Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-30
THE BURIED HATCHET.
A Few Incidents Illustrative OF the |
Return OF Coed Feeling Between
North and South.


Return OF Coed Feeling Between
North and south.
Boston Herald.
The day following our centennial festiv-
ties the following incident occurred in a
South End saloon: A friend had invited
one of the South Carolina soldiers into the
saloon to put another turf on the buried
Ratchet, While standing at the bar
stranger came in. The Carolinian sudden
y dropped his glass and closely eyed the
stranger. His gaze was so steady and
peculiar that the friend began to be alarmed
and 10 fear that the Ratchet was about to be
dug up again. Directly the Carolinian
asked the stranger if he knew him. There
was no recognition, whereupon the Caro-
linian asked him if he was not in the late
war. ayes" was the reply. "And YOU
were once stationed at suck a plaee?s
eyes" sAnd took part in such a skirm-
ish2" ayes" 'Well, thought sou re-
piled the Carolinian, and raising his hat
showed a large scar on bis forehead, saving,
'sThere is your sabre mark, my boy; come
up and take drink" And so, then and
there, they decorated the grave of the buried
hstclet.
Troy IN. " Times.
Think Of Fitz Hugh Lee, Of the ex-R Rebel
army; marching under the orders of Mai.
Gen. Benjamin f. Butler, of the Federal
army II surpassed comprehension. We
read that Lee was cheered everywhere. but
nowhere do we read that Butler was the re-
cipient Of q single 'rah. And this in brave
and loyal old Boston, The queer assoeia-
ton of these men must have brought M
some remarkable memories to the mind Of
Lee. kirkpatrick, in one of his dashing
raids around the Rebel army, captured the
Southern cavalTyman, and he was sent with
other officers for confinement in Fortress
MOntOe. Gen. Dix, who was in command
al the fort, allowed him the liberty of the
post. When Butler came to succeed Dix,
al the very first evening parade Of the gar
risOn, he observed Lee in his Confederate
uniform, standing among group Of officers,
a careless spectator Of the pageant. "Who
is that Rebel" asked Butler of one Of his
staff. 'Gen. Fitz Hugh Leen was the re-
ply. Sand why is he allowed his liberty2
COnfine him at once to his quarters, and
keep him there until he is exchanged"
And Lee went to his casemate and stayed
there.
! Atlanta Correspondence of the New Y TX
Herald.
A party of young men were discussing
in a salOOI the action Of the ex-Confecer-
ates in Arkansas and Tennessee in Join
ing with the federals in joint decoration
Of the soldiers graves. The general senti-
ment was that Of approval. This was in
terrupted By the appearance of
very pOmpous and we'll
dressed man, who was addressed as q Ma
jOr." When be had s'onderstood the cues
tiOn," he,deliyered himself,iwith adegree of
deliberation and pomposity worthy of
"Pretty" Conkling, Of the following "hO-
ratiOn;' "Gentlemen, eef could 90 among
those graves and choose from among them
those Of the gallant soldiers who like our
selves went out TO fight for what they
thought right, WOuld strew them with
flowers willingly, but 1 cannot streW the
graves Of the hireling Dutch and Irish who
came over to this country 10 fight us merely
for the large bOunties offered BY the State
and Federal governments. 1 Gin a
tragic tone Of vOice) would see them
damned before would put a rOse-leaf over
their hir-r-re-ling cOrses." Yes; but,
major, if you are going to stop
over each grave and get at the dead mans
record you can never expect 10 demonstrate
charity or frarernal feeling between the
living soldiers Of the North and South.
And another thing. How many dead sub
stitutes couldn't you find among Southern
graves, whose memories are hOnOred equal
ly with our gallant volunteers? Among
the dead OF my regiment is a lubberly, SCI
fish wagon master, who was killed by a
stray shell in the rear, while plundering the
deserted Yankee camps at Cold HarbOr.
On Decoration day he gets just as many
flowers on his grave as any Of the boys who
were killed in the charge to the front. And
yet that man would have gone over to the
other side in a minute but for the fact that
he had such .sOft place. By the bye,
Major, what position did you Occupy?"
Major (ratrer subdued)-I was clief COM
miSSary in IS brigade.
"Ohi that settles it! Boys, let's have a
a drink, and hereafter we'll never decorate |
The graves of any Federals unless they be !
those Of dead eommissaries." The "MaiOr7 |
joined in the laugh that followed with as |
much heaTtiness as a wound up wax figure, |
but nevertheless expressed his determine |
lion Of attending the Centennial.