The Oxford falcon., 1874-12-19

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personal animosity toward
the men whose lot it was 10
be born to the system which
llt. denounced.
II has been the kindness of
the sympathy which in these
later years he has displayed
toward the impoverished and
suffering people of the Sonih-
ern States that has unveiled
10 me the graerous and ten
der heart which beat heneath
the bosom of the zealaf. and
has forced me to Weld him
the tribute of my respect. ]
might even say of my admi-
ration. Nor in the manifes-
tafinn of this has there been
anything which a proud and
sensitive people, smarting
under n SENSE nf recent dis
comfiture and present suffer
ing, might not trahkly accept.
or which would give them Just
caISe to SuSpret It's sincerity.
For though he raised his voice
as snon ns he believed She
momentous issues of This
great military conflict we're
decided. in behalf OF amnesty
to the vanqnished. and though
he stood forward ready to
welcome hack as brothers and
t0 re-establish in their rights
a. ciiizeas those whose v.ilOr
had 50 nearly riven asunder
the Union which he loved.
yet he always insisted that
the most ample protection
ansl the largest safeguards
'fs,.f7Irs II l1s;s NJ = ..ssis..s -
African race. Though
be knew very welt I bat of his
conquered frllow-citizens If
the Sourh, by far the largest
even those who most
heartily acqiliesced in aud
desired the abolition of slav-
cry, seriously questioned the
axpesliency of investing in "A
single day and without any
preliminary tutelage SO vast
4 body of inexperienced and
nninstructed men with the
full rights of freemen and
voters, he would tolerate 30
half way measures upon
point to him SO vital.
Indeed, Immediately after
The war, while other minds
were occupying themselves
with different theories of re-
construction, he did not hcsi-
tate to impress most enlphat-
ically upon the administra-
fion, not only in public. but in
the confidence of private in
fercourse, his uncompromis>
ing solution TO oppose to
the last any aud every scheme
which should fail to provide
The surest guarantees for the
personal freedom aud polifi-
caI rights of the race which
be bad undertaken To protect.
Whether his measures to se-
cure this resulf sllameal barr
ri se 4 i5rEcs1eai Statesman or
4 theoretical enthusiast is a
question on which any decis-
ion we may pronounce to-day
innst await the inevitable re-
vision of posfeFity. The
spirit Of magpanimify. there
fore, which l,reaihes IN his nj
terances and manifesfs Itself
in all his acts affecting the
South during the last tEo
years OF his life was as eTi-
IDENTIFY honest a. ii was CRATE
fnl 10 the feelings Of thoseto
whom il was displayed.
1t was certainly a graciens
act toward the Sonfls-though
unhappily it Jared upoa fhe
of tbs peopla at
the other extreme of The
Union. and estranged finn
him the great body of hislpO-
litical iriends--to propose to
erase from the banners of the
national army the iBemeIAoes
Of the blOody internerine
struggle. which might bb re-
garled as assailing the pride
or wounding the sensibnities
Of the Southern people. That
proposal will never bs fbrgoe-
ten by that people 50 oI0ng as
the name of Charles Sumner
lives in the memory Of man.
Bnr while it touched thaheart
OF toe South aud elicit3d her
profound grafitnde.he eopls
would not have asked bf the