Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-01-18
CIe,eInud's Defeat Blessing TO the
south.

The New York Mail and Express draws
an effective lesson for the times from the
attitude and expressions of Gen. James
Longstreet IN the present juncture of our
political affairs, and especially as the out
look affects the South Gen. Longstreet
wa, good fighter on the Confederate side,
and one of Lees most trusted heutenants,
bat when the war was over he gave his
cordial allegiance To the government which
he had sought 10 destroy and won the con
tiience of Gen. Grant as completely as he
had that Of Lee That he is still staunch
in his devotion to Republican principles,
and Is still stalwart fighter for his con
.yictions, j, maze evident 10y letter which
he sent to the Young Mems Republican
club of Chattanooga on the occasion of "a
banquet given by the club to Mr.. Evans,
tine Republican Congressman elect from the
third Tennessee district.
Gen. Longstreet's letter is one of the
few recent Southern utterances that dis
close the good sense and right sentiments
which are most needed at the present time
The occasion of the letter, in the first
place called out this suggestive reference
to the defeated scheme for stealing a
/ Democratic majority in the House. Il see,
says Gen Longstreet you have elected
/ Republican Congressman, and say it ad-
/ yl-ediy, because rejoice to learn YOU have
I a governor who will not seek by fraud or
technicahties 10 cheat or stihe the popular
will but tina, he will issue the certificate Of
/ election 10 Mr. Evans, whom the people
/ chose at the ballot box and our party has
the courage 70 see that Mr.. Evans and every
man fairly elected shall take his seat If
there were more Bob Taylors in the exec
utive chairs of the southern states there
would be less complaint about a suppressed
vote
Gen Longstreet. who has lately had
long interview with the President-elect
talks timely common sense when he says
that there should be no Fictitious opposi-
ton % Gen Harrison III the South, for, 80
says Gen Longstreet, Our people owe him
much more than We can now discern, So
close are We 10 the smoke of the battle of
the 9Th of November He makes promi-
neut the great and paramount fact that the
settled policy of the Republican party and
of its President elect Is proof Of the most
practical and helpful friendliness To the
South. worth infinitely more 10 that much
misled region than all the Democratic
palaver and profession Of devotion to South
eru interests.
In connection with the fact that in Nir
& r..rtf a
since found out that the rebellion was the
rich man war aud the poor mans fight -
voted for Gen. Harrison, the attitude of
Lonrstreet aud the effectiveness of his
plain strong, sincere talk about the rela-
lions of Repubhcauism and the coming ad-
ministratuu 10 the real interests OF the
south are of more significance than the ut
teraucr- of thousands Of southern bour
bou- Who are blind 10 the changed condi-
tion, ot the present Gen. Longstreet in
vests hi- appeal % the reconstructed ex-
Confederate veterans with peculiar inter
est and power when he concludes his letter
with'th,-e words
Had 1t not been for the Morrill, tariff
of ls6l with it, strong protective features
your iourishinE city might have still been
in IT, sN adding clothe, instead Of the Wig
orous specimen of robust municipal man
hood that gladleus the eve of the laborer
and the capitalist Ii may be taken for
granted that men who have the SENSE t.
aInas- wealth have also sense en-, ugh not t.
risk their investments among people who
are uufriendly % their interests. and where
"a community yearns for free trade, II /,
but natural that labor and capital should