Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13
GENERAL ID. II. Hill. AND
IsfSON1 g,OW.

We are honestly deSlrOuS OF seeing
friendly relationship restored between
those who fought for and those who
fought against ''the Union so called
VIII ether we would or not, the struggle
Is ended, and common sense teaches
that we should no longer remain
enemies if it be possible for us to
become friends.
But though We thus think, it by no
aneans fellows that We must confess
that every Union man was a christian
hero, and every Confederate Il vile
traitor nor is it incumbent on us
whenever a Union man and q Confed-
crate get at variance to take sides with
the Union man. We are not yet pre
pared to admit that i'll the inception or
in the conduct Of the late war the
bouth was wrong a1ll the North right.
When the South makes this confession
1t will indeed be not only subiugatH d
but degraded and dis graced-
Amid much talk that is rig It AMI
proper in the attempt to restore fra!er-
nal relations between the North and
the South, there is much that is moth
ing more than sickly sentimentaiity,
and much that does violence to truth
and Justice, and brings reproach and
~hameupon the fair name and unsu';ied
honor of the South.
We have been led to these refiec-
tions by reading the following extract
from the Lynchburgh Rnp"blicaj', III
-elntior to that chivalric gentleman,
iaeneral Il. H. Hill, and tlle notorious
i<roVnlow. No two men Eo5sib y
could have been found who, in their
own lives, present virtue and vice,
honor and shame, fealty and traacE-
cry in stronger contrast than do Dan
iel II. Hill and William CT. Brownlow.
The gallant Hill, sci o ar, chris
tain, soldier and gentleman, stands be
sore. the 1,o1l4 ,,it:lo2.t fear and with
but reproach.
lheinfamous Erownlow, black guard,
liar, and migrate, stands before tie
world a living shame and disgracs to
the country that permits him to live
and move, and have his being.
As Confederates we are fully content
10 rest the case on the comparative
merits of the Confederate Hill and the
t, ior list Erc wnl9w. The Rclsbiicdi,
$ays ::
We are sure the unchristian exprts-
sions used towards General Candy and
ethers ny IienpFal Hill. find dne endorse
1nent III magnanimousS Southern hearts
who a1e perfectly willing to let the
dead past bury it's dead and man!
will concede that the castigation ad
ministered to him by Brownlow is well
deserved.
i It is too Late to attempt to boiste:
up. Brownlow, a man who was notorI
0ns as blackguard for long years be
fore tie war, and whose SOLE redeem
ing trail, if that be one, was his unre
lenting hostility to the land of h
birth during the late war. In Onr hmm
bic opinion, at least, bla kg1lard dl'
not become . respectable man simpl
and solely because lie took Up arm
against the South.
It is too soon to attempt to chang
the seeord that General Candy mad
as Il ruler over Virginia and the Care
lnas.F The sting of tt ose days is ye
ranking in our flesh. 1t would haV
s1r III toe i4's fslf name, il til
bORth at least, had some friendly bn
let struck General Candy to the heal
ere he came to rule over us. Then tt
Kindly feeling our people bore towar
him would ever have been associate
with his memory. Now the sting IN
planted in our flesh by his tyrannlc
exercise of his despotic power, ST.
rankles and embitters and enyenon
every lnem9ry THAT hisname brings III
And yet certain people in the exae
Of their zeal for the restoration OF fr
ternal relations. so-called, would ha'
Us censure our gallant old Confedera
fecc-Esc he usos plain, honest EnglIs
words in talking apo4t q t5rant hl
Ganhy and a b1ackguard like Brow
low! We rather think we will not
1t at least, not just now, if we kno
ourself.