The Republican journal., 1872-07-11
Daniel Denny.
\ PIslNtFLl AND MODEL. ruILANrlIRoPISr
THE TRUE NATION A. SENTIMENT.

THE IEJ- f y AXIOM Al SFNrINE\T
Conclusion of the Snaerh of Hon Mr. Ray,r,l
Of Delaware. in ihe limited Statps Sanate
Nav II
MI freSuent. let me relate an incident and 4
different feeling. from which more is to be
hoped and which believe contains the true
9eril lfom Whch feeling OF union Will spring
up again. that will bind our States forever in
rs bonds ol common brotherhood. This in
cident came To NV knowledge while in the State
OF Georgia. and believe il to be in all respects
strictly true. and 1t illustrates that spirit which
tloht Gan pc looked to aS means of restoring
the leellng Of Fraternity ana national brother
ho9n witch would form at once the happiness
thi lhe strength and safeguard o our nion of
states. and without which the Union is hut a
in"ckefN amt deluSlnn, destined to perish at
tue nfSt fuUe shock 1t shall receive III foreign
Waf.
" hei the war closed III the spring of lS61. an
oncef "l The southern army found hlmSef. like
thousands of his compltrot> without dollar.
on MS way lo hlS home and family. Not far
it'ii Htllhla ne found ms aged mother and
tAihhN people whom III 1861 he had left in atfiu-
th'e' surrounded by all the luxury and refine
mthi tiii ihhtrltei Wealth aud cultivation for
grhefati4h> IN the same family can alone pro-
dtre. Tie threw himself from his weary horse
aug entered the door ot hle dwelling. The aged
mother me Wlfe, sisters, little children were all
tleFF' ptiith. winch had held his harvest
among me brave men on the field of battle and
IN the Northern prisons had p;led the weaker
3hr>. lheir suffering had been to live. They
hSu seer hnt only the luXuIleS which their
mode OF living had made habitual swept away
nN ti'e hrealn q war. bul even the neceSSdrieS
Vi II lfu9ti me httl 9on'. ant when my inform
ant found the> ladies and children, once 50
tehdefIV cared Tor, they htt been living for ten
days upon Tried okro and salt, This had been
'hflf >"Ie subsistence. Unable to relieve their
de> >Perale condition. he re-mouned his horse
and rode h4rk to the town of Atlanta. to solicit
food to keep his family alive am erciitably
informed there was no' q head of horned cattle
sh"tp, plg. or chicken III that county ont OF
lht camp Of the | nlted States army
ON ms WAY to Atlanta he met IA colonel of the
hled states army who wi, hout knowing him
personally. mentioned his name (hI>Ioric in
Georgia and Cardinal AMI inquired the way To
ms re- ldrhce My mtnrman disclosed himself
t" the officer, and finding his purpose told him
"t til> condition, and accepted such a loan of
money ~ enabled him TO purchase from the
United States G'm'ni>sarv at Atlant =, the nece>-
s1'le' OF HE Tor ms family. | VIII not recount
now, with energy and courage he struggled
with varying success to make liz me for those
who WefF dependent on him, but the election ol
Bullock. and the appointment of his state of
f;as, forced hln to abandon the practice of
law. where merit and ability could not cnmpete
with corrupt taNorlism.
About this time he wfote to a friend in the
North, letter descriptive, Of the condition of
Southern men like himself honestly enIe.var
lng to act s> faithful citizens of the Government
Of tAe lnled STATES; ana finding no confidence
exhibited III their good intentions. but ON the
@ o,',, niN 'v"n ai.t 'i>N! !eo'' WINE lhieVes'
, N" ~ e. >''''' S,ioi hiit t "lpnN negroes
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- .'i' =, '''' ~ 0r'''i' VI 'i'' -s"i i''ri
''''%''I ".heiN ppnNt' the NrW YORK
~ lew VEGAS ?'''1 the IHtef was
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