Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-13
Two Professions.

Tuesday the 1871 OF May lS6S, will long be remem
bsred By the citizens OF ehmOnd About O'CLOCK tue
head Of ,.e column Of Iankees-sAid to DC LOW
ropg-appeared the upper part CT Main street. lnse
we're clad in The uniform OF the Uu''ed States
army and their clothing Was worn aud soned oy ol .
ss,viee. They had no arms. For two years they had
-. ,.vng nv dipt of bayOnet aud ball, TO reach ms
o.ce hut NOT until they had laid down their arms ana
surrendered themselves prisoners oil var were 'Ls
70 accomplish their object
The procession, though not unusual, Of ate was
r.pge one Sixteen hundred eaPtured, but not hu-
,uated warriors Of the North, walking S'eFhy u0"n
the pripcipal thorOughare Of Souhern city guarded
nv less than one third their Lumber oil Confederate SUI
ci.rs i. no ordinary spectacle. Here were the men,
nm nigh, after Rght and day after day, during many
montbs had gloated over the aLeied prizes oil beauty!
of gold silver household stus which were to De 'O'S
xhsp thew bad conquered the city through Nhieh they
vers now Passing as capuv,s Murder ust rae thei1
arson All demonaca motives that can aetuaae fallen anu
dsDrayed men, bad filed their hearts had been ehersneu
bv them as good men cherish virtues and had lmPeeu
them to encounter tolls privaons aud suhernss neon
eeivable. AL they had endured vas as nothing COM
pared 10 the hope Of sacking Richmond.
The PROCESSION was a very silent one. Thousands oil
.Decta,ors. who had gathered to see it. we're equally
,lsnt File after Rle, the long column of dusty blue
,.sss5 slowly down the street. No eers, no aunA no
reproaches from the men and women whom 'heSe cap
6,shsd doomed TO the worst sorroWs Silently the
Yankees marched along watched by the countless throhg
of lockers on They stared back al the eroNas ln@'
y,zsd from the sidewalks and showed no shame no !"
moreuotbing but impotence british, cold hard and
br,.en impudence. So many mean, sensual canning
inhuman faces, we never saw before.
An hour or TWO later, another procession passed up
the same street. Artillery, cavalry infantry and bands
Of music we're in this procession, but the arms OF the
soldsr were reversed their banners we're draPed IN
mourning. The drums we're mutied aud the notes oil
,rnmpet and horus we're funereaL The tOling bell
and the cannon booming at long intervals, told mourn
ful story
The war.worn veterans Of Piekett's divison-their
mdeved gueless faces contrasting strongly with the
S-- features of the previous proeessOu-were there
Ewsu brave. modest and MANNED, rode close to the
hears. Of bis great commander. The President Of the
Confederate States pale and soTroWtu was there The
GOOD Governor of Virginia stricken with grief for the
los Of his noble tOwnsman, was there Ihe heads Of
DEPARTMENT the State aud Metropolitan Authorities and
mapy citizens, walked humbly and sadly behind the eo
I'm decked with Spring flowers and developed IN the
fd. Of Jag which the nations Of earth have never be
held great multitude Of all ages, classes and eond
lions stood by to see this procession pass And they
were silent as before. All was hushed while the NOR
t remains of the best aud best beloved cbef'an in all
the land passed onward the Capitol of the State and
the Confederaey, which he had herOicay defended
and died 10 save from pollution. The body of Stone
vi Jackson was in the hearse and this great procession
was in his honor.
The day was elOudless, brilliant beautiful exceedingly
Iftbre are ewes immortal thatsee and souls without the
body that take interest the affairs Of men, what him
dered that they should behold these pageanis in this
much afflicted city? And if they behold and care for
these things what theng