The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-12
GRAND TRIBUTE
OF a Northern Preacher to the
People OF the South
At GEN. GRANTS TOMB
He Truly Said the World Has Never
Seen Greater Heroism than that
OF the Rank and File OF
the Armies of the
Tonfodororv
Confederacy.

Confederacy.
M. Perry NJ. DeLeon, Of New York
writes as follows to the Atlanta Con
stituticn: with some fifty OF sixty OF
my comrades Of the New York Con-
federate Veteran camp I attended
the memorial services at General
Grants tomb as a guest OF the
Grant post Of Brooklyn. Two ad-
mirable speeches we're delivered; one
by the Re7erned Francis J. McCon-
nell. pastor OF the New York Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church Of Brock
lyn, and the other by Captain Gray
bill, Georgian now residing in New
York, a member Of our camp. send
you an extract from his eloquent ad-
dress which 7 would be glad If you
would publish that our people may
know how time with its healings has
extinguished all bitterness and that
gentlemen Of the Eorth now accord US
unstinted admiration and fraternal re.
gard"
Here is the extract from the speech
OF the Rev. F. J. Mcconnell, referred
to in the above letter Of Mr.. Perry
NJ. DeLeon:
IL have been speaking OF the the
union soldier as a peace maker. In
fighting for the union as against the
secession, be fought for the worlds
peace. The establishment Of a second
re public on the western continent
would have meant standing armies
for both nations. 1t would have
meant a line of custom houses along
the OHIO river. The two republics in
military and a commercial sense
would have been a perpetual menace
to each other. In fighting against
slavery the union soldier was fighting
TOR peace, fol slavery, even in the eco
nomic sense, was disturber. Its cry
was always for more land. In the
very fury with which he fought the
union soldier was peace maker. He
aimed to settle the question so con-
clusively that after the war there
SHOULD not be enough OF the original
questions left to Wrangle about.
But in these last days the union
soldier can play a still further part as
peacemaker, a part second In 1mpor-
tance to the nation to none that be
played on the actual battle field. By
precspt and example he can preach
the gospel Of reconciliation with our
brothers OF the south, for, strange as
it may seem, there are men in both
north and south who have not yet
heard that the wal is over.
in this final approach to complete
understanding there is certainly q
common basis for both north and
south. We should not allow the south
to outdo US in admiration for th
bravery OF the southern soldier. The
world has never seen greater heroism
than that 2f the rank and file OF the
Confederacy, Who can read, for ex.
ample, the story not only Of the cam
paigns, but OF the hardships OF the
army OF Northern Virginia, without
being amazed beyond all expression at
the story Of surprising devotion to an
ideal? We can agree. too, in paying
tributes Of praise to the genius Of the
southern leaders. We should all be
proud OF Robert e. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson. OF course we reserve the
right to discuss, in perfectly friend
ly way, the respective abilities OF
northern and southern leaders, but
our admiration need not be confined
to the leadership Of the north.
"Once more We all join in undyiDg
respect for the devotion Of the entire
southern people to a cause as sacred
as life itself to them. We do not
speak cf the southern people as trai.
tors OF as sinners. We recognize the
absolute sincerity OF the belief OF the
mass OF the people in their cause. The
belief in their cause ha6 come to then
out Of the past centuries. Who OF u!
dare to say that if he had been borE
south cf Mason and DiXon'S line, o1
southern ancestry, be would not have
been defender OF slavery and an up
holder OF secession. Especially do w
fad WORDS falling US when We think
OF the sacrifices which the southern
women cheerfuily accepted for thei
cause. We nave read how the wone,
OF Carthage, in the long ago, consent
ed to give the hair OF their heads t.
be made into DOW strings. 1t Is sait
on good authority that the proposa
was once made that the women OF th'
r Confederacy sell their hair for tht
benefit or the southern armies and
the proposition had been seriousl,
urged the women Of the south wouit
D not have shrunk from precisely th
same sacrifice for which We remem
Der the women OF Carthage.
. Some cne asks. But what abou
d the Confederate h3g?' My answer
. at hand. Let the Confederate faI
n not be put out OF the sight OF memor.
OF American citizens 1t does no
stand TO-DAY for second republic, bu
it should stand as beautiful symbo
S OF c4mplete devotion to an homes
e conviction. Too many glorious asso
q cia5lons cling to it TO allow US to pu
;, it away. II it is not treason for th
:, Eaglish- born American citizens t
}. display the Eaglisn flag beside th
q Stars and Stripes, it ought not be un
/ worthy for the southern veterans
S cherish the flag which be followed fo
e four years Of glorious battle, alon
with that other flag to which he no.
gives his hearty and patriotic ALE
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