The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21
ryIoN MEErIKu is AfssouEI
Humiliation OF Gov. Hicks

4 more pointed sarcasm than the following
could not be written. We copy from the
Baltimore Exchange:
We arc called upon to-day 10 record onc OF
those sud and touching instances OF the mu-
taplllty Oh human anans, which ~ likely
hencetorth to afford Il theme tor the musings
u the poet and Lhe speculatlons OF the sage
II tue pJc tacte OF II good man III adversely Is
painful, and The sighI OE fallen greatness is
mteous, with what emotions shall we regard
the hu initiation OF one who i9 equally great
aud good We certainly VIII nor attempt 10
measure the distress W.tn which sensitive
Inlnds must contemplate sUcn picture, ana
we shall therefore merely call attention rs
journalist is 10 the simple TACT that mighty
and YlTtuUus ruier tbs been brought 10 ", aud
leave our Readers 10 moralizs each after his
fashion upon the melancholy story.
a few brief words Will suffice Tor the dis
cAhiSe CT our DUTY, Tor the event TO which we
refer wis known yesterday TO our citizens, ami
we nave no disposition u narrow up their al
ready wounded sy III pathits by dwelling on It's
details. 1t Is enough 10 say mat his Excel
lency-our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HlcAs has
been superseded Ill his oiiica by Captain OF
| the Federal Army. i he proceeding was d,
summary one, no notice, lar rs we could
| learn, having been given OF the Intended
| change IN our form OF government. The pro-
| cess OF Geposing our houored tune tionarY WAS
simple and speedy-even lees cereInoAlous,
! perhaps, than was beiittlug SO important al
occasion. GA Thursday Governor Hicks
| issued his proclamation as Governor, calling
iOr VOlunt eers Tor four reg lIneut is winch were
to have the honor OF GeIenuin. the Capital
| While their compatrlots OF the North Were
| marched against Virginia, and On FRIDAY his
| proclamation WAS ''cvunteriuanded by oruer OF
| Chpt. J q. McCoaneIl, who thus notified the
| community that the Hicks regime had ended
Under ordinary clrcunls tstnces there wound
Lave been much bl LteTfeeIing man ted here in
regard W the iAdlsnty thus put upon the D ttLx;
| but all sucn considerations Were forgotten,
| Tor the moment, SO poignant WAS the people =
| grIet at the personal Calamity that ndd over
| taken their worthy, wise and honorable Gov
| ernOr. On thursday ne thought himself the
| trus Ted counsellor OF the rulers OF the nation
be had whispered warnings III the Pres lie tial
| ear he hGu volunteered adyIce to the Octo-
| genhrian Cniet VINO was Charged with the ae.
| fence OF the CaplLai he had pTOfftred aid u
| the Secretary OF War; aud he nau favored
| MIR. Seward Will suggestions as 10 The course
! the Admluis tration should pursue. lie
| thought that he was the cUnhden tIal friend OF
| the Oaouet; he ieit That he had 4 nrIu foot
| ing upon the first step OF the bick stairs Of
| The w bite House he wis about TO marshal
| his little army and iy to the rescue OF the be-
leaguered Capital; and he already dreamed
| secured. He heard in Imagination the
| mighty shouting OF the people over res
| cued Union and, amid the tumult of ap
! plause with which they hailed its preseryers,
| lie ftGCled he detected Il sound like kicks. -
| On Friday he was Il snubbed and disappointed
man. His overtures were rejected, his pro
| cl0natlon was contemued, and The aid OF his
| embryo army WAS declined. one day he was
! Il, Thomas holiday Hichs, Governor Of Ma
| ryland,' and on the next day he WAS the dis
| caIded servant of q subaltern officer, whom
! General Butler would probably designate us
! lone" Mcconnell. We leave the public TO It's
| own refiec lions upon this sudden and disas-
| trous downfall OF our eminent and patrio TIC
| Chief Magistrate. Bat Tor ourselves, ouI
| commi seration tor the Governors situation is
| SO deep and sincere that are DESTROYS to
| suggest some means by which he may escape
| from his NOR tlfying position, and are GLAD
TO say that a plan has occurred to US, which
| will not be disagreeable to him, and by which
he can certainly get out of his unhappy pre-.
| dicament.