The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-14
CORRESPONDENCE BE TWEEN
NORTHERNER NDSOUTHERNER
"Unreconstructed" Defender of the Contederacy and
Liberal Republican From the North Exchange
Letters About War Between the States
stanton. Va. September 2. 1913.

stanton. Va. September ?, 1913.
To the Editor OF The Times IL ispatch:
Slr.--PermIt me TO lay before YOUR
readers It correspondence between a
southerncr ana Northcrner. each
TYPICAL OF his section. writing about
tho War Rctwcen the States The
sioutherncr is entirely "unreconstruct-
cd ana tho Northcrncr s. a iibc;al
Republican. who voted FOR Wilson but
only that he might insure Koosevclts
defeat After this preface. read the
letters Tho Northcrner "a Penusyl-
vanian). writes
viii you ever cease 10 weep at the
stones IN the valley from the dcstruc-
ton OF the glorious TEMPO? Now.
with tho owl OF slavery cast aside, and
your virginia progressing in a way
II could not have done under the Con-
fcderacy. YOU still wish that the cnort
had been succcssful2 Success would
have insured n continuance OF slavery
and slave property In Virginia. at
least in your Northern portion OF II.
and IL would nave been composed of
those too old 10 yum away. the run
;tways posHlLly exchanged for some OF
our copperhcads. who in the event
OF the success you crave would pos
sibly have been worse treated than
loyalists after tho revolt OF the col
ouists, which We now see was sad
Among tho clippings ] iuclosc there
is ono relating 10 Harrison. son OF
Constance Cary. one cf the 'inVinciblc
CarTs,' ~ Richmond society, in 1852.
My wish is that like Pryor. Harrison
and many others YOU had taken your
abilities into Northern ncld. ana.
Ike those named. have succeeded there.
J have no doubt YOU would have sue
ceeded and virginia would have been
az dear 10 YOU as T., is to-day but in
so different way. You would say
we vcnturcd all did our best, and los;
all. but we have wrought glory out
OF bitterness and our state is free
from the blight of slavery. The hour
for Il Southern victory was at City
Point. when President Lincoln met tho
commissioners from Richmond The
end WAS almost As apparent that dag
ms April . later. Eut for the instruc-
ton given by Mr.. Davis. peace could
then have been brought about the
value OF the slaves. as chattcis. been
put upon the whole country. as it
should hlvc been. Such power was not
given to the commission, the destruc-
ton had 10 20 on 30 the bitter end
Apparently. Mr. Davis never under
stood the real situation December
%. 1864, he writes Mrs Clay to come
10 Richmond her relation. Colonel
Clay whites: Don't come TO Richmond
what an awakening the note from
General Lee. delivered in 81 Pauls.
mus, have been 20 him"
TO this the "unrccons,ructed
Southcrncr replies thus:
NO. shall never cease TO Weep
over the destruction OF our temple OF
liberty In 1865. As the priests and
I.evites. who were ancient men that
had seen the arst house, when the
foundation OF this house was laid be-
fore their eyes. wcpt with e loud voice
Citzra. III. 10 Tacitus tells
US that the old Romans under the
Kings were satisfied. having not vet
tasted OF the sweets OF liberty. so u,
is with the rising generation here now
in the South, who have not known the
time as have when the Southern
Commonwealths were really scIf-gov-
crning. free and. by the grace OF God,
independent You, my dear sir, can
not realize what II means to be sub