Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-31
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.

war, but one illustration VIII s"'i''' ]
10 show that if brotherly feeling De-
tween the sections has not Deeh as
fully established as 1t misht Dc
the responsibility rests alone upon
the shoulders of the victols'
The open-handed charity extended
NV the people of the East and North
to the yellow fever sufferers OF the
south, bridged almost the bloody
chasm and opened the way Tor the
determination which took place at
New Orleans during the recent WISH
OF the Eastern Militiamen,
Sacred to US are the spots here ana
there in our Southland, where the
Federal dead have been assembled
beneath the shade of the live oak and
the magnolia, in burial grounds rem
aercd attractive at the expense ofthe
Nations treasury
And we dare say that there is not
IN the entire South a being so base IN
feeling that he would besrudge a SIN
ale dollar that has been spent IN thus
boporipg the remains of the Amen-
80, so,d;ers in Blue, who gave up
their lives at their country's call.
But where are the remains of those
ather American soldiers in Gray,
who gave up their lives too, when
Louisiana, Virginia, South Carolina
and The other Southern States called
unop them to march to the front III
defense of a cause which they beiiev'
ed. to be righteous one!
With the exception OF those whom
,be tender love of relatives or friends
has brought to the family grave
yard. the tens of thousands o
heroic Americans who died wear
inc the gray, are mouldering wher
they fell, on every hill side, ravln
and plain, where the angry battalion
met each other in deadly combat.
There is National party in powe
to-day, who claims to represent III
patriotism, and the loyalty OF tn
country. The same party who's
mouth pieces assail the Solid Soutl
for its disloyalty because it has nj
euite kissed the dust OIL the feet
the unrelenting conquerors.
This, after the savage reconstru
ton during which hordes OF cam
followers merciessly plandered ever
Southern State from end to end.
Yet, there are men who talk OF Il
nagnanimity Of the North who
Representative in Congress wou
be called traitors were they TO ask
contribution from the National Urea
ury to gather the remains OF the sc
diers IN gray, that "thelr gray
might be kept g.een" as we'll as the
of the soldiers who wore the blue!
Withal, Southern representati'
whose constituencies pay their pl
rata of governmental expenses, la
never raised their voices to opp'
appropriations to keep up NatIol
cemeteries nor to pay the pensions
the manned soldiers who wore
blue.
When Northern representatives
have remembered that the soldi
who died wearing the gray, were
American brethren of those who d
wearing the blue, and recogniz
that fact, will rise above hatred
prejudice to do that which the
loyal (?) Southerners have done
along. Then and not until then
our people justly say that thel
genuine magnanimity in the heart
their countrvmen Of the North.
Whenever that day comes,
maguanimity of the South, VII st
flowers as lay4shly on the grave
the invading soldiers who wore
blue, as on those of the detendc9'
Southern soil who died at the.
sides wearing the gray.
Can It be asked that the people
tife South will be so magnapimcu
TO forget that While her sons, unc
for, are mouldering in unEn
graves, their dea0 antagonists a
very properly receive the mem
houors which the great Amel
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