Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-01-08
From the Charleston News & Courier.]
The Reception OF Gen. Grant iu the
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From the Charleston NeiDs & Courier
The Reception Of Gen. Grant In the
South.
Unless the Northern Stalwarts doubt
the sincerely Of the good people of Au-
gusta and Beaufort, they must be COL
WINGED, against their will, that two South
-ern towns, at least, are thoroughly recon
strncted. 1t was not possible for Angus
Ia and Beau ort {, 60 f. rher than they
did to prove to the world that the South
is forgetful and forgiving.
Gen. Grant did not traverse the Cont
nent, and does not visit the South, as an
ex-President of the United States, entit-
led as such to official courtesy and respect.
1t was as a successful soldier, as the maj
who crushed-out "the rebellion" that
Gen. Grant was welcomed on the Pacific
slope and in the Quaker City. No at
tempt was made to establish for him any
claim to public aft C i'm or gratitude by
reason of his service as President. the
managers ofths~exonrsionlknew -thatsanv
such effort would be dangerous. 1t is not
forgotten in the North and West that the
grossest public Scandals the country has
known sprang out of the Cir INT admlhis-
~tration. Thousands who were ready to
renew their expressions OF gratitude to the
General who broushtthe war 10 clos would
have refused to approve, or even condone,
his act as President. Any such approval
or conformation would have been twisted
into an expression OF q desire TO make
him President again As soldier, not as
civilian, he makes his progr, s. IT, ugh TIE
country. 1t was his own choice, or that
Of the persons who are engaged in his OK.
~ploitation.
Gen. Grant in coming to the South en-
phasizes this policy, In bringing with him
Gen. Sheridan, a man as different from the
ideal soldier as Gen Grant is from the
ideal President ofa Constitutional Re-
public. the chosen companion of Gen.
Grant in his Southern tour is III. Barn
burner of the Valley OF Virginia The bul
ly who branded the peop!e of louisiana
and NJ ,ssisslppi as "banGltti." and invited
The President SO to proclaim them, and
leave the rest to him. 1t is just FIVE
years ago that Gen. Sheridan sent his infa-
nous kilograms to Secretary Bv-lknap.
The answer swiftly came on January G.,
1875. The President and all of US have
full confidence, and thoroughly cpp,t ,e
your course Nothing is wanting on
Gen. Grants part to show that he comes
to the South as a soldier, and that bar
rack-room methods and parade ground
rules are as dear to hi as ever
Is there anything in all this TO entitle
Gen. Grant to public hospitality in the
South? As ex- President he expects no.
thing, and he is entitled to nothing. for
people the Gonqleror Of tie South
ne surely has n, claim upon our consid
Grafton. Yet in Beaufort he is received
as though he We're Washington and Lee
IN one, and in Augusta he IS told 10y an
influential newspaper that "the represen
tat'ves of the New South e.ctend cordial
greeting to MsCoNoUgRoR o(hheoll' Time
has indeed broughtlts revenyes. when Gen.
Grant is made welcome by Soutaeraer
he is their C~onqueror. Thy who
IAN swallow this need not strain a. Shar-
ldan. And they do not?
We have no desire to rekindle section
lnlmosltv. or to enrage any Southern
heart by dwelling on memories of Ccnfeder-
lte days. No newspaper in the South
las been more Jealous Than the News and
in the ,endeavor to bring about
rue p%acifcation and real reunion. No
newspaper is more anxious TO mike this
one IN sentiment and hop, and
ndlvlslble in future But there is moth
ny to gain, for any cause. by toadrlng
nd adulation. Give Honor to whom
honor is due; and 50 mark the distinc-
ion between those who have served their
ountry. which is our country, with un-
elhsh devotion and earnest patriotism
those whose public conduct is narrow
nd selfish. or brutal n capricious. To
ct otherwise Is to say that the South
oes not appreciate the difference be.
a Lincoln and a Grant, or between
Hancock and u Sheridan. 1t is to say
hat all men are alike To har L,slLa,, bo,