The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-30

Hc ucCepleu Tue sltuatiOn, Dut restrained
from politics, being, successfully, profess
sor of political economy and social science,
and afterwards of law, in the University of
Mississippi. In November, 1872, he was
elected. as democrat, member of Con-
grcss by majority of some five thousand
votes. We have been thus particular in
giving the details of Mr.. Lamars lfe-and
VIC have omitted to say that he was the
owner of large plantation, 'well stocked
with slaves which he lost as the result of
the war--that Our readers might the more
readily see that he was, in every way, en-
titled to speak forl the old controlling ele-
ment of the south. An educated man, Il
| planter, n slavc-owncr, n politician, Il
statesman, II dipomatst, a confederate
soldier, a democrat, he represents the old
regime of the south. He is one of that
class that must feel most keenly, in every
way, the great change that was wrought by
the rebellion. A leader before the war and
a leader now, he must impress his ideas
upon the whites of his section With these
facts before him, who, upon reading the
extract which closes this article, can doubt
that hearty, cordial reunion is possible
between the north and south Who is
there that can doubt but, If the advance is
met half way, that that day is close a.
hand. Such reunion is necessity let
us all strive for it.
VIII, tlie ,,,pcncn I,o "a
ing extract from the speech of Mr. Lamar,
on the announcement of the death of
Charles Sumner, commencing it to the
! careful perusal and thoughtful consideration
OF our readers. at was certainly
gracious act toward the SOUTH" Mr.. Lamar
said, Though unhappily it Jared upon the
sensbilitics of the people at the other ex-
IRENE OF the Union, to propose to erase
from the banners of the national army the
mementoes of the bloody internal struggle
which might be regarded us assailng the
pride or woundng the sensibiities OF the
southern people. That proposal will never
be forgotten by that people so long as the
name of Charles Sumner lives in the
memory Of man. But while it touched the
heart and elected her profound gratitude,
her people would not have asked of the
north such an act of self.renunciation
Conscious that they themselves were AMI
mated by devotion to constitutional liberty,
and that the brightest pages Of history are
replctc with evidences of the depth and
sincerity of that devotion. they can but
cherish the recUllectons of the battles
fought and the victories won in defense of
their hopeless cause and respecting, as all
true and brave men must respect, the mar
tial spirit with which the men of the north
vindcated the integrity of the Union, and
their devotion to the principles of human
trecoom, they do not ask. they do not wish
the north to strike the mementoes of
heroism and victory from either records or
monuments or battle-fags. They would
rather that both sections should gather up
the glories won by each section, not en-
vious, but proud of each other, and regard
them as a common heritage of American
yalor Let us hope that future generations,
when they remember the deeds of herosm
and devotion done on both sides, will speak,
not of northern proves or southern
courage, but of the heroism, fortitudc,
and courage of Americans in n war of
ideas; a war in which each section signal
lied its conservation to the principles, as
each understood them, of American liberty,
and of the constitution received from their
fathers