Woodville Republican., 1903-02-07
RIFFS In THE CLOUDS
Bill Arp Despairs Of Any Justice
from the North.
Hut Tie Receives Three Letters from
Union Veterans THAI Seem 60
Point to n Changc--Rufus
Choate's Eloauence.

The Constitution says there is a
growing sense of justice in the north
that will hereafter be heard from IN
putting negro officials over southern
communities. That the New York
Herald has opened rift In the
clouds by rebuking the president,
etc. We hope so, but now that
Roosevelt has appointed Boston
coon to high Office, the Herald may
change front and say he is consist
ent. That growing sense of justice
is chameleon of many colors. 1t
was quite visible little while after
Grady made his charming speeches in
New York and Boston, but the
preachers withercd il and Mckinley
made more appointments and kept
making them as long as he lived
This growing sense does not seem to
flourish in many places. The fac,
is, we have almost despaired of ever
seeing justice grow at the north.
Lately / have received three letters
from up there that indicate the
growing sense, and / have read and
reread them with comfort. One of
these is from an old Mexican vet
eran who says that Of the 2,700,0O0
soldiers who fought against us.
100000 were from the east fighting
to free the negroes, Grants included.
One million from the west fighting
for the union and the other 100000
were the riff-raff and scum, the Aot.
sam and jetsam of all nations who
joined the army for bounty and
booty and beauty, and they were the
element that Sherman employed to
make war hell. He speaks of the
war as unholy, unrighteous and uu.
just. Another letter is from Port
land, Ore, and says the writer re-
Gently got hold of one Of my letters
which said that Gen. Grant was u
slave holder and hired out his ne
groes up to the close of the war
and lived off of their hire. He says:
Il didn't believe it, but was induced
to examine his biography and / found
it was So" He says that nobody il
that country ever heard of it and ii
is amazing and astonishing that Lin
coin would appoint a STAKEHOLDER TO
be the head of the army. The writer
of this letter was brought up to be
lieve that the south brought all the
negroes from Africa. Another letter
is from New Hampshire man, vet
eran, who says that he and seven
Others from his town joined com
pany in 1862, and only one besides
himself got back, Ever since then he
has been reviewing his folly and the
| folly Of the war and is ashamed oi
his people and says that | do not
score them in my letters as hard as
they deserve. He has Hinton RowaI
Helpers famous campaign book, II
which he says:
1--WE are going to free your slavei
and arm them with pixies and torches
and butcher your families and burr
up yonr homes
This book is indorsed by 67 mem
bers of congress, including JOIN
Sherman. Appleton says that 167,00i
copies were sold in three months ans
it precipitated the raid of JOIN
Brown, at whose execution all th'
church bells of New England tollet
requiem. And so have foun'
three northerners who have thi
| growing sense and have heard o
one more who is n suspect. an
keeping tally sheet and as soon al
/ hear of any more growing sense
will record it. My Oregon friend
generation came up since the wa
and never had time to bother them
selves about the history of the wa
or slavery. The south was outsid
of their concern and JEFF Davis wa
the arch traitor that Roosevelt toll
about in his history. That is all h.
cared to know. But he says you
late letters have excited our curiosi
ty, and If when your book is ou
you will let me advertise and sci
it in my own way, | win sell 10000
copies north Of the line. This maj
is a big advertiser with headquar
ters in Chicago and sent to me
big lot Of his cards and literature.
| Well, Mr.. Byrd will see about that
but to my opinion his northern Gus
toners don't care baubee about m
or Grant or his niggers. They re
mind me Of two fellcrs who went o.
to camp meeting, and as they wer
| standing by a tree one of the brett
rem came up and invited them ;
20 up TO the altar and jine 'em !
gittin' religion. The men SCENE
somewhat indignant and replied
"You must excuse us, sir, we don
live in the county"
But | did find rift in the cloud
that gave much comfort. In th
twelfth volume of John Lords "Bes
con Lights of History" find
sketch of Robert Il. Lee by DIR.
BENJAMIN Andrews, that is a lovin
tribute to that great soldier. Sue
glowing tribute was hardly to l
expected from a northern sourc
Especially from one born in Ne
Hampshire, educated at Brown un
versity and who joined the arm
while IS years old and who lost a
eye at Petersburg. AS an educate
he rCse rapidly In his profession an
became president OF bis alma mate
Next he was called TO Chicago
take charge OF her pul'lic schools an
later on was chosen os chancells
OF the University Of Nebraska, wheI
he now is. Since the war he hs
frequently championed the cause I
the south and became unpopular viii
our malignant enemies. OF eotri
IS lie Joined the army 70 young aT