The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-02-01
Amnesty for rngrnies.


in fact, to strik. the last shacllc tha,
bin Is iha 'enslivcl Sjuih," we have
mother of th"sc periodical oltbursts
Of treason which ever aud an N reveal
the true fscling th,t exists at til
South sul makes IL, despair of that
people. Aud in calling attention to
this last in licaiiol OF tho old iuerad.
cable lrarel we are animated by n
lcsire t, dispcl co nm,u illusion q
the North, 10. to excite any ssctijua
inimo,i'y.
They who tell ~ tha, the South has
f1r,o,ten the war anl lhit tho South
crn people are loyal to tho Constitution
and country, either tell Hagrani
f;,l'ehood deliberately and with a pur
pose, or are tho most superficial Of OBJ
servers. II is untrue that NJrthcru
capital and labor are welcomed to the
South. llo.tiiiy, Mt hospitality. is
he manner aod form of their recap.
ion. TIE LlieLted ftlls aud para
lyzsi in lus;rics, which might teen
with the richest products Of the sc.u,.
tropics, nnI Yell slsienance anil
wealth TO thonsan Is -,hcsi ara the
evidences of the wild passion, the
deep-seated ha;rel, that lJu-ish 10
he Southern heart aud resist u return
Jf prosperity to the section.
Last Friday was tho anniversary Of
'ha birthday Of Il IJcrt T.. Ice, and
from every Slu;horn cily ald hanlcl
com, accounts Of celebrations in its
honor. No, qriet and ten Ter Displays
Of sorrow aud regret over the grave
If a man who had many virtues, Lur
tumultuous jcmous;rliioa, by slryi-
vors of lis old blttaiipn., mutioons
nsssmblogcs Of college youths, AMI
speeches Of the high sIuadias aud
bonblslic orl1r that fire SJu;hern
hearts. At Lexington Va, n rcLe
general violated his piro'e by a ssdi-
,ious harangae, Of which this paragraph
is a fair sample; They tell us to
forget dead ississ. Can true issues
ever Jc deal? We ID believe taa: q
people VIII, forget their traditions are
unworthy Of the name Of lr,em.u.
Ladies, have faith in you 10 lns,il
into the ri5n. generation tho memories
Of the past. Upon yor, young friends
who arc here in these walls preparing
for life, rests the hope Of yoar c1untry.
You havo tho example of Leo aud
Jackson more immediately before you;
profit by them. Comrades, who o.
many fields have followed lb, great
captain, | need not tell you TO be
true. any be renogilss, 1T them
20 viii tho brand Of infdmy upon
them. We have sacred duty to
lcriorm-lhs tomb of LEO must g
cared for; monu nsnt to him must
DO erected at the CJnie lerate capitul
We will d. it, and show TO the wofli
that we loyel and hpnorel him in lilo,
Nc are true 10 death, and not un worthy
To have been the followers Of Robert
L. Lce'
Now, tho loyal multitude of the lanl
could forgive c7cn this sl1ri,atio1 o.
= theory they detcst, this euloIy Of Il
rebel, if it wcrs only an Illustration Of
tho tcnacl'y with which tho South q
hercs to the lost cause. Bat it is more
than this. The men who proaoun,e il
have only hate for the Urion and sian.
der for It's heroes, liviny and deal.
No noble purpose according to their
speeches, animated tho thousands Of
patriots who died in defence OF Tho n-
volatility Of the Government ani the
s,crednsss Of free institutions The
man who conducted the State during
the rebellion, and the general who lei
our armies, were sorlid wretchcs or
Ignorant Imboci'es. Thoy who defy
The rebel hayo utilization FOR the pa
irio'.
Declarations like the one We have
quoted are far more numerous than
signs Of r'pentlnc, or even of forget
rllne.s. They teach u' valuable
lesson Jefferson Davis exultsul
prophecy that the lost cause il notlos,
i, echoed in every Southern heart,
and the present generation, though it
may not live TO SEQ the day Of its res.
'orati1n, cherishes ih, hops that it,
chillren will. Th, cSistencs of this
hope Glnonishes us more than anv
other one thing of tho necessity Of
preserving th, Republican organize.
tion and of opposing an uated front
t. an united foe. la tho face Of it M
member Of Tho party will consent to II