Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-19
After the Battle.

notwithstanding the result OF
the election in Ohio on Tuesday,
we firmly believe that the late civil
war in America will one day end.
Ii may not be IN this day and gen.
GRAFTON. but that war Will some
time close. We have faith like IA
quart of mustard sred--a faith sur.
passing that of sacred history.
We say this, not unminliul of the
faith of Gideon. aud Of liarak, and
of Samson. aud of Jrptha, and Of
David. aud Of Samuel, and of the
Prophets, who through faith sub.
ducd kingdoms, wrought righteous
ness, obtained promises, stopped
the mouths of lions, qucnclcd the
violeuco of fire, escaped the edge OF
the sword, out of weakness were
madc strong, waSed valiant in
fight, aud turned to flight the arm.
les OF the allcnA We have no wish
Ia undertake the Instances of faith
that float down to Ills from the days
III Aulallall, w bulN utNllc W
emphasize our own. We are III
clIued to take IA cheerful view OF
things. Almost halt a genera
ton at men have cume aud gnuc
since the war closed, aud still the
war is not ended. This would dis
courage people without faith, but
it does not discourage Us. There
are little boys aud girls .prattllng
In play yards, riding in baby car
riages, nursed beneath the pine OF
swinging in hammocks, who eau
not read the newspapers nj day,
or of the day before the last elrc.
ton, who will grow up aud become
voters. or the wives ct voters, who
Will look upon the war of 1861 rs
ended, As these babies get Older
they may sing together, beneath
the same apple tree,
My country, Us of thee" Sc,
and
AWAY down South ia the land If cotton,
and the childish voices may chin,
together just rs though there had
been no civil wal. And rs little
boys and girls grow older they
may minglc together in the sam,
schools, and attend the sam,
church. and look at the same PIE
lures. and read the same books sid,
10y side, without knowing that
some are MontagucS and some ar,
Iapulcts. Aud by and by the Ia,
trouS eyed. tropical girl may b,
woocd and won 10y the manly
Northcrncr, and through numerou,
romanccS the opposite banks of the
Ohio may he more closely welded
and the war may become tradl
ton. Even If this is 500 severe 4
strain upon the imagination, oul
faith stretches ont aud sees chill
drcn yet unborn who will surcl,
grow up, and in the PROFESSIONS %
sccd.timc and harvest, as life ant
love and death run on, as marriag,
and cuisines, and society draw clos
or - ,hrr, the people OF the or
an e and the palm and the pcopl,
of the hills and the hcmluck viii
certainly discover that the war u
1861 is ended. Or. even il thrs,
unborn children do not conscn; I,
regard the late civil war as closed
their children or their children
children surely will. The war i
bound to end. Our faith tires not
We are the more encouraged abou
this because the beauties of thi
social, and commercial, and politi
cal Union have really attracted tn
attention of the politicians. TIL
Administration saw them NOR
than two years ago.
We have faith, also, that tn
time will come when valor and he
roism for the Uuion may relieve
Democrat from the charge of trea
sou, and when the loss Of ,wo leg
and an arm in the fight for the In
ion will be considered prima faci
evidence of devotion to it on th
part of a Democrat. 1t is alread
demonstrated that the loss of on
leg u insufficient. We have faith