Clarksville Weekly Chronicle

The Cincinnati papers publish letter from Postmaster Gen. Key, in which he expresses regret at his inability to attend the Decoration day ceremonies, near that city, and says

"I rejoice to hear you say that the soldiers that are buried in your beautiful city of the dead, whether they wore the blue or the gray, will be respected alike. He who died for a cause which he believes is just may have done wrong in engaging in the strife, but he committed no sin. He may have died a Christian and an honest man. The fact that the Southern soldier staked his life on his cause manifested his sincerity. Say, if you please, that he was mistaken, and he did a great wrong but say at the same time that he was honest and brave. On the grave of such a one tears may fall from kindly eyes, and flowers be strewn by lovely hands without reproach."