New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
TWO Ex.coNFEDERATE GENERALS.
SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTROVERSY
BETWEEN THEN.

COME CONSIDERATION OF THE CoNTEONEh"'
BETWEEN THEM.
otbo Editor OF The r ri bum.
CIV. In the somewhat one-sided discussion oe
,,.oan General Longstreet and General Dap"''
II Maury both OF the late Confederacy' ~
NOT appear that any very important matter 10 o.
volved General Maury Is engaged IN oe'o 'S
General Iongstreet. not because OF any ,,.h
default during the melancholy four years IN VIM.
,h,, we're both In arms against the Union, but lo
cha reason that he U.ongstreeD exercised III"
privilege afterward as n rehabilitated A''e' -
citizen. and aligned himself with the party a." ~.
.h ,rincinles that commended themselves 10 h'
deliberate Judgment General Longstreet coh''"
himself with pointing out his accuser erio' 49,
Inconsistencies. and leaving the latter ''e
use of all the rope he needs for his peri''"'"'
stranguaton. .,
rbore is this to be said for General Longstree''
however: He was as sincere and as couraseo".
in his political course as he ever was III any "
his military operations, and he mas CIV" ~, 80
the right to say that he was thrhty III ,
called apostasy Iongstreet espoused the hepuo-
IIcan party's cause at time and under CIT
stances when real heroism was required III ,s-o
oneraton II happened in New-Orleans III i9'
Nv information is to the effect mat ne was '"
betrayed into the final step ,
,rboro had been a more or less serious agl'a''o"
among the older and more responsible c'.'"''' -
linz ~ "A alliance between tHen anu ~
as against the Democratic rabble, the great "''
,,..sbod and the hungry horde OF carpet-bag"eIs
,,ho wore AZ that time swarming to the rich pun
dor there displayed. In this movement ~ 'e
IL was confined to mere talk, a great mum" -,
the leading Of louisiana Oh" S'' -
OK -Confcderates men of large property "''
handing influence were ostentatousy e"s"s
ra,,i,or, aronp them was General Bea,rcSaru'
,ho tIol NJ tho French Creoles. and others Vi Inv
iunortance These men believed or proieS'eu "
believe that the true interests OF '"e 'S -
whites lay in a frank and unreSerN'" 49,, w.,
the results Of the war, ana In C""'"'o -.
% mako a fresh beginning under the nc" "Sl'"
sa,ion without reference to the thih6s '"' 10
h.e, set,Ied and left behind. There had pee" con
fore,ccs without number. and at last al '''.
WAS formullv made The leaders anlohs NV -
''l,i. y.r. invited 10 meet the prophets OF the re-
formation at Exposition Hall and DISCUSS w.
tails Of a lasting unncation. Such men 10
hack Ioubcrt. RinGgoli. casenave an" A'''0 ,,,,.
the ono side were asked to join l.ohsS'.e' ,ho
r.co,l Inn Mitchell and the long hS' Va Wv
vvhi,. leaders on the other side IN ira'''"" ,i
ference for the common good. Inc ""S la
a.. motive was discussed and generaHE aPi"
and Ionrs,reet STRAIGHTFORWARD and sincere d.
,c,s his wont found himself on the "PPo'.'
-, ,,octicnliv alone His coadjutors, hnue"'c'
hy como hidden but potent force h"d ia''e ""a!
from him, and he found himself Isolated u! ,' Nv
good faith and sturdy Loyalty from All Ms '''
cia,n, 4 nd friends. Even then ne coui" "'
49,, .,..d ht,,s.lf- II vas tho fashion OF tD' ',,m mn.
~ IN. tampt.ton. one can wen pei'ut -. his
az put h. would not do n lie s'Vou pS Ga
IUn. -" declarations endured all the denuhSS, ga
''''corfcd Tho reputation OF MN VIZ III
t',' dad MIN and planted hmseH rt'n9'ap Dr
,,,,r the ground 10 which his cohsCl'"e' "' ~
w m, 20 be- anything In tins iccoIi m bis hack
~. - I,,bn.v ii Maury right 10 turn ms I'll III
,I,,.n General longSu""t. ran 70 non are
,t,'y,i thcn as most Intelligent sou'hcin ,,roats
-, =, ,ckuowl-dgc now. that IN" Fue my q
nf mis- section lay IN a manly SUIT, 49, Ia. q.
.r.. .f fate He WAS betrayed ana d.seis.. ~ -,
.t.tcs vhorn cowardce forrworc the ",1'a' -
nm sober sense. and rather IMAM Vrl'' i,nd
.rI s,ul,fy himself he became an eNie III t,e ,'i
ana among the people In whose cause ne ""N '''
>.,tbins IL NOR, absurd than 10 say that Long
.,r.., hnd sordld and unworthy mon, -,
,1 b.. h.ru "a pahle Of that II is fact that Whal
49, ,li1 -.urnen,lcI him little 10 the lt'pnpllCah
~. 49,. ~ IN. time As 10 those called Dcilocrhts
uho nr4t promised snl then abandoned MN. iie
,,,- engaged IN an EFFORT 10 destroy the tapacIons
ana .tni.i.f machine which vhgrant anEen'uirlS
.'.ra huuIlng upon the blindness ana foly OF the
southern whites He made himself hated by noth-
,, ~. adX.ururcrs because h. threateneh tn'F uH-
,,.',,d Mot and hv his former associates because
NE s,r,Ifast courage convicted them Of covardice
ON. set resented his attempted interference WIN
,h.ir scheme Of plumber The other could not ior-
give him Tor having made them blush ,
10 not quite understand what General phnhey
n Naury IL trying ~ prove. n" VINO accepted an
,tucc from Mr. cleveland can hardly propose To de-
nounce Longstreet for having accepted an once
from L. & Grant And FOR the rest i"nSsrret,
may at least submit his record To "A comparison
with that OF Mnury whether on IN" dark ana
bloody field. OF tho Civ War or In tn" fateful
mp to tho shining heights ~ peace =
'pr l.