The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-05-21

SOME of the Grant organs affect TO be
,e,,ib,v alarmed because so many Conied-
crate Generals have been elected TO the
next Congress. We regard TINS, ob the
contrary. as an excellent sign, Tor as
! rnls those men who ranked highest in the
Confederate service were the pest repre-
sentatives of the intelligence "i their party
| In the seeding States, ana we hhON 'ide
the most influential and inteliigeht classes
in those States desire nothing so much as
I A thorough recorstruction OF tue CnIon IN
fact rs well as in name. They f1el that
;rle worst enemies of both races IN the
South are those who try TO keep awe the
auimosities cngendered during the rebel
lion and arising from the former existence
Of slavery and they are fully aware that
tl.cir own prosperity. as well as that OF the
North depends upon the complete restor-
alton or harmonious relations between the
two great sections of the country Whicn
were lately arraycd against each other IN
all .he bitterness of ci, il war. Nothing but
the mean devices of politicians has prevent
ed a com plete reconciliation. Gen. W. r.
Bartlett, a Onion soldier, now living IN
Virginia. spoke words of truth at tie cen
TENN ial celebration at Lexington when he
said that between the soldiers oi the Two
sections fraternal relations were establish
ed long ago. 1t was only the other day IN
l.lt H.. n
Grant wished to lawlessly subiugatc anew
because the people would rot elect nOtorl-
ous robbers TO administer their affairs
that the Confedei ate General, John Z. Bull,
united with q Union officer 20 invite their
comrades Of the blue and gray to join in a
common decoration of the graves OF sol
liors who had belonged to the two armies.
At Richmond. Va. when Gen. Bartlett
was rendered a serenade by large number
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milton of his patriotic s!eech at Lexington,
it was Gen. Bradley T. Johnson who was
selected 10 return him thanks for his man
" utterances Only n few DAYS after Gen.
Bartletts speech was dcliverC q, the laying
of corner stone of monument 10 the
Confederate dead in Augusta, Ga, was
made the occasion for public declaration
by Gen Evans, another Confederate, which
was as patriotic in its tone rs that of the
Union General ut Lexington. Gen. Evan
saiG
"Iy us do nothing 20 keep alive the pas
siol,s of war. To study its lesson is pru-
dence TO profit by lis teachings is wisdom
but TO stir up the old animosities Is madness.
The voice of this monument Will not bc for
war, but for peace lit Will say 30 us, the
Cunf.deracy has expired. It's great life went
out on the purple tide of blood tha' flowed
from the hearts of IT'S sons. We have buried
1t; we do not intend TO eXhume its remains.
l respond with the truest feeling today 10
the fraterral words of Gen. Bartlett. spoken
at tho centennial celebration of the firot Lat
tie OF the Old revolution.
Equally earnest expressions of a patriotic
desire for complete obliteration of section
al hatred are TO be found in letter from
Fitzhugh Lee. another Confederate Gen
eral, which has just been published /; and
these are tie sentiments generally prevail
ing among those who were leaders on the
Southern side during the late war. If the
seat of every carpet -bagger who disgraced
the last Congress could be filed with a
Confederate General in the next, the moral
and the political atmosphere in the Cari-
toll would be improved beyond all measure.
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