Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12

giant diversions of the hull-dozers, the massacres
of South Carolina and Mississippi, crowned by the
unspeakable atrocity of the Chisolm murders, q
part Of this sublime "nobhtyF do not mean
to be hard, pray not to be uncharitable, but for
my soul | cannot see what the South, anywhere,
have done for Cancellation and reparation, OF their
own rehabilitation more than they were compelled
to do by the bitter results oil failure the hard Tor
tunes of war, the widespread ruin they brought
upon themselves in their deliberate attempt 10
ruin the Republic; while do see and know that
ever since the Confederstes of certain sections,
reused from the first stupor OF defeat, Illumination
and dread, and began to look about them Tor the
means of getting even with their conqnerers, ~
that be an allowable term they have kept society
in a horrible turmoil by a system OF terrorism and
assassination, now being soity sha cd on INTO So
cS ostracism, distIanchsement, and political
prosecutions. Probably the eloquent DIVINE would
Law VI these ugly things TO the awful caipet-bag-
ger. That political befe NOR has broad shoulders
he is going down hi'l-hc can carry not only all
his own sins, however moustfous, but the sins OF
his ueiglbor-, the sins of u all
| know that even Republicans of the improved
tvanrel cal sort are inclined "to take the chill
dien's bread and cast 1t TO he'-Democrats-to
strew roses over Confederate ashes, and let the
graves Of Union soldiers run to thistles. know
that Ander,ouvilc and AppOmattoN are words not
TO be mentioned to ears polite, that II has become
popular and polite to ca logic the Soath-who
never, never retained the cOmpimeni-and that
il j. done in the same old terms of homage and
adulation familiar 10 my ears a quarter OF II CEN
tury ago Then those who used those terms were
aed dongh-fsces," now they are dubbed ICON
ciiiators." Ola south sile Adams would he in
the fashion now. know | ought not to marvel
al hearing of ci derant anti-savety apostle max
lng his tabernacle ring and rock TO such word, as
have quoted above. The occasion was national
loye-iea,t. do marvel. however. that he did not
find II IN his heart 10 pay ltue Tribute OF honest
praise, (is he was going back to the by gOne- to
he E,4,a o. 10 a "a Il m
so ago, for lis q smency toward ITS conquered en-
etni1s--a matcbless magnanlmiiy when amazed
the world. A distinguished French journal 81
once said to me, "lout Government, by is easy
terms with The southern rebels, has put premium
upon treason.
Oar eminent preacher in thai same popular SER
mon declared that be should "sned no tears for
The fall of the ppublican party 1t may b. those
precious drops will not be called Tor, Republican
ism may take new lease of life. may leap up,
like Conn, the Shaughiaun, amoag it, mourn
ers AMI enemies as fan Of fun and fight as ever.
Let u not be premature IN giving it up, to be ald
out BY eX- COniedtratCs and walked by reiormeis.
Said brave Sam Bowes, the other day 10 the des
pairing hieuds at his bedside, IL am not going
lust vet; Won are in too great a huuN." Let us
not, oieuver, be ia haste to make friends with
the mammon CT uHrighteousne,s," which, of
cOur-e, 10 good republicans means democracy.
Surely, men OF character and intelligence become
paI tiZans nom moral CONVICTIONS as well rs from
thstc ana SOCIAL dNHllt5s y True Ulhu .Hhull c.-
pouse his party iOr better or for worse; this Civ
ing mp aud giving way IN troublous tmes-this
playing fast aud loose seems TO ne soIt Of po-
litical freeloyeism. la fact cannot see why even
a clergy man cannot be as loyal 10 his political as
to his religious creed. Suppose on Christmas
morning some great proa her should arise and
say "The christian religion, my friends, un-
doub!odly did great work In it, early ages. 1t
brought civilization through sundrv and seii ous
peiils, and was great com ont to the martyrs;
hut alas it has become sadly degenerate and cor
ruut Its great issues are dead. It's line of saints
and martyrs has run ont. Miracles have become
lost art. 1t has not fulfilled the large promises
made by its founders. Peace on earth aud good
will to men do not prevail to a very satisfactory
extent. Wars, murders, robberies, iofgcfies, and
peijuiies abound la fact, though in theory it Is
still a beautiful system, in practice it is pretty
Thoroughly played out Let Us not weep for it, my
brethren; but cut loose from its deusions and
abominaions and take new departure. Let us
thy materia,m for a while There is something
positive about that; or suppose we give the relig
ion of Mohamped a show. The Koran IS great
book and the Turks are great people
| own that | am old fashioned enough to believe
that Abraham Lincoln, in issuing the emancips-
lion proclamation, performed the srandest work
of the century, and the most benoticent, even if
we grant it has resulted IN the material ruin of
thousands OF brave southern gentlemen, and the
destruction by want, or violence, OF thousands of
poor freedmen. | believe that republiCanism mas
molly supplemented that grand good work
through countless ways and means-by legislation,
education, religion, literature and art. North
ern political adyenturers may have depressed
class-Northern teachers and missionaries have
elevated race. Negro misrue has been but a
temporary eyil-negro education must be a lasting
benefit to both races. In late paper find an
account Of Sunday evening reception accorded
by the Empero. and Empress, the Crown Prince
and Princess of Germany to the Jubilee Singers"
of Fisk University, and Of the profound Impress
ion made by those sWeet-vOlced men and women
in their wonderfully uplifting, yet pathetic hymns
wild, mournful melodies that once sounded through
the yalleyof the shadow ofbondage like the night
wind through forest of pines What makes
it possible ior these dark MINISTRIES of freedom
to 20 singing over The world, in great temples and
palaces, the songs of redemption and Liberation
What has made the noble university for which
they labor and kindred institutions at the North
possible but republican legislation, inspired by
that soul of humanity which, for all its sins, and
under all its hypocrsies, believe the party still
possessesa principle of life never claimed by that
arrogant organrlli in whose dominance" we
are cXhOrted TO "meekly acquiesce'-the party of
retrogression who cry for "the constitution as it
was, and Invariably spell negro with two "g's.
The Presidents report of the workings of his
gracious Southern policy seems even to many ad-
republicans here rather deeply rose
tinted, and his CALCULATIONS a little premature.
THE proof of the pudding is in the eating" and
tuougn thls puuulng, SET all smoking not before
holiday reYciers gives out aromatic odors of rec
onciliation, and burns blue with inspiring promi
ses of better times there are those who sniff I'M
Wholesome ingredients, and suspect "death in the
pot" in which it was boiled. As for the great
civil service system, for which appreciation and APP
propriatiOn arc asked am forced to believe that
The majority of people here, both in and out of
The departments, consider 1t something so imprac
icable is to be practically impossible-under our
form of government. As for me, | am inclined to
say Of it as tue good old Yankee lady said of the
dogma of total depravlty;" | think it's a very
good doctrine, if only well lived up to-"
GRACE GREENWOOD.
The officers Of the Lake Shore aud Michigan
Southern Railroad have specially directed their
freight agent not to receive live poultry for ship