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them.
DIR. Parker's Reply TO Valdez and the
DanviIIe Register.
RICHMOND, Va, July II, 1898.
To he Editor of the DtsDGtch;
Please allow me space to reply to "Vin-
dexr and the Danville Register also. both
courteous and kind. the former remarka-
bly 80. have so often been "sllly "that
this phrase of the Register gives no offence.
I agree with "Vindex" IN his ideal
woman, as TO what she should be and do.
But the real woman is quito different
character. By the way, wonder II my
amiable friend is not q bachelor ! What
think you? In an essay read before the
last State Medical Society endeavored to
desoribe the " Contrarietv OF the Sexes"
The essay is printed and l will
be GLAD TO send "Yindex" copy.
In this paper state that women are not
much devoted to one another; that while
thew will die for husband and children
There never was Damon and Pythias
among them" While figures" showed
thew were -four tines more moral than
men they had peculiar folbles, preiudices,
and Iealousies. They are good haters In
the Grant letter the question OF SUPERIOR
Nv or inferiority was never hunted at. L
think "Vindex does not know the north
ern people. Hundreds of thousands OF
welI.educated women in that section still
ho 10 Of Of the
worst traitors the world ever saw and 80
teach their children. Most OF these
south. baters live in the back coun-
ties. A thousand times every day
Is the word rebel printed IN Washington.
Along the shelves OF the, public u,
brary the word rebel" stands out IN oolu
oapltds. The War of the Rebellion print
| ed upon our own reports made on the held
| There was never a greater libel upon
neople. | long ago made up my mlnd II
anv man North called me seriously O rebel
| would with equal soiemity call hun
fool" think | hear "VIndex" say,
" Amen" Did any nation ever conduct D
| four-year war upon higher plane thah
we 49,. ;u.ox
views between Mrs. Grant ana Airs, D o,Nns
| seem 10 have made different impressions
mon us. 1t was far moro than mere
"speaking." II was deliberate. premedl-
tatsd. and striking courtesy. Mrs. Grant
expressed publicly before Mrs. DAVIS
arrival at West Point. the great military
centre of the North, her desire 10
meet Mrs. Davis. She was out on
tho portIco the first to greet her
cordially as an old friend. The express
s,ons of pleasure and satisfaction
Mt the meeting seemed TO come from Mrs.
Grant. Mrs. Davis did not seek her IN the
remotest way, but Mrs. Grant sought Mrs.
Davis III the most sincere and cordlal man
ner. This is not common, but rather un-
common. If friend VindeX's" wife were
10 90 to Buffalo, well known "a the wite OF
q stauncb, unreconstructed rebel, ana was
there met by the wife of some raolo NC
| publloan stranger upon whom there was
no sor. of obligation in the same cordial
way. both "VIndex and wife wouid De
mneh surprised and pleased, and reasona-
bly, so.
wealthy and successful merchant TO seek
the society of broken merchants WE
personally stranger. Granting that MRS.
Grant was sincere. her conduct improves
on examination. She had nothing po'
litical TO ask of the South; She
knew the estimation IN whlcn Mr'
| Dayls's memory IL held In the NOrth
The Chicago Herald (Democratic) thougn'
that the removal of his remains 10 hlcn-
mopd NEARLY 900 miles from West Point
would make every northern Democrat SIGH
at the stomach and probably cause " enc
lera among the Republicans, so hatetu
politically is the poor body OF MI
Davis to-day. Mrs. Grant oIten near n
of the bitter curses or these I've
publicans' and their irate wives who
delighted to sing Hang JEFF. DAVIS
on n sour.apple tree" the women TO pul
the rope and they would, am sure, hay
pulled II with a will. She knowing this
and much more than this. resolved IN hel
own kind. Christian heart to discard al
this foolish. bitter. and widespread .preJu
dice and receive and treat Mrs. Davis as
friend and equal In every sense. CoulC
any woman have done betterI Womei
are far more cautious IN their puoll(
conduct than men. They are always anX
ious. even III little matters, TO know who'
the world will say. and Mrs. Grant knew
the world say much about ne
conduct in this matter. Had Mrs. GRAM
completely ignored Mrs. Davis as she nae
a right 10 do thousands and hundreds o
thousands Of northern women would hay
been delighted. "Vindex may differ will
me here but / am quite sure l am right.
would like to be wrong-lndeed, Delighted
TO be wrong-in this opinion. IL was IN
Romans. think, who by law destroyed al
the reminders or memorials OF their CIV
war. This was wise. Unless we hav
equal wisdom and cultivate mutual re
specific erection Of local monuments ma.
serve as wedge to separate US some day
Mr.. Alexander Stephens had the wisdom
} to designate the struggle war between
the States equal, sovereign states. LII
! tie Rhody is as big as New York in Tn
Constitution This is true now "a well a
before the war. and this is our hope an
sheet anchor. Let every man land ever
: woman, tool who loves this country do a.
in his power TO cultivate peace and goo5e
! will between the sections-North, Soutt
East, and West. Five years before the wa
n distinguished divine said to me: Sil
this IL the only government III the worl
that has Lot an enemy ,cittin ITS borders"
was true then. but II is not true now. an
| fear never will be true again. This IL
, sad tact. Some eight years ago at my oa
tery reunion / made an address (whlc
was pu blishei in full in the DIsPArCH) upo
: the theme, shall that Which Failed l.
= Forgotten and Dlshonored z" arguing this
', failure should not, as 1t often does, lead
depreciation that the coming generi
Z ton should look upon their fathers VIII
fell in the Confederate cause as equal
the best heroes of any land or nation.
this position | am quite sure both WI
dexh and the Danville Register will stan
shoulder to shoulder with me. In concll
: sion let me say that Mrs. Grant IS. 10 Il
: language of the Florida Camp OF Confed
rate Veterans, trying to make good an
: lasting the patriotic and memorable wore
5 of her departed consort. Let us hav
peace" and may God speed her effort
Discord leads to national disintegratio'
! decay. and death; peace to plenty, powe
4 and perpetuity.
Very respectfully, W. w. PARKER.