The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-24

Impressiols through the eye are duiSN
cot ard yet more lastii &. than those w
the ear. In modern language seeihs 10
bciiey Wing" u,.At.,,.o,,
wears ago. and often when j look upo',
he snleoiid monument I'm our CapitOl
Square. thoughts come into my nilnu ','ae
I cannot describe: they are always Oh
lofty and elevating character IL Is So
doubtless. with thousands. IL - hole
important that the Southern peopie e.cc'
monuments 10 their heroes OF the late
war than that our Northern friends 90 SO
our cause was lost and, therelore' Is III
far more danger Of being forsotlen,
/ remember writing an articie VIZ" 'h7
title "Shall that which Is lost DE TOT
gotten2' and / endeayored 10 sho" uldl
there was great danger that suoii d US
would be. but should not be forsot'eh'
that many great and good cause was
lost. but only for a time Even the reh-
eien OF our Lord seemed lost Tor centu-
ries-sOme principles are eterhal anu Ca"
never lose their value 10 human happl-
ness one of these is self government
Perhaps there never was a liIie wien
clear understanding by the American
people Of this great question Was ever
more important than now Inc Coi
stone OF this principle among Us - Hlu-
tual respect-I mean between the "'d'e9
and between the sections. The man or
men who will do this work eieclualy WIN
save this country from certain ues1i uD-
tion. The men who provoke STRIFE are
our worst enemies The Southern people
never have anG never will object 10 our
Northern friends lauding ana eNaltiig
their heroes as they may please nor VIII
we NEEDLE by suggestion even or IN any
other way with thsr mode OF carrying
out their plans. though they take some OF
our hard-earned money by act OF Con
gress in doing so. But we shall certainly
resent as impertinent any prescription
dictation or protest they may make 10
our proceedings with a Ike view.
Every Southern man, who calls himset
q man. should resent instantly any idea
/ of inferiOrity wher ever and how ever made
The Chicago Herald tenders his advice
without the asking. He speaks 10 us as
If we We're weak-mindcd old women
whom the Northern Democracy were
carrying on their backs Whereas we
carry the Northern Democracy. and begs
us not to indulge I'm any offensive enu-
sions Of sickly grief' over Jefferson
Davis bones offensive effusions' IS
good. Offensive 20 whom2 The men who
put Mr. Davis in prison and would have
been delighted 10 have hanged him, and
would have done so had It been legal.
How nobly he would have died we all
know. "Oner sive illusions OF sichy
grief ] imagine the editor Of the
Herald was himself nauseated at the
thought ana had 90 take a mint julep TO
settle his stomach. Well, what are we
coming to- The whole North are likely 20
be sea-sick next week. especially our
brother Democrats, / fear the Repubii-
cans will not only have TO take mint
fgf al
grief sometimes works both ways. Can't
bury our dead with decent tears without
plmission from our Northern Democratic
Drethfcnl Save us from our frands!'
jefferson Davis was chosen leader Of
all the brave men of thirteen States. He
had personal enemies; so had Washing
ton; ana political ones also. lie was true.
to us. and suffered for us, not even hay
ing the privilege Of dying citizen Of
the country for which he shed his blood.
The four years / served him and Obeyed
all his commands We're the best spent
years OF the three score that I have lived.
1t cost me the loss of a large practice
and all the property real and personal,
] possessed. Had Il been ten thousand
times more valuable ] would gladly have
given it, But what is property % life?
/ The best. the wsest the braVCst mes Of
the South by thousands, by tens of
thousands, offered their lives every day
for four years. IL need be, with him as
their leader (hOw brave they fought the
Northern soldiers know, and now after
twenty-five years Of loyalty 10 the re-
United States are asked not TO respect
ourselves, our dead heroes; not to obey
the common instincts Of humanity, TO
belitte. 20 belle all our professions Of
| loyalty 10 the South where our fathers
| and mothers lie buried, and 10 sneak
/ away like whipped dogs into some thicket
when the body Of our brave and stain
| less chieftain is laid away I'm our sacred
/ soil, Cursed. thrice cursed. be the
/ cowardly wretch who would heed such
! low and craven advice. For Mr. Davis
We despoied our churches 10 make beds
! Tor his men; we took down bells from
! Gods holy temples 10 help him drive back
! the invaders of our soil. and now don't
mention his name i'm the Sabbath-school
| in the church where he often wOrshipped
/ with reverence. The Northern children
| can collect money in their Sunday-schOOls
| and churches for monument to General
! Grant and Mr. Lincoln (neither Of whom
We're Christians, but we must not lest we
/ give onense 10 our former enemies, but
now friends, sO-Called. David. "tte man
| after Gods own heart" armed. went
| into the house Of God and took the bread
| for his soldiers from the altar, not law
| full. but for the priest only 20 eat. and
| Judas applauded him. Shall we not
| honor I'm Gods house our best and dearest
/ dead friend whom we loved better than
/ father or mother sister or brother. or
| an combined? The best test Of loving
1 is suffering for the one loved Did we not
| love the cause Mr.. Davis represented
| more than life? Yes, truly. Then while
| / live viii / love and honor him and
! his memory, and teach my children TO do
/ so, but his traducers will l despise and
! count my enemies.