The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-03-16
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"TURN BACK THE HANDS,

Tie following article, taken from the
New York ETbupee Of january 10th has
the ring of true Repubieanism IF the
T.tb,ne zeeps IN these siedge. ge.ham,ner,
blows we may expect TO see ID in the Pres
identisi campaign, where 10 shenld have
been from the first, in the front ranks. Of
the Republican column. II Democracy
has so far disgusted the TTb,ees as to
cause ii to repudiate ID as unworthy of
public confidence what may We net ez-
peet when the loyal millions speak at the.
balIot-bex next fall? We commend the
following article, Turn Baek the Hands.
to the careful perusai Of our readers.
Have we then been counting time too
fast, and must we turn back the hands.
upen the dial piste2 It vas pleasant To
think while grass wass growine on the
torn battle-fiei5s and grain was snrineine
upiF the RAGGED fuFrows of the war, and
sindly nature vas az her healing work
wherever armies had marched and cannan
seerched the plain and graves been dug.
that time vas setting us each dag further
from the bitter griefs and burning pas
siens of THAI fearful time. quenehiae the
hate eneendered- aad naeiiewinq inte
tenderness the Iaenaeries t left us We
did not suppose, we could nor hepes thae
iaevers breast either North or South the.
tire thar had raced 50 fierceiy had gone
out; thas there was No shark of passion
or hatred or revengeful feeling left We
could not in Our homes or expectations
dfawse largely npen mans fraileyy for
the ciiyiHer quality Ia his nature. We
asked OF then, no sacrifice of feeling orog
opiaion, ne1 reeantatien or confession.
nothing but that they shesla reeegnigea
theieeic of events, admit that the csnsea
for which they fought was lost the oe-
casion for secession renewed, and express
aswiilipgpess TO return To their aileeiaHee
Nothiagg dishenerables or unreasonable
was demanded of them. IF the victers
were maenaaimeus, the vsnauished were
fer the NEST part manly and frask.
There was 40 parade of repentance. no
atfeetation of regret: it was enough that
while they maintained their pridee thevi
banished resentment There were ey-
ceptionss There were aea In the South
whom no grace Of forgiveness could touch,
noamnesty soften They were not er4at
men or brave men; they wers tAee small.
mean, and spitefal Weeexsected netk-
ing of them, but were willing they should
nurse their venom and miserahly live out
their generations. We did not dream.
hewever, that these men ora any Of them
would be put forward as representatives
Of the Southern people, or that they ytkem-
selves would have the assurances to ask Of
ficeat tho hands of any peiitscai party.
Above all, we could not suppose that any
party would take the responsibilities of
making them representative by giving
them official positions.
Is seems we were too fast The DEM
oeratic party chooses fer'tAef government
piaees In its gift men whose venom isl
pfuef AGAINST kindness who cannot ferpet
to hate, and who in cold blood andewith
ferefhoueht and -desibsration glory inthe4
work of murder and ave posthumeus
honor TO an assassin Here was oseniaa
in aid the sSouth--tet a1s hope IN the nsnie4
OF humanitg there wns but one sueh----
who but three years age, in IsT2-or .
the eswnr having been seven years closed
the eusegtwhee farsoek the Government
andtook upsarms against it having BEEN
psrdcnea and dfsssoredtoo the privileges