The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-19
CENTENNIAL sENTIMENTS.

;DE Centennial, il the complete eNtiN
gusnment on the part of the masses o
The people, Nor,h and South, of section
al bitterness. OF course certain class
of politicians, such as MoRIoN, of Indi'
ana. for instance, will continue to faunt
"tao ensanguilei undergarment' in tho
faces Of the public, and strive TO their
utmost to ian the flame OF prejudice
ana hate. This Is 10 be expected
for it is only by So doing that
men Of such ultra vindictiye feelings can
hope TO keep themselves in Office or
maintain prominent position before the
people. But even already there is a
manifest sud constantly growing scuti.
ment Of disgust at such proceedings and
this sentiment must prevail, for it is gov
e:ncd BY self interest The times are
hard and neither are the people, nor the
government so flush of money p they
were Just after the war Taxes
sit heavier burden upon the shoulders
Jsoycry man, ami now instead O.; the
-ich industries of the South being sup
pressed and KEEP. down, it is beginning
TO be fc,, they must BE- encouraged Al d
f5stered; instead Of the robbery Of tho
people 10y carpet baggers, whereby their
every energy was cramped and paralyzed,
being winkei at, or openly spoken Of As
being all tha: the Southern people de-
,e-vci for their "wicl,ed rebellion"
these thieves are beginning
% b, hootal at, and tho idea now is that
they should be punished as they deserve.
TIL whole country fsrr, that no avenue
Vt wealth can in these days be overlook
81 or locked up, and so for this reason,
III, Northern taxpayer, land this term
comprises every individual there realizes
that 4ccan no longer bear the entire bur
len, and desires that the South may sus-
.ain It's .uli proportion, so that it may be
,p-oaj out as th,uly as possible.
And so too, with tho South. Tho peo-
pile there haye not only suffered all tho
.orrors Of war; bat even when the clash
IF hostile armies had ceased, they became
.hc victims OF terrible visitation in the
shape Of band, Of thieves, who, under
The protection of the Federal Govern
ment came down upon them like wolves
on the fold, TO plumber, rob and grind them
down 10 the utmost Truly if the action
Of the South was grievous crime most
srievou,ly has sho answered it, aud now,
worn, weary and well nigh discouraged,
she anNiou,ly look, to the return of rea-
soa and humanity among the Northern
yictors in the hard struggle, to
bring about her recuperation and
relief from her suffering. 1t
i, than these mutual feelings Of self
interest which makes both sections ripe
FOR burying the Ratchet and for working
together tor the distinctive good Of each
other, in order 20 advance The substantial
good OF both.
Thi, centennial occasion is expected to
be the means OF poriccting and ciinehIns
drmiy tins era OF peace. Instances TO
prove this are every day being brought
forward. Among the latest Is the re-
spouse of General JOSEPH HAwLEY, IA
man who chung to his sectional prejudice
for long time, with great ten
acityl to Colonel FOWLER, OF the
old Fourteenth Now York volunteers.
This regiment had determined to 20 t.
the Centennial; tut al the time OF this
determination. defeated resolution
Inviting Southern veteran regiments to
attend. 4 very severe attack WAS made
In the northern press on the Fourteenth
for its l!hberal action, and Colonel Fow-
lER wrote 10 General HAwLEY for ad-
vice The reply was prompt and en-
phatic. He said that great number of
veterans from both sides would be pres
emit and that each side would find that
the other was composed OF very good
fellows. He tells the Brooklyn Four
tecnth that when they meet with Il Louis
ana association of veterans near lude-
peudence Hall, the result
will bo "very much such as
followed the meeting between the ex-
soldiers Of New England and the e1-sol-
diers Of Virginia, Maryland anu South
Carolina, the other day al Bunker Hill
And. he adds, mo sacrifice OF principle or
honor was required in those cordial greet
ings and hospitaliIios. AID the Spring,
field Mass Republican, commenting
upon this manly response OF Gen. Haw-
lev. saws that III the centennial doesn't
hide the rebellion behind the revolution
il will be failure We arc ole coun-
try, North ard South, East and West;
that is the emphatic fact OF the great ies-
:ival.'
Nan ,v;ll f.uv .bat this l. the riUht !