The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-14
LYNCnBuRG, August Goth, ]

LYNCHBuRG, August Goth, 1878.
To tho Editors OF the Petersburg Index and Appeal
Having just returned from the mountains
take an early opportunity to thank VOC . lSe
tsnJ in reference to the brief speech made by
President Davis at the Montgomery Wnise
sulphur Springs: 1t was what ,.a woSia e tsne
Virginia journal. 1 will improve the occa-
sion" by adding q few observations, which,
trust, may not DO ont of phase. 1t seems tnSs
ern Historical Convention have grestly starred
| the bile of "loyal" Northern Journals, and
that, by o sympathetic process. the sereaisX GO
a fow Of our excessively discreet ConscryaayS
| organs has boon disturbed, causing tneM 70
| protest their dissent from Mr.. Davis yleXes
aud to express their apprehensions t6ss sle
| mia NAV DO interrupted, and It's success 5eop-
l'arded Nv his indscreet declarations
viii not insult the gentler sex BY cssnn9
these fears @aii ~ unmanly. being paeriIe.
childish and ridiculous. What Is It Shae ~:
Davis has said, which has rendered some sf
Of all completely in bis sentiments
after (and not until afterl Northern 1oufn9B
bad indicated their disapProvaII Woy no
ouered.n and no declared his opinion tnae
the results OF the success of tho Washsngtoo
| government and of our overthrow, wnicn naYo
taken place, could have been foreseeni We
~"nId not have been coua uered He had ref
> .rence to the resolution OF tho united StaISs
3 Conyress tho Diplomatic circular OF be"eros
: and the proolamations OF Lincoln, 9esIs;t IAN
that the war would be conducted solely w1tn
; view to q restoration and preservation OF tne
Union and that the State governments ~ont0
i remain intact, with their cons.tn'.ohI, 80 !:
- customs and institutions the Same 90 nebo.9 |,
y aud it was in this connection that MF. DeVIa
:. said MANY of the people OF tho south aao peen
y cheated. Is this not true =. na .,o Wash
" inrton government, not only to abolish slavery
Ii but also to destroy the regular State govern
t. rnents Of the South, enfrnnchise the neRfoSs'
a and subject The white people to taeir rnie.
does any sane man, North or Sontn, dooos
r that the Confederate Government and IT'S arm
" les in the field would have boon TAT m9se tho; Z,
~ onghly sustained than they weref Nay, IL II
not more than probable that, II the true Cd
& iects of tho war against MS had been b9iay
IL avowed in tue beginning, many THOUSANDS ., o
e. those who took sides against as in that "a az
wonld have Withheld their support from IN
10 Federal Government, IL they had not gwen
cs 20 usf In that event would not our cnA .Ss.
Id Of success have been far greater thAn We:
e. | we're IL not indeed q certainty. Wnefo sa9t
ny ia the harm or the imprudcnce in Mr.: DAva
us declaration of his opinion, tnat, pns ZOE ~
lea Trand practiced we would have been succesatn
rbe pitiable attempt to distort this deeIaEaIlo
re- into an assault upon the fame OF Generals Le
'se aud Johnston, is too absurd TO require EeLuss
In ton No one who heard Nr. Davis utteranct
/. - had tho r.motest conception that sucn al lug
= was intended. . -, =; A.. An
at The other declaration objected to, is tao OF o.
she Nat he had never seen aSouthtrn woman ~ ~
90. us reconstructed, and though the men o. =
zee Want day may yield the principles for While
ina ibe- concended, the children VINO svSoS.
le" them will cherish and maintain tnem' AZ ~
nod | have tho right to complain OF thts rcmnE
, thew are tho women Of tho South. and 10
b. mHke no fuss about it. How is the Conserv
had tive party in this State TO be inlared ~ y
the Not only is Mr.. Davis not clsizen Oh :.
state. bot have the vecy beat reason Lok y
u. ,nc~nay, am willing TO take my corpcI
h to "a1h-tiat he did not intend TO incluue Hehes
ical Temper. Colonel Withers, Mr. Daniel, OF :
C.ntraI Conservative Committee among !
nnrrconstruc ted sCoReI of tie South a.
i on tho frat two, feel we'll assured thai, hkJ
and Who know them, lie regards their nahn IT,.
ia having been fully established ana viS~'
PleN m the battle FIELD, we'll as at hone' a. "a
lded Rut. are We willing to sckno|leuEe 80 !.
aided did not contend for the principles OF cIVa =
w. CONSTITUTIONAL liberty Ii 20, tSeI r..
VIC r.heIs ard traitors. If We DID hghS m az
uca- 'r;nrinl,s of civil and coustitntionIni Noot
ou!d then where is tho VirGnial No 49, s-hc
&c the say, that DC uUeS sI,iI cherish and maint
SS$ those principles. :. ,-,. ;rODrudant for
M" b 'i ~ ~ 80 ANYTHING, because his Sords "
les Oh DaNto -. h.; seiIsd hold OF aud distorted tr
sent 49, rue meaning. Really, this IS S5S4
eayor Sactrine rsr a country claiming to 90 rec
II In IN it's Institutions, and where noeE =
" .meech as beeu regarded rs one OF w 3.
selves bIlSarks OF freedom. Edmund DaEHS
o not tb4L prudence when carried too Ia HSSSo
c eIess ates into reptile virtue whlcn - Wv
,Ccneludsd on eighth pagol