The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14

guard. why? Has any man threaten
ed this poor slave OF commercial
venality?
enterprise, he constantly fears. lest
tina, enterprise fail. but beside these
fears and rendering them as only Of
importance in that they keep the tor
tured mind employed are those fears
science. which makes all men fear
only that which they have done to
others. 4 lesser master in this came
vast aggregation of capital. refuses 10
grant an interview with women who
sought TO give him their side OF that
which Ia them was cruel murder.
Are these men TO be blamed or to
be pitind? No humanity imagined hell
can hold the torments OF that young
mans mind who could no more bear
10 look upon these women than can the
slayer upon hts victim. for no matter
how cold and calm the exterior the
fires OF hell burn within that heart.
SO vast and horrible as were the tor
lures inflicted on the South by the
North, there were left on our South
land and the Southland folk, save FOR
our untoward invasion OF Northern
territory, only honorable scars-the
Southern heart only retaining memory
OF i;H sunerings without malice.
Far different with the North. Once
engaged in vast crucihction OF right.
IL became impossible that the North and
the Northerner should or could pursue
any course OF action which by one iota
might impuFn invasion. pillaGe. arson.
wanton destruction of property, tor
ture OF women and children. murder
or men and absolute crucifixion of
right as being evil, and as an inevi-
table recult the formulation OF that
criminal heresy, the fat OF the ma or
ity is law was followed and has been
pursued by men of the North. for to
do otherwise would be a confession Of
crime
And yet, until this entire nation re-
turns TO the holding and enforcem ent
OF the principles attempted to be held
and enforced by the Confederate States
OF America this nation is not merely
engaged in treason. but in the con-
tinuation Of that crucifXion of right
which can only he terminated by the
pronunciation OF every constitutional
modification since 1850 as null and
void--and by such acts OF reparation
as fully demonstrate true. deep and
active repentance.
Nor is such PREPARATION a demand OF
the Southerner; he neither needs nor
asks it: ii Is merely a formulation OF
the great truth. that until the cruciiier
OF right. for his own sake, confesses
that crime, and seeks to atone for it
he can neither do right nor find peace
and rest.
While we professedly believe" in
Jesus the Man of Sorrows as the Son
OF God. we utterly fail to believe in
that We neither assume His life to have
been an exhibition of what right must
endure before It can have actual sue
cess. nor do we apply His resurrection
as applicable to ourselves when cruel
ned; nor can we, with that courage
which should be ours accept crucifxion
as the initiative OF success and it's sole
precursory step.
Yet, such is tho exact fact. The
South. cruciffed. obtained the highest
degree of success obtainahle, although
TINS great birth pain seemed TO have
taken the cause of the Confederate
States of America into the grave BY
the powers of God Almighty. the great
seals will bo broken. the vast stone
rolled away and the dead lve-bearine
horrible scars? Nay. Nay. Nay.
Inc graves not alone OF one Lee. one
DAVIS. one Jackson and their innumer-
aoie compatriots, but of many such.
Tor all who died are our scars; the
wounds OF our living men, and the
scars of our womens hearts: these are
pnt as the prints of the nails in His
hands and the spear in His side-in-
sigma OF success, the highest of honors
by God conferred
THE OLD GRAY DOCTOR.
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