The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-13

| views, lllcS "CIc Hot icSS llCiliicu u
bear their share of the burdens of life
and TO take part in the upbuildiny anC
development of n reunited county
They did net 1cpinc, nor sit in sack
cloth and ashes, but couragcously me-
the requirements of the situation, ant
have compelled the admiration OF
thoughtful, earnest men and wumcl
who did not agree with them, just as
their valor and hcroism commanded
the worlds applause while the scnti
mcnt of all nations was against then
on the subject Of sla?cry. out Of which
grew the contentious and chickering's
;hat resulted in bloody strife.
With the underlying cause out of tho
way. where was the wisdom and fore
sight in perpctuating the strife ? The
practical common sense OF the Amcri-
can people WAS against the chuiItiOn
of passion and the bancful influence Of
prejudice which filled the hearts ain,
minds of some who were wont to :ra.c
about the disluyalty and treason of the
South. The process was slow but sure
that rNtcrminatcd and upl ootcd the
sl'ilit of cnmiIy which hung for Il time
like the deadly | pas tree, bliThtiny
and withcring It's it fell upon the So
| Cial, religious, political and commercial
interests of 4 reunited country. Steadily
the clouds upliitcd, and the clear,
peaceful sky looked down upon scenes
I hat even ihr actors themselves behold
with wonder. The true representatives
of the blue and the grey have fratrr-
niZrd in public assemblies from the
81. Lawrence to the Gulf, and from the
grim and gathered walls of Fort sum
ter, where Valur stood the test on both
sides OF the controversy, more than
once has gone Il welcome response to
the p;r;uIS oi peace waited by the sol
dicry of the North. 1t was peculiarly
appropriate that, among the notable
instances where fraternity broke
through the crust of pre- judicc and sof
tened the aSprritics rnGrndcrrd by
war, Fort MoulIric and Bunker Hill
led the way The rXtrrincS were met
again. and the ties of reconciliation
we've the stronger because South Caro-
lnl and Massachusetts, ancient and
honorable foes in after times, had com
mon memories and transmitted SYM
palhrS that even deadly strife and i'm
placahlc hatred could nul rNtrrnlinalr.
1t is not Wonderful that the rmbrrS of
cur great and heroic struggle faded
away in the presence and sun, himc OF
such hallnwcu associations is knit to-
grthcr the Puritan and ,hr Cavalier
when resisting tyranny and drf\mw OPP
preston. Rather would hr the wonder
that Tie descendants of revolutionary
>irrs Sh"uld keep Forever apart when
there was no longer contention over
the issues Of tie past.
New duties, new aspirations, new
alliances were brought int" play, and
! there WAS never more Il new South
than lis counterpart in the new North.
The iaraa and "pini"nS prevailing
There were a> surely undermined and
cNtlnTuiNhru rs were the customs and
habits of lhiS section swept away to !:
large extent by ;hr arht,amrnl OF tn,
sword. Both >rrl;ouS ralhv To rcaliZ,
the )ruillrSonreS and barrrnucSS lha
must inevitably fellow unless the ol,
lines OF >iriir and bitterness were oh
liberated. and in les, than three dc
radcs there WAS fading away in tn,
dam dlStIMcc all traces of the drrpl,
imhrdtrl p,riudiccS which markcd tn,
division between North and South.
Any other result would have hcapr,
disaster upon disaster, and wrecked tn,
iuturr "l Tins country. Need il he sal,
that tn tn" heroic patience and many
resolution of the Confederate soldier i,
largely due the happy issuance Of thrs,
) events" He came back from the sur
| rrndrr OF his hopes and the abandon
. mrit of lriS cherished aspirations t,
+ begin life anew with all The dis, our
Z aTrmrnls and dillicullir, that confront
: rd him. 1t required courage an,
l. ronStaucv for this struggle against odd
t far more rNartng than was the here
: ism which had given hlm the glory Il
f rrnown and tAr imprrlshahlr chaplr
n accorded to him with generous rnthl
/ >laSm hv the outside world. His move
, mcutS were watched and weighed. an,
X, his every expression rs Il citizen WA
. "crltlnlHcl and Siftrd to find that h.
was NtcadiaStly adhcriny To the cnuns,
, given him by the immortal Lee. as h,
urged his followers I" a,uuit thcmSrlve
in pcac, with the devotion and forti
tndr they had shown in war
Hrun2ed by sun
. And lit 10y winters cold, they bear the
. | scars
| Ana blows OF cnNi"us time rs Valantlv
| rs once they bore the hutlciings Of war
| For them. 4 nations Golfers have not bic,
ln SalNc their wounds with gold. but when
| NpriI out
With fatal victories, they lei, the field
| Where Nalor long had str0vc in vain Will
| might.
| Lake that great son OF Rome, whose con
| uucrnG arm
Did not dis,1aIn TO guide the plow, they
shcathcd
Their swords, and asking aid Of none bu
| COO,
by honest toll redeemed and eloritird
| The land their fruitlcss valor could no
| save.
Aye, the Confederate soldier stan !.
uniquely among the representatives OF
Il cause that was lost. He has never
made apologies TO the most rance ull>
Zoe q: admitted to his most intimate
TREND that there WAS regret for thC
part Dornc by him in the .trllr~lc fOl