The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-01
lt'heeimg geeister.
. Plea for Peace"

,.odsr this heading the New 1 ork
r.h,,, publishes the address Of Anna
nckir son in full. 1t is a powerful
msn, for the election Of Mr.. Gree
81, the basis OF reconciliation and
" ":sos,;on." We have room for the
; ,;., norton OF it only, to wit:
w. .,syrrY oE SOUTHERN LIBERALS.
,TS,y must recaat, they must recant," !"
,nns They must show and assert
:" rsrsp,ance. l should care 10 be
". ,ba friend nor the enemy OF any
''n" rho laws down this rule. He
1'I -. have them lick the dust at bts
''.' ,, Iwou,d infinitely rather have the
.s,rIv, H uoques'ioning and beseeching
,,S". I.:n5 the outstretched hands than
SrmhIs descent to the knees OF any
u! Ia3 nf mine who had offended me.
TX, ''. :, he trusted. They take him, |
t;ar w. ,or the chivslrous sense OF honor
,n'OS bss shown. He has been our
=: .-;.,j and we will be his friend" They
- t''a bin because he stood up in the
S.v I..s.s, bour OF their lives to sustain
.S. rsu.r OF justice aud law. in the
....rre .'s cf man who was triendless,
ave smoug rebels.
" .5H ve: we understand that they
,r, b,m because he bailed Jefferson
Y,y;. Th4t is perfectly true. Be
.,'.s as the friend OF law and order"
s,J.i said 81 have fought you down
d, mo death with tongue and pen. AS
u. .Iri,Dd Of law aud order ! signed this
%.1 honj that justice might be done.
,,t;,k the bitterness in the South has
,,rpy. thirk what they honestly
l,.,.s sri request ia cool Govern
.,,,r q inst law and the supremacy Of
- civil authorities They believe
.-syv.Il hsve these things with Horace
',.s.,,y A TOOL Tor them to use" say
.aYs. No Their support lies in this
-, ,bs. he mas had faith in them.
These people are earnest in their
,,.,l ard il they were not
.g,y c,Durt go back. Shame
would prevent. The Republican party
,,.s-,. hat the ends o. justice will be
..-vei ov It's being continued In power.
r.T. Instruments are fitted to some
F.nDc,ive ends. | believe that this
.x-soriiosry attitude OF the Demo-
,.,rc party before the country is only
me les climate closing OF the war. 1t
= q singular thing for me, standing
mere. 10 say that the men they fought
s.. finishing their work. Strange It is,
5a, true. The struggle into which they
entered was for party power. They
.11,ht for the lie OF Reuublicanism
sai the freedom of mankind. This
VAT that is wagiog this lay npoa their
graves is for truth and right. /; had
. walk over these graves l would
yak over them, since I would
he ior q CREST cause and a great
country. No, that | love Caesar less
tN Rome more The old Union
savers were in the habit Of talking
scout the Un.on cemented hy the blood
Of toe Fathers. The Union OF the
ra,bers must be preserved entire" 1t
~. foul thing they had put in its
.:,si. They covered over hideous re-
si.Ies with oeaatirul idealsm. The
.epCb'icanism OF those 100000 men.
over whose graves we tread lightly, was
10, s repuoicanism OF prescription,
sai hatred, AMI wrong. Nay, and who
% ssssr's t, blasphemes the dead in
thei; graves. They fought for justice
.o-a'l
The world will perish. History will
write its record concerning US. Nay,
the lsst sentence not having yet been
pl, down OF his war record, history
waits for it: waits a. the sentinel IN the
s;ilae.s and darkness OF the night,
pscsi at h,s castle door, hearing a
.issl'hy step approach, cries aloud,
Who goes there?' Friend, with the
colDtersign," is the answer, and the
ssnry, sill psusing, demands, "Ad-
vs0cs 'riend. with the counters'gn;
sol tue intruder. advancing, approaches
a's ,ps to the listener ear, whispers the
mage word The sentry, dropping his
lifted tayonet, replied, The countersign
= correct, pass on" So with this
ma sentence of the war record to be
s'tieu History psu-es. Psusing
win up'i'ted pen, over the blank and
a'toucnei page, cries 10 America, as It
advances on the 5,h OF November,
VINO goes there?' Friend with the
cogntersign,' is the answer. And His
'o'y, still psu-ing, cries out, Advance,
Trend, with the couutersign; and
America, advancing, responds, Liberty
70; all and justice for every man! Ap'
Pslse
And History, dropping her pen, writ
ag in characters o. everlasting light
sud CORY, makes answer. The counter
'sn = correct; pass on" and, sound
:'s on through the ages and the centur,
'e', echODg aid re-echoiug, goes the
c'7, Pass on pass on on, latest aud
G-snde-t and best OF nations. Pass on,
America, to the throne and empire OF
the wori,.