Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-05
Yankee Heroism.

The tWenty-eighth ultimO two regiments Of Yankee
Dutch whose term Of enlistment had expired returned
10 New York, aud went through the customary show,
which that city makes Of everybody and thing at all
noted or novel viz: a march up the abbe-erOWded
and huzzahing Broadway. These Dutch-Yankees had
been p.sen at and after their style, had participated
in the most of the battles from thel to Frederieks
burg. including the Bulrun races Without solitary
exception, they had been routed in all They we're re-
turning home with the stripes Of fifteen twenty whip
pings on their backs More than this, they were 40
seOndng from the field while the ye, raging
desertng their comrades in the very face Of the foe
skuking away from battle, the FIRST guns Of which
we're sounding while they staggering through this
ovation Of streetlOungers. But for hack Of better,
these runaways had to be accepted as heroes for if
New York should not shout over such, over whom or
what ia this war would it ever have opportunity to
shout Did not these men, QuOth the Tribune, save
"the honor Of our arms at Bull RGaYn How? By
running faster or slower than the Of the panic
stricken and shreking herd But hear the T. i5u"e
the heroic spectacle of the of those who had had
whippings enough;
Yesterday was the mos; heroic day which New York
has witnessed since 25 900 troops marched up Broad
way upon the close OF the with Great Britain in
1915 We welcomed home yesterday two Of the regi-
meuts which saved tie honor Of at Bull Run,
and have ever since been Drawing and its horrors
not siulply classic Csarean War-but modern conflict,
where an the ingenuity which aboishes time and dis
lance Is invoved-where shot kills as surely at mile
"a AZ YARD and the enemy is felt up death before he
/, seen Il was impossible for the greatest devotee Of
the l adarari doctrine be stirred to the inner
most fibre Of bis heagt in witnessing the simple and
sublime march Of these men up Broadway. They were
A severe in their outside gear DOgenes in bis tub
Their clothes matched their faces They bore the marks
of exposure service conflict No holiday colors we're
theirs Their flags were not only dimmed in brightness
hut rent torn 10 shreds All the symbol Of effort
courage achevemeut-Of manhood in its grandes FORMS
under terrible pers Whether it was the score Of gal
LIANT bugers who forth their strains in unsons or
sonorous third the drummer boys who killed the time
which lead the heroes eternity; the undemOnstra-
tive rank and e the mounted officers dOfing their
caps TO the cheers Of the bystander and TO the waving
of handkerchiefs from Windows-there but one
family-type in the men they all DemOsthenes
In the eoouenee Of herOism. We had but one regret
for the occasion. The citizens had no certain in
formation as to the hour when the troops would arrive
Had there been perfect understanding on this point
Broadway would not have contained the rush Of speca-
tors eager to do homagr 10 them. hundred thousand
admirers above aud beyond those present would have
lined the sidewalks ard chsered their brothers. We
perceive a statement hat the returned soldiers are
angry because they we're not permitted to carry their
arms and bad 10 come home without such symbols of
heroism We are safe IN affirming that il the military
authorities at Washington had supposed that the order
10 that effect would have given Ofense, it would
have been issued.