The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-01

"These men | have been taught 10
regard as bitter ioes, seem generous
and just. Their great kind hearted
leader has never spoken unkindly OF
us. There is written all over bis
great, sad, loving face and heart his
own immortal words, with malice
towards none, with charity for all"
And then az be muses., be remembers
his couatrys vast domaine; her noun
tains and rivers and plsins; her North
ern lakes and Southern seas; her At
lantic and Pacific coasts, and there
comes on memory's wings from the
quiet grave Of his boyhood days. the
voices OF a happy old fashioned Fourth
OF July, saying.
Ny country It's Of thee
Sweet land NJ liberty,
OFT ee sing
Land where our fathers died,
Land ofthe Pilgrim pride,
From every mountain 5ide,
Let freedom ring.
Ny native country, thee,
Land OF the noble free
Ihy name 1 love;
Iloys thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
1t was at some such hour as this, |
have imagined, that many brave and
gallant spirit resolved to return to the
old time fellowship aud inheritance, il
that return could be made possible and
honorable.
have it from Southern solders that
the picture | have drawn is not all
fancy, and believe that considerations
like these had not little to do with
the establishment OF 90 early peace,
and the cessation Off war that else
might have been protracted for years.
Thank God their return wds made
possible, honorable and delightful, by q
mutual confidence. torbesrsnce, respect
and magnanimity begotten Of the war,
that astouoded while it charmed the
world.
Tue terms OF surrender were alike
honorable 10 the victors and the van
vuished. Suggested and characterized
with moderation and msgnsnimi,y,
they were accepted confdingly and
maniully, and on the day the sword
was sheathed this nation was stronger
in ph ysicsl prowess and grauder in moral
purpose than on the day the sword
was drawn.
The surrender was as earnest and in
as good faith ss had been the fight |;
the southern flag was forever iurled,
the war-horse was turned into the fur.
row, aud two armies OF veteran soldiers,
like the clans Of Roderic Dhu, disap-
pesred as il by magic and went to work
in all the arts OF peace 70 repair the
damages OF the war. Then all over
the sky, and on the faces and hearts Of
men, women and children were written
the glorious word4-Union again, one
and inseperable Peace on earth and
good will to men!"
ENEMIES IN WARN PEACE FRIRMDs
The survivors have been friends aud
comrades since the buge note called
them from the last charge. II we
Eight our battles over snd over again
around the board, it is as q social rec
reation and moral renovation. II
either speaks OF victories, it is in com.
pliment to the other a. no mean foe.
The valor OF botn armies is q source
OF pride 10 US az citizens Of the United
States, and 10 day the millions OF blue
and gray are the citizen soldiers OF our
country, yielding cheerful allegiance
10 the same dear old flag.
They mingle and cooperate in the
social, business and political world. 10
q common destiny they are indissolubly
linked, they worship the same God and
sre Fastening TO the same eternity.
Ny countrymep, it 10 right and rs-
tional this should be 90. Neither party
could have held the other 10 subjecuon.
The very thought suggests discord, au
arcby and decay. The respect born oi
the war, induces each to make the
other feel This country 10 bis home.
Out OF the cloud OF war has come q
glorious peace, . broader nationality, q
universal liberty regulated by law; .
wider, grsnder citizenship, recognized
and respected Q. home and abroad.
More glorious than that citizenship OF
St. Paul that made bis prosecutors
tremble when he put the startling
question, "Is II lawful for you 10
scourge Roman. and uncond en ned r
Around it stands "s living wall, q
human wood of blue and gray to pro-
tect it from local intrigues, internal dis
sensions and foreign invasiopa
To secure all this 10 Us these brave
men gave their lives. Let us cherish
their memories. honor their courage
and venerate their motives.
10 addition to this they have left
TO US their mothers, wives, sisters and
children.
These are q sacred charge. The
years 20 by and leave them waiting,
watching and yesroing.
10 giving their departed Q sacrifice
to redeem and transform Q natioo, and
nobly battling alone against the stinss
Of i'll fortune, they have displayed q
Spartan. nay, 40 American iortituds,
. genuine moral heroism that will
adorn the history o. the world. Cherish
them, care Tor them, educate them
o, Iced, and clotbe and comfort them
Let us with pure hearts and lofty
purpose, here and now, resolve and