The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-08
Tho Rc>IniOn Of the Army Of The Cum
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The annual grafton was dcliycrc c
by Gen. Uurbin Ward, Of Ohio, and
was full Of ratl lotto sentiments, c!o.
qucntly expressed, and it 'cJnvIuicd
as follows:
Aud now comrades, citizcus of the
redec ued Republic, is it not time
to saGctlly and secure our yi;tory by
universal amnesty? Shall We seek
to keep alive even so much us tue.
memory Of the old quarrel Shall
we not rather propose to our forme,
cnem es Of the South --ci,i"cns still
Though they were enemies oncc-.that
we drink together the waters Of 'Iethe
and rcmcmbur no more the sectional
late that cmhroilcd us We are
the offspring Of the same gallant an
ccSturs, and nUrturci in the sam" in.
htltutlons, language and religion.
The North ara s;uu!h arc twin brcth-
REQ, and new that the Red Sea If yu.
dcliyerancc from sectional! bondage
has been CT osscd and our w.ndcrings
in the civil war ended, why shall We
not enter hand in hand into the
promised land IF perpetual rca"n
Gallanr!y the spirited Southrpn xtrug
glcd in the "Lost Cause" Our vic.
tory Was over 0 mc.n foe, and for
no sinister purpose. 1t has given Us:
given the whole people of the
Cnion-.the miyhticst material en-
plre, The flccst people, the grandcs,
iutArc, that Heaven has ever vouch,
cdsatod to any nation. Nor has
cruelty sullicd the triumph Vi the
victor. No ratr! '!ovl ha, stained
the exccutioncl block. In their
civil wars Americans may fall by the
sword, but they never perish by the
axe. To PISS the Vahpulshcd under
the yoke was the r1morsclcss usage
ri keathcn antiquity, but how much
nuhler in the heroes Of Christian con.
quest to extend the olive branch.
Tn, Centenial Birthday Of Indc~
DcuGcncc will soon dawn upon It's.
"a that natal morn let the South and
the North ~ down together on tic
old heucnc& III Independence Hall
and take the sacrament Of rcconciiia-
ton. !.ct us Of the Cuion armies
invite our secession foes to meet rs
at the uncien. fame of freedom, and
there in tn" loly grourt. consccraC2d
60 brotL%tiy love bury our dead
striics e,e,raliy ont Of sight. Let
him Of the North b, ing with him the
memories Of HuDiier Hill, Saratoga,
t'rundywiuc, al all the venerable
traditions of We ol,;en tune. Let
him Of tho south come with the
Listor,e cH,triuutions Of his sunny
land TIE >nlunio Of his nations glory.
and there let us both with claspcd
hands lay down together our Offer
inHs on the altar Of our comMon coun-
try, anl in the presence Of God and
myria1s Of assembled frccmen, by
the memory of oTr fathers and tho
hpcs of our children to the Latest
gcn.ration swear to preserve forever
Liberty, Fraternity and Uuion.
Gen. Hooker, Of Massachusetts,
took up the same strain, and when
urged to speak by the rcpeatcc c.lls
Of H., audience, sal!
do not rise to talk | merely
rise out Of courtesy in response to tho
requested demands OF this large au.
licncc. [ cannot resume my seat
without ali allusiou>on to the orator
Of the evening, who signalized his
closing remarks by an APPEAL for IN
nesty, that deserves more than pass.
lug attention. ! have just come from
a celebration by some Of tie survi.
vors Of the Mexican war, of our victo
ry in that struggle. But that was Z
contest wagcd against foreign foe
Those whom We fought in the late
war we're Of an entirely difercn
caiibre. fought them, and Tough
them, and they were the hardes
devils to beat ever heard Of. Scarcl
the world over and you will not fine
the hko Of them. ! have had op
por!unity Of seeing some of the armic
Of Europe since thcn--thc French
Prussian, Russian and Austrian, ar;
l tell you it will be down hill worl
TO fight them compared with our lat,
foes. Loud ohccr<, which were KEEP
up for several mon. cnts, with cries Q
Ego on H',
Why cannot we fight our battles o
tho rebellion over again in fricndl
feeling with our lato Southern foes
The principles Of war cannot b
changed in our day.
This brought out General Sheridan
who having heard himself callc
"Wrath's archapgel" in the ope
poem, seemed to be anxious to max
display of himself in that charactcl
lilo made, says the Philadelphia Ago
bad and foolish speech, saying
There wore references made b
some Of the speakers that might &
we'll be attended to now aa at anothe
time. 1t should be understood tha
the Society Of tho Army Of tho Gun
berland was not a political organiz'
tion, and 10 political reference
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