The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-13
STRANGE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CORRECTED.

| SOhhEO ELL
Our Denison correspondent,
"Boy who wore the Blue" in the
Fifty-seventh Ohio infantry, thinks
we have "of late 80 blended in our Cd
itorials the names of JEFFERsoN DA-
WIS and GENERAL GRANT until it is boz
coming difficult for people not posted
to determine to which Of the two Is
principally due the present unity and
prosperity of the nation" Well, we
are glad our articles are having such
effect. hit had not been for tho civil
war under Mr.. DAVIS on our sido, and
for GENERAL GRANT on his
side, and for the death of the
latter, there would not to-doy be
the harmonious feeling now
obtaining throughout the country.
"All is well that ends we'll" But We
must positively correct our "Boy who
wore the Blue" when he stateI that
"from JEFFERSON DAVIS not n word
or syllable has over been uttered which
was calculated In any way to plant
tho germ of love for the Union in the
hearts of the Southern people, while
on the contrary no hes never given
uLteranoe OF Written letter ia which
did not show that the only regrets for
the past entertained by him were the
regrets that tho cause for which no
plotted and for which LEE and JACK
SON fought, was not successful"
To say nothing OF Mr.. DAVIS grent
efforts to avert civil strife, as emphat-
ically evidenced by his speeches in the
United States Senate by constant
warning against and by seeking to
prevent violations Of the national COM
pact under an honest construction as
given by sc many Of the brightest con
temporary minds Of the country, and
even by the best Of those who framed
it, lot us sec how our correspondent
err5 in his statement. Re
ferring to matters since tho war
MIR. DAVIS has said: 81 recognize
the fact that the war showed secession
to be impraolicable, (Slthough this did
not provo IL wrong) and now that It
may not DO over again attempted, and
that the Union may promote tho gem
eral welfare, it is needful that tho
truth, tho whole truth, should be
known, go that elimination and re-
elimination may forever cease, and
then on the basis OF fraternity and
faithful regard for tho rights of tho
States, there may DO written on the
arch of tho Union, Este perpetual"
And again he has said: "Muoh OF
the past is irremodiable; the best hope
for a restoration in tho future to the
pristine purity and fraternity of tho
Union rests on the opinions aud char
actor Of the men who arc to succeed
this generation; that they may be
suited to that blessed work, one, whose
public course is ended, invokes thom
to draw their creed from tho fountains
of our political history, rather than
from tho lower stream, polluted as IL
has been by holi-seekiug placo.hunters
and by sectional STRIFE"
Ii asking thst the Union shall "bo
perpetual" IL hoping for "tho pristine
purity and fraternity Of tho Union"
and that posterity "shall DO suited to
that blessed work" b. "not calculated
in any way to plant tho germ OF love
for the Union In the Southern people,"
wo fail to conceive Of any uttered SEN
timent by anyone that would bC.
But again: In February l0st, whom
tho Philadelphia Liberty bell train
was stopped at tho Beauyoir switch TO
meet tho north bopnd train, MR.
DAVIS was invited unanimously by
the board OF Unitod States exposition
commissioners TO accompany it to
New Orleans; he said among other
things in response TO tho welcoming
address to him thore: 81 think the
time has come when reason should be
substituted for passion, ami whom me
who have fought in support of their
honest convictions shall DO able and
willing to do justice to each other"
o "Glorious old bell, tho son
of Revolutionary soldier bows
in reverence TO you, worn by time,
but increasing in sacred memories"
II these arc not the soutimeuta OF II
true, loyal patriot, viii the "Boy in
Blue please toll ua what are? No, the
truth is Mr.. DAVIS as little compro
hended by some persons of tho North
as GENERAL GRANT was by some per
sons of the South, Our "Roys in
Bluo' who 30 calamity fought on tho
other side, must help us next winter
in Congress- TO have all the political
disabilities of MIR. DAVIS completely
removed ere no too shall be"Mustered
QUIZ to bo aligned ."on the Other
Side" The scene will no glorious IN
the sight OF their dead commander
who has just preceded.