, 1879-05-22

DUTY AND THE TIES or Pi.IESD5ffH
HEApouAnrERs MILITARY Dtyls'oS or 1Hl
Mlssfss!rri, IN THE FIELD NEA1t MocA7os H.
June 80, 15B4.--HEs. ---. Ga.timors, M-
10 eamo to me here amld the FOUND of bstllt;
md, as you Say. little did dream When kstd
yuu playing as q schoolgirl in - thst!
should control vast army pninttHE Ike tha
swnrm Of Alartc toward the plains ol The so1so.
Why. OH why fs tlis1 II know mY own htlfs
It beats as warmly rs eyer toward shoss Ena ,a
nlltl generous families TINT greeted rs with saea
warnl hospitality iu days long past, but 'sa
present In memory, and to-day were an} q oes
cherished circle, Their chllecn or theIsrlldfMta! M
children to come to rlu a. OF old, lile sttfn s'
Ing Of duty would IueIt Us aiioW before Tue Gesn
sun, aud belteva would strip my oHu eh!aRa
tint they might bo sheltered. And yet W
call mu harbarian. bandit, uli! tnUnStc', anu u
the eDftlseta t1lnt language call invent las' ea4
signify lnalfgnity and l,ate.
All pretend to say ls that on ea1tn I ot'
Heaven nian must submit to soMc afusel'
Lie must not throw OIL Ills allegiance to BIS Ga',
erntndnt or his God without just rtasaa u.
cause. The south had no cause, not Z 'tatoa
or prctext. Indeed. by her uniust'taola eo1la H.
sl,s has thrown away tho proud listorF o. "
past, mud laid open her fafr country to tte M!
OF devastating war, Hhu bantcrea atd Du,Is t.
us to thu coiIflIct. Had VIC decllned PAUL.
America would l!aye sunk back coward aaa H. =,
vun, Mertillg tho contempt ot all tnhnkna, a. T..
nation we Wcre forced 10 accept bAttle ana ", ~.
assumed proportions at WHICH esea ~ 4
In. the. htlrty-burIy sometimes oa.,als H
aghast. 1would not subjugate tle SSa@S aauI
lit. septe 80 Otftnalyely assumed, blt W.. ss
make every citizen Of tho al!d ober tho eon'4tss nr
law; submit to the saulo shAt We ds'-no sS,t gys
nu bestcr.-ollr equals aDtt not our eups.~rr .tstr
! know, mud you know, TINT there were so.,ns ~,
t,A n fnt ftN ffSnrHr TCtl0E l4k
control their fellows, WHO assumed ~, ~ j
gentlemen Ut tile South suosrI9ilaia J, ~ ~
courage NlNl manhood, Ald boasllileif usn' nI
of this NortA to take np artns. Goli knoss ~
reluctantly To accepted tha issue, nut ,Shtn ouss
issue Joined, like 10 other ages, tue Aos' !as n
u,nre tcrribo tim the more tnamao'eeh ~ es ~
Eyuu yet my l,cust t,lceds wtlGh see ~: Ia
mage Of huttle, the lesoIatluns Of home', homa,,,s,
bitter anguish OF fa1nttes, but the vety mS " ~
the men of the South aaY lMt tnstcau ~ i.
pcaling to war, they should have ps. aptss..to toIe
rrnsol, To our Cougsaas, To our soa'. ia
ligton, and 10 thu experiences Of ls!n.s ,. oo,I
Will say, Peace, peace. do back to your ~.
Of error, and teaume your places u 1it1~thd
citizens with all their proud iestases;, es;,.,sst,a
salall live To SEQ this punt u pf0ble ii
but you nIay, md you u,ny tell your i!,oit lax
slater that never forEut one k''u :, rsnts
greeting, or even Wished y eliaea r n vi
brance, but IN putting on the aFmor ~ ~ mi psr
did II that our common country sEop'" nS
ish in inlan.y md dtsl.uuor.. It. cbildsts
/ lntn married. have u wifs and alt hs.n
living In Laucaater, y. My rareeI has ,,s siv,u
evcntful one. but hope that Wlasa III III lIuh
Of anger and passion arc dispersed a1a s.sa te.t
craerVes hgs and clear, you aud q! W. w ~
tae til early years will nNs blush a'as 't hi
once close friends. Tell E. tot me ths px.
hope that stu may ltys to realize !na' ~ nas ttfl
ture of ssccesslon is as nlonsttens iyus H. lss.
sSsnd Ss a " ~a1 ~ ~
mother, Or aister, or any Of our old Ill4ps sf
the shelter Of my authority, " not . Di ioys T.
will haye cause to regret II. ulss III houetsi
your cn!ldron, and My respects to 5"u'
lusbaud. Truly, ,,.,,..a.uuL