The Oxford falcon., 1874-12-19

I tNft'fta - AtfAt"&# - n ftffiHi II4I'
eFty, and that fhe brirhfesl
pages of history are replef,
with evidences OF the deptl
and sincerity of that drvo
iion. they can bat cherish the
rccollec:ions of sacrifices en-.
dHrpd. the battles fonght and
the victories won in defense
Ut their hapiess cause. And
respecting, rs all true and
brave men must respect, the
martial spirit with which the
men of the North vindicafed
the tegritv of the Union
and their devotion 10 the
principles of llumln freedom,
they d. not ask. they DO not
wish, the North TO strike the
menentoes of her hcrOism
and victory from either rec
ortls or monuments or battle
flags. They would rather
that both sections should
gather mp the glories won by
each section. not envious, but
progd of each other, and re-
gard them a common heritage
of American valor.
Let us hope that future
generations, when they re-
member the deeds of heroism
and deviation done on both
sides, will speak not of North
ern prowess or Southern cour-
age, but of tue hernism, f0rti-
tude and courage of Ameri-
cans in a war of ideas-a war
in which each section signal
lied its conservation 90 the
principles, as each understood
them, Of American liberty
rrerfvefi ffToni The; Their 4: fathers. Ga hers.
IL was my misfortune, per-
haps my fanlt. personally
never TO have known this en-
inent philanthropist and
statesman. The impulse was
often strong upon me to go
to him and offer him my hand
and my heart with it, and to
express TO him my thanks for
his kind and considerate
course toward the people with
whom | am identified. III /
did not yield TO that impulse,
it was becanse the thought
occurred that other days were
coming in which such a dem
onstraiion might be more OPP
perfume and less liable to
misconstruction. Snddenly,
aud without premonition, a
day has come Mt last to which.
for such a purpose, there is
no tomorrow.
NV regret Is therefore i'm
tensiiied by the thought that
| failed 10 speak TO him ont
of the fullness of my heart
while there was yet time.
How often il it that death
TINS brings unavailingly back
to our remembranee opporfu-
mites uuirnproved 10 which
generous overtnres. prompted
by the heart. remain unof-
fered frassk ayowais which
.sose TO the lips remain
unspoken and the injnstice
aud wrong of bitter resent
ments remain unrepaired !
Charles Summer i'm life be-
lieved that all occasion for
strife and distrust between
the North and South had
passed away, and there no
longer remained any cause ter
continued estrangement be-
tween these two sections of
0nr common country. Are
there pot many of MS who
believe the same thing7 Is
not that the common senti-
ment, or if il is not ought il
not TO be, of the great mass
of our people North and
South I Bound to each other
by a common Constitution,
destined t0 live together un-
der n common Government,
forming uniteelly but a single
member of the great family
Of nations. shall we not now
at last endeavor to grow to-
ward each other once more in
heart as we are already indis
solnbly linked tn each other
ia fortunes I Shall we not,
over the honored remains of
this great champion of human
liberty. this feeling sympa
fhizer with human sorrow,
this earnest pleader for the
exercise ct human tenderness
and charity, lay aside the con-
ceallnents which serve only