The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-19
Tho Blue and the qrey. Il

The speech Of Gen, Bartlett = of
Massachusetts,, at Tho Lexington con
tenhial banquet. in behalf Of :, eaoe
and union, has elioited,tbe following
response from Gsn, Fi'zhugh Lee,
who WAS a distinguished Confederate
cavalry commander during! tho late
war: ''' '"n 1dSlsrjn 9Gi
RichhfoHD, Va, April. 81 = 1865
w. T.. Btrtlett-NY DEAR Sin, :
In COMMON. wiki many other exI Con:
federato soldjers, w,'h. unfeignod
pleasure have I read thb ftthiatks fe !
ocntly made by you dtYhe bSxihR,
ton.Concord celebration, oJust such
soIdiorly sentimenta,o q generously felt
aud expressed, will do more jn q brief
space Of time towards restoring good
feeling, fraternity and feiloi*sliip be.
tween the two seotionsoof a oothmun
country than all the rec. instruction, ,
eIoqueucs of politioial partisa ps, de.
livered during these past ten years
"a period which you 60 truly sny
should have been sab li6etate luIetaho.
Your words in refere ehceeto 'Fede, al
soliiors are equallylapplicable to t4e
Confederate soldiers, tor they, ,tod
"have a prejudice ip favor. Of peaoe ,,
and fully agree with you, that .tbe.
tween the soldiers Of the two Rrcnt
sections Of Dur great country frater.
nal relations were established long
ago. aud We feel that if, suoh q
felioitops oomPenionship Of senti-
ment could have found d resting
place in tho hearts of other GLASSES Of
people, the rehabiiiJationo of the
South would long aiaoe have been ,as!
sured. Its speedy redemption from.
poverty and desofation' ! vws9uid have
followed, and once moro. 1as in Years
ago, the North would have had" who
active oo.operhtion' of tho South in
working out glorious dos. iuy for
the republic. The science of govern
ment has been but little ndcrstood
by those who, holding the reins of
power since the war, have saorif6ed
public prosperity to maintain party
suiremucy. .' :.r1.,ni,l +,
BY careful fostering the mo Aner,i
men who for whom power is only O.
synonym for plunder," because, hav-
ing abandoned principle for expo.
dicncy, they could BIZ added to party.
strength by counselling harsh,
measures towards iprostrate citizens
to crafty an unworthy vengeance !.
by refusing to listen to the Voioo Of,
an impoverished pe"p:o, accepting the
result of trial of arms and asking
to resume condition of ,pc.oe and,
subordination to the laws, our rulers
have retarded tho material progress
of all sectious Of the country and all
classes Of its citizens. ''l :. |
AS in the human body the sound,
ness or decay of limb will in time
extend to and corrcspondingly affect
the whole person, SO must The politi-
cal body be touched and moved by
the condition Of it's component parts.
Therefore, whom we hear such utter
a"ces full from the lips of one who
20 bravely bore himself as Federal
soldier, We begin to look forward
with now hope and confidence to
the duy when the American flag,
which now fnats over the blue and
the grey, sh. III in truth DO emblaz,n.
ed with the cmblom "Peace on earth,
good will to men," Then, indeed,
will fraternal feeling be everywhere
restored; then, indeed, will trade and
commerce be revived betweon all
portions of the country then, indeed,
will there exist in the hearts of tho
people that more perfect uni
which the founders Of the republic
intended, and to which we, the do
sceDdonts, now renew an Affection
ate allegiance. With high respect, I
have the homo: to be your obcdicnt
s. ryaDt,
FITZHUGH LEE.