Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-28


Tho war wss fought 70 save the Union.
II w.s fought TO Keep 10 the Union the
eou,bern people who were trying 20 sccede.
AZ a means 10 that end. slavery was
abo,ished. But many people seem TO think
that the war was fought to drive the south
ern people away. 10 put them under ban. TO
DEPRIVE them OF equal privileges with the
rest OF the Union, and 20 make them subject
nreynces. Every evidence that the south
erp people were really brought bacS and re-
stored 10 their rieh;ful place in the Union,
that the rebel brig3diers are now citizen,,
as good as Union brigadiers. and "a such
arc elected to Office and serve thelr cons,it-
monte with the same fidelity ~ DO public
men from ,he North every evidence, IN
short. that he war was really success,
throws this clsss Of people Into an angry
passion. They represent the community
rs in great danger from the prominence OF
"rebel brigadiCrsv and from placlng. as
they saw. "the South agaiD IN the saddle
In reality there ought TO be rejoicing
rather than bitterness NJ the completeness
Of the restoration Of the CEIon. Weought
=, rsioice that the late rebels Occupy no
merely periunctory position in the Union.
that they are not here by force, or conpui-
sion. that they have no allen feeling Ike
that of the delegates Of murdered Poland
or Alsatia In the Pariiaments Of Germ1ny,
hut that they really and truly feel. and are
Glad 10 feel. that they are part OF the Union
itself. No war ever had 50 grand yindi-
cation IN 30 short time. and achieved
such union Of hearts by force OF arms.
This result was brought about by the eX-
pulsion of the demon OF slavery.
This truth was clearly perceived and
most admirably expressed by General W.
F. Bartlett in bis speeches n the Harvard
Memorial Hall dedication and at the Lex
ington Centennial. General Bartlett fought
all through the war. when not disabled By
wounds. and was the ideal hero o! battle,
and, after battle. Of reconciliation. IL Il
ten years AGO that Bartlett made the t1rlll
of larger patriotism pulsl;e through Mas
sachusetts hearts by his honorable welcome
10 southern brethren, aud his earnest warn
ing against northern intolerance. IN such
words as these:
"The natural instinct Of the people
everywhere is toward peace and goodwill,
and were il never thwaried by party in.
trigue we should be much nearer 10 q
perfect Union, such as these men fought
for. than we are to-day. The occasional
firebTands thrown in the path OF recon-
citation are from the hands Of those
who, while the battle lasted, sought
:. boihb-prooi " positions in the rear, aud
they no more represent the lighting men
OF the South than the plunderiug poll
ticlaps who have spoiled them represent
the true hearts 90 the North. ! firmly
believe that when the gallant men OF
Lees army surrendered a. AppomittOX.
they followed the example Of thei. heroic
chief and with their arEi, laid down forever
their disloyalty 70 the Union. Take care
thtn lest you rebel by injustice. or suspi-
ciou, or even BY indifference, the reinrDiug
love Of men who speak with pride ot that
flag as 'our flag T. was 20 make this
happy renni:cd country. where cverv man
should be in reality free ar1 equal before
the law. that our comrades fou shi. that our
brothers fell. They died not that New Eng
land might prosper or that the West mi.h.
thrive. They died for their coun-
try-for the South no less than for the
North"
Once again. at the Lexington celcbra'
ton, he struck the same high key again.
and again woke a responsive note from pa
iriots without regard - plrty-1 note that
the present bitterness makes some sUc1 men
forget to-day. "LoOh 10 their ns40cs. their
leaders," he said, speaking OF the south
their Gordons, their Lees, tlieir john
stons. Lamar. Ransom. aud Ripley. and
tel me IL you fud in their utterauce, any
thing but renewed loyalty and dcvOtlon to
a reunited country. These are th- men. as
our great and good Governor Andrew told
YOU at the close Of the war. these are the men
by whom aud through whom you must re-
store the South. instead OF the meancr men
for whom power Is only synonym Tor
plumber. As begged YOU last summer.
cntreat you again-Go not repel the return
ing love of these men by suspicion or In
difference" Bartlett had right TO speak
like this, a right to be respected aud trusted
and remembered for 80 speaking; but now
even Massachusetts Republicans IKE Henry
Cabot Lodge. regard il as Ominous OF dan
ger that General Gordon should place his
hand on the stars and stripes and declare.
- This Il my fiag!" Lodge would rather
stand with Blaine than BaTtlett-!et who
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