Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-08-10
WHOLE NO. 2497
Then and NOW.

the Richmond Examiner of the 10th to
see how similar.in language and tone itS
articles on the war are with those Of the
Vicksburg papers, just before the fall OF
that city. $50
The Esansiaer grows highly facetious in
its discourse and treats the movements
of Grant in its neighborhood with ridi-
cule. 1t quotes the alleged remark Of
Gen. Grant that if the Washington an
thorities would take care of the raiders
he would ''attend to Richmond" i" and en-
larges literally in the sneering vein.-
II closes as follows: '........
We cannot laugh; but all the rest OF
the world to whom the representation
costs nothing. already enjoy the thing
exceedingly; and win go of into convul-
sions of msrriment when they learn how
unconditional surrender Grant writes to
the Federal capital from the swamps Of
Appomattox, that if Lincoln can only
find forces enough to keep the Confeder-
ate army out of Washington, he, Grant.
can attend to Richmond.
We have before US copy of the Vicks-
burg. Citizen of July Sd, 1868, the iden-
teal day on which Grant and Pemberton
smoked cigars together under the cels-
brated tree, where the terms of capitula-
ton were agreed upon. To show the
Richmond papers graveyard whislting
is not without precedent, we copy from
the Citizen as follows:
Ok DIr.-That the great Ulysses-the
Yankee Generallissimo, surnamed
Grant-has expressed his intention of
dining N Vieksburg on Saturday next
and celebrating the Fourth of July by .
grand dinner &c. When asked if he
would invite Gen. 10. johnson to join he
said, "Nol for fear there will be row at
the table" Ulysses must get into the
city before he dimes in it. The way TO
cook rabbit is ''frst catch the rabbit"
&c.
But this is not the only coincidence in
the papers. Both were largely devoted
to report raids on the North in progress
each time. The Eraminsr Is in ecstacies
over the news it receives, of which the
following is sample:
Nothing was talked of yesterday but
the invasion of Maryland, and by two
o'clock in the evening reports were as
abundant and sensational as ever we have
known them. This was the sum and
substance Of the stories which were ca
gerly circulated with countless variations
Baltimore had been captured, $1,000 OF
the natives, armed with brick-bats and
bowie-kniyes, having assisted our troops
in the assault; Washington. also. had been
carried by storm, and Lincoln and his
cabinet taken prisoners.
How admirably this tallies with the
Vicksburg Citizens news the day before
Unconditional Surrender Grant" en-
tered that city. Read:
We lay before our readers in this issue
an account of Lees brilliant and success
ful onslaught of the Abolition hordes,
and show even from their own record,
how our gallant boys of the cavalry have
flashed their swords to the hilt with their
vaunting foes, and how each musket of
of our infantry has told its fatal leaden
tale. .......- --.....-.-..
To-day Maryland is ours, tomorrow
PENNSYLVANIA will be, and the next day
Ohio-now midday, like Mohammed's
coffin, will fall.
Success and glory to our arms! God
and right are with US. s.- ts
To follow the parallel step further,
we may quote the twojournals on the
subject of supplies. The Examiner con-
tains the following significant advertise
ment, to-wit:
DAcoN AT EIGHT DOLLARS AND HALF
ID Nice Bacon at eight dollars and q
half per pound For sale by -.s
GEORGE A. WEED. Grocer,
Jy l6-lt* No. so Main st.
At this rate, barrel of Pork would
cost 81, ,7O0-the price of good Virginia
farm before the rebellion broke out
The Vicksburg paper speaks of the
''hearts of stones of extortioners" in
that city, who, as rumor asserted, were
selling -four at s. per pound, molasses at
$40 per gallon, and corn 80 per gallon
The editor states that this charge mad
not been proven against the parties, but
it should be, and he calls upon the pso-
pie to ''let the brand not only be placed
upon their brow, but let it be scared in
to their very brain, that humanity may
scorn and shun them as they would the
portals Of hell itself" If such be just
towards tn ose who sell cornrfor $40 per
bushel, what must be the condition O.
things in Richmond, where its press ad-
vertise pork at the rate of Sl,700 per
barrel, without rebuke from extortion
ers ...s
The rebel organs understand the val
ue ofa stiff upper lip in an emergency,
and will not fail TO maintain such a,
long as possible, but the same man is a
work, reducing the stiffening from that
of the EransinSr, who so suddenly remov-
ed that of the Citizen.
Animal Food I'm Summer.
The high price of animal food has
caused many persons to consume less OF
it, and others to to give up eating it al
together. As measure of economy, this
is more effectual than combinations IT,
keep down+he market prices Of food to
proper standard. Ii would also be ad-