| Show sst the dead past bury its dead ead while r we e would malie make no with traitors tra ilora in arms and hold bold no truer truce ii ith the avowed enemies of our country while we would forego all fellowship irule who in sympathy even continue to and sustain the rebellion wo we recognize naught n but the truest patriotism in the spirit which offers a ready pardon to till all who repent of and ri d forsake their disloyalty the victors can afford to be generous fend and in the manifestation of that spirit of magnanimity which we are confident conO dent pervades the baarts of the best and of our count s defenders do we recognize the balm which after the trial of battle shall have boon decided will heal our sectional sensitiveness and a nd re clinite thu the severed bivs of our national brotherhood when this storm of battle e Is past and be sun of peace through the clouds of war our toes roes are again our brothers and although the history 0 of the past four years written aten as it is in in th best blood of our nation records scenes of darkest cruelty and deepest hate yet the guardian guardi att spirit of liberty who watches over the destinies of the republic lic will write across each damning record the gentle word forgiven yesterday we ave shook hands bands in fraternity and friendship today to day the clarion notes of war martial us its against each other in 1 battle s magniri magnificent cent stern array tomorrow to marrow morrow wo will bind each others wounds and to together ether stand firm united ignited stronger than ever before in our lovo love for the union and our reverence for the brave old flag of our fathers thanks to our noble president and our victorious armies the antagonistic anta principles involved in free and involuntary lubor labor culminating in that terrible strife of arms foreseen and wept over by the founders of the republic will never again provoke sectional hate hata nor jeopardize app ardeze the peace and harmony ot of the th nation by removing this primary source of all our national troubles the war ar will have wrought our certain as i furance fita ce of future peace and prosperity with slavery abolished there is little cause for sectional jealousy left and we may all felicitate ourselves that soon and very soon roon the sun of our liberty will shine upon us brighter and more glorious than ever it shone before for tho the nation will have been purified by the fiery odeal of war the question of reconstruction and the future rights right of states once in in re bellion need give us no uneasiness whatever the mass ot of the people of the south who were dirven or cajoled into open rebellion llon are at heart loyal to the flig flag which heralds our nations glory dory and greatness with the failure of the ambitious ti 0 8 schemes of their leaders will come reflection reflect ioa and with reub clion sorrow and orrow repentance and witti repentance loyalty and devotion yil U despe de Republica |
