The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-06
How Ben. Hill Won q Confederate Bat
tIe-FIas from n Northern Woman.

Since Mr. Hill delivered his great speech,
his daily receipts Of letters-complimentary,
curious, and condemnatory been some
thing wonderful.
One of the most interesting OF these let-
tiers came from Mrs. Kimball, of Phiade.
phia, accompanied by a "rebel battle h2g."
rhe following is the correspondence upon
the subject:
W. PHILADELPHIA, January ID, 1875.
Hon. Mr.. Hill: Dear Sir,-l forward to you
the flag captured by the soldiers of the Union
when they took possession Of the capital OF
your State. 1t WAS given to me as token
of gratitude for kindness shown to the
sick and wounded while in Savannah,
and sent to me by the boat in the re-
turn from up the river where she landed the
troops. 1t gives me pleasure to return 1t to
worthy son of Georgia, with the hope that
the past may be forgotten. never fail to
appreciate brave man. The noble senti-
ments expressed by you in your speech in
reply to Mr.. Blaine prove you such. Mr..
Blaine is from Maine, my native State, and
l have always admired him, but feel he has
made mistake this time. May God bless
you, and give you wisdom aud thought to
continue in the way you have started, thus
bringing about an era of good feeling and
prosperity to our troubled land. Your
speech, the first from the South since its
restoration to power in Congress, is worthy
of her. May our united strength cause our
" Fathers house" to become the light Of the
civilized world. Your Yankee sister, ~
~. Mrs. 81. s. KIMBALL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON,
u. c., January Is. 1S76.-Mrs. Il. S. Kim.
ball, West Philadelphia :: Dear Madam
Your noble letter OF the 18th instant was re.
ceiyed this morning. By express have also
received the flag captured by the soldiers
of the Union when they took possession of
the capital OF my State" cannot ade-
uuately express the feelings awakened in me
by this gift, and by the touching and patri-
etic words which accompany the gift. Ihe
flag Itself Is 8 sad reminder OF angry Gays,
but your beautiful expressions of devotion
to our country, finding, as they certainly 90,
sincere response in my own BIS IN, AWAKEN
lively hopes that we s!sshall have wars no
MORE" For your most grateful appre-
citation of my own humble efforts to
this end, please also except my. warm
est thanks. l can truly say have
no mission in public life but to- aid,
as far as may be able, in restoring
public peace and in promoting the pubic
good. The people OF the iNortn canaot
afford to ask the people Of the South to Yield
their manhood, for that would prove them.
selves Of the North unmanly. The people
of the, South cannot afford TO yield their
manhood, for that would be TO confess them
selves unworthy. Let the people OF each
section admit the great truth, which Will de-
mopstrate the manhood and worth of both !:
That we differed honestly = that We fought
brayely, aud that our differences are settled
in good faith on the basis of the Constitution
as it is. And now, with our people all free,
our States all sovereign, and, our country all
one, let us all s. unite our strength to cause
our Fathers house to become the light OF
the Civilized worldsVsar as9f ~ '4,s9s.s
b8 asu aa Yoursouthern brother, .tszss
-.-- : =. .s,s BENJAMIN FL. HILL
Mr.. Hill then determined to present ths
dag TO The YUuog Mems Library, OF Atlanta,