Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-31
Partisan Fury.

ed by the erection OF statue to0ehetHl 1Iee
and the display of tie Confederate flag.
Yesterdays New York Press accompanied
lis illustration CT the procession at Rich
mond with the irquiries-"Did they die in
ysin?.. and SIS the rebel privileged TO
preach sedition aud the anarchist hang ed
for it 2" The Philadelphia North american
heads bitter editorial On the Lac statue
And why not Arnold" Some of the con-
gresham at Arlington, the Washington Sol
diers' Home and at Gettysburg yester-
day also took occasion 10 speak bitterly Of
the Lee demonstration, their words OF hate
contrasting sharply with the patriotism and
good feeling shown by the southern orator
ia his calm and scholarly address at Rick
mond.
Senator Ingals In bis speech at Gettysburg
aaid: In view OF things which
have transpired within the pasi few days l
believe that the only regret cur adversaries
feel is that they failed to succeed. have
no deaire upon this sacred occasion &c revert
to any subject, any occasion, any thought
inconsistent to the so!emnity Of this hour.
Robert E. Lee was undoubtedly one of the
greatest soldiers tf the age, man Of the
loitiest personal character, a man pure and
lncorruptible in public ana private life,
I have been told; soldier without fear or
reproach. Had he adhered to the lefty ser
,imenis expressed by himself he would to.
dag have been the most eminent ctizsn OF
the country. Yet by great object lesson
in treason, disloyaty, peljary, violation OF
private and public honors, ON the very day
made sacred for the decoration of the Union
graves, those who came back to the Uolon
| with proiessed honor and patriotism chose
this one day out of all the 365 of the year,
with every augmentation of insolence.
Confederate flag placed in the hand OF the
bror2s statue of Washington Shame !
Shame! What wonder if the spirit of the
mighty dead did not cause the dust ct
| Nj Vernon 10 CRY out at the blesphemy
1--WE are told God alone knows who OF ue
Is right All men are politically equal.
TIE shame Of the republic Yves washed out
! in blood. We fought for liberty; cur ad-
Versary for slavery, and yet one half Of our
rlsiug generation is taught that God only
knows who was rightp have my opinion.
| If liberty is not better than slavery, then are
these ceremonies without significance. Ii
we ere not right, then the soldiers OF the re-
public, instead CT being associated with bis
tory, take rank only with rugilists for the
/ champion belt Of the world. If we are not
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| aud falsehood he's been obllterated. The is
the day of instruction. duty we owe
those who are to follow after us, that
our relations to that great conflict should
not be misunderstood. It is not necessary
to dispsrage the bravery OF our antagonist
Lat them cherish their dead, erect mOnu
ments, pension the survivors, culoeize the
lost ceuse, carry stars and bars if they pre-
| f,r fhop RI q 'IhpGp
matters OF taste and sentiment they must de-
eide for themselves. No other nation upon
sbich the sun shines would tolerate such
violations But they are Of cur blood they
are Americana, our bre hren, they say.
When they say that Lincoln and Davis ere
equally entitled to the reverence of mar
kind, God only knows, 1t is blssphemy, sac
| rilage and deserves condem nation"
During hia address at Arlington Mr.. Bou-
tele, of Maine spoke of the righteousness OF
tbeUnion cause. Then the orator held up the
reverse Of the picture. "This." said he,
cannot be said and nothing like 1t can ever
be truthfully said OF the cau!e of those WHO
sought by rebellion to destroy the govern
mont The rebellion was conspiracy o.;
paniZed in the interest Of human slavery.
It sought preiext for preoipitating bloody
nct, With the purpose of establishing
slave holding contederscy, OR ultimate en-
pire to embrace large portion of the terri
tory of the United States, including great
sections OF territory that bad been purchased
by the whole people. 1t was corspi-
racy against popular government, re-
volt against the authority Of g government
elected in accordance with the require
ments of the Constitution and lsws."
Comrades" sale the orator. I'VE pay the
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dead when we strive most earnestly to re.
member and 10 impress upon Others the no.
bity Of The cause for which they so stead
tasty fought. We have no desire to revive
unhappy memories or fan any 'embeTs of
sectional strife, and, SO far aa l have OBJ
served, the tanning of those embers has been
practically the work of our brethren OF the
South" Robert e Lees "dsserti0n of the
flag" YVES referred 10, and then General
George II. Thomas, another Vlrginian, was
eulogizad. Something Wss said of the DC
ings at Richmond during the past couple of
days, and Capt. B lutels expressed "a little
more than regret" al Whn. be said could not
fail to shock true sense of proprety. Re
protested against the lavish display Of rebel
CO ors, and said thst ex-ConfeGerates who
displayed the rebel flag togorify 1t were not
true to the parole grfnted at Apponlatto1
At the Congressional Cemetery and WASH
inetcn, Representative William E Mason, OF
Illinois, in Tho course of his address, said
that as boy he regretted he was not old
enough to fight with the veterans, but be
was old enough now to fight for them. He
added:
"Thore is one note of warning however that
you must lei me utter at this time. L must earn
estiy protest sgai:.'t occurrences in that fair
Southern C ty at the unwilling of General Lees
sta no yesterday. Let them honor the memory
Of true and virtnous If they will. but let
me say that the broad sky over cur country is
and stripes and when man waves any other no
is in his heart as much traitor as he was thirty
years ago. Do not misunderstood me, brethren,
but would be false 10 the memory OF brother
who fell at Gettysburg, aud to the memorg of the
many bravo mon who lie around US here, If did
not protest at this the first occasion have had,
eya; of tho act of mon who 1tunt the II 4p of &C.