The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-04-22

fWfHfn Years tnos
Tweniy years ago the linsiock wal
PLACED on the touch.hole Of canno'
which had probably celebrated many !
Fourth II July. the smoke from the can
mons mouth curled up gracefully into ih'
peaceful and halmy air Of South Carolina
and fotl Sump,er became name for bic
tori Not Ear away amid the palmetto
gfo,e. Of beautiful sea Island, At Beau.
fon, snd elsewhere within sound II that
shot Vere The homes % 4 NOT lordly peo-
pie. Surrounded BY majestic trees, amid
acres Of pleasure grounds vhere aower,
spontaneoasls sprung, -hsre mere erl,.
tsnes wss 10y and The very air an slirir.
lived = people more hle--ed 9TH he means
Of comfort than we're 10 h. .een elsewhere
90 The hahiisble globe. 10 every Southern
s,als conditions o. like soh existed
That shot, ior good or ~, wrought woe
Thai hr.i blow Of gar Va. RE ihs rude
hand which had shattered the priceless
wse. 81
One i sccu,ed q Ilonrlohi.n when he
ecall. the l~m6esncs Of hat old system
Of .ocsly. or even claims ici i the advsn-
ags. which are plsinls written In the HIS
tory Of the country. Bat the social aspect
OF tie ease = = matter altogether apart
from the political. snd Il will assert h-elf
In the days to come IN every shape that
ROMANCE can take History /. not going
to deal hA,.hls si,h tI,s rASe which civi.
lined the hevso, anA if'the alleged lib~ra-
tors u the slave will haas, of their hu-.
mainly, the historian rili 80 agpinst Il
their fanaticisn and subsequent political
chicanery, aud sum up their merits against
. degree Of cant and show, not unmised
~l,L lblsme m ilse vrtt ofisia n slavery
should the historian bold the enforced
toadass d he nisao .. . thme. he will
willingly ab-ols, Me southern ownsr Of
slave fnOin hIsAar. and d~sll With wonder
on ibe hsrmonious system which brought
. much hsppinef ,nd comiori 10 the free
sud the hond.
u l. mote ,kah pfobable that the hissor-
Ian will take larger view ofihs question
than u nos commonly 'enieriained. Each
generation d men rceive legacie- from
their ia,her-, awi the loas chain Of events
which marx out result. l. not produced by
ihs sScreding Yirae- q the msA u one
day. We are the exseEtots Of other wen
ant ahsr times. add 10 euriwn lsavs 9TH
- problem. to he .olsed and other VAR 10 |
~ fought .H.|.H
The slighte-. RETROSPECT Of the history 81
slAvsp annihilaie- any claim Of any
considerable body q American citizens
20 the merit Of DESTROYING lavery. IL
Va w no msnnet q means he sole
can.e Of the var. President Lincoln
sssurned hi ed, uiih me most srprer.
worl. "a the very point Of slavery.
The majority Of the voters in the North
we're Democrats. Perhaps a majority Of
slave holders in the South, II not Whigs |
a. at one lime in Kentucky. we're inclined
to accrPt any practical u,eshod Of Kidding
themselve. Of slavery. The destruction
Of slavery, in short, vas the work Of cir
oaHslanecs. which wer A. much brough, |
about By the man Who plaosi the linsiock
on the iouch-hole Of thai Charle.ton can-
noa a. b. any one Else 10 the country.
The most miserable ab.nriiiy and aoph- |
istry II l. on the par, Of former Democrats.
like Gen. John A Logan, and for that
matter, Gen, Grant, to set themselves up
.sihs doors Of . work which va Cod
Tbs rush a eseals Va. mighiief than man,
sssn should Ne oonienplalr the var With
h-fvsnltsas the mers chaotic oalbnrsi Of
cla-hing Interests
Until time iemper- Northern arrogance;
until better reason osertake- a succeeding
generation. Northern editor- will continue
ihsis absurd selfglori6ca,ion and their
sbsnid charge Of criminalily on the part Of
slavsownerA llwas truly an Inevitable
conflict, wherein passions Of a people bred
a. II for the naughty and Unequal struggle,
we're aroused, and where aelf.resPect and /
honor io-k precedence over politics. Il
Vas fate State after State refused To se-
cs.is. and the Wild rrsh " evenls whirlsd |
them Into the mad career Of arms.
And nov tina. all j. over, and fanali-
ci.m has seen the beautiful homes Of Beau
tort ia desolation, without tear and per.
chance with emulation, aud nov that Col.
Lanisr, who charged with the BLACK !
Hor,e tAsalry," shovels dirt on the streets
Of Charleston, let us at least call the mat
ter even. let Us all take To shayelling
dirt Out Of politics AID Il there l. any
reason m your soul. q, Northern brother
ADD isllowsinner, permit Is 10 fall 90
yonr neck and borrow enough money from
yon to complete our railroad system and |
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