The daily critic., 1890-07-12


points we are in occasional agreement.
The Senator is no fool; aud. If he could
bring himself to trust more 10 his real
abilities and less to partisan clap trap.
he would add 10 the reputation of indis-
pulable brilliancy and spirit which he
has acquired, n solidiiy and weight.
which are wanting to his character, as
he has thus far shown II. 10 the public.
His order 10 display the national
bunting from the dome of the Capitol
on the Fourth Of July was a righteous
order. 1t rs strange that no one Of the
Vice Presidents, or pro tempore Presi.
dents Of the Senate, ever thought of Il
before. Mr.. ingalls, deserves full credit
for his act, and the new Sergeant. at.
Arms OF the Senate, for the suggestion.
ALL HONOR TO 10th OF THEN
The conceit that the display of the
national colors above the Capitol should
be limited 10 the sessions Of the Senate
and House, was the merest figment OF
Congressional vanity. The flag should
never disappear from the roof Of that
Holy Of Holes, which, at once fort.
rcss and a temple, shelters those EN-
bodiments Of our civil liberty, the Leg
islature and the Judicature, on which
the hearts and hopes of the people are
perpeiually fixed.
Among the many mistakes made by
the leaders of the South in their mis-
taken attempt TO establish Southern
Confederacy, there was none more sig.
nal than the abandonment of the
Stars and Stripes to the Yankee. In a
sectional separation we had as much
right to it as they. The gun that
iirtd upon that flag rang ont not alone
the
DEATH KN ELL OF SLAVERY,
but the doom Of the secession move.
ment, for 1t united the Northern peo-
pie.
II was easy to see that IN an unlis.
turhed, handjo hand contest between
the North and the South. the law of
force against force must inevitably
wear out the weaker, as Il dill. The
masses Of the North rallied 20 the flag.
The masses OF the South never quite
warmed to The Stars and Bars. nor was
there at any time during the war, any
deep seated hostile feeling against the
stars and Stripes among the Confederate
soldiers The
'BoNNtE BLUE FLAG"
was poor jingle. The only spirit
stirring song we had was "Dixie." and
we got that from Christy's Minstrels. a
Northern troupe. The truth Is. the
Union had the music and the colors on
us, as well as the numbers, and the
North, at least, ought TO be proud Of US,
that with such odds of muscle and sen.
timent against US, we stood out so long.
Happily, We have the flag back again;
that flag, which never floated over a
mean or cowardly action; whose history
Is an unbroken story Of patriotism and
valor; and which, as II spreads itself
TO the battle and the breeze, TO the sun
shine and the storm, tells to heaven and
earth, as plainly as words could tell,
the origin and genius Of our great re
public
GOD BLESS THE FLAG
The South was never so fortunate as
when she found herself once more en-.
circled by It's folds, drawn at Anpo.
matiOx by the hands of a far-seeing,
and brave man.
The crime which / allege, and have
for twenty five years alleged, against
the Republican leaders. who will have
nothing from the South In remission Of
its rebellion except an unreseTved ae-
eeptanee Of Republican dogma, Is their
determined effort 10 distOrt every sug-
gestion, TO blaeken every utterance
having
A SOUTHERN ORIGIN,
and 10 drive away from national fellow
ship and participation IN national
affairs all who have been or who are
unable 10 go the full length Of the ex-
uemest Radiealism. Admitting that
however unwise, this was not unnntural
20 the passions Immediately following
the war, there is surely nothing to JUS
tify IL now, when all the leaders Of
secession are in their graves and a new
generation Of southerneFs has come %
.he front.
In the little mountain village, on the
outskirts Of which | am writing, there
are today just sixteen male survivors
out Of a population of 500 who were
grown men in 1861. This tells its own
story. After an absence of thirty years
/ ind myself almost a stranger 10 the
home Of my b0yho0d But the same
motives are aseTibed to this new genera
ton as are assumed 10 have controlled
its predecessor. Nay, more; every
effort is made by the policies and utter
ances of the Republican leaders 10 force
Il out Of the confidence in the Govern
ment and the
AFFECTION FOR THE UNION,
which are q one and the same time is
duty and its right
In 1861 a great body Of East Tenues-
see Wings. led bY ParsOn BroWnl0w,
were hesitatiug what 10 do They
were in a large local majority, but
found themselves literally between the
devil and the deep sea. The Confed
eracy engeloped them and it was their
home. The Union had been their
choice. but Il had no power 70 protect
them, They were ia just that state Of
mind where a little kindly suasiou
would have decided them 70 take the
Southern side But there happened %
be in Knoxville
SHALL GROUP or sECEssIoNIsTs,
Wh0 would not have H. They waited
every Thing in their own hands. They
did not propose todiyide anything with
their old enemy BrOwnlOW. ana bis
friends, 50 they began a systematic
course Of persecution and prescription
which accomplished its purpose They
got everything as they wanted 81 With
@ vengeance Just So sill the leaders
Of The Republican party They do not
intend % divide anything with the
south or concede anything 10 the
south II hey want everything for them
selves Sd they raise lhe standards S.
high and make the Tests 81 great and
advance the eXactions from time b time
So far thai 30 self respecting southern
man can qualify as the saying Is. ana
lie failure II The South. under these
conditions q do s.. g heFalded as con
elusive
FEooF o. FREzH DIsLoYALIE
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