The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-05-21
We endorse every word of the follow
ing, which we find in the New National
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ing, which we find in the New National
Era:
THE ENTERING WEDGE.-In the observance
of Decoration Day in this vicinity this year,
we hope no discrimination will be made in the
decoration of the soldiers graves, whether they
be occupied by the dust of those who wore the
blue or those who wore the gray. At Mobile
and many other points in the South this year,
Union soldiers nave parIclPated IN the u9c3Ta i}I
ton of confederate graves, and very probably
this circumstance is hailed as an earnest OF the
forSotten. ten In New York the Grand Army Of
the Republic have concluded to make no dis
federate dead. The time is near at hand when
the North and South will have common dec
Grafton day, and when distinction between the
dust of the gallant American soldiers will be
regarded not only as unmanly, but unpatr1otlc.
-EUentng Star.
When we arrive at the point when no
distinction is made between loyal men
who were slain in defense of the country
and those who died fighting to destroy
it, and the same honors paid to the
memories of dead traitors as to mur-
dered Union men, the next step will be
to pension the widows and orphans and
all disabled rebel soldiers. Nor will
Congress be likely to stop there. Hav-
ing gone so far, it will be but just to pay
for the rebel property destroyed by our
armies then for their emancipated
slaves, and finally to assume the rebel
debt.
| If there should be another rebellion
by the Southern people against the gov
| eminent, what inducement will there be
for American citizens to risk their lives
| in its defense, if those of them who
chance to fall are to receive no higher
honors than those traitors who fall while
fighting to destroy it? There would be
no greater insult to the memories of
martyred Union soldiers in decorating g
the graves of Booth and Wirz, than those
who not only justified their conduct, but
were, in fact guilty of crimes differing
from them rather in degree than in kind.
We think the example of the post
master at Mobile is the last one to hold
up for imitation by the whole Northern
people 1t was humiliating attempt to
conciliate the wrath of the rebels
among whom he finds it his interest to
live 1t may possibly have that effect.
But even if it does save him from some
of the insults he has been subject to as
a carpet-bagger, can it Justify the people
of the North in trying to render treason
honorable. The Star points exultingly
| to it as an earnest that all asperities en-
gendered by the war are dying out. And
yet we doubt if it can point to single
| instance throughout all the South, of
any such honors as it proposes for reb-
els having been shown to the memory of
Union soldier On the contrary, the
dead and living friends of the Union are
hated with as bitter hatred as during the
| rebellion.
But the chief objection to the advice
of the Star is, that it takes away one of
the strongest motives for loyalty and re-
moves the chief penalty in this country
for treason At any rate it will be time
enough to talk about decorating the
graves of traitors, in common with pat
riots, when the Southern people give
sure proof that these animosities for the
Union, Union men and Union martyrs,
is becoming little modified, II nothing
| more.