The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-18
THE OLD VETERAN


prolonged into a guerilla war, such
as has been recently e in South
Africa. This action does indeed place
Lee upon an exalted plane. INC it
fortunately happened that his rival
actor in this great drama was Gener-
al Grant, a brother graduate of the
Military Academy. Dur Alma Mater
may cherish the record of that day,
wnen two of her sons, having each
| written his name so hign in the an
nails of war, nov united to turn the
nation into the paths of peace. For
General Grant, who has been proudly
called by his victorious army sUncon-
ditiona1 Surrender Grant, now seem
ed only to seek Excuse to spare the
Confederate every possible mortifica-
ton and to save them from individual
losses, even at the expense of his
| own government. His example was
Immediately followed by every many
in the army down to the humblest
teamster. Time fails me to describe
the friendliness, courtesy, and geler
| OS1ly WITH WHICH, Tie WuOl0 N1CIOIlOuS
army seemed filled. The news of
the surrender and of it's liberal terms
was received everywhere with similar
feelings of generous Cancellation. In
proof, it is only necessary to refe.. to
the early negotiations between Sher-
man and Johnston. President Lincoln
also fully shared these feelings, aad
even planned for the South financial
compensation for its loss of property
by the emancipation of its slaves.
Thus, for six days,-from April 9Th
to 14th,-there was every prospect
plished in the spirit manifested by
Grant and under the direction of Lin
coin, who, without her knowledge.
was at that time the South'S most
powerful friend. Our treatment would
have beel not less liberal than that
we have just seen accorded by the
British to the Beers.
"Oh, the pity of it. That this spirit
of peace and goodwill could not have
been permitted to spread over the
whole country, and influence the
breasts alike of both victors and an
pushed. By the fatuous act of an
assassin, il a moment this fair vision
was shattered, and in its place, and
without fault upon her part, there was
invoked against the PROSTATE South
a whirlwind of rage and resentment.
Indeed, it is u to the restraint put
upon the political leaders of the North
by General Grant that the death of
the beginning of greater woes tnan
those of the war itself.
There resulted many years of bit
terness and estrangement between the
sections, retarding the growth of nd-
tional spirit and yielding but slowly
of the development of the country.
But at last, in the fulness OF time,
the stars in their courses have taken
up the work. AS in 1865 one wicked
hand retarded our u~nification by the
murder of Lincoln, so in 1898 another
assassin, equally wicked and equally
stupid, by blowing up the Name, has
SlN0H us d cOHL1Ou cause anu HlduO
us at last and indeed a nation, il the
front rank of the worlds work of civ
ilization, with it's greatest problems
committed to our care.
But there is still one thing more
to De said. Was all our blood shed
in vain? Was all the agony endured
for the Lost Cause but as water spill
ed upon the sand? No. A thousand
times no.
We have set the world record for
devotion to a cause. We have given
to our children proud memories and
to history new names, to be the theme
and an inspiration for unborn genera
lions. The heroes of future wars will
emulate our Lees and Jacksons. We
have taught the armies of the world
the casualties to be endured IN bat
tie; and the qualities of heart and
and men, in the stress and st.a'a Of
our poverty and in tne furnace of our
| affection, have made a worthier race.
and have already borne rich reward
in h building up of our country. But
above and beyond all, tae firm bonds
which today hold together this great
nation could have never e wrought
by debates in Congress. Human evo-
luton has not yet progressed so far.
Such bonds must De forged, welded,
and proved in the heat of battle and
must be cemented in blood. Pea
| CONGRESSES and arhitrations have new