The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-12-09
Gloomy Sixty Years Ago.
From the New York Evening Post.

= How do you suppose" Henry Adams wrot his brother from London
coin n the discussing behavior Of many i our volunteers and soldbersas
the president is NJ equal to h crisis that the secretary Of war y
that the whole cabinet except Seward. chase and Blair, were driven from
sadly as anaines his IN A Dam IS ST. ar n ain s . to England Vas was m mna ai
St prod 1l e ls' T Fbeon sta sSsn 1oe ehs5 the 1sez hlst tor of Of the ssa UNITED a'sas state, x,sw IA 4
mne sn ana l prospects so Of 1.-THE, the union a%h,1 Nor "a their opinion of, . ou a. people pie
upansa 1 fra nd Aaams to fr9 as - sneh Legation ;atooa at at the na height # f. the hs,n Ma ass Is Ies
in worthington c. Fords rich two-vdume cycle of Adams Letters, 1915"
Throughout the va passages of h same pessimmaic strain car easily
aBun Il Gaaa'sl aD ii A Aeshs sn a' s o pte Rsh d fai a la saistnaa' Of i i
eaustic picture Of cheming politicians. cowardiy generals selfish contrae-
and al permanent truth; How well that boo stands tmeA" 1t a shame
Adams, makes m weep We em and blush Is e n reasdsa anq rms sturdy mpas soldier " a
h namelsss Pennsylvanans Ii charged a al dollar a loaf or bread .
i is wrote Weaeo from o among g1t te ssayseur and IN pu AusaSf in ass Washington Ghagtes th haa' n .
enough h 81 the terr ya5 v f blood sig sni u nMs q must g sa f1GunSscng " inae + Il Way
hopeful of victory he a hopeless of a real peace. People seem o m e
With It It m ta'5 hsasn ss p'i Henry ADAMS ahsn f Sas sv ssh less ss Cheerful eSsfS G 5asss
It will b carried o from "a to and debt to debt and n military
Much OF the matter IN international affairs is equally dspirited. France
Mas beyond rescue Henry Adams was certain in 1851 that Engsnd means
e,dsT adams aisn ssheYe a. in sa September .anfMv 1852 Iss IT, that 9an whether ete Or not es+w wr "a
two o" eountrils as"A Henry sl Adams Ia : d eserHby Is the e British iM h' aover gnen $ n NC um ss
e eminent ne ty impozz Iple!s c aha tslG Tran em' ADAMS hns pomted to at the skeyH of British gdsh
between ideas" For a m the privileged in Europe were triumphant await
Was It all gloom? The Adamses were muc too keen of perception for
9%a Royal " G ia 1852 So 5! i Ssu iass sst s. f1e sh1 It IN Ef aw sr aSa bss5 31 sq TO %ne a.
expanded in this country and that from it true principles Of Of trad and econ.
9y Mn ~ Teisrye 4 h E pI ratatsa t impulse IS t msapgsos It h wo,laI u Beading ding
a apon he h. su Gda un rThe snt la u no loyalty atty, n I'd. self alta sacrifice na e. Of tho those use
a whole great people" lay beneath. Henry Adams wrote with emotion Of
ean tero @ae Of the s upoen. 3T amehs WITHIN Si RA thre es months eb An n lsss To sss p nesaf al
lis o simply Il for the good OF America, S but like likewise mza for that nete Of tn ei vnae
Perhaps us there are re a lt few E today cst vho s enc in our or po onaea ie aade the in
somnsssn they yd FOUND I'M la in k Gloa1sone th Th nsam moa f te IN ah n S 9s eha sha IN
hspingt0n MS Diary "pia:ya without 5ht .n thinking king Of the e., hef rd,t beneath nM;. They look
his darker oments see international rancors stretching ahead in a vista Of
a and aA 5ro" u11@ to full III 1~ S%St tn sG zrsa s@p ps1to + the :e opfn 4a IN sops aaHss