The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-24

From The Richmond Examiner, May 10
No more prsposteraus exhibition has been in the
course o this than the town OF Charlottesville be
he'd ha other day on tho arrival OF these two Yankee
brigader generals had been captured the night
attack by Gordon's brigade, the Wilderness fhe tco
uorhies Shafer Se4mo,ir the former has
visited Richmond before in his capacity az CAPTAIN of
company 10 the New YoGk seventh, when that dandy
regiment OF Gotham cocknoys was entertained here
the occasion Of the Monroe funeral obseques.
~ that time. coming as friend ana On some scnse1
comphtrot ho aud his comrades received with all
the cordial, unsuspcious hospitality Of Nwgna Now ad
vancng with hs OF cutthroats and reraisers to
barn and sack the city IN which he has been honored
though nnworthy guest he experienced Vrgnias other
style of receiving visitors, and VIII have opportunity
o. comparing the LIBBY with tho Ballard This Shaler
however has at loast kept hlmsel quiet and has
ieuoe lld M all these things in his mind and pondered
Not so the other redouhtabe brigadier Seymour is
the same commander who, at Ocean Pond, Florida,
nureu ms negro troops up against the muzzes of Con-
federae II he mad been caught on that occasion
IN the act Of leading runaway attack their
masters. IL rs esnn,d that AZ ,cod hurs been hanged
sho,, a ae tUat deserves 10 te
summoned from the extreme South, he Is given
mand IN Grant army, the fst occasion OF
gong into action, tho unluckv warrior OF Ocean Pond
fsncyng himself to be pressing the rebels most prosper
ously IN front. along with the advancing masses OF
Sedgwicks corps suddenly hears upon his right flank,
pealng through the woods, the long, fierce ye Of Cor
A moment more, and tho Second army corps s In wild
rout before the swift and steady rush c the Confedera
what became OF his own special brigade or any
other the hapless brigndieP knows no storm of
rebels" bursts and rolls him and when il s passed
away no 1nds himself without u sword moving TO the
rear as a prisoner.
One might wch suppose that this latter commander
would initiate the and silence OF his companion in
misfortune and not at least, provoke tauntng
Elections npon hts two abortive campagns But this is
not Seymour's manner not prescribed in the school
OF taste In which he brought up and since his cap
tvity he has lost no opportunity creating effect and
making al impression IL was the fortune OF these two
briqad to be frs marched into Orange Court House
with about twelve hundred other prisoners.
They halted opposite the railing which enclosed
the Court Houses but while Shaler stood to sufficiently
natural manner, and with apparent upconcen the other
furnished amusement 10 the few spectators by his
studied attitudes and highly elaborate glarces.
standing extremely erect with ono thumb stuck in hls
belt aud evidently regarding himself oh ect OF 10
tense interest In the village he first looked around the
windows to see whether the women were peepng, and
asking their own who the proper young man in
shoulder straps could be.
Then looking down upon the sidewalk where some
little boys, both white and black, TIVE must con-
ess) Lrnning he tempered his familiar smile with an
austee regard of control indignant flashes from
his dark eyes This apparently all the notice he
vouchsaied TO so small a place a. Orange But now
comes the absurd part OF the affair.
On arriving tharlottcsvlle larger town, able TO
turn out greater crowd OF Spectators TINS whipped
brRader behousht him OF honorDg tho place so far as
to address his ''feow czens the railroad depot.
The thing would iDcrcdbe trust worthy gentle
avouch the fact that by somc uDaccounta6le bus
cupabe connivance the officer Of the guard this
actually permitted to "make speech TO
the itzens OF charlottesville They even report the
fect-Gonera Lee may possibly defeat General Grant
and the federal army but -hat OF t1af trust that II
he defeat him he may follow up his success by taking
Washington and burning to the ground And let him
not stop there lot him capture and burn is more tnen
advance Philadelphia ana burn that. Ten al last zoe
shah hore united North, and shau bcgn 70 sAoo You
trhdf u.s.
This from the iii starred brgadier who has never done
anything in the world but away from Finnegan In
Florida and yield himself Up, or no rescue a the
first yell Of Georgans n the Wilderness We lind hard
understand, first why the man not "bucked and
gagged" by the guard and secondly, why he was NOT
hootcd and pelted by the popuace The trash that ne
merely piece OF the most vulgar Van
braggadoco, vrulent with all the spite which usually
rankes IN mean nature Yet We have heard Confeder
citizens apparently sane absolutely compliment the
..puck'' and .dash, Of this mscreant's hsrangue
Our people, unhappty, have such diseased ap
petite for oratory, are SO rcsoite TO have every
man 'dene his position" EASILY d,d BY the shosS
Of erehing spirited and cky in iangua0e) that they
igiH hses 10 the impd MT rant Of despcate being
like this If no cannot fight, ho at least talk His
tongue is sharper than his sword he cannot advance
to the burning and plundor Of at the head
his brigade, he least eectry the citizens
thereof by small trado Of defiant phrascoogy
On the whole, this whole 10 the acme Of absurd
improperly Tho guard who permitted IL deserves pun
shment; and II such "speeches" 10 become perwo.
inaituion, do not see the Sse of buck and 0og