The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-01
THE BLUE And rnE GRAY.
A Correspondence Differs With the Views
Expressed Yesterday.

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srR:-ln your worthy paper Of to-day
you seem TO reflect on Holiday Post
g. A. B., because members OF the
same refused to decorate the graves OF the
Confederate dead buried in our cemeteries
We think you do the Post injustice. The
great msjority OF The members were not OPP
posed to placing flowers upon the graves Of
those who were thsir enemies In the late con-
tiict, and had nothing been said concerning
It beforehand, venture the assertion that
there Is not Confederate grave in our ceme-
teries but would have had awreath placed
upon 1t by the members OF the Post. There
are members OF the Post who are opposed 10
having It understood publicly that they arc
To decorate alike the graves OF the soldiers OF
both armies on the same day. They think
that % tue day Is set apalfafo decorate the
graves Of those brave b, sho gave their
young lives that humAt liberty might be
perpetuated, It would not be flung 10 have
it understood that the same honor, in the
came public manner, should be given 10
those who laid down their lives attempting
to destroy this same human liberty. There
are such members In the Post, and hence the
msiority, in difference to the feelings Of the
minority, and to preserve the good feeling
existing among the members, decided not to
have It announced that the graves OF both
the Union and Confederate soldiers were to
be decorated.
You say the lines are now drawn. Who
drew them? Whence first came the sugges.
ton that the Confederate graves should be
decorated. Would 1t not have been the part
OF wisdom in our brother Confederates 10
have waited and seen whether. the graves Of
their fallen comrades we're decorated before
moving In the matter?
Mr.. Editor, the members Of Holiday Post
G. A. R. will 60 just rs lar as you or any
other man 10 heal up the wounds OF the late
war and to close the breach that separates the
two sections; but they will not sacrifice the
principles for which they fought to do It.
Which, think you. will tend more 10 draw
the lima between the two parties, the action
OF the Post or your editorial, and especially
that part OF it In which you remind them
that the Confederates decorated Union
grave, neglected by those who should have
placed flowers upon II? These are times
when wise counseis should prevail, and well
chosen words should be used. We do not
think you would Intentionally do anything
tween the two armies, but all such utterauces
will help to do 1t.
Do not flr moment, Mr.. Editor, think
that In this we wish 10 reflect on yourself
personally. We are pleased with your out
spoken sentiments generally, and we think
you have right to speak those sentiments rs
fearlessIy and ut all times a. II your first
breath had been drawn on the sacred soil"
Of West Virginia, and hence we do notsympa-
thizs with the sentiment that would ostracise
you because you happened TO be born In
another State Wethink that until an Ameri.
can citizen ansay and dc Just as be thinks,as
long as he thinks and does right, IN any part
OF our broad land, we are not yet rs free as
we should be. My only object 10 writing Is
to Try to set Holiday Post hight in the
matter. H.
WHEELING, May 81.