National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-05
"A GOOD WORD FROM SOUTH eARoL1ELn

Under this caption, in the current num-
Der Of Harper's Weekly, we find an edito.
rial relating to the late meeting Of the
Hampton Legion, of South Carolina, In
which the address of Gen. T. NJ. Logan
before that body is especially commended
in contrast with the violent harrangue Of
Gen. Preston at the Virginia University
semi-centennial. The cunning devices by
which the Southern rebels warm the North.
ern heart with feelings of Cancellation, and
at the same time preserve their own loyalty
to the Lost Cause, were evidently unknown
to the writer Of that article. The truth Ii
that Gen. Logan's address was more bitterly
sectional and more viciously reasonable
than Gen. Preston's, but the wire. workers
Of the South engaged in the Gush move
ment managed that only those portions Of
it capable of being construed to signify
return to loyalty should be Immediately
given out to the Northern press. They
knew that the full text Of 1t would sooner
or. later reach the pubic, but depended
upon the good effect. of earlier par.
tial publications to counteract the bad In.
fluences of the whole. It seems that they
did not calculate amiss, for the Hartford
Courdnt, Harper's Weekly, and other jour.
mails having some pretence to fairness, have
been caught in the trap so adroitly set for
them, and have, Internationally we hope,
been guilty of misleading their readers.
We have called attention TO this fact before;
but now reproduce the concluding portions
Of Gen. Logan's speech to show that he Is
far from being the loyal and reconstructed
ex.rebel these journals represent him to be.
His declaration that the principles" for
which the South fought have not been
settled or destroyed" is sufficient proof of
this assertion. We submit that in justice 10
themselves and their readers the journals
referred to cannot do less than to correct
the misstatemens they have made, and 10
print in explanation of that correction, the
following extract from an authoritative re-
port Of the address in question:
"When look upon that tattered flag, 1.-THE
flag Of the Legion, confederate colors, and the
faces Of you, who so long followed II, II revives
new love for the principles II symbolizes, and
keeps alive q sentiment that has been clothed
J1dfrid BIori.' Those who fought and those
who fell under that flag contended for constI-
tutional liberty out OF the Union. Since the
fate ofwar has placed us again under the old
Flag so long as It symbolizes constitutional
equality and union, and not policy higher
than the principles contained In the Constitu-
ton, will we, who fought against Il, yield an
allegiance 70 Il, secopd 10 none In the country
OF Washington But should the same or SIM
liar political status arise In the future that ex-
listed In the past, for one, and only presume
10 speak for myself, am ready TO draw my
sword for constitutional liberty In the Union.
"While am willing 10 acknowledge our de-
init that the principles for which we fought
have been settled or destroyed. They are the
life Of this Republic. When they are ignored
or forgotten, this Republic will have degener-
ated into an empire.
'tNor do agree 10 the proposition that the
loss OF our cause Is % blessing IN disguise
Aside from the political principles involved IN
our struggle; as eUrtollary hOwihR from IL,
has been the contest Of two systems OF elvlza.
ton, the one Of the North, the Uthef Of the
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