The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-18

Just before these solemn services of Lent
rOvful events In the history of man, Rome,
the eternal city," becomes the theatre of q
Carnival In which the Abbot of Unreason dis
places all othsr dignitariss, and the nonssnsi-
hsbitation. Not before, but during this
grand tragic era, in which the blood of mar
yrs bsdswa every hillside and every plain,
snd tears Of bereavement and anguish fall
like rain upon desolated hearthstones, we, too,
have Carnival, running like the Gulf stream,
isolated and distinct, through the great ocean
Of public tribulation. For want of better
Lame, We must call it the Carnival of Jack
asses. 1t is some consolation to reflect that,
whilst multitudss of men are dying and saf-
lsring, there are animals who can wallow up
n.hsr long ears in green pastures and by still
vslsrs, and who can wax fat and kick in
psnpersd incidence amid the tolls, privations,
and slfdsnials of suffering humanity. Never
did war present sueh startling contrasts al
sas between the glory and shame of peo.
Pie On one hand, there has been among the
elInsns proper of the Confederate States
such self sacrificing patriotism as the world
aaa never before witnessed; on the other
hand, such marble hearted and yillainOns ex-
'eftion and speculation az would put to the
Olush professional thieves and banditti. On
nc one hand, in the army, we behold deeds
haf into thA ohoA n ha
ndans achievements of Greek aud Roman
sAOr' oD the other, wearing the insignia of
ls nms army, are to be found the most POM
F'as and imbecile pretenders, who use the
war hmply for their selfglorifcation and ag
s'Aa0lzsment, and who have never smelt
sfAn Of gunpowder since the war began.
"n enough to make tho coolest blood boil
l" Hltnsss the indignitiss which tue private
s'alsfs Of the Confsderacy, men of whom
W world Ia not worthy, often receive from
A' miserable upstarts whose official position
t"'' taem an opportunity to play of the
M' 4A'''e prsnks Of their brief authority over
a'I supsriors in every quality Of honest
-.4n0od' We are pleased 10 believe that 1t
s s.0' 10 general, birds of our own nest who
,s.:, a..'', about in false plumage. and who use
:. 'A 0esks and talons, not to harass the pub.
=, 'aemy, but to rend and devour those heroes
~" Escape the psrils of tAe battle -6sld. The
h."s sa0us crew are mostly adventnrers who
no earthly sympathy with the Southern
Da,. s.cspt the provant and pay which it
a... -" 'aeir pockets. They are attached to
~. Ie isech Ia attached TO iuhamed tenn
r,. ''f The blood wherewith to gorge them
.o.. ~ These are the fiue fellows who, safely
e 1'e0 ns' Ia the Confederate capital. presume
,o,as '"'es' and insult wounded, native born
s,s u The south, whose shoe lschsss they
u1,a S0' worthy TO unloose, and who, buttonsd
), Sy military coats that were never soiled
l,l ~ rude contact Of carnage and death,
,., u0wn In lordly magniaosucs upon the
k,..n n' ragged sons of battle, who haye
u. Va worn and ragged In defending
.m ' 'srisss who treat then with hasshnsss
..,s. assnps The Confsdsrats Government
vorI,. ~ expected TO know the worss than
,,o,.a asss Of some Of - Subordinate agents
vnA %s capital, or Il would whip them
Of uh..s sa oi strong cords out Of that temple
n ), .Sn .s which they ars converting Into
u, ssss Or, perhaps, IN hasboring st
r,,S, SAa a poias al The stapil, sslAst, md
sai.s N~sadsrs in tho ConlsdsEacy, il 10
iae ~ In NE Aapolsonis osdsr, whsn form
u .. 'ew square" 6svsus and asses TO
,s... ). Not nAny asvs.s ass thsss
~ r.ee 1eee uniformed Cssfslseats lealsrs
@' ~ asses sssseh h 9 aDy