The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-07
THE CENTENNIAL.

"ADNIRAL" sEMGEs DEHoUNcEs TEE IDEA OF
ALABAMA BEING REPRESENTED AT THE ''EADI-
CAL LOVE TEAsr"-A CHARACTERISTIC LETTER.
MOBILE, Ala. March 20. 1875.
The interest In the Centennial celebration mas
been revived mere to-day by remarkably strong
letter, published by Raphael Semmes. IL APP
peared In the Register this morning ae-
companed with an editorial, which reads
very much IS though written by the editor
himself John Forsyth. Semmes, as might be
expected denounces the scheme from purely
Confederate" standpoint but his denunciation
win have the effect OF drawing public attention 10
1t here moro than anything that has yet appeared.
The comment on the letter IS much more mode
rate. and closes -"Ph!ladelphia mas been an ex-
IRENE radical city, but few OF US reject that In
vote oil more than one hundred thousand people
(nearly hall or the vote OF Alabama) the ma
jority against the democracy Is but $4,000.
Pennsylvania has been the home OF Thad.
stevens, but that State with her vote
Of more than half million gave tho democracy
last year a majority upon general ticket and
Legislature which has sent to the United States
Senate one or the brightest intellects and nrmest
spirits or that body The Legislature or Pennsyl-
vania, which control the management OF the Gen.
tennal Exposition so far as any govern
mental power can supervise a private cor
poratlon, have, IN the election or Wal
lace to the Senate, spurned the very legislation
to which Admiral Semmes and The entire south
oDjec so Indignantly. They stand ready to aid us
in removing the last badge or inferorltv ana to
welcome a State equal in power and nonor
with themselves. Far better, II seems TO us, would
IL be 10 stand shoulder to shoulder with them,
TO continue the battle which Is not yet over for
restoration OF the Union upon the basis OF co-equa
States and for an obiteratlon OF the bitterness
and animo.iles which strike bhndly at friends and
sEMNEs, LETTER.
In view OF ITS characteristic tone / deem it OF
sulicIentinterest 70 produce the letter entire:-
To EpToR THE REGrsTER-
T4porq e'aa e. n tSa isa,n g ga
mentary upon the by which she proposes degrade
nerae permit me e gsnee at histGrie iact or two
mander in the United states Navy was seated the
my daes teesram was ashcd over the Wires e m g,
(Which the following is COPY yr-ovn ron !. ,on
sIR:-on behalf Of the Committee on Naval Affairs
your earliest convenience . ~ Il
Commander RAPHAEL sESaEs, Washington, D. O.
he sovereign state Of Alabama ha seeded from the
need Of the services OF all her sons. Hence the
fortune consistc Of his iefersi commission,
M amy o6e as Knew
or cared TO know that his sae crying aloud TO
followed needs not to be told il this communication.
o he lRs a. sne e sIfSt he R the
federal constitution IL which the states were the
was Involved IN tae contest and taas me state
1T
only tor her ie but or her homer also IN concert wih
iay and n tue words q The late JChn Michel a
the best men, ~ tile state were COME aerates But she
and alter being beaten was spit upon with contumey
5e anI eilduring the tundamentaI law itsef Was
Y changed, and the odous ana contemplate Four
Constitution which the rebel george washington, had
oTcd a en n' who a ase
hs a es S BE- he Sn oa e
under either me ieaGra or sac ~ g3vgTnment unless
such disabtyn lu are e. izens o. the state q Aa9a
CONSTITUTION of the UniteI states In other word the
sovereign stale o. Alabama Is BUNDLED aud degraded
came sinsurrecuonisis and rebels became so 6v her
Who came to her al her bidding as has BEEN
M a 1 the ban BEEN h s.d ~ Sc m IN
famous slander published aSgain,sI him on the
a. report Of committee And in view
and shame whicl been burned, il were inIo the
very forehead Of the sIae.ihe once proud state Of
Montgomery recently done Her legislature. demo.
eonsentcd that she shan sa4l, ~
means o. certain enresentaliwes0chief Or whom
cal love feast, the Centennial, side BY Side
she i, out who have branded her described pa.
Lrn n a hnrnS So her brow s6e consn "n te
Edmunds anu others who nave recently insulted her
degraded Alabama When that telegram which
d uial and tribaatios flashed over the the
wires rom Mongomery 70 Washington city,
whose cheek would not have been sunused with he
ton what say YOU, gooi men ana true Of Alabama
Sss efe ann n oI " rom b and .pT na mqn
comm..son n tainted with dlshonor Mlll you con.
which, II IL were properly conceived and carried
Ser otoTe own State snail stand eroacans
and humbled, branded ielon: branded by the very
hosanDasg Il has been said We lost evsry-
Y sarr ~ ms s.o What y You men Edbe 81
VIII YOU sanction tns iniamys or must you drlnG OF
III 4 ID Won Inns fhn
level with INC earth the proud battle mona.
aud tue booming q cannon bat few months ago, the
viii YOU dare permit it stand and at the same time
admit ~ ne presence OF your representatives az Phia-
Y their bloody winling sheets beneath H. rightly
M ana yeb"is ~ nrnveaf XII IL ,,i n
ceptoa, 81 rather Misrepresentation desire 70 that
am sincerely ~ iayor ~ an earnest aud honest recon-
citation wttl tnc people 81 Tue North We must look
the sandpo III II statesmcn AMI in doing 50 we must
bury many ia'Roms deeh our private greis whatever
grow up between the sections unless y DC based upon
esteem another who a. not esteem themselves; AMI
f s VIZ rsd nE al tS pretended et NSIne5 81
recoueliiadon VITO wiz not look down VITA
southern STATE VII en- las had IS e respect Tor i,sef
proscribeI ana usutcd ana scorned Tor doing those
things h.ch i commanded them q 10 he mcanest
and most cowaray act q wnch state, can be
gmiW-one waicn has been irowned upon
aus N ~ ueaen NM IN, nv ifg 49, X. ~ @ Sp
own children e. their late ami makes eparatc peace,
which brands her aud them with iufamy at &c same
tuner What say YOU Governor Houston. will Won meet
,4 osg ~ e ~ "a b sPg % % ~
has lived a hundred wears, whom the siltut0n OF
that nation under which YOU and he ana they i've
brands u terms tne siie which you represent a. enS
this stain upon honor Is wiped OF the funda.
meatal law man Of honor, In my poor Judgment,
RAPHAEL sEMMEs
a CENTENNIAL MONEY sHow-oEE OF THE IN
WHICH BANKERS HAVE AT HEART
the representatives or the associated banks OF
Philadelphia last November held a meeting in
that city and passed the following resoution:-
Resolved That all national aud other banks and all
bankers the United states, be and they hereby