The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-28
THE "NEW SOUTH."
Exemplificatlon Of the Northern Idea OF Rec
onciliai lion.

Editor Of The Times
Allow me TO thank you for the noble edito-
rial in Sundays TIMES on An old South ana
new North"
Apropos Of which / would remind your
readers that one OF the most conspicuous 81
the new South people was the late eloquent
Mr. Grady. TO whom n monument has Just
been erected in Atlanta, and whose last
speech. pronounced at Boston IN December.
1889 was deemed one Of his greatest appeals
in behalf Of paciicatOn. At That tune IL was
we'll understood that President Harrison ana
his party. particularly the New England wing.
meant 10 secure their ascendancy and signal
ize their philanthropy and love OF freedom
bv some such measure as the Force bill, which
not long after came so near passing under the
leadership of Mr.. Lodge. who passed y IN
the House of Representatives. and MT. hoar,
who lost 10 in the Senate -DOth gentlemen
from Massachusetts.
OF course Mr.. Grady, editor OK the Atlanta
Constitution and leader in the New South
movement must have known or TINS plot
against the liberty Of his people. ne Of al the
other acts of oppression and spo,lHtlon then IN
operation or meditation against the South.
But he appears to have been IN for II, as we
say. for on the day after his speech at Boston
he went, on invitation To a picnic or some
such entertainment at Plymouth Rock, the
Mecca OF all Yankee pilgrims. aud made there
a speech. of which the following extract VIII
suffice here
i have boy dearest OF oil to my heart
and Of all places upon this earth where l
would have him go to learn the principles of
piety. patience. patriotism and justice IS TINS
spot where now stand reyerently uncovered. -
Mr.. Grady was a magnetic orator OF great
] dramatic power. But II IL well known that
orators do not necessarily believe al that
their orations contain any more than lawyers
-. FOR
when they argue cases tor their clehts ior
money. In this case I think It would do IN
Justice 10 Mr. Grgdys intelligence TO thlnk
! that lie could for one moment DellSYo one
word Of tins fusome compliment.
But if he did and il such are the senti-
ments of the New south people. pray that
/ they will pct no foothOld IN Virginia And
! from what see and hear | judge they will
not outside of q few people ia the cities who
are making money. and favor this policy OF
what they call Cancellation.
SO far as have had opportunity to observe,
the only Cancellation the Yankees offer IS OF
the kind described by Hood IN his ode 70 Rae
Wilson lbv the way. one OF his best poems.
Will the reader give himself the pleasure of
reading it, and described IN the following ex-
tract:
One market morning IN my usual ram1les.
Passing along Nhitcchapels ancient shamblos,
Where meat was hung IN many Joint ana
Ihaa TO halt while. like other folks.
TO let killing butcher coax
A score OF lambs AMI fatte4 sheep 10 slaughter.
A sturdy man he looked 90 fell an OK.
Bull-fronted. ruddy. with q formal streak
OF well creased hair down eth check
As If he dce-das h-dee'd some other Hooks
Besides those woolly-headed, stubborn blocks
That stood before him IN yeIatious huddle-
Poor little lambs, with blesting weathers
grouped.
While. now aud then, thirty creature stopped
And meekly snuted but dld not taste the pud-
do.
Fierce barked the dog, and many blow was
Thai ioin and chump and scrag and saddle
felt
Yet still that fatal step they all COINED it,
And Stunned the tainted door a, II they smelt
Onions. mint sauce and lemon Juice behind II.
At last there came pause Of brutal force;
Tho cur was silent. for his Jaws were full
OF tangled locks of tarry wool;
The man had whooped and beloved TIL dead
hOarse.
The time was ripe for mild expostulation,
And thus IL stammered from stander-by;
"Zounds my good fellow-it quite makes me-
It roa w., dear follow-do Just try
COncillatlOn.'
Stringing his nerves like flint.
The sturdy butcher seized mon he hint
At least he seized upon the foremost wether,
And Rugged and lugged and tugged him neck
and crop
Just nolens yolens through the open shop
II tails come Oh he dldn care q feather
Then walking 70 the door and smiling grim.
lie rubbed his forehead ana his sleeve to-
Rether-
There I've coaciliated him"