The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-13
TUESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER IL, 1884

sherman bienys 10 that nest Of vipers which the
sa,,h h.a h..n s,;sons,iously noaFishing In ITS
hason, far eighty years before the commencement 81
His war when IL broke out he was president OF o
.ollece in Louisiana. enjoying large salary, and
n,o,ss,ne unyins devotion 10 the South, to ITS m
,.tnt,ons and To its people SO strong did be pre-
,end that this feeling was IN hum, that he declared
when war became inevitable has determination never
20 irsw has sword AGAINST the south lie was beat
al ia Louisiana with the unbounded kindness
which that ho>tatable and hish-spniied people al
WAYS extended strangers rs long ms they had the
power liz received into then tiin'hes on the
footing of an old and valued acquaintance livery
house was thrown open to him and he had seat al
every table whenever he thought proper 10 oc,nryh
The lctnru he haas made, whe II u hot very cIe'ita
lia 70 hin, It, could no; have been more instructive
4, the southern people Before the war there was
always on the part Of that reopie-in every State
without exception, disposition to prefer \ ahkee
candidates for Office to those who were born IN Their
midst, even when the qualifications OF the latter
greatly exceeded those of the former by steadily
,iIeine to the policy indicated by this disposition
IN course Of time, and with great care, the South
succeeded in accommodating that nest OF yipers OF
which We have Just spoken; and If they now stang
her Whenever the opportunity offers, she may thank
herself for the infection.
OF all the remorseleSs, hari-hearted, unfeehng
hrl.tes that Yankcedom hassent forth to waste the
South, tins man is the most remorseless, the most
l.,,-heaYted aud the most brutal. Tacitus says
that when YOU confer favor on "a man, if it be OF
such magnitude that he repay it, he will be
grateful for 1t but when il is great that he can
never hope TO make proper return, instead Of con-
sldering il favor lac will hate you for it. Tactus
lived in the worst Of the world and in the most
universally corrupt society of which there is any
account. lie drew his pictures from nature as it
presented itself to him. The observation We have
alluded to was no doubt true with regard to those
among whom he lived. 1t is to be hoped, however,
At is not true of the world in general. Of the Yam
KEGS, however, it Is eminently true, and to Sherman
II applies with greater force than any other Yam
kee (even) of whom We recollcct to have heard
The favors he received at the hands Of the South
were not only far greater than lac deserved, but
such AS he could never hope to repay. Hence the
Undying hatred with which he visits upon the South
ITS great sin Of over-cstnating his merits Others
have dealt hirshly with the Southern people. For
tuna,ely for her cause there have been few excep-
tons among the Yankee Generals III this particular
But Sherman SURPRISES them all. lie takes the law
into his own haLds-decides that We are rebeis-de-
olares that rebels have rightS-and insists upon
il that his victims shall be grateful to him for sparng
their lives which, according to has Interpretation OF
public law, have been forfeited to Abraham Lincoln
His proceedings have been in strict accordance with
his principles Under his rule the horrors OF wax
have been aggravated TO an extent which 1t Is ap-
palling to think Of He is avenging himself upon
his former friends and admirers for the good opin
ION they once had of him. He is teaching them
wholesome lesson, and We hope they will profit by
It, lie is teaching them never again, under any
circumstances to trust a Yankee, matter how
f,ir an outside he may present.
In the wholesale expulsion Of the inhabitants
from Atlanta he seems to have had several objects
in view First. He sees that the country is rising
behind him as fast as he moves forward, and that
the ground on which his forts are built is the only
ground that he really holds. He knows that the
country by this process must all return to the Con-
federates and he therefore wishes to leave popu
lation III the rear. Second, He wishes to convert
the whole Of Atlanta into vast fort or arsenal
with Confederates about it to give notice of his
movements. Thirdly He wishes to inimidate, de-
base and subdue by severity, making the mistake
common TO all vulgar and cruel natures, of mea-
surfing everybody by his own standard for these
measures will infame instead OF intimidate. That
he means to send the greater part OF his force to
Grant we believe to be certain, believe to be
infoanded report very generally prevailing that,
Just he is about to do 80, authorities on
the point of depicting General Lee to reinforce
General Hood. Such policy would be amazing
that take the liberty of believing its adoption t.
be impossible