The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-01
WIPED OUT.

Since tho final and happy restoration
Of South Carolina and Louisiana 70
their old relations with tho federal gov
eminent, every yeslige Of tho war and
every bitter memory Of II shnnld be
wiped out In both sections, In the
south, with two OF tho states no more
guilty than the remainder, still held in
dmanee still writing in tho chains Of
military bondage ID was diilieult ior
the people TO either forget or forgive,
The circumstance was q perpetual lrri'
tatlon, aud good fellowship an impossi'
blhty, Now however nothing remains
TO disturb the tendency towards perfect
reconciliation, except the adyenlurorS
and small politicians whose only hold
on public notice or governmental sups
port depended upon the continuance Of
disturbance In tho south, and
but for them this result
would hnye followed soon upon the
heels Of Lees surrender. The business
men aud soldiers Of the two sections
knew too much Of the good qualities
held IN common, 10 render any permN
nent arrangement possible, They
waited mpationtly aud worked assidu
ously for this happy result, They
now glory in IL, and moth
ing remains but to restore
this old social and business relations ~
speedily ~ possible.
In order TO do this NJ once, and 20
reap, at rs early day possible its very
best fruits it IN solnd policy for us OF
the south, and especially Texas, to re-
Train from the expression of partlzan or
bitter views We seek the assistance
of the sturdy workers who have opened
Up and developed tho states of the
northwest, and whose work now seems
like magic. When they come amongst
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Us to cast in their lots with us TO plant
their roof trees side by side with the
earnest and impoverished southerner on
the beautiful prairies and in the lonely
valleys of cxas let there be no socia
or political distinctions made. Let en-
ergy, integrity, intelligence and virtue
. only mako the diile. cncc, This Il
what il meant by tho perfect recon
struction and permanent pacilication o
the country, The memory and fame o
the heroes on both sides must bccom,
the co mmon property OF all the people
Mcclellan, Mead, Mcpherson, Thomas
Lee Jackson, and the two Johnstons
must be looked upon only as ele
waited, true and pure American
soldiers, and not as heretofore be distm
guished rs northern or southern, fedora
or confederate AS tho same flag il
once again the symbol Of our common
nationality, and rs the same natlona
government protects us all alike now
the rivalry will be as to who can hes
serve it, or more truly Illustrate thu
common devotion TO the spirit of hu
man liberty which has made both nortl
and south illustrious
Soon distinguished soldier, who ha
won precious laures under both th'
stars and the bars, will visit Texas
Our citizens from both sections of oul
common country will vie with eacl
other in paying those attentions due tc
the eminent character of the man, for
getting all else other than his virtues
So it would be were Grant, Hancock
Sherman or other distinguished north
ern soldier to come here to our glori-
GUS new commonwealth, built up sine,
the war by the soldiers and earnes
workers from all the states in the union
both north and south.
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