, 1881-10-03

IN The Editor Of T1e tntedpo 7fabune.s
CtiuAt1o, Oct. l.-Whon n correspondent Ia
caflua upon fu tfofcn.t n position assumed IN tho
discharge Of hls duties to t,ls employers, Il bo.
cnniBR tn solne extent necessarily huNuallon vt
Individual opirlon but there may 10 faota
ncctctl With tho cnse which Il would bn simple
foolhurtllnrss 10 deny or nttcn,pt to paaie.
Atl1. Connor's insurance Tint tho nbRonca Of
prominent cx-Cnnfctcratcs who hnsf s!Hnltlesl
nn intention to bo present at tho Into reunion
was unavoidable, is. Of courae. entirely eufs!-
clcut, and cart ttlt express tho rcKrct OF thou
sand that their absence irus nnnvD!da,'lt. Hut,
until tho cAl,scs Of their nhsetce were officially
promulgated. It knl. TO any tho lenst, Il sus-
plcloMH look. Thu n1sence Of Sherman, Graut,
ct nj. was, under tho noutnf,l circumstances,
perfectly ]ussiIlnhlc, and, Indeed, iutaruldabte,
two Of than, being as thoy aro tho ranking OIL
ours Of tho Unltel Htntcs army.
~ hnve nrcauy spoken OF tho Fratd, royal, nnd
open hearted reception tendcrcd tho old unon
soldiers by tho ex.Confoderates, md TOO much
praise Of tho manner III which tho boys In bIuo
were entertained by tho grny were iuposs!ble.
Tho visitors hnvo no complaints to mako of tho
manner III which thoy wcro entertained by tholr
ox.Eontcdorate friends, and departed for their
Northurn homes with the most pcnsaut rceo.
1eotlons Of their visit to formor Aclls Of hlood
and carnauo. As for tho correspondent, he hns
noshing but praise for tho kind manner In which
he was entertained by overy one with whom he
camu in conrnct
Truth cpnpols mo to confess TINT no pen.pict-
nre tan tlllstrnto tho condition OF TINT prcnt
elass constituting n majority OF tho Industrial
olnsB of tho section under discussion known MS
tho working n11d producing ctasses 1BnurRhco
may not be vIco III itself when forced tipun tho
poBsossor by peculiar methods Of custom or a
systen antallinR the repression Of education;
hut It suro1y IL standing reproach 10 tho class
ny!pS y % wSss hS ,efE L a1ss e mHtt'Fs In tho e0u
The correspondent is much nnnoycd and
chnErlncd Ut the intimnton that hc fHtleil 10
rUnch thnt AloccM Of superficial nnturcs-" tho
hest society" Whom h0 WIS thrown In contact
With MnJ. Eonnor ho fG1lttatctl hl1nsult upun
tho belief TINT ilc had lndecd reached TINT MUCH
desired eminoneg, an1 no net OF milne, | ilul
Hl1rc, could he construed into An nhttso Of tho
high privilege nccorded. The 'iIltullIgcnt
llnknowu qtinutity in 1n0illnH tho correspond.
rnts tdeas and opMons.
THO e0rrcATlondent joins tho Afnlor In tho hope
and belief that tho Into reunion ia but the nitfnl
movement III a RFanu anu complete rce0McllA-
lion. In which tho North Is reatly aud willing to
10 moro than half WY: Rnd this fecltng must
Eventually lend u results tho llku Of which will
Tho opportunities for the inveAtlnunt OF
Northern capital and cncryy In tho develop.
mont OF Natures wealth 40 1av!ahly bestowed
upon the country contiguous TO Chattanooga
nro hoMnoss. nnu 10 doubt thoso nppnrtuni-
Ties VIII TO sct2ctl nDnn 80 soon As nlOneych
1nen Lec0mo nwarc or the rxfatoncu Of this grGat
stor0houso OF cru1e nateru1.
heard In self dofensa, Mn! having iio wish or
intention OF cntcrlrG Into n controversy with
Aiat. Connor or any olso, wIti bore close tho
MlttGr. CORRESPONDENT.