, 1874-04-28
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
tConttnucd iron, tbs First Tnxc.
tom which llo denounced It hos beon kintluosa
Of Byn,pathy which In thoBo lator years 10 mas
displayed toward tho improvfdont and suMori;ng
poop'o Of tho southorn states that haa unsgeu na
boncnth tho boBom Of the zoalot and has 1oree4
mo to yield him the. tribute q ny respect, IT.
might oven aay Of my a1@iraf,o a!lia ea thopo Mpo
boon anything whtcl, a proud and
sensitive pooplo. smarting undor 2 aenae of . ro.
cont discontinue and dpressntsnfrorinE' might not
frankly accopt, or which would glvo them 1ass
cauao to suspect its Hiucority; for though no
raieod his volco aB soon ns ho believed tho IT,. IT,.
montous Issues Of this great military conhict
wero deotded, on bohalf Of amnesty to tho van
welcome buok NJ brothora, and to ro.oetab'ish IN
thor rights aH ctizone those whoso Valor nad SO
nearly rlven asunder the Union which lo loved,
llo always insisted TINT tho moat amplo proteo-
| around tho fiberlios OF tho nowly-onfrnnchHod
| African raco. Though ho know very we'll that OF
Ills conquered iollow-citfzens OF the South BY far
tho larger portion even toac s,S yho R mott hi hos
of slavery, seriously questioned tho expodionoy
Of investing IN single day, aud without any
preliminary tutelago, 50 vast q body Of inoxp9ri-
oncol and llni,,st,aotet1 mon with tho full righta
N Iolf.wav measurcn ,,nn, point to lin 80 VI
tnj. It was certainIy gracious act toward the
South, though unhnpply It Jared upon tho son. ..
thn Union. to proposo to orago from the banners
Of tho national army tho mementocs Of tho
bloody informal struggle which might tbo regarded e
tios Of the Southern people. That proposal will
mover ho forgotten by that people 80
long aa tho na1no Of Charles Summon
ltvos in tho momory q ;al..., man. bnt o,S9 wnt9
gratitude, hor people would not havo aslsod Of
tho North such IN aot Of gelf-ronunciatlon., Con
acioua that they themselves wero animated By
to Spar1 daa @ ev
donco Of tho depth and sincerity Of that doro-
ton thoy can but cherieh rocoijootions Of thu
battles fought mud victories won III dofen8e OF
and and bravo mon must respect, tho mattial spirit
with which mon Of worth vlnaicatod tho iu-
togrity Of tho Union ind their devotion to tho
principles Of human froodomt thoy do not ask
thoy do not wish, tho Nortl,, to strife tho
momontoes Of heroism ind victory from,
oilhcr tho records, or monuments. or bat-
tlo.laga. Thoy would rather TINT both
sections should, gather up tho glories won won
oi each other, and regard thom as d common
heritage Of American valor. Lot us hopo that
future generations, WHOM they remember tho
g;de8. will speak not Of Northern prowcBs Or
Southern courage, but Of tho lerosrn, forti!ude,
md courage Of Americans in war Of idoas, d
Tim to tho prlnciplcp, as caoh understood thom,
- A,ncricar jihertv. ind of tho Constitutiou ro-
, ceiyei from their fathors It was my misfortune,
/ nor},nna INV fnult. personally ueyor to hayo
. iuown this eminent philanthropst and Btates-
- mnn' The Impulse was ofton strong upon mo to
!. az to linn md ofror him nv hand mud MY
EEoort with t. md to expresy to lin,
my THINKS for h,h kind ind consldcrate courae
# I iid not Weld to TINT impulse it was becauso
~ tho tn,oht In @ occurred tInt othor daya were COM.
:. no r in Witch such D demonstration might be
n,6ro onnorfprn md 1oHs 1ab1o to migconatruc
oPo 1io ppom1v nn itho',t nremonition da,
y hns como ut lagt to which Tor such . pi,rpost
10 thoro % il no Tomorrow, My rosrot Ia, therefore
b ;ntonsiled by tho thought TINT failed to Bpeal
tHaro ~ nt.D euu ms - vet limo. How often is i
ttot d"n.b fhus hrinra unayail;urly bacl
- tn"' mr. % rcn,nmbrance onnortuuitos I'll,
y cmnrovod in which gonorous overture
', a,s,toI bv ,to 1mort raTnin uno.rcrcd. fran]
10 pprosa1a WHICH ripa to tho lpg romnin unspohou
se "nd ;n;untico and wrong. with which conscionc
eanroasoa u.s. u rema @ aaroparod
summer in IT, believed thu. q! OCCASION 70 70
sorti, Ind nasaed nway. and tLero no longer II
me;nnd INV causo for continued estraugemer
hatwoen tIeso two SECTIONS, our commo
conntry. 1ro thoro not nnny OF us TINT b.
'' laval fho Hnme thing Is not TINT the commo
Sentiment , ar. If not. ought it not to be
tho great mass Of our people, North ar
. | South 2 Bound to each other BY
common Constitution, destined to live togcth
49, under common Government, forming united
but q single member OF tho great family
,v nations, shall wo not ut loast endoayor to grc
Nv. toward onch Other opco moro in heart ns wo n
- airnn,ly intisgouby linked to each other in fo
tunes; Bhnll we not, whilst honorng Il
mo,nory Of tLis great champion OF human libe
j. ty, this feeling sympathizer with human zorro
;. this oarnest ploador for the exorcs Of hum.
- tontlornoss and heavenly charity. lay inside Il
concoalmentB Which servo only 10 pefpetu,n
> confess that on both sides wo most oarnet
uusao ..;at;e. aro ~ ,oarai,, i, ia
tity Of institutions, one not morely IN commni
OF aneuaBo a ,s ,.a, nn ~, ~ a.,
anu country, nus Mop ~ otsot -. 1n s;a.s1 - ~
one hiso III 1ee1'.is "uu aaan,a,ia 80 - ,i;nI
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