The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
ADVOCATES OF oisuNIoN.
Some Of the Lessons Taught by Mr.. Ia
mars Confirmation.

Some Of the Lessons Taught by Mr.. la
mars Confirmation.
The efforts of malignity and the
basest partisanship have been foiled
and Mr. Lamar takes his seat on the
Supreme Court bench, with the con-
sent of the Senate" 1t was only a
few days ago that the New York
Tribune got its four legs in the trough
and intimated, through alleged letters
from the Chisholmes, that Mr.. Lamar
had been Klu-Klux murderer, or that
his teachi gs led to indiscriminate
slaughter, and that he ran the Depart
ment of the Interior entirely in the in
terest of ex-Confederates. Of course.
that model newspaper would not hesi-
tate at u lie or two more to bolster up
its cowardly warfare against a South
ern Statesman. The response of the
Republican Senate to its outrageous
assaults upon the character of Mr..
Lamar was his confirmation by ma
jority of four. There are times when
malice overreaches itself, even
in the house of its friends,
and this was a signal example.
Senator Stewards courageous let
ter broke the force of the 1ri5urse's
influence and malice, and convinced it
that there are limits even to the credu-
lily of Republican Senators. Although
the question of Mr.. Lamar's confirma-
ton is now settled. there are senti-
ments expressed in Senator Stewards
letter which will be of considerable in
terest to the Senate. whenever, on
future occasions, some of their num-
Der will again venture to wave the
Bloody Shirt"
The necessity for union Of heart and senti-
ment between all the people Of the great and
growing States OF the Mississippi valley must
make them one people. The vast internal
trade and constant intercourse and comming-
ling together Of the people of all sections is
fast obliterating all prejudices, removing sus-
pcion and distrust and substituting in their
place friendship confidence and mutual respect
It Is too late for those who are dissatisfied with
their failure to aid in the work Of reconstruc-
ton and the adoption OF the three amendments
recording the verdict OF the war, to participate
In these great events Their records are made;
TINS occasion furnishes no opportunity 10 gam
. reputauon ior patrio'ism, aevo'ion 70 coun-
Wy, =, 40. pruuenoc anu wisuoln Ia uosislns
anu auop.'ns measures u eoonssruo'iou. MOT
nortun,tv for that nnrnose was omen to All.
Those who embraced that opportunity and par
ticipated in those great events are sclemnly
The South restored to an the tights and nrv.
ileges of citizens OF the United States. They
can not anord 10 tarnish the record they made
crisis by yiolatinr their pledges IL refusing to
any citizen of the United States, to whom full
amnesty has been granted the rights and PRIV
win not now nv anv act Of mine ,urr,sh
cause for suspicion that the reconstruction
measures. including the three amendments to
faith. a. a Anal solution Of all questions involved
in the war and as an irrevocable pledge be-
tween tne North ana south OF union, fellow
the United States do not propose 10 90 be- e.
hind that settlement and Judge any man by the
s criterion which necessarily prevailed Prior 70
sions. contine NV inyestieat,ons to his ,t u
in once, to his faithful observance Of the SOL
emn pledges reclprocaily made Dy both sections
relations. It Is unreasonable to expect that
the people Of eleven States Of the Union shall
curing AL sne present generation ration. DC excluded
tions Of the highes. court in the United States.
It should be borne in mind that
those sentiments are expressed by a
Republican, who entered the United
States Senate in 1864, and was re-
elected in 1869, and who took an act
i've part in the reconstruction meas
ures Immediately after the war. His
manly declaration disposes of the plea
that the interests of the Republican
party demand the revival of the issues
of the war. But it must also be re-
membered that the great body of the
Republican Senators. under the lead
ership of Chandler, who was once re-