The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

glory Of battle on his face, he was in the
meridian blaze Of his fame, commanding
the unqualified confidence Of his Southern
countEymen and the attention Of Ohristen'
dom, But as q prisoner, stripped Of al
power save the power to endure, sustained
by that majestic spirit which no force but
death could conquer, awaiting his judicial
trial and all it's consequences with repose
OF mind, an eQuipoise and dignity Of de-
meanor rarely equalled and never ex-
celled-it was then that he bound himself
TO the hearts Of his people in deathless Rf-
lection and rose to the subllmest height
Of the morally heroic, OF these two
scenes, the one in the Fortress was more
profoundly impressive. It's lesson ia Of
estimAble value to the young men Of our
country, II teaChes that no Isvulsion in
political fortunes, however sudden or ex.
tleme, can overwhelm or cFush the man
whose aims are lofty and whose life Is
blameless,
A LIBERAL SPIRIT.
am not Of those who sympSthjzs with
the spirit OF that narrow though patriotic
citizen Of England who declared that high
praise Of the Romans was detraction to
the Britons. Nor can suppress contempt
for that shortsiGhted statesmsnship in
this country which sees in merited
tributes to Oonfsderates implied detrac-
tion Of the valorous Fedeials. A just
appreciation Of the motives that impelled
and OF the heroisln which sustained each
army and section In their Titanic conflict,
is the symbol as we'll as sustenance Of
patriotism, llliberRl criticism ID not un-
patriotiO-it is irrational. Merited en-
Comlums ot Southern valor Ia implied
euiogy OF Northern prowess, which,
inspired by devotion to the union
Of the states and sustained through
prlvations and blood by ths pro-
toundsst convictions, brought Rt last
this iron.hearted section to defeat and sur
render, On the other hand, laudAtions OF
the great GommRndenofths "Army Of the
Potomac" and OF their fearless followers
and the monument built to their memory
are monuments also 10 Lee and his bare
foot and hungry heroes, who for four
bloody years kept those vast numbers at
bay, and In the space Of three yeaTe de-
teated and forced from the supreme com.
mand at least five Of these removed Fed.
eral captains,
AN APPEAL TO PATRl0rIsa,
But we were not successful. And now,
let the manly virtues OF the fathers and
the stainless purity OF the mothers dwell
richly In their aons and their daughters;
let personal and public honor be the com.
law both Of your thought and Of
your action let your representatives, State
and Federal, still maintain untarnished
for inCorruptibility In Office
let your fidelity to the whole country be
IS conspicuous In peace as was your de.
Votion 10 the South during devastating
war; let the South's pllghted faith 10 the
permanent Union OF the States and the
legitimate results OF the war be forever un.
q Questioned; let all constitutional policies
that tend TO unite more closely the sec.
tlons and people, and at the same time TO
promote simplicity and economy Of ad.
mlnistration, find among you their SINGER
est and most enlightened champions. Then
IN the march Of the Republic 10 its high
destiny, the South will resume her place
with the ranks at the head Of the column,
and the names Of Southern statesmen and
soldiers will live among the most
conspicuous and honofed In our country's
h Niakoru