The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-06-06

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4crInmnge In a Grave Yard.
IFrom the Chlcago rribune.J
The action Of the "Graud Army Of the
Republic at Washington City, with refer
ence to the decoration Of graves ut Arling
ton, on the ensuing 3Oth Of Mny, shows
very eonclusively that the political orGani
zltion which has adopted that high sound
ing'title is capable Of doing an unnlany
aud mischieyous thing, which should cause
its members to blu.h for shame. A few
days ago the announcement was made that
the graves Of the Confederate d ad az Ar
lington were to be decorated on the same
day with the grayes Of the Union soldiers,
whereupon committee Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic waited upon the War De
partment and requested that this insult
should be prevented.
The War ID partmeht acceaed to the
request, and consequently the graves Of the
Confederate deed will go undecorated on
that day, except with those flowers with
which impartial Mature decorates all graves
alike. We almost wonder that this Grand
Army of the Republic, which carries its
ofice.grabbng aninosities to the grave and
vents its spite upon the dead, did not pass
some resoluti. .ns protesting against the
Almighty who allows the same flowers TO
grow upon these graves, who waters them
with the game rains, beauties them with
the same sunshine, end creates the same
birds to sing above them.
The Grand Army Of the Republic do
well to decorate the graves Of their com
rades, aud to keep alive spirit Of loyalty
and patriotism in these d generate days,
shcs Il seems q. .imea az if every cpa,b
Of patriotism had been extiasnished with
grsenbacks u is well 10 remember those
who died for their country, to recall their
gallantry, and to honor their memory. But
is it soldierly or manly to pursue Q resent
ment into an enemy's grave? Is it charta.
bic to say that the turf which covers the
dead shall not cover the mistakes, or, II you
please, the crimes, which they committed !?
Are we never to forget that hate which was
born in the passions Of sectional war, but
60 on cherishng it and wreaking our petty
vengeance upon the turf that covers those
who we're our foes, aud gave their lives for
the cause in which they believed in as fer
yeatly as we did in ours? Is time, which
softens everything else, and grasses the sears
Of the battle field, never to remove these
old enmities, but must they go on ranking
in our breast and be kept alive by blowing
the old embers into fame and adding new
fuel on every anniversary.
The Union aud Confederate soldiers sleep
side by side in that dark and silent
rest where all men are brothers and the
same flowers blossom over them. Nc
malice can reach them. They are citizens
of common country. They were equally
brave. they fought for cause which eacl
thought equally righteous. They gave thsii
lives with equal readiness. Those Of thei
comrades VINO have lived have acknuwl
edged their defeat, hare returned to the
! feally to the Union, and have extended thi
fraternal hand To the North in token D
g reconciliation and submission. Those wht
b actually bore arms against the Union has,
Q displayed the most loyalty. They were ih
a first to renew their allegiance to their coaa
' try. There is no disleyally in the Souil
0 to day among those who bore the Conted
e crate Gag 10 battle. And now, instead q
Il extending the hand and thro~ing the man
i tie Of charity over the past, this grand arm.
. Of Office holders propose once more to kee
|, alive the old anim0sities. s+
Is The epreLense that there might be co
lsiOn if tho two sets of graves were dees
,f rated on the same day is pretense merel,
e. The public would like TO know which part
3. would talp the initiatye 10 starting a seriu
n, mage over the bones Of the dead The il
le formation would possess considerable Walt
le in ITSELF II there be any among US, eith'
d North OF South, who have so little seza
" Of deceney as 10 dsseetate Gods aero on
" day set apart for = solemn ceremony,