Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-22
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.


A few days since we made favorable
mention Of the name of Colonel Will
liam H. M'Csrdle in connection with
the election Of q Mississippi United
States senator. The Washington
Chronicle publishes our comments, and
thus expresses its horror: "YesE and
Colonel William 81. M'Cardle, of the
Vicksburg Herald, a Confederate Off
Ger, of course, is brought out and in
dorsed." 1t was hoped that this sort of
twaddle had been used to exhaustion.
The Confederate soldiers are the most
conciliatoTY and law-abiding portion of
the south. The perpetuity of the Union
and the dignity and tranquility of the
country has suffered nothing by the
election Of Colonel H. Casey Young
over Barbour Lewis. The appearance
of Gordon, Ransom and Lamar in the
congress of the. United States has noten-
dsngered the "life of the nation" and
no one would suffer by the election of
M'Cardle to the United States senate x-
cept the corruptionists at Washington,
and those who hope to retain power by
keepingIalive the fires of sectional hate.
The bloody shirt has performed its
mission, and must be buried with the
coon.skins Of 1910. The Washington
Chronicle has many good words for the
the south. 1t pretends to be for peace
and Cancellation, and we are surprised at
its continued prattle about the Confed.
crate soldiers. This is its oaIy banking
capital, and, Of course, it is doing a small
business. 1t is evident that the Radicals
are alarmed at the feeling of fraternal,
patriotic brotherhood which has mani
tested itself between the Federal and
Confederate soldiers. Cancellation be-
tween such antagonistic elements means
the defeat of the Radicals; hence, they
will 90 ell they can to keep alive old en-
mites. The war is over, and all good
men should join hands in a patriotic
effort to heal the wounds made and
build up the fortunes which have been
broken down. The Cancellation of the
defeated south is a task demanding
greater craftsmanship than it did
to overcome il in war. In the former
case, that is to defeat it, all that wss
needed was to oppose physical strength
to physical weakness-more tons of
powder and larger number of men 10 q
small amount of powder and fewer
men. But Cancellation, true and hearty,
cannot be expected by force or by num-
bers. 1t is matter involving the deal |
ing with human feelings and human
natures. Cancellation is always posi-
bic between people OF the same blood,
occupying the same country, if insur-
mountable objects be not cast in the
way. That the south is reconciIed,
and is anxious to meet on friendly
grounds, it has given the most unam-
biguous proof 1t is certain, how
ever we can never have q really
united country under Republican rule.
The Republican party has kept the
south, for party purposes, in a state of
turmoil and discomfort since the war.
1t has thus injured the whole country.
for the interests Of the parts are the in
terests Of the whole. 1t is endeayor.
ing TO keep alive the fires of dissention.
and carrying about the dead CORPSE of |
issues which are Of as much interest to |
the world as what men cid before the
Hood. We shsll have happier coun-
try if we place party in power which
shall look forward instead OF backward:
which, instead Of pointing to the five
hundred thousand lives sscri-
feed in the war, and the five
billions dollars expended to en-
able us to cut one another's throats. il
will devise ways and means to repair
the loss Of this life and treasure, and TO
prevent similar losses for all time to
come. The first Of these means is to
make the south and north friends, The
Federal and Confederate soldiers have
already made friends, and the contin.
led war Of the Chronicle on the Confeder-
tie soldier only excites the derision OF a
'eople who are too sensible to be fright
ned by an exploded humbug.