The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12
More Reconciliation

IL used TO he a little more recon
structlon that was constantly needed /;
but now II Is more reconciliation +"
that breaks out IN a new place every
four months: and as reconstruction
seldom had the effect of recorstructlng.
it is very doubtful if reconciliation
reconclles. After the terrible ou,burst
OF passion which attended the debate
that opened with the extra session. and
has scarcely yet subsidized, the calm
that appears TO be. re settling over the
minds of men everywhere, and which
the absence of acrimonious discussion
and the promised ear approach of tho
adjournment of Congress, seem to ia
vor, is very pleasant for those patriotic
people who really desire peace, and
concord, and IN end TO sectiona! con-
tention- Governor COlquitt, of Geor-
gia, visits Brooklyn, New York. and
his reception there is a great civic tri-
umph. People of all parties thronged
his receptions and crowded the
churches and public buildings in which
he was called upon to address those
mixed congregations. The scene at
Taimage's tabernacle is reported to
have been Understandable for the wild
ness of the enthusiasm with which his
appearance and appeals for peace were
greeted. The labors he performed
were Of the most Hcrculean order. He
addressed no less than five congrega-
tons in n evening, being driven from
one point to another the moment he
finished speaking as rapidly as the
horses could carry him. 1t was an
immense exhibit of spontaneous pa
triOtism. and the sensation must have
been as novel as it was peculiar to the
rather quiet country Governor from
down in Georgia." all unused to such
swelling demonstrations
To say hat this was not honest and
well-meant and spontaneous on the
part of the people participating would
be to do them a great wrong; but the
question OF how long it is going to last
is that which concerns us. We have
seen this same sort of thing before,
and on several occasions both North
and South; and while we would not
say the lightest word that might be
construed as %unfriendly to the spirit
debating them, yet we have been 80
often misled into wrong interpretations
of the real meaning, and our people SO
frequently deceived, that we must
again warn them against placing too
much faith in the effects or results of
these spasms.
On this side of the sectional line,
too, we received Beecher with similar
heartiness at Memphis, and heard with
pleasure Of his kindly words for the
South and her long suffering people
when he returned home, and again
have to exclaim, as Saul, also,
among the prophets r. But we have
heard the same sentiments from him on
many occasions before, and believed
them honest and truthful, only to be
awakened rudely from our dreams of
his change of heart by suddenly find
ing him again among our bitterest enc
mics and severest critics proudly pre-
eminent. And SO it goes on; n step
forward in the work of restoring friend
ship and confidence, and two back
ward, each time losing ground, and
SCItIhS dHu 1uItIlCf away /, -
no sooner does Congress meet and i'm |
bibe the bad atmosphere of Washing
ton than the work that has been carried
forward by the people in its absence is
destroyed, and a new founda-
ton laid for distrust and hatred.
The people who received Gov. Col
quit in New York mean we'll, but they |
hat their party ties are stronger
than themselves, and the moment a
question comes up in which Democrats
md Republicans must stand face to
face all their patriotic resolutions at
once take flight, and they again range
themselves under their old banners, |
ready to go to the utmost length of
oartisant vindictiveness of feeling and
energy of action.
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