The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-14
GRADY DEFENDS HIMSELF
HIS REPLY TO THE STRUCTURES OF
SENATOR INGALLS,.
He Has Nothing to Take Back. But
Much to Rsafirm - Hauling the
Mouthins Kansap Over Very Hot
Goals The. Davis Ovation.
Irnla the Dir. EdItIon Of Ycsterday. /

Ifruia the First Edition OF Yesterday
Henry W. Grady in the Atlanta Constitution.
On last Tuesday Senator Ingalls, deliv.
cred ON the floor Of the Senate long ad
vertied speech.
He quoted extracts from q speech do.
livered by me at the unwilling Of tho Hill
monument, in which I eulogized ex-Prcsi-
dent jefferson Davis. Against these, lac
quoted extracts from a speech delivered
by me before the New England society, in
which attcsted the devotion Of the south
TO the Union. He then asks:
"When was that orator sincere? Wher
did he speak the feelings, the sentiment,
and convictions Of the southern peoplci
When hc delivered that Grafton on the
LIST day OF May In Atlanta, in the pres
ence OF applauding thousands, or when he
went up 70 the New England dinner In
December and spilled oil and wine all
over the American people"
have nothing 10 do with the senator's
speech. But plain question deserves q
plain answer. And answer the senator's
question, especially M II involves broad
and essential issues, reaching beyond his
personality or mine.
was sincere when ] spoke In Atlanta
i WIS equally sincere when ] spoke In
New York. Barring certain phrases In
the 6rst speech, the questionable tst,
OF which the enthusiasm Of the occasion
. may have excused, there Is not word ol
either, sssurcdfy not q sentiment, or con-
vicfion, that do not now deliberately re-
peat and reafIirm. In both speeches
there Is deep md revcrential love, earnest
and outspoken, for every man who died OF
suffered for the southern cause, and based
upon thus, and stronger and better because
al H. full and perfect loyalty to the recon
strucied Union.
Let me say one word Just here about the
ovation 10 Mr.. Davis do not hope that
Senator ingalls, will comprehend Its true
meaning. A man shameless enough 10
Islander his own dead In partisan rage, van.
dial enough 20 write traitor ON the tomb of
Mcclellan, who first gave victory 90 the
Union armies, and cowardly enough 10 de-
nounce a. IN ally OF the enemy while the
widow in her weeds sat almost in the
sound Of his voicel Hancock the Superb,
who, ON the mghts Of Gettysburg saved
The Union cause; such man cannot un-
derstand, or understanding honor, tho de
votion that twenty years after defeat IL
etill constant and mistaken. but lot others
know that from Beauvoir Ia Atlanta Mr.
Davis, representing n cause that brought
only sacrifice and suffering and ended in
disaster rode amid the unbrokcn shouts Of
q devoted people. From plowshae and
shop they came from hut and mansion
from city and countryside -thronging that
tlgy might look into his face, or have
him hay his hands ON the heads Of their
children and bless them. For twenty
years uncxamplcl prosperity had led the
south 10 material things. Further and
further had We driiicd from memories
fraught with tender and heroic lessons. A
growing generation driven early TO school
aud shop aud sior, lost sigift Of the graves
and monuments III It's fathers. An old
man in his lonely home, poor aud uncom-
planning, looked wondcringly ON his PEG.
pie gune mad with trade. hut bore In
silence their neglect. AZ lnst he WINS
called forth, aud trusting came. Then the
south took ~ day od" And n manly.
ecli.rcspccilne day II was tho most use
ful, as Il was the most beautiful, day In
her history. Filled with love without Ills.
loyalty with loy without rancor smil.
ing through u mist oi tcan loving every
soldier better that she loved her
soldiers 20 touching every grave in
America with the flowers that
deckcd her own bapiixing her heart
anew In waters without bitterness -
honoring the Union most IN respecting her
eel. Never were we better Americans
than on that day Never did our hearts
beat trucf ~ the republic than when,
ts.s.ll.... oar Is.l "a, .u..e.la al
battered flag, We consccraied them anew
In the presence Of our leader and our
children. No man who believes that
pieadiastncss N better than Inconsistency
that defeat hnllowr, ~ victory glorifcs, n
rause honestly engaged in aud bmvcly
fought, can do lcsS than honor tho south
in that two decades after herovorthrow she
gave 10 him who laid down her broken
Hccptcr grnndcr and more heartfelt tri.
umph than would have been his had he
returned IRISH rom the signing OF treat,
OF rracc NJ Washington.
What n n Mr.. ingalls, would have1 Il
n possible amazing, Incredible, h II pos
uii,le-,hai he would demand m proof O
our sincerity, that we should dcnouncc, a.
in silence hear Others denOuncc, our owl
people, living or dead Would ho meas
ure our loyalty 60 thc.Uni0n by our trcach
cry 20 our comrades or our laihcn7 Would
be stop our widows ~ they 90 10 honol
their husbands graves, or have ~ teach
our children that the monuments tina
plofify our land from Virginia 10 Texas
teach lesson at which they must lool
nskanccf Would he have Us como 10 oui
brothers late csirangsi. holding out on,
hand In friendship while the other fnl.
tranpmcnt7
II 70, he shall be disappointed. Tho
south y hack In the Union In perfect good
faith, willing 90 bear her part OF la bur.
deus, ready to work out her share Of IL
glory and prosperity hut ahc comes un
bringing and frank, Welding nothing al
the love and reverence In which she hold,
those who fought her cause In field and 10
rum. Mcc she craven enough 10 como
otherwise she would bc unworthy IA,
welcome oi brave men. The south ma
accepted ~ final the results of the war
Not ono man In 10000 Of her people woul,
reverse those results II they could. Ever,
point NJ issue has been settled and IN
verdict imbcddcd In our constitutions
Law. The south admits this, and II glad q
II. More than this, generous men coul,
not ash or brave men conccde. To IN
north she says, ~ brother 10 brother. "w
shall honor Davis NJ you honor lincoln
Ice. n you honor Grant; Jackson a. yol
honor Hancock. We shall find consian
and deepening inspiration In tho 10th O
April No You In the a0,h Of May. Gu
dead arc 10 dear a. US ~ yours 10 you
our graves a. sacred, our monuments a
stainless. But when danger threatens GU
common republic. when the future in