The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-03-15
SATURDAY MORNING, G,5MARCH 15 1873

hate
And while thcy climb their Calvary, with
| their cross
OH help them, Father, to endure it's
| weight
Forgive my fOss-thsy know not what they
Forgive them all the tears they made me
Forgive them, though my noblest sons they
slew,
And bless them, though they curse my poor,
dear dcnd!!
Bnt, until the passions and prcjudices,
engenderei by our fratricd.l strife.
shall have been softeued and purified by
the balancing agencies of time. this can
not be.
Aud yet, to hasten the consummation
OF this grand moral triumph, there are
solemn duties dc"olving upon the North
and np"n tho Sou,h-dIties, which it
were again tratricidal to ignore, and
worse than idi'tic to neglect.
Every principal Of humanity aud
every sentiment of fraternity demand
moderation, and justice and magnami
NIFTY, on the part Of the victorious North
and every consideration of common
sense and of reason aud of interest
icmind the severcst xcrcise OF prud
cnce and forbrarancc and patienco, on
the part of the vanquishcd South.
True greatness, on the one hand =
true wisdom, on the other. And let
these but unite, and work together in
harmony of purpose, under the Consi,u
tion and the flag, Of our Fathers. and
nations may well look in woder. upon
he structure they shall rear.
Had these agencies, hecn thrown into
the breach, when tic last battle was
ended, the animosites Of the strife should
have iong since been assuaged. and the
angel of desolalicn, would have long
since ceased to hold her carnival. among
the ruins of nu: l,l
But, although, pe:!I 'ps no people
have ever had So grand IN opportunity,
for the display of these high impulses.
which elevate aud rcnlcr human nature
glorious, yet, none perhaps, haze ever
fallen so far short, of Il just appreciation n
OF it, as have the people Of the North.
And this assertion is not tn, ofjprinr
al prejudice, or of animosity, towards
chat people, but OF conviction, founded
on the nistken policy pursued by them,
towards tha South
Far be it, from my purp ,sr to u',,,
one se"timemt, which s' II tenl To kind
ie again, feelings Of bitterness, between
the sections, of our Country. Rather,
lar. be 1t "ur province, to he Il up those
ghistly wolnlS which We been tnrA by
unscrnpulous hands, into the very heart
Of our Union.
But, this stricken land, Of ours, has
many grievances, and it were folly, in
deed, i"r u> to remain silent, and expect
their causes tn vanish, like n clou fr ,m
the face of the SUI, aud leave Us ay.i
II brighter land
they must be removed by our own
eNerton, and it is only by calm, dcliber
ate and generous discussion, tIa! thi.
can he accomplished
If thone eauses of complaint, are lust,
it is Sinply duty. that we owe to our
selves, to discuss them. until the people
OF the North, shall recognize their
justice e-comPrchend our wrongs. and
then shattcr into atoms the sword which
has so long been wiel led aglinst u,, ani
extend in honor tho olive branch, which
has been so long in shame, withheld
lf they are unjust, it is still our duty to
discuss them anti the light of reason,
shall drive from our owa he ,rts, these
enemies of our common prosperity and
happiness ana peace
Yes, right or wrong, as long as they
are honestly entertained, let our com.
plants be held up to the light of reason
aud OF justice, so that may be purgcd of
their poison, by the one and applied, as
healing balm, by the other
1t is a solemn duty, that We owe to
those, who shall rise to 6ll our place,
thai we trasnmit no incumbance on
the heritage We leave them, and to
secure this, we mast not conceal, but
eradicate the very roots of tn se causes
which have heaped calami,ies upon US.
The fostering sores of this age, must
not be healed, on the surface onl, wb;Io