The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-16
TmI soUrm-Irs ruTURE,

might, on every hand nothing bul run
aud devastation met their View M
pooplo ever rushed 10 battle with more
engorness or u more sincere bellel III
the truth Of the principles for wlllcl
they commended Exposure, prlvallon,
hunger, revorscs, and all the Ills no ln'
cIdont 10 naked aud Starving army,
they had borne with u superhumnn for
tliudc, trusting IN the Justice of lhell
cause, and fondly hoping Tint lh'
right would eventually prevail. liul
now, all was lost, Their beautiful ano
idoli2ed land, by the vl,sslude o.
war, had been turned into u charnel'
house of blasted hopes and bllghled
expectations No man who has moi
experienced them, can conceive the
feelings with which this remnant OF u
nation of heroes laid down their arms,
aud mournflilly wended their way
from the scene 0fconlllct. Housoless,
homeless and pcnnilcss, with suffering
wives and children appealing to their
protection their situation might well
sink the sloutest heart into despair,
No man knew their condition better
than their great captain. with him,
all considerations 0f self were drowned
in the great grief he felt for his sorcly
stricken people, With n moral cour'
age that illuminated his character ~
brightly ~ his military career, he re-
jccied every Offer of n life OF lux
ury aud inglorions ease, but quietly
laid down his arms aud went to work.
thereby all0rding m example OF pa.
ticnce, resignation and manly lortiludc
NJ sublimely grand that the world has
never known which TO admire the
more-thc military hero or the private
Christian gentleman, This example
no one will ever be- able to properly
appreciate. How much order II brought
out of chaos how much influence ii
exercised in so(tening the rigorous ideas
engendered by war, and, above all,
how much comfort and peace II
brought to the hearts of his followers,
will never be known in this world s
history.
Adversely Is n stern but useful school
master. Contrast the condition of the
south In 1865 to 1875. Did any people
ever recuperate more rapidly than they
have done? The war left them with
out money, without credit, with thciI
farms devasted, fields grown up in
briars aud bushes; no fencing, no
horses, and, in many cases, no roof to
shelter them yet, under all these de-
pressing circumstances, within the
short space Of ten years, 10y energy and
perseverance,, they have obiteratcd
many of the traces of the depredations
of war, and now live in comparative
ease and comfort. And all this has
been accomplished, too, under a policy
of reconstruction that is rs heinous rs
it Is destructive,
Now, let Us calmly consider what has
wrought this great change. In the
first place, our people have prolited 10y
the lessons OF necessity. Adversely
has developed those latent, manly
qualities that u life of luxury and ease
had smothered. The people OF The
south used to be twitted for their pride,
their assumed superiority of caste and
social position they have just right
to be proud now proud of their abili.
ty to rely upon themselves.
In the second place, the natural re.
sources of the south are almost mex
haustlble. In water power minerals,
climate, soil, the production of cotton
and of the different cereals, she stand.
without a rival.
Now, II she has recuperated so rap
Idly within the past ten years, what
Will her future be In the next twenty,
should no misfortune befall her? Rap.
idiy hiiing up with population, with
an increase of capital and aggregate
wealth, she will regain all that she has
lost by the war. The war has happily
settled some questions that will event. |
ually prove blessing to her. Slavery
Is dead, aud the doctrine of secession
equally deinnct--no one wishes to re
vive them-let them sleep In the re-
cords of history.
The south, with the exception of the |
past fourteen years, has ever been in
the van In shaping the policy OF the
government. The time is rapidly an
proaching when her political voice
will again be heard and heeded in the
councils of the nation. This will b.
brought about by her numerical
strength, and the mex rable logic of
events. Connected with the great west
bya community of sentiment and q
of interest, they VIII natu-
rally combine their power aud walk
hand In hand TO position and power.
This result is inevitable from geo
graphical positions, identity of interest
and honiogeniety Of sentiment And
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