Year: 1879

IsIr THE "SoBER SECoND
THoUG T?"-Whether it is the ever
occurring ''sober second thought or not
that produced the editorial article in the
Philadelphia Erening Telegraph, Of yes
terday, OH the recent speeches Of George
Ii. Boxer and Governor Hoyt before the
Union League of that city, we hail it as
An evidence of good sense in the editor,
for which his readers and the people Of
the whole city should thank him.


We could not fail to denounce the
speeches after we had read it and wonder
ed that room full of sane men could be
found in that great and growing city,
where we spent so many happy days of
our young manhood, to listen to such
sentiments.


The Telegraph properly characterizes
these speeches, and is certainly level
headed and correct where 1t says "the
evidence is not at all convincing that the
South itself has the slightest desire in the
world to get such another thrashing as il
got during its previous rebellion. 1t has
not only never recovered from the pun
ishment it then received, but 1t still
blindly staggers under it, and so will it
continue to do for long while yet. 1t
does not want war, but peace"


1t might we'll have added just here that
the South has neither money nor spirit
with which to 60 TO war. Its men Il
war have had enough of that kind OF
thing, siuce the "bIigaders" lost all their
private fortunes as well as all hope of
pay for services rendered the late Con-
federacy. They would be only too glad
to get into the old army at half or quar-
ter pay, for that matter. But it will be a
long day of, if they ever get back. How
different is the other side. The present
regular army is filed with men not hal
so competent, perhaps, yet they are all
reaping high salaries and living on the
fat of the land. But that our readers
may see that we were not hasty nor too
partisan in our reference 10 the speeches
Of Me.srs. Boxer and Hoyt, We copy
from the Telegraph. 1t is a Republican
paper, and yet it says of "The Cry OF
Kevolution:"


There seems to be good deal oi
smoke drifting around in the poltical at.
mo.phere lust now which is declared Il
indicate that underneath there is smoul
derlng the fire of new rebellion, like Il
tha which closed so disastrously for ii.
orginators at AppomattoX Court Hous,
fourteen years ago. Hon. George III
Boxer, at the Union League reception Il
Governor Hoyt, on Tuesday evening
blew a sturdy cloud Of this new rebellion
smoke into the ears of sympathizing lis.
teners, who united in blowing other
clouds of it all through the spacious
rooms of the League, and even out into
the street. The League meeting was
really, either by accident or design, a
war meeting and up through all the
smoke and noise of coming battle rose
the wsll-known figure Of the Man OIL
Horseback, and This apparition Of the
great soldier was grea ed with deaienlhg
cheers of welcome even the mention ol
his name evoked the most tumultuous
applause, and he, though thousands Of
miles away, not Governor Hoyt, was the
real guest of the League on that occa
sion. Not only did the gentleman pre-
sent wave the CORY batte-hags about eacl
others heads, but they wrapped them
selves up in them, and there was sucl
strong forebodlngs of war afoot as tc
make it worth while to inquire if all thi:
smoke rose from real fire or only from
the sort that is used on the stage. II il
was from the real article then the lntlam
matory speeches Of the speakers Of the
League were eminently wise, proper ano
timely, but if it was only from the blu,
fire Of the theatre, and intended to de
ceive, the speeches were eminently un
wise, improper and untimely; for,
there be real danger Of q new rebellion
the country should know of it in time u
be prepared to meet and crush it, but
there be none, only pretense of it,
may be invited or even forced by iucel
diary acts and Words