The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-18
4 SIGNIFICANT LETTER
THE LAW CHIEF-JUSTlCES SEN.
lIMESIS OF JONLILlA1 lon
HIS VIEWS FOUR IkAhS
AbD

ia letter to Captain Il. II. Mluulng,o OF
CLHtioston, ). e., IN Response 10 an lnyi-
uVn, 10 MAY, 1869, 10 attend The deCOra-
ton oi tue graves OF tue federal dead
near that cay, the late Cuiei Justice
Chase used tLese words, to when reference
was made ia q letter ia Saturdays I'm
Uune And may wo NOT indulge the
nope that ere long We, who adhered ~ tue
uational cause wnl be prompt also
10 JON IN COMMUNICATING the berOi.m VI
our coun,rymcu VITO tell on tho other
eide . ms phrase WAS 30 Objectionable
10 Mr.. J. h. Wlllam- PRECEDENT OF ma
Iivual bank IA tins Ity,LuAt he wrote let
tet ~ Mr. Chase expressing he "painlu.
dissa,isiaciiUu with the seHumcnt. Mr
Oha,e replied Immediately, an nIs letter.
winch Is as follows, has just been made
pubic
"RALEIGu, y. G., June 10, 1868
DEAN SIR: 1 regret That the perusal OF
my letter 10 Caplaln Manning cuu.vd
painful q Satisfaction ~ you, for | .n
safe .naI yvu are patuOtlc aud not met
.lOuaIy unjust DUubuess you ren,en-
Der ocga.lOns upon winch your active hos
tnIty To- measures OF hnauce which, II,
Secretary Of the trensutyl thought iu-
afps uuI ~ tho permauent welfare OF the
county, caIsed painful dI-satlsiacti.n IL
me. in- present. nanle Ut the Institution
winch yUu manage with 50 much aUiutS
Shows that YOU Lave nLutidUued your
opposition ~ one, NJ least, Of those meas
.lvs. L. /, perlap. not ImppsslO.e shat
SUu via cuauge your uIind as TO Tue SEMI
.uent you cens.re. IL seens ~ me tina,
h
.rum ~uub your qIVIatiuu separates l.,
40 .euse cauuOt be ulis,aken IL y tia
rue PATRIOTISM r,q4lr,s mat the close Vl
The cIyIl war should be LIarAei, not Dy
.rvscupIvu or Acknowledgement, tut ~
Manifestations VI sincere good wuI,e,pec.'
ally from the susccestull ~ the uncuccess'
lui, aud ny generous recognition VI wna.'
ever mns really brave and earnest and no.
! Die III llOse ~hV fought on the falling
EIDE. | have no sympathy with the sp.ri
| winch Refuses " strew huwers upon the
| graves OF tue dead soldiers who Tough
against The SIDE / took and ! am glad L
Anuw there Wa. no such splrlt among
| those who jUined IN decorating the grave
Of the soldiers Of the union VINO ~
buried at Magnolia cemetery. The mag
noliu lavIsues ITS perfumes MS freely, III
pleasant air breatnes as softly, and IN
warm SUI shines as brightly over conied
craze MS over union graves La The let
ter which has incurred your censgre
sought to put into The hearts Of my coun
,ryfneu something of the divine chart.
taught by the tree the air and the sun Q
well as by the precepts OF our savior.
believe II has done some good, and bs
lieve it will do more.
| have read your extract from II
speech Of 'one OF our brave generals,
whom you do not name. There are som
good sentiments in il, and some not
good. On the whole, | prefere the lett
to the speech, and am sorryto ditier fro
you so far As TO think that of the two Il
: letter is most becoming the posiuI
which | hold. The chef-justice is.
think, not lily employed when he incu
! Gates good will among men. nout
! that YOU more than intimate that my lie
ter was prompted by ambition. IL &C
!, tsinly was not. do not think ever "
u so ambitious a. some unsmoitlou' peep
= have represented me-. AT any rate, II
, now unconscious of any other smblu
!, than that of doing as much good and
. little harm as possible. ! have no CO
Il nectiun with politics, ] neither seek 7
D expect any political position, content
leave TO younger men all the contentiC
and distinctions OF political life. | sh
= be fully satisfied with my snare OF
. general welfare which it may be hor
Wise and generous craftsmanship lthGo
blessing, will secure for our country.
- Very respectfully yours,