The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-27
81. N"


81. ~"
The immortal 81. NJ" the great apostle of
truth and reconciliation between the sections,
made his appearance in our town on Thursday
evening last. He is a philosopher and lecturer,
who believes that he has discovered the true
theory of peace and harmony, and who seeks
to Gift the veil and remove the pressure" from
the American people, and enable them once
more to live in happy concord, undisturbed by
the prejudices of the past and free from the
passions engendered by wars rude alarm. He
was on prospecting tour through the up-coun-
try of South Carolina, and has concluded to
return within short time, and give our citi-
zens an opportunity of hearing an exposition
of his views He will speak at Anderson on
Saturday evening, April 9Th. -.
81. n" is citizen of Ohio, and his full
name is J. N. Free, but he is known far and
wide by the unpretending sobriquet of ~. NJ
On the 22nd of February, ~. n" wrote a
letter to President Grant, which has attracted &C
much attention, embracing as it,doees the novel
propositions that the Confederate soldiers
should receive the same pensions from ON the
government as are DOW awarded to the Federal
soldiers, and that the Southern people should
be Unidentified for the losses incurred by ,eman-
cipation of their slaves. We expect to publish
this letter next week, so that all can see how
"J. NJ has become master of.the situation by
identifying himself with neither section, and
loving the truth for truths sake. In the mean
time, we present the views Of the Columbus
(Ga.) Enquirer, edited by John 81. Martin, Esq,
one of the ablest writers of the South, who
thus speaks of the philosopher after reading
bis timely letter to President Grant, viz:
The PH1LosoPHER.-We. have. been favored
with the inspection. of letter written by the
immortal philosopher and orator ". ~" to
President Grant, congratulatlng the latter on
his having so far overcome the prejudice OF his
chief advisers as to determine on friendly
visit to the South. 20. N" having been pre-.
vious and impartial explorer of this political
field, is we'll qualified to advise the President
of the real sentiments and the just require
ments of the people of the Southern States,
and he does it with his usual clearness and
candor. Discarding the one-sided preludices
of both sections, and planting himself square
ly on the basis of truth, and mutual lconcilia-
ton. he insists that the passions of both parties
shonld be overlooked, and that they should
fraternize on the broad platform of the fidelity
of each to its own convictions of justice, truth
and honor. This is 81. N.s" own original pa
nacea for the troubles of the times, and while
he welcomes, ico-laborers or converts, he does
not intend to be- forestalled even by the highest
official recognition. While profoundly I'M
pressed with feelings of friendship for the
South, he has all the. while insisted that the
sentiments of the North must also be respected,
and that each section must recognize the rectl-
tude and fidelity of the other, acting from Its
own peculiar standpoint. ei
81. N. .'sn statement, lin this letter, OF theJust
expectations of the Southern people, is, very
forcibly presented, and hiss afottn,entuni 0d
hominum addressed to Gen. Grant is as clever
as it is pointed. His way of putting the equal
claims of the Southern soldiers to pensions,
based upon the heavy losses they had to incur
in adding to the Union millions of new voters
and taxable citizens, is bold and ingenious. We
hope that the President will give heed to ms
views, and chat in the coming political mil
lenium, which such cooperation must lnevl-
tably hasten, the victor's crown which: adorns
the head of. converted and magnanimous Ex-
ecutiye will, have rivaliin the glorious halo
that surrounds the philosopher whose theory al
last triumphs over prejudice and error, and
whose martyrdom ends in the resplendent as
cendancy of truth and justice to both sections