The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
TWO CONFERENCE.-The.
The Proposed Trip of Virginia and Mass
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At the reunion Of the Massachusetts
Press Association night before last. Frank
A. Haywood spoke as follows on the pro-
posed trip Of the New England editors TO
Virginia i'm June:
! should not have yenturod 10 have come
here today If ] were conscious Of any selfish
motive underlying the anticipated results
of this proposed visit % Virginia. But,
gentlemen. there are absolutely none H.
der any circumstances. the hearts
and gates Of the South are open 90
the people of the North: but you 20 10
them. not as residents Of Massachusetts
merely but as men with power TO unity
two nations, long cstransed. The moral
effect Of this proposed visit is unqucsii0n-
able: its results will attract the attention
Of the world. excite the plaudits Of the
angels and the. appreciation Of God. Let
me assure YOU Of the JOY which your pres
ence will give Virginia, and Of the urgent
desire Of the citizens Of that state 90
make your visit pleasant one. The
whole field Of motives and inducements
are open TO You. but the great object of this
invitation from the Virginia Press Assocla-
ton is 10 make man better, and wiser, and
happier. In participatin. in this proposed
pilgrimage. the good men Of the country De-
iieye You will tender the South an overture
of reconciliation; 10 ay0w your goodwill
toward your recent adFersaries. and
90 proclaim the desire for fine prevalence
of peace and fraternal feeling between
the formerly belligerent sections. BY no
token more impressive can you make mani
fest those liberal and patriotic sentiments
that from AN bOsOms eycry yindictiye and
uncharitable recollection of the war has
! been banishod. never TO return. fy this
act we attest there is no north, no souin'
we are one for time and eternity. and we
shall gladden. the nation once more. with
/ the blessings of q restored and reconciled
country. ] believe that thisWIll impart 20
the county. and % the industrial and COM
mercial energies of Massachusetts and Nir-
ginis q Quickening impulse Of development
and fruition. The day has come when the
animOsities Of war and injustice and mis-
representation should disappear from all
hearts.
The citizens of Virginia's capitol city viii
prove % YOu that the citizen Of Boston d.
as welcome i'm the city Of Richmond as he is
i'm the sister cities of hi own Common
wealth. The greatest suffers by the late
war will prove TO you that the citizens OF
the old Dominion are as much interested In
-v',i --~es..s--"t the administration of
/ Justice and the securement u material
prosperity as the citizens of the old
Bay state. Thousands Of the surviY-
ors of that unhappy strife will prove
90 YOU that while Virginia hOnOrs
the memories of those who fought and died
for the Confederacy, and respects the men,
Dries of her dead heroes for the sincerity Of
their convictions, her citizens have Their
faces toward the future, and they desire q
fully restored Union. The South has been
the victim of misrepresentation and inius-
tico. Internationally or otherwise. there
has been presented incorrect pictures OF
the condition of affairs i'm the South.
The visit of the greatest intellects
of New England Will remedy this.
you. gentlemen. who mold and
guide the public opinion Of New
| England will see that Virginia is as much
interested in the administration of justice
and the securemont of the prosperity OF the
nation as Massachusetts,; and while they
weep over the graves Of their departed he
r0c-. and while they honor the memories of
those who wore the gray the Virginia heart
is fun of kindly feelings for those who wore
the blue and that the glorious stars and
stripes is not alone the ilsg of Massachu-
sosis. but lis the banner of Massachusetts.
VIRGINIA and united nation.