The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-21
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and successful reunion Of ex conf dernl,
Missourians in this city on the 10Th and iii
instAnis, are seriously To b. regretted. snC
the moro 20 from the fact that neither a
them wss occssiored by those havi.g tn,
affair in hand, and for neither of which Wal
the organlzat on responsible TO those il
our section or who we're in attendance upoI
the occasion referred So, il is supelhuous /,
mention The character Of these dissgreeabl,
aiiunca. All such know that they wer,
the Incorporate speech Of Mr.. Gtigsby
aud tue Injustice done to this people by tn,
false report of the fleet of the harangu,
tslegrsphed TO and commented upon by tn,
81. Louis Globe Democrat under the sbovt
SENSATIONAL and malicious heading. 1t is no
t. be denied that Mr.. Grigsby spoke, an,
that ia bis speech be made use of many wild
uncallod for, Incorporate and inappropriate
remarks, but is as INCIDENTALLY untrue,
Islander upon the section and an ipiustic,
to the ex-confelerAte Missourisns
to say that the speech or talk or harsngue
or Whatever it may be termed, met with tht
Appreciation of those present, or was greeted
with the lsin!est approacn to rebel yell. u
1t was estimated that about 8 900 peopl,
were on the grounds, nearly all of whom had
followed the fortunes Of the Southern Con-
fedaracy, and whose hopes and possessions
ana many of their dearest relatives, had been
lost with The cause, aud yet we state, as nj
eye witness, and upon the testimony of in.
Vulnerable and most credible witnesses, that
not only was thore not man--ssve hal!
dozen unduly excited mon like himself-to
applaud when MIR. Grigsby was iu the heigh,
OF hi' ota:ory, and manipulating his now f.
NOUS sentences, but universal appearance,
and eveh vigorously expressed condemna-
ton "ss iJlulged by the multitude. So
marked Sas ths feeling that steps were being
taken TO remove Mr.. Grigsby from the
stand, when he took mis- seat Ia discussion
Of the matter afterwards, it was ascertained
that the sentiment of the whole city and sur
rounding country, as voiced by its represen.
tatives, was, without exception, bitterly OPP
posed to tho fiery orators uttersnces.
and disguised with the orator. So un-
questioned WAS the fact that it was not
thought necessary by the local presto pay
further notice to the matter or graiuitously
advertise Nc. Grigsoy. :, Hence the silence 10
roforeoce TO the first of the editorials of the
Globo-DemOcrat .son the subject. But nc
that widely circulated Journal has seen fit 10
hang on 10 The Sweet morsel, it is but lust
and proper that We should thus explain the
exact status Of the case and re, r n for the
thousandth time by the southern press the
unconditional acquiescence by the southern
people in The results of The war, aud their Cd.
position to any step calculated 10 keep bum
ing tho 1fes Of seetionaism and bate enger-
dered by the past. Ii is unfortunate for the
peace Of the country, and obstructive of the
rapidly growing unity aud utilization of the
sections that 80 newsy and powerful paper
Ms the Globes Democrat should be so purely
partizsn as 10 continue, III the face of re.
pested and irrefutable assurances from,
Tho south, TO villfy its people
falsify is news ard SANDER lis
But tho vigor of the abuse is the
wraknoss of tho argument and we trust that
those not heretofore posted will treat with
tho indifference meri,es tho Objectionable
remarks Of Mr.. Grigsby aud the unjust, and
equally wild and incorporate and iuuppro-
pirate criticisms of the Globe-Democfa
The Globe Democrat says we cannot wor
ship tue union aud the cOnfederscy and We
,an say to it 10 reply, that We are worship
ping the future, if any worship, with its great
lavelorment and comforts and utter forgetl
hess of tho past, and that the last "rebe-
1s'l died away on the fields of Appomattox.
The south which exists To-day is the new
ou'h and the Giobe-D1 mocrat is exhibiting
\ species of mossbsck,sm in indulging til
'ades against n dead past. 1t is as ridiculous
10 Quixote's attack on the wind mill.
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