The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05
Foes Once Are Friends Again.

Fraternity grows apace as time goes on
between the veteran soldiers Of the war Of
secession. This is gratifying to see. All
enmity should have been put aside long
ago. Since it was not for reasons too palpa-
BILE to require explanation, progress in that
direction is always a source of satisfaction,
even though it be slow. When differences
have been fought out to a conclusion the
result should be graciously accepted on
both sides, and all animosities forgotten as
soon as the abrasions OF conflict are healed.
At a recent meeting of a Missouri regiment
Of union veterans in Kansas City resolutions
were adopted lamenting the death of Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston, and condoling with his
family in very appropriately sympathetic
language. Among other things the resolu-
tons set forth that his former foes ''deplore
the death of Gen. Johnston the brave soldier,
the brilliant American and the honest man."
and "that the spirit Of fraternity exhibited
by Gen. Johnston since the close of the civil
war is unsurpassed in the annals of history,
and will ever stand as bright example Of
forgiveness and patriotism.
Such sympathetically kind expressions
are of a nature to show that the real fight
ers in war are the quickest to forgive in
peace, and that all of the lingering distrust
and sentiment that are sometimes mani
tested in political agitations are engendered
wholly by crafty politicians, who imme-
diately disappear when there is auy excIte~
ment approaching danger.
Beside generously appreHiative esti-
mate Of his military services, these one
| time adversaries of Gen. Johnston have
paid a glowing tribute to the high personal
character Of the man that cannot fail to
greatly crafty his neighbors and kinsmen,
as we'll as the thousands who admired him
throughout the country.
Common sympathy unites the union and
| confederate veterans with those ties which
| only similar experiences and sufferiugs can
bring and they are thus too strongly drawn
to one another to be repealed by the insid-
ious fabrications that political contingencies
may render expedient.
Closely allied by their past hardships and
privations endured in behalf of what they
believed to be right, something more than
the trans. aren't devices of partisans would
be required to anita gonize them again.
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Australia has thrown off her swaidling
clothes and donned the habiliments of adult
age. Since she has ecome big girl--even
| bigger than her ma-she naturally wants
the pleasures and privileges of her new con-
dition. Therefore she has "come OUT with
her new constitution. modelled upon the plan
of the United States, and maxi her much
more an independent republic than a mere
adjunct Of a monarchy. Such move was
naturally to be expected at no distant day.
1t was only matter Of time. Australia
has always teen wholly without representa-
ton in the British general government. and
her interests are few in common with
England. Declaring herself an independ-
emit republic and electing president is not
now likely to be long deferred, Nor would
the British government be apt to oppose
such a course. 1t would virtually be futile.
1t would prove a fragrant waste of martial
strength, for the self-emaucipated colony
would be almost sure to win in such a con-
test.
Under the singing lash of the state press
the farmer members Of the Minnesota legis-
lature have allowed their smarts to goad
them into doing a very foolish thing. They
have no more right to compel an editor TO
print the names of the writers of articles
in his newspaper than they have to compel
that editor to publicly express his views
upon all subjects. 1t is contrary to the fed
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