The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-20

During the late war, that involved as
much and ms bitter animOsity, perhaps
as has ever possessed hostile peoples
there were. nevertheless, frequent
manifestations of mutual kind feeling
and mutual honor. Not only did com
manding officers from time to time
show good will and even affection and
confidence towards their old
schoolmates and companions and
comrades in arms; but even the private
soldiers, set on each others destruction.
would meet out at the picket posts or
at no great distance apart, exchange
kindly greetings. johnny Reb" and
"Yank" would talk together. swap to-
bacco for coffee, and in many ways
show TO one another the kindness and
courtesy that belongs to brave and mag
unanimous men. Moreover, beyond the
lines OF Rattle, on both sides, there was
abundance of kindness to the prisoner
and the wounded.
Since the war the heroes of both sec
tons, who have recognized each other s
character. and manhood. and devotion
10 principle, and accepted the war at
the ultima ratio regum. the only set
Element of great questions Of Govern
ment that were left open by the Constl-
tuition, have come together: have mil
tually bestowed and heartily enjoyed
each others free and bountiful hospi-
tally. And further, social Intercourse
has not only been established. but
strongly fortified by intermarriage,
by business connections, and by
everything that has place i'll a
people that own one blood and
rarentage. one history and one great
destiny. The true people, North and
South, by the most unmistakeable tes-
tmonies, have shown to one another
their mutual honor, their mutual con
iidence, and their mutual affection.
But while this is so. there have been
left on both sides unlucky nests and
roots OF bitterness that have been and
are full of danger. Those who lost
their fortunes in the war, and have
never been able 10 recover from the
shock Of their reverses. and those who
had hoped great things from war for
themselves, and these whose unhappy
minds can reach no idea but war-talk
all those still cherish bitter hate, and
can allow no good i'll tue id Yam
kee.r But on the other hand, north of
us there is nest compared with
whom these last are angels. This is
made up Of the monopolists who made
their money out of the war and want to
keep war-taxes on the land, the camp
followers aud robbers OF the dead and
wounded and fallen, the viliners of the
helpless aud imprisoned, the hirelipg
warriors who fought only for pay. and
though dishonored, claim the rewards
of patriots, embodying and concen.
trating all that IS ungenerous, unkind,
unpatriotic, unmanly. mercenary. mean,
cowardly aud base and this is the
radical element of the superan-
uated and decrepit Republican par
ty, that has seen its best DAYS;
that has passed its opportunity Of
usefulness: that is now a harbor of rats
and fomenter Of hate and discord.
II is this miserable element, dregs Of
greatness. that keeps running sore in
our body polite; that bsfriends the
negro for no other purpose than to de-
grade and deeply insult the white peo-
pie Of the South; that are blind to all
considerations Of patriotism, of blood,
of kindred, and of generosity; and
know no inspiration but greed and
se.ishness and malice. This is the poi
son-bag Of the rattlesnaks phase OF
Republicanism that is nurslng Malone
and his negroes aud black whites
against the peace and good order OF the
Commonw ealth.