The Evening critic., 1884-10-22
THE AWAKENING IN THE SOUTH.
The Invitation 40 General Logan aud
Its IMPORTANT SIgnincance.

To he Editor Of The Evening Critic:
II has long been manifest to Intelligent
Northern readers that the law.abiding and
self-respectlng element at the South are those
who served the loet cause on the field OF battle.
Those who covered afar or during the con-
fiict, and studied the rules OF distance as APP
piled TO proIectiles, were the ones who
emerged from their retreats after the smoke of
Dali 6a.,le haa cleared away, and BY means Of
ceeded In creating race issue, and finally In
North.
In June, 1865, South Carolina had become
as law-abiding and conservative as Massachu-
sette. Her people felt that they had been led
most seriously astray. They saw that the
states-right theories had reduced them to pen
ury and want. Under Confederate domina-
tion they had been promised liberty, but ex-
perienced the most calling tyranny, as con.
mountains and forced men to fight iu its
armies. In all OF the Southern States there
was a similar regret for the war, and a mani
fest desire to permit tho wounds of the con-
nict to heal, as the doctors say, "by the irst
Intentions" But In 1865 non-combatants
who, during the war had regulated the prices
OF corn, beef and potatoes, addressed them.
selves 10 the task OF creating race prejudices,
and soon succeeded in making South Carolina
the pandemonium which she has been ever
since. IL was then that the brigadisr element
mustered courage enough to emerge from
their hiding places and complete the con-
spiracy which has foistered several Of them
1t Is an augury OF great promise to the fu-
tnre OF Virginia when go many OF her sons,
who wore the grey, extend the olive branch OF
fraternity to the gallant and Incompatible
General Logan and proffer him their SURFACES.
II 10 an unmistakable admonitlon to Barber
fucker, Goode ct al. that they will not longer
DO permitted 70 mislead brave and honor
able people. It is an invitation TO Northern
capital ana enterprise to beat down the Chi
neee walls around the Old Dominion aud
make her dormant resources musical with the
hum OF industry. Above all, It shows that the
battle SCARED Veterans OF Lee and stonewall
Jackson are not yet ready to prostitute the
right OF franchise by casting their ballots for
"moral lepere," while they have the privilege
OF supporting Mr.. Blaine and the Marshall
Ney OF America, General John A. Logan.
Those Virginia gentlemen who have thus
unprecedentedly honored General Logan
should know that, ae q soldier,he always ad-
mired their prowees and manhood. When, a
year or two ago, n Southern man was noml.
mated for an exalted national position, who
had deserted the Confederate service, Gen.
eral Logan, member OF the Judiciary Com
miitee, promptly defeated his confirmation by
the Senate, alleging rs tho reason that he had
no respect for a "doserter." Such are the feel
ings OF amity, and the ethics OF the military
which Will always DO found to exist among
soldiers, and those valiant sons OF tho famous
"Velley OF Virginia" will never have cause 10
regret their support OF tho brave and magnan.
imous Logan, whose raven hair was al ways 10
be seen in the hottest OF the fray.
RoLLIN IL. KIRK, OF South Carolina,
washington, ID. o., Oct. 20.