The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-06

ID Fredericksburg, tic hero Burn
side is sitting upon d commanding
elninence two miles in the rear,
.'and across the river, calmly view
~ing the whole scene with his tole-
scope" Colonel Ellsworth was "a
famous rough and circus rider
The North recruited her armies By
hiring European mercenaries.
The oouth had nothing but heT
gallant children to put in the field,
and thus she WAS condemned 20
"s;ake her most precious jewels
against tie trash of EaYpe The
south was a nation Of cavaliers, 'pe-
"culiarly fitted by blood, climate,
institutions, and education to con
"tend in defence Of their rights with
"A world il arms" At the North,
Handsome youths joined the army
'.ior the privilege Of wearing the but
tons. and every petty officer found
"himself a hero. y respectable
portion OF the Democratic party at
tthe North Were opposed 70 the war,
~and never ceased TO cry on. against
"it. To suppress this opposition
"harsh measures were resorted 70 by
-the Federal authorities, and many
.of the anti-war leaders were impris-
"oned. The opposition eliminated,
"howevor. VIXEN an attempt was
~madeto 6ll up the ranks by means
"of a general draft.
The Northern soldiers being rep
resented in general as base hirelings,
the authors of this disgracetul book
naturally find nothing to praise II
the Northern commanders. u IS q
fac. that they have not one word o.
appreciation even for the purely ms-
itarv achievements Of our greatest
leaders: not enc word to show that
Grant. or Sherman, or Sheridan, or
Meade. or Farragut, or Foote, or
David y. Porter, or Gilmore, OF
Dupont. or George u. Thomas, or
Rosecrans. ever did anything re-
maykab,e. Several OF these historic
names are not mentioned and as o
rule al subordinate officers on the
Northern side, no matter what their
record-Hanc0ck, for orins.ance, Kear-
nev. Sumner, ~. f. Smith, Sedg-
wick. Franklin, Reynolds McPher-
s1r, Warren Custer. Flsscdunno-
ticei. In the eases Oi Grant SaCr-
man. Farraeut and Lincoin-cer-
ta.niy four Of the greatest figures IN
!ae history of our tiWe-the injustice
OF silence Is carrie, SO FAR as "a be
ludicrous. Very different Is tie
treatment accorded 90 the leaders OF
the South. They axe all heroes OF
the first magnitude. Lee was not
only q great general and a good man,
but "hc was an officer OF the United
"States Army above rcproaoh.
Jefferson Davis was noextremist {. :.
vet resolute In defense Of the rights
"of his section" The South could
not have been conquered if she had
not been weakened by internal dis
sentions: In the history OF the
world, a united peop!a struggling
for liberty, have aDcr been subiu-
gated.
Il is Of little consequence that
Messrs. Blackburn and Mcdonald,
and many Ike them, entertain thc
animosities which are displayed in
this book. 1t is Of great consequence
that false views Of history and revo-
lutioaary theories Of politics arc
taught IN tie Southern schools that
the rising generation is educated TO
repeat the wickedness and follies Of
It's fathers that the peace and jus
tee we have bought at so great q
price are thus secretly imperiled by
The irreconcilable fanatics TO whom
the South sees fit to trust the train
ing Of the youne.-N J. Tribune.