The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-04

,ure emission. In the hope that he may there
nv succoed in firing the heart OF his now
dangerously-cool Kansas constituents.
Ills a matter Of perfect indifference 10
THE TIMES how foolish Ingalls,, as Ingalls,
NAV make himself; but for the sake OF "e
United States Senate, 1t is 10 be hoped tna'
he will not reiterate there the apsufo'''''
he uttered ON Decoration Day.
A professional traducer ana mane"e'
should always have a long memory ana !c'
q seems that at Gettysburg that oil
tho blatant Senator from Kansas
was wohllly short. In the hrst
Mace. he told his hearers that 'ne
southern people had selected the very u''
which the North bad held sacred Tor tweh-
ty.fiye years TO hold up the example OF Lee
before the youth of the country as one pre-
emiuently worthy Of being followed II
by this ingalls, meant TO say that inc 'o"''
ox,olled the character Of Lee every DAY Oh
the three hundred and sixty-flve OF the
year. he WAS right: but If he meant TO I'M
nly that Decoration Day had been seiec'eo
for the unwilling of our beautiful Lee ihohu-
ment. he either spoke ignorantiy OF Win
deliberate intent to deceive. The southern
rnveilinr Dav was May Goth, while the
Northern Decoration Day was May oouh'
and II the former overshadowed the latter
IN the extent Of making Ingalls, think that
both events took place simultaneously,
most assuredly the Southern people shouio
not be held responsible for his stupidity.
Again, on account, no doubt, OF the IRE
sIstible mightiness Of truth, ingalls, ac-
knowIedeed that General Lee was zone oi
the greatest soldiers OF the age; ioity ol
character, pure Of life, without fear ana
without reproach." And yet IN the very
roxt breath this yenomous maligner OF the
sou,h declared that Lee had taken an oath
TO support the constitution and the laws OF
the United States, which oath he had violated
when he became leader in "the most
causeless rebellion since Satan reDelled
against Heaven, Mr.. ingalls, personally
may not consider perjury as inconsistent
with holiness Of character and purit! oil
life. but if General Lee had been guilty OF
half ingalls, charged against him, he would
have been regarded by the average mind IS
ANYTHING but man without reproach.
The fact is that there is no truth in the
accusation brought against the peerless IT.
ginian by the pigmy kansan. General Lee
never violated any oath. He was educated
at West Point, it is true, and his state hay-
ing paid her due pioportion.of taxes for the
support of that institution, was entitled 10
her full representation in the United states
Military Academy. When he graduated
he took an oath TO support the constitution
of the United States so long as he was III
their service, and he did so with fidelity
which even Ingalls, must acknowledge
| When he resigned from that service, how
ever, he was absolyed from that oath. and
when be took another to support the constl'
tuition OF his State, and defend her against
all her enemies, he was equally as faithful,
as the Northern States full well appreciate
These suggestions are merely thrown out
in the hope that ingalls, may be more
guarded I'm his utterances upon the moor OF
the Senate If he does not there will be such
men as Senator Daniel present to see that
he does not reflect too flagrantly upon the
intelligence and dignity Of that honorable
| body.