The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-22
PATRIOTIC TALK.
Sentiments from rgJo Gallant
Southern Senators.

Senator Vest, q few days since, in ;hj
discussion Of the pension resolution be
fore the L. 5. Senate, addressed that
body at length. He said the naked
}. question presented by the resolution
was:
/ Shall soldiers and their widows and
orphans receive this amount or not
He (NcSD had been Il Confederate hon
est y and earnestly, with his whole soul
devoted to the success OF that cause
which surrendered at Appomatox. lie
mentioned to-day this piece Of personal
history, only that he might state in the
most emphatic manner, and in this
place, that he had accepted full and lc-
ghimate results Of that surrender, with
out qualification, evasion or limitation.
All that the people Of the South ask is
that they might he believed to lave
been honest in their devotion to the
Confederate cause and honest in their
statement that they had accepted all lie.
climate consequences Of its defeat
Those who riSkcd all and lost all had Il
right to demand this, and it would be
accorded by every just and generous
mind, One Of the cyitable evidences
and legitimate consequences Of the sue
cess OF the Union arms was the payment
ofpcnsions and the bounty of the men
whose vaIor and hcroism gave victory
to the Union. The course Of the people
who would not thus reward the sacrifice
of life and limb for the Nations life
would deserve to be stricken from the
map Of CmsIcndom. He (VcsD had
been member Of the Confederate Sen
ate, ana If, in the providence of God,
his cause had succeeded, he would have
voted to the survivors OF thosc, gallant,
brgadcs who attired in gray were hurI-
ed by Lee and jackson against the
Unioh lines, every dollar of money, ev-
cry acre Of land, until their Just de.
mandS had been satisfied. Standing
here to-day with the victors and van
pushed, / declare that the ConlederaLes
accept chccrtuIIy result which leaves
to them only consciousness of honest
motive, the only history of unequaled /,
heroism, and they accept at the same
Isme further results which gives to sol
Tiers Of the Union what has been
awarded to them by Il grateful country.
Senator Maxey then made a few re. )
uatks, rs follows
He said that of the menlborsof Con. $
grcss who were in the Confederate army v
N overwhelming majority voted for the
rrcars law, and did so upon the princi-
lie 50 eloquenily stated by the Senator
rom Missouri (Mr. Nest) lie could |,
ny for himself that since he had been a N
lembcr OF the Senate he had done ey- n
rything in his power to bring about y
omplete !rateual relations between the !,
eople Of the North and South. and the So
ocord would be searched in vain for a al
ord OF his offensive to any Union sol.
Ter lie was, therefore, surprised the
Tier day to hear the Senator from fo
-ansas Mr.. Ingalls, charge that intro Ell
rctlon Of repeating bills in Che House
former Coniederatos WAS Il suspicious
circumstances. He believed thi row. q
'er to be in accordance with the Gus DC
m of the Republican side to impugn fl
e motives OF the minority. He be- ~,
wed with Vest that if the Confedora. III
had been established, gallant sol al
ers who fought under stars and bars an
'uld have been literally pcnsioned. ma