The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-01

siugularly dramatic public career,
making him for long period, to
large portion of his countrymcn, the
object of as deep and passionate a hos
tility as to another he was one Of en-
thusiastic admiration, and which are
not the less the cause that now unites all
these parties so widely differing in
common sorrow to-day over his liteless
remains.
But here let Inc do this great man
the justice, which amid the excite
ments OF the great struggle between
the sections, new past, may have been
disposed to deny him. In his fiery
zeal, his earnest warfare against wrong
as he viewed it, there entered no en-
during personal animosity against the
men whose lot it was to be born to the
system which he denounced. 1t has
been the kindness and sympathy which
in these later years he had displayed
towards the impoverished and suffer-
ing people of the Southern States, that
has unveiled to me the generous and
tender heart which beat beneath the DO.
som of the zealot and has forced Inc to
yield him the tribute of my respect, l
might even say my admiration. Nor
in the manifestation of this has there
been anything which proud or sensi-
tive people, smarting under sense of
recent discontinue and present suffer
| ing, miaht not frankly accept, or which
would give them just cause to suspect
its sincerity. For though he raised
his voice, as soon as he believed the
moncntous issues of this great military
conflict were decided, on behalf Of am
cesty to the vanquishcd, and though he
stood ready to welcome back as broth.
; ers and re establish in their rights as
citizens those whose valor had so nearly
T riven asundcr the Union which he
, loved, he always insisted that the most
ample protection and the largest safe
: guards should be thrown around the
0 liberties Of the newly cnfranchised
, African race. Though he knew very
well that Of his conquered fellow citi.
zens Of the South by far the larger por,
tion--evcn those who most.heartily &C.
r quiescod in and desired the abolition
J. Of slavcry-scriously questioned the
2. cxpcdicncy Of investing in single
r day and without any preliminary tutel
e. age so vast body Of inexperienced
" and uninstructcd men with the full
of rights Of citizenship aud suffrage, h
tn would tolerate no half measures upol
d., a point to him SO vital. 1t was Ger
r. tainly a gracious act towards tn
he South though it unhappily Jared upo
ir. the scnsibilities Of the people at tn
Id other end of the Union to propose I
the erase from the banners of nationa
TN ternal struggled, which Nigh, be r,
res' garded as assailing the pride au
! MT wounding the sensibilities of II
'isiy Southern people. That proposal wi
nc' never be forgotten by that people
'sip- long as the name Of Charles Sunni
or- lives in the memory of man.
Two But while it touched the heart
Mr.. the South aud elected her proiou,
IN gratitude, her people would not ha
yer, asked from the North such an act
pro- self remuneration. Ooncious that tn
" themselves were animated by devoti
pun to constitutional liberties aud that
IT, brightest pages Of history are rcpl,
vi with the evidence of the depth and 81
III, certify OF that devotion, they can
wen cherish rccollcctions of battles foul
Void and victories won ia defense of Tia
MN hopeless cause and respecting, as
nero true and brave men must respect,
rom martial spirit with which the men
the the North vindicated the integrity
Its the Union, and their devotion to
principles Of human freedom, they
not ask, they do no, wish the No
to strike momentoos of heroism o
lear.l victory from either the records or
lance monuments or the battle. flags. I'll
ener- would rather that both sections sho,
iclty, gather up the glorics won by each =
the ton, not envious, but proud of C;
ess OF other, and regard them as CONN