Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-01
ODLI1ERIIE NISOVS
AND DLXO.V'S LINE.

ISSUES Oh me late war. but tho utter
ances of GONE OF the Republicans O
the North, are calculated to arrous
Telling Of indignation Oh the part O
tue most conciliatory.
Gen. john FL. Rice, editor of tn,
Fort Scott Monitor, soon after hi
return to that city from his tour il
the South, in the interest of the II
o. n. & Z. ). r.. r., wrote cevcra
editorials End made a speech il
which he arraigned the Souther.
people as traitors. The followin.
paragraphs are clipped from thes,
editorials and speeches:
Away down South the executed
crate wing OF the Democratic part,
don't even make u prctense Of con
ceaiinS their intention of establish
ing all the principles for which the,
fought the late war, except perhap,
slavery"
81 might charge that the Demo.
cratic party was an organization o.
rebels, wno had iuherted the disloya
sentiments Of that old Democratic
party that attempted the dissolution
Of the Union in 1861, or claim tina,
they were descendants from the
Benedict Arnoids of our country
and were all still traitors to the in.
tsrests OF their conntry.'
What an individual comparison
These brave soldiers who fought for
the Confederacy, and for principles
they conscientiously believed were
right are here classed as traitors. We
defy any true Southernor to read
these sentences without feeling of
resentment naturally springing from
The sacrid depths of his soul.
No truer patriots ever lived than
Gems. Robt. E. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson. The fire Of patriotism
which burned within their noble
breasts was unquenched and un-
quenchable. We revere the names
OF these departed heroes, and are
proud OF their noble deeds, which
form ono OF the most important parts
our history. We cherish in Our
hearts that immortal memories which
are like the colers of the Asphodel,
brighter each forth coming hour.
Let the dead issues of the late war
sleep; these wounds should not be
opened again by Gen. Rice, Mr..
chandelier or MIR, Ingalls,, or anyother
Republican, but so far as these dead
ssues are concerned we should all
unite In pouring on these wounds a
balm OF Gilead, and conduct the
National Campaign on the live issues
OF the day, and leave personalities
out of the question.
The question as to which side was
right should be no longer argued
but left to higher power to decide.
A father in Virginia having lost
two brave sons in the late war erect
ed to their memory a marble tablet
On one side of which be caused to be
Inscribed. Here lies the body Of M
oldest son, who fell while fighting in
ne Federal Army and on the other
appeared the following inscription:
Here lies the body of my youngest
on who lost his life fighting for the
and in the center these
words "God only knows which was
light"
Soon after the surrender the Fed.
raj Army was camped on one side
t the Potomac and the Confederate
rmy on the other, when one pleas
Mt evening the Union band PLAYED
,e"Star Spangled Banner. This was
nswered on the part of theC onfeder- :
les with tho "Bonny Blue Flag >
'sue was again joined with "Rally
round the Flag" then our band 70. :
'liated with the Southern Marsailes
ymn.' Then while the beautiful il
YER was not disturbed with a sim L
% ripple the form of lone bugler a
as seen reflected in its mirror like .
'rface. He was perhaps thinking t.
the loved ones he would soon "
Get again and began to play a piece r
music that proved to be universally
ceptable; for when that grand old
alody, Home, Sweet Home began E
ill the air a feeling of harmony d.
evailed and both bands almost nj
consciously joined in rendering fir
at sweet old song which is the "
me the world around. tt
Now let us adopt the spirit in
'lch this musical contest ended.
It US shake hands across Mason's III
d Dlzons line, and obliterate it ca