The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-07
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We believe in RECONCILIATION between
the north ami south as much and as heart
ily as any man can or does. We think
that nine years is a long enough time in
which to bury the aninostics and heal the
wounds engendered or caused by the re-
belion. But we don't believe in one
sided reconciliation. We do not think
that all the magnanimity, all the forgive
ness. all the forgetting Is to be sought for
on the part of the north We still hold to
the doctrine that the blood and treasure
which the north so layishly poured out,
during those four terrible years of war, was
for the maintenance of tie government, the
preservation of the Union and the enforce
ment of law. We still believe that the
armies which ere gathered by and fought
for the SOUTH were so gathered and fought
in a causeless, wicked rebellion. II any
one is to forgive, perhaps it is the part of
the north to extend 1t. Moreover. we have
something of magnanimity to display be-
fore we can be luled into that state of for.
getfulness as to make us OF a forgi,ing
mood. We will acknowledge that the
south has something to forget, but if any
part of the country after the forgetting"
is over, is to ask forgiveness, it is the
south, and then is the time for magnan.
unity on the part of the north, Although
it is not especially applicable to the past
situation of the two sections of the coun-
try and would, in part at least, actually
belle the position of the NORTH we could,
perhaps, enroll ourself under IA banner IN
scribed forget and forgive" but it must
be no one sided affair. The north must
not suppliantly kneel and beg of the south
to forget the past and graciously grant for
glveness. If there is to be anything of
that kind, the positions must be reversed.
Time enough has elapsed for the dead past
10 bury its dead. But those dead, it seems
are not buried Neither will they be buried
so long as every time the north extends a
hand across that mythical bloody chasm, in
order "to grasp hands" it only finds empty
air or phantom hand to grasp.
But such seems to be about the way of
it. 1t is vain to cry peace, peace" when
there is no peace. 1t is equally vain to
pirate of " reconciliation when there is no
reconciliation or any intention that
there shall be save on the part of the north.
Let the south but display the same readi-
ness for real, lasting forgetiulness of the
past and such actual magnanimity as there
is IN Vermont, and reconciliation" is an
accomplished fact, the "bloody chasm" is
filled up, buried out of sight: Let lis illus
trate by facts. On Tuesday last, the work
of filling up the "bloody chasm' was
commenced in this state in sober earnest.
we are told by those who had the pleas
IRE OF witnessing it, and it took place we
are informed. in several towns, that il was
really beautiful sight. In these towns
might have been seen men who had served
in the volunteer army of the Union, some
OF whom bore on their bodies honorable
scars made by rebel bullets, all of whom
as such volunteers, had risked their live
by " crossing the Potomac to do battl,
with those who had armed themselves il
rebellion against their country these mel
might have been seen casting their ballot
for men who had openly and publicly ex
pressed the wish that theY-the soldiers s
voting for them-might never return aiv
if they " crossed the Potomac" in the SCI
vice of their country. These sol
1iers g forgive aud forget thes
utterances and show their sinccrit
by their votes. Turn to the soutl
to Tennessee, and see the contrast, whetho
the reconciliation" is one sided or heart
and earnest. About the same time, it WI
only three days before, jefferson Davis Il
"commander-in-c chief of the southern C,
horts, although fighting did not fall to Ii
lot, made speech at Memphis. Althoua
he couldn't vote, he could talk. In Il
course of his speech, he referred to Il
memories which every southern man Ina
for the slaue who nursed him, the slage WI
taught him to hunt, the Stare who gay
him his first lessons in riding, saying thi
they, that is the negro, then 'stOod in thoi
relations which believe God intended the
should occupy" So jeff thinks that Il
American people are suffered to thwart Il
intentions of the Almighty. Such is II
blasphemy with which the southern poop
are taught to "acccpt the situation" Bl
his blasphemy is exceeded by the ncend
airy nature of his advice. Further along
the same speech, he says, 81 have no fee
ling against the colored man. The onl
Indignation which feel is against thoi