National Republican., 1880-03-06
"LET US HAVE PEACE"

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we may then bring people to adopt what
would offend them If endeavored to be in
troduced by violence" We are reminded
of this sentiment when memory runs back
over almost two decades and we recollect
that during that period one Of the most sam
culinary and expensive civil wars known TO
history has occurred in the heart of the
most enlightened and powerful Republic
| that exists we are also reminded that it
has been fought out with unparalleled de-
termination and heroism on both sides-has
| ended in peace-with the embers of passion
still lingering though dying, tokeep in MEM
ory the era of enslnguned strife. The en-
emies Of 1861 to 1865 have given notice to
the world that they have ceased to be such,
and have determined, if possible, to be-
come friends in the fullest sense of the
term. There is no denying the fact that
there have been and still are obstacles in
the way of complete harmony and fraternity
| between those who have been at war; but
who should now cease to be enemies. Some
of these obstacles are the creation of the
people at the South and are inspired by the
auimosities engendered through strife
while others come of the Democrats Of the
North, who instigated the rebellion and
then sneaked from its responsibilities, leav-
ing the South to suffer the worst conse-
quences of that terrible affair. But for the
assurances of sympathy and aid given by
the Northern Copperheads, secession and
rebellion would not have come to the front
to divide, estrange and ensanguine the two
sections of our common country.
And now that the war has ended, and
the two alienated sections.hav agreed to
return to relations of fraternity and peace
within the Union, under one Constitution
and one flag, the same evil influences that
instigatcd the rupture are injected into the
South by the same class of politi-
clans who were active, but cowardly
in their action, to keep the embers of hate
and strife alive at II time when the interests
Of all concerned demand full restoration
of unity, fraternity and peace. They are
constantly giving assurances to the South
that they will do all in their power at the
, North, in the South and in Congress- TO
crush out and wipe out all the measures
that had their origin in the strife which war
had engendered. The South less than q
year ago trusted these men again, and the
result was an extra session of Congress-
whose incidents have passed into history
to embitter sectionality and keep alive the
embers Of alienation and discord. And
now, these Northern Copperheads having
become frightened at the storm they have
raised, again shrink away and charge upon
the hot-headedness of the South the worst
consequences that the joint action of the
party has brought upon the peace, quiet
and fraternity of the whole Nation, through
broken confidence and unhappy alterations
Nearly twenty years have transpired
since the alarm of war was sounded, and
almost fifteen since peace was declared and
it would seem that the time has come when
, bygones should be bygones; when alien
ations should be healed; when fraternity
should be cultivated through the aid of
= mutual concessions and mutual confidence,
respect, fraternity and good fellowship. 1t is
: very certain that so long us the Bourbon ele-
ment controls the South, there is little pros
pect of an early return of this desired era
of good feeling
1t is useless to drag the skeleton of the
, past into the arena now in the hope of its
> promOtng-what is so much needed at this
time-mutual respect and good feeling.
Let the skeleton be buried out of sight, and
I with it all the auimOsites that have been
I engenderedin in all these years. Let the laws
I and the equal rights of all citizens be re-
spected everywhere, even though to reach
that desirable end it becomes necessary to
e bury with the war skeleton the Bourbon
n party, which Is the father of these animosi-
Y ties The old Bourbons are rapidly disap-
e pearing under the processes of time
{ and their places win be filled by Il
. race of young men who should seek to
c avoid the errors, wrongs and prejudices oi
t that class of politicians. They should seek
early opportunity to cut loose from tho
, principles aud methods of the Bourbon
party and ally themselves to the principles
of equality and justice, and take up steI
to the music of the Union, progress, froter'
nifty and tho developments Of the Nations
power aud prosperity as q whole. This
. must ne uOnt huNtI u new utpd iVe'
ing old associations, old preiudioes, ot
. ideas aud old methods behind to be forgotten
- and starting under new auspices, inspired
, by new purposes seeking the future de-
yelopmeut of the resources Of the Nation
). which tend to make it groat and powerful
= within itself, and general and uniform
respect for the laws upon which the govern
ment is based. OF course it will take tim,
= TO bring a disseyered Nation back to harmo
: nious relation, aud every sacrifice, save tina
, of right, should be made, both North an,
= South, to bring the Nation back TO tn
, same fraternal feeling that existed befor
. the war and which now exists between th
> several States that make up the Mort
and West, II is not only desirable, but Ell
ia tirely feasible, and it is the mission Of th
d young men of the South to aid in accom-
r. plishing the work So long as the animos
10 ties Of the war are kept alive fraternity
Dr. not possible, but lay them aside and the
le feelings Of mutual respect and fIiendshi