New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-09
LETTERS TO THE EDTTos
PLEA FOR SECTIONAL Hae..
Correspondent Wants the Animo.,.,.
Civil War Forgotten ~
TO the EDITOR OF The Trihnrs

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: No doubt Veteran s,-
pertence shot from behind breasr,or.- as var -
ceeding when the enemy ia pouring a. =, wise pro
! may be. grape and cannon shot. b,,. - and
IouI ears al'sf tne war. there was ma ~. o'-ys
plying to my letter answering his lsed n re-
and Frey that he should reppar ~, e''aradss Haaa
holes and behind the friendly shelter trough Oop.
plume. Pen battles should b. IN - nom Ia
| the identity Of the participants ''en as 70
NO would not point our chlarar .
those who fought against the flag as %
ample they should follow" Would 49,. whose IL
dren and grandchildren. for have bos, -. my chl
OF General Lee in the national captol :. Natus
the masnanimity OF the whole peonIa a. snovns
a seetion' which, having been in the wren. saw o
half century ago, sincerely 50. bur - neary
misgcidedly. were forced 70 SEA M. - 'ei.ve
extent that their children love the IA ns % ma
undivided country to-day equally win ,s ana n
Veteran and myself "0ss q
do not believe IN paying ''nrnu.
those prominent in the cause from whit, s4N
MOSQUES arose. would. however grant mi. al s
lese to the Southern people as an earss, =. PRIV
certify OF our respect to their feelings ,,s an-
ence to the lost cause. The aairnosit,as a.. 7'''
arise IN the Civil War Thew a,+.s... u nor
several decades. remember John Rro-r. = y
ton s. Brooks Owen Loveioy. plsas,r. s ~,
sas. aboltionism. each and all shouv,,, = Nan-
sections. hot headed and unreasonable .-. VO'a
OF the slavery question. II was during t6o. -. s
that the "animosities arose" The war We s.'
elimination. And surely we won srs-y,Is. -. I'm. me
terrible as IL was for the North much NO. a'u
bic was II for the South which was the s4.t :, 1T
and devastation The slavery question s,a+a .,,s.
the right Of secession. all points at issue wsra -,
tied our way. and now nearly two genars,,,..
thereafter. why should not all anirnositv ba NV.
and why should not the South be granted This ~.
boon OF hOnoring IN IT'S own way some Of the ma,
prominent IN that struggle? Again ask vsa !,
harmed thereby?
Veteran" vents sarcasm az my advice N ,-,
and the rest that they "as they grow old grow aIs
GENTLE and calls my attention to the rations ma,
were shared with the vanquished at Apuomsttox.
7 have not forgotten my history" I ransrubs,
this noble act. I also remember Abraham Liucop,
and Ulysses 5. Grant. looked upon the ta,,
Of BOTH living and dead I voted for both. ana
had the great honor OF shaking hands with each !,
them. wish Veteran" would answer these qass
lions. Does he believe that the great general vho
mercilessly pounded the Rebellion to DEATH and ys,
showed most marvellous mercy and frisndloess
from the moment that II was broken. Il sti on Inc
earth. would Tepudiate his immortal sentiment
Let US have peace" or be at this late day auy
the less friendly? Does he believe that the great
hearted President. were he alive to-day, would
harbor aught but malice toward none. with char
ity for aIl"2
Let me quote from his first Inaugural. delivered
forty-eight years ago The mystic chords Of mem
Org. stretching from every battlefield and patriot
grave 70 every living heart and hearthstons al
over this broad land. will yet swell the chorus q
the union when again touched. surely they vii
be- by the better angels OF our nature"
Those chords have been touched as he predicted
and for more than forty years have been swelling
the grand chorus OF a union zone and insepaEass'
The veterans VIII not be here long They bravery
fought and won their battles; let them not asn
them over again. but. looking az this great united
country as II IL to-day. right about face and maa
forward during the rest Of their time here knowing
that not one thing for which they fought shall b
gt,,sn IN and that henceforth the stars and Strips
float over all ALBERT +. SHERWOOD
Waterbury. Conn. Aug 2, 1909