The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
WE ARE worN0FD IN THE HOUSE
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The Louisville Courier-Journal ranks be-
fore the world as q Southern journal. en-
t,slv representative of Southern Views
and opinions. so that when 1t speaks
,,non n subject which IS very much
thought of and considered at the South II
is very important that the people OF
the South should see that IL speaks accn-
rately. wisely and Justly. II has recently
treated Or. Caves Grafton here at the IN
yelling Of the monument TO me private
soldier and sailor OF the Confederate
States. and we reproduce rs article inns
morning in full in another column. De-
cause we want our readers 10 see what II
has said. and all that it said There IS
so much In this article that has the IN
qualified assent and endorsement Of our
selves and of all Southern people that we
are sorry TO be compelled TO take eXcep-
ton 10 any part of II. And yet It con-
tains an element and an argument from
which we dissent as emphaticahy as we
know how to dissent from anything.
The article logically means two things.
First. that Southern people cannot now
Justify the part they acted between 1860
and 1866, consistently with true loyalty
now to the Union; and second, that they
cannot rear their youth with a genuine
reverence for the flag of their country.
and q loyal devotion TO that country, If
they teach them that their fathers were
right in their course between 1860 and
1866. We refer in evidence of the first
point to the articles remark on DIR. Caves
address 'perpetuating bitterness to It's
question, What cause has the South lost
which remains to be indicated. or which
can be recovered?' TO its further question,
What cause. therefore. has been lost
that we ought to maintain and that time
will restore?" and to its remark that
"the restoration OF the Union enables rs
20 take up the old sweet tale of Bunker
Hill and Yorktown. and pursue IT, under
Gods blessing, 10 the end OF time" All
this means logically that the period be-
tween 1860 and 1850 is one concerning
which the least said the soonest mended.
We refer in evidence Of the second point
20 the following language:
Instead Of seeking to raise up genera
ton Of young vlpers to undo the good that
God has done--instead Of seeking to make
traitors Of the fair lads whom we are
sending TO West Point and Annapols-the
true preachers ana the true women of
the South. yea. the very widows of the
Confederate dead, have been, and will
ever be found addressing themselves to
the noble work Of rearing the one set to
be good American citizens the other set
TO be good soldiers and sailors Of the
Union. with no other thought or care
for the future than that 1t may preserve
cur free fabric. and bless our dear land"
The logic Of this plainly is that we can
not teach our children that We were
right In what we did between 1850 and
1866, and raise them at the same time
with pure reverence for our national
flag and a real love for the Union.
The first remark that We shall make
upon this article Is, that from its internal
evidence We doubt II It's writer was ever
a genuine and true Confederate. and.
therefore. cannot look into Confeder-
Gte's soul. II ne was a Confederate AZ
all he doubted about HIS position nj the
time. and was glad In his soul when ,be
thing was over. And the writer totally
m'sundersiands what was. and Is now. IN
the heart OF the genuine Confederate The
genuine Confederate never had the slight
est doubt about the justice and right
OF his cause. To him II was no case On
respect TO which. "a good argument could
be made on either side" II was n ner-
fectiy plain case OF the States having
n right 10 withdraw from the Union. and
TO the genuine Confederate the war which
the North made upon the South was.
therefore, one OF naked aggression and
conquest. But the genuine Confederate Is
no less loyal to the Union now because
that was the state Of the case then than
any other citizen Of the United States. He
fought his fight out Hike a man. he was
vAnquished. and on the field Of battle he
made a new contract. He agreed that II
- should be restored az co-eQual men,