The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-12

CtornA l1Snt, tuouSn 0ll elbe IAii,
Can neYsnhapsae! !YsenGo0
An angels heart. an angels mouth.
t. Not Homef's, could alone for me-
Hymn we'll the great Confederate South,
ioiVirBinia Rrst. and Lee" .n.i.t..
10 all r---r-AA1>>+-<<s-<--- ,
yGTns RLux AND THE GzKy.C speech
Of Gem lRartlett, of Massachusetts,, ct tho
Lo1ing.eH centennial benquet, in behalf
of peace and union, has elicited the fol-
lowing rsePonse from Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee. who waa q distinguished Coniede-
rate cavalry commander during the late
war: 4 GMI ~ &! |.i,'
NOV jRIoHMoND, Va, April 81, 1875.
Gen. W. r.. Bartiett--MY DEAR SIN: In
coYm1p4Ii <hany othef Confederate
soldiefs, With anf9isned pleasure hsve 4
read the remarks recently made by you
ak the 7 4sa3inGtppr Concord celebration.
9dst sucf sol dferfy entiments, generous
" feH and Expressed, will do more in o
bnef space of' time towards festofing
good feeling, fraternity and fellowship
country than all the reconstruction elo!
duence Of political partiaans delivered
during these past ten iyears-a period
which you 30 truly sAy should have
been sub tiJe1dts qadetdA4.h e,
dierss are edaa1Iy applicable to the Con
federate soldiers, for they, too, shave u
prejudice in f2v6r of pehSe,. ahd fully
agrpe. with i1oH, {that 9:sbstweepj the sol
diers of the two great sections of onr
great country fraternal relations were es-
tablished long ago." and we feel that II
suoh q felioitousl oompanionship of SEN
tinent could have found resting place
in the hearts Of, other GLASSES of people,
the rehabilitation of the South would
long since haye been assured. It's speedy
redemption from poverty and deso1ation
would have followed, and once more, al
in years ago, the North would have had
the active eP7oPeration Of the South in
WORKING ont a glorious destiny for the
repnhlic. The science Of government
has been but little. understood by those
who, holding the reins of power since
the war. have sscrificed public prosperi-
ty to maintain party supremacy.
by carefully fostering the "meaner
men for whom power is only o synonym
for ,plpndsr,n 7 because, having abandoned
principle for expediency, they could be
added to party strepgthj by coupselling
harsh measures towards paostrate citi-
zens to gretify an unworthy vengeance;
BY refusing to listen TO the voice of an
impoye1ished people, accepting the re-
suit of, q trial 9f arms and asking to re-
sumo q condition Of peace and subordi-
nation 70 the laws onry rulers have re-
tarded the material progress of all
sections Of the country and all classes of
w AZ 3 g. tbe hdapgn.np, hi agnn,,bi body the soundness
or decay of & limb will ii time extend
to and correspondingly affect the whole
person, 30 must the political body be
touched and moved by tho condition Of
its com.R9nent PMS, Thefsfore, when
we hear 8ach' utS4rincss fan from the
lips of one who 80 bravely bore himself
as Federal soldier, we begin to look
ts5 to q Sss e sod sesf,dsass sss as3ss
now floats over the blue and the grey,
ahM ja.ftxath' b6T emkl61Nsd tfth-t6e
emblem, Peace on eafth, good win to
pen." Then. indeed, will Iaternal feel
ing be everywhere restored: then. in
deed, will trade and commerce be re-
viyed between all portions Of the coun-
Try; then, indeed, will there exist in the
hearts Of the people that more perfect
union which the founders Of herepublic
intended, and to which we. the dsscend-
ants, now renew an affectiopnte allegi-
ance. With high respect, I have the
honor to be your obedient servant.
u FITZHUGH LEE.