The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

,u,,. of law and order. wisdom, justice and moderation--the heritage or FaAssA Henry and Thomas Jefferson. rAa Other Views From DlHerent Ssau
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 Certain it is, there were different views entertained from different stanupoints. 1rust it may not be out of place to leS l Nathaniel Hawthorne speak of the sith- alton through a private letter rom ,II mtna [ to Mir. Bennoch, an English literau. Ihis letter is especially interesting slnce aI tne time he lived in that section of the 1nion ; from whence the South has been most bitterly assailed. We also have gone to war" he wrote and we seem to nave little. or at least very misty .asa @ pit what we are fighting for. It depends up on the Speaker; and that. again depsnus upon the section of the country m wnSn his. sympathies are enlisted me soush- ern man will say. We fight for Statss rigbts. liberty and independence.' The Middle Western man will VOW that ne fights for the Union: while our Norla- ern and Eastern man VIII sWesr enae from the beginning. his only idea was1 iihertv to the blacks and the annihilatioh of slavery" To which Mir. Bennccn rs- plies" I cannot feel savage Wth these southerners. l. sl1 ana a,a llts,ys tro,ss any speech or statement what the prtn- : ciple involved ro ally Is. The Fres- ideut argues in favor of secession. ana nernnits it. if he does not treacherouSly isooras it : . and lights it. All togctber vour statesmen, at first did not believe in war, but by considsraole sn- genuitv excited the South to strike t1ee. I.incolns S messa ge), and then cry havoc and let slip etc " About the same tlms Mir. Henry Bright also writes Hawtnorle saving: Here in England, among sngse who have known and loved Amefis@ hest there is but feehng,-of great sdu- ness and regret. We do not know Whust is the fault,-whose the crime,--out We d, feel that we cannot endure this dread-s full Civil War. and. that any separstAo,n , would be better. lhe oeSlh must and will be independent of the Union.-as the United states wou'o pc cannot compel them to become sister states again A fraternity brought aeout bv inc cry of Fraternity or Death, VII! no be very cordial. $F My reason ana ,onsciousness are clear a-zo the wrong and uselessness of this most dreactui.
 But all this goes to confirm the saving that you cannot safely prophesy resutts4 and inc effect on the destiny of men, Mf-s Bright was mistaken as to the result The South was not only brought bdch nS the cry of Fraternity or Death. put is a sister State again and he relation 's
 very ' A Union of States.
 Hardening to the beseeehing come back of the North, we are in the lhion again. there to always remain. tver- more to cling to her in peace and war. prosperity and adversity. her joys will he our joys. her trials and misfortunes our sorrows. The gloom of despondency. ,yblch for a while prevented tue rays Of hone rom cheering our beautiflll south- land. has been dispelied; the tears are wiped from her weeping eyes, aud now a loving smile plays upon her rosy chsek-s Was there ever such a joyous chsuSe. wrought, and so magicallyf Ayes 1s seemed as if the Divine command, Let there be light" was sent forth on earth was erected d magnificent governmental structure, founded on the heroic hopeF. gathered from the many glorious Aelds es
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