The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
THEY ARE REBELS yEE.


There Is a paper in Boaton called The
Standard. but why Il Is called the Stan
dard, does not Clearly appear Certain
ly 1T l. not because of any very high de-
gree OF excellence II has attained, and.
therefore. the name or rather the scl:c-
ton of the name Is all the more puz-
zling. The Standard IL; one of The few
self ridiculous because of Is
utscranccs toward the Southern
people. and now IL anco:s to have found
special cause to howl over the meeting:
OF the cX-Confedcra.cs AT Richmond
few days since. But hear what ii says:
he North at their apparent crfor. 10
continue the animositica aroused by the
Rebellion of thirty years ago. but they
lose no opportunity To aslorify wharf they
are pleased to call 'shc lost cause. DE
spite the proteStatiOns Of Loyalty and all
that sort of thing made by The promo
rcr. Of the Confederate reunion in Rich
mend, Va. lat week. it was no.hng
short Of rebel love feast. For three
decades the spirit of rebellion has sllini-
bcrcd, only 10 be awakened at the slight
csi. chance of manfcstinr fscif; that.
though defeated, IL liG; not been sub
lucd,
Several of the Richmond orators
brcathcd as rank treason as ever fell
rom the lips of man The cX-c;ivliry
leader, Wade amp,on, who since the
war has taken the oath of allegiance
and occupied a scan In the National
Scilitc, uaid That she had not one apollo
Sy t. make FOR his course; II the Con
,fcdcratc lag was .,!ll floating, he would
be following It; IL lie had To do 1t over
again, he would he doing JUST as he hud
lone" Later he remarked that General
Lee, shortly before he died. h;ui said To
him he had no regret at having LETT the
United States army Ia tight for the
South, and he would do .l,c same thing
aglin Rev. j. william Jones vcntured
near the irrcvcrent when he offered
prayer Ito the God Of Lee and Jack son
and JEFF Davis" But Governor O'Fcr.
rail-, Of Virginia. put tile cap shcar OH
when lie swung 80 ilir from SHE truth 70
make n point for Che South in these
words:
e" 1t was neither conquest nor power
FOR which you fought: it was in defense
of home and country The rights Gui
which the founders of this republic
struck were no more sacred to- hen,
than The rights for which you struck
were dear tn you. If you were rebels.
50 were the fathers OF constitutional ILL.
cry 10 years go, If you fought ", sever
your connection with y, union whose
bonds were calling, so did the men now
imnortallacd in song and story when
They snapped the cord of British allie.
glance in iTT6.'
is IL 10 he wondered al tha.thc North
sees danger IN the rebel brEadicr. ana
that leading men north of Mason and
DiNon's line object to Il blending of The
blue and gray? Judged by. the stand
ards tiai. these orators set they arc
ready To take up ARM for Scctiunalsm
on what they may deem Is any provoca-
tom"
Did anybody ever hear such nonsrnscr
But who does The Standard w,si; the
Confederate veterans 30 apologize to?
The Federal Veterans do not desire
any apology even II there WI
any disposition tonpologizc, which there
is NC. and certainly the Standard
:hould not cX2cd, them To apologize to
Ii Tut what have they 10 apologize
for, anyway? If it will bc any cnmror.
To the Standard. we don't mind inform
ing 1T thai there is to be no more trou-
bic, and tlrati, Is as much ou Of harms
way to-day as ii was during the days
of "lln l;Ilt. mnnlna so NJ nnss ~