Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07

AN eA-cOnfederate reunion was held
AZ ~. Louis, on August 2Sth, at which
there were present ,0OOor more ex-con-
federate and union soldiers. The NAV
or delivered an address of welcome and
the eX-sOldieTS paradsd through the
streets amid the applause of the admir-
ing spectators. In fact. there seems TO
be "a much honor paid the men who
fought To destroy the Union as the men
who risked their lives to save il. II
sometimes seems to us that the men
who are forced To go MANNED and halt
ing down To premature graves on ac-
count of their service for their country.
VIII begin tn wonder what they were
lighting for anyhow, and whether il
Was worth mans while To be patriotic
when traitors are treated with as much
consideration as he. IL is well enough
10 forgive the deeds of the dark and
bloody past, but this thing Of honoring
an assembly which is gotten I'D i'm COM
memOratlOn Of the most infamous re-
Dellion the world has ever known is re-
pulSiye 10 patriotic minds. medicine
Lodge CreSset.
The above no doubt came from
the heart Of the editor of the Cresset.
1t isa sentiment to be expected from
such source. Tue CreSset editor like
many others who never smelled the
smoke Of battle and who has not vet
learned the war is over, would have ali
who did not follow the stars and stripes
punished for fighting for sentiments.
They are yet traitors according to this
loyal journal, and should be considered
such for all time to come. All sensible
and fair minded Union men have long
since accepted the situation and have
accorded to southern people and con-
federate soldiers all the rights enjoyed
by any citizens. Presidents have ex-
hibited an interest in the welfare of the
eX-confederates. Generals, with world
wide regulations who fought for the
Union have attended these reunions
and taken part in the proceedings.
Statesmen who helped steer the Union
ship of state through troubled waters
and over almost insurmountable break
ers, have said kind words for the ex-
confederate reunions. At the meeting
referred to above, which however. did
not occur in st. Louis, but in jefferson
City, there was present i'm a body the
members of Grand Army Post. and
they did not object 10 the ex-confeder.
ates meeting together. The members
of the band that furnished the music
on this occasion were all enlisted SOL
diers, now in the pay of the u. s. gov
eminent. Everyone but the editor of
the Cresset is satisfied. He wants the
TRAITORS" to stand back and demand
no privileges. lie would have them vet
imprisoned or even shot.
We do not see that these frequent re-
unions on the part of the lconfederates
or union men do any particular good,
and we hHe before now argued that
they should be fewer and farther be-
tween, but we certainly have never
contended that either side had no right
TO celebrate.
Shame on you Warrior NIcNeal. 70
oppose a coming together Of the boys in
gray as well as those who wore the
bluel All are now harmless, and nei.
Their have the inclination to detraei
from the honOrs achieved by the 9th.
srs. The bloody chasm has been Ions
since bridged, and only the after-,he.
war fighters are sorry there are no long
er differences 10 settle.
The pleasant article quoted abov,
must be interesting and pleasing to tn,
ex-confederates who have heretofor,
shown the Cresset so much favor, ans
are even now patronizing that misera
BILE, deceitful sheet.