence. If you will pardon
the liberty l take, | would guard
your generous young hearts against
all bitterness, all dependency, and all
temptation to Indifference. I would urge
YOU so to use the talents which you have
Inherited, from illustrious ancestors, and
the knowledge which you have acquired
here, at the very feet, as it were, OF the
immortal Jefferson, that you may again
lift up the beautiful South to that position
of national influence where the virtues and
genius of her sons placed he- from the be-
ginning. I would likewise remind you that
YOU are citizens and co-heirs of the whole
country; and that your duty is to the
whole country. Whilst it is quite evident
that the unity of the nation has been per-
manently established by the decree of war,
it does not follow that we must therefore be
hurried into absolute consolidation and see
the States perish. Very many of those at
the North who resisted disunion will as
yehemently oppose Capitalization think
the majority, especially at the West, Will
pursue that course. We have some reason to
hope that enough Of the ancient spirit Of
States rights will be saved to avert the
dangers foretold by the fathers, and
to which I have alluded. God grant
that it may be go; and that this republic
NAV preserve its constitutional liberties
whilst marching in the luminous path Of its
great mission Such must be the earnest
of every man who carries in his
heart the admonitions of the Father Of his
country -
The address was greeted with frequent
applause, and seemed to give great salts
faction. -.