Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-01-21

From the Richmond Examiner.
Subiugation What may be Expected.
{ARTICLE sECoND.)
Try to imagine the scenes which would
take place all over this country on the first
the day which should witness treaty for
re construction upon any terms whatever.
From that moment, the right name Of this
war would be rebellion; as rebellion it
woulo stand in history; and what is more
to the purpose, as rebels its ringle aders
would be punished and its soldiers disarm-
ed Our Confederate flag that has blazed
in the front of twenty pitched battles,
would be formally lowered, officially torn,
tranpled, and abolished forever, while the
accursed Stars and Stripes would be proud
ly hoisted in IFS place, upon every fort
and III every camp, with cannon thunders
and Yankee cheers. Some manned and
battle worn Confederate who should be
standing by, a witnesstto that formality-
conceive his deep wrath and despair as he
g;zss on the decd of shame! a hundred
times he has stood in the line of bat
tie under that Southern Gross; has seen it's
fiery folds flashing almost with a living
passion as Lee or Jackson rode along the
front on the morning OF some bloody day;
has seen its fierce, incarnate glow, as it
Ha5aed dec, into the enemv's lines, and
has followed it throughout, mayhap with
naked feet, but with love and devotion in
his heart, because he associated the tri-
umphs of that banner with secure and
peaceful home and al honorable future for
his country; and now, as each regiment
files, he sees the men stack their arms, lay
down their regimental flag salute the grid
:ron emblem, and march away will. heads
hanging down and hands disarlned forev-
er,nore. He iee1s, the poor Confederate
spectator, that all is lost, including honor,
and with envy in his heart to those who
have fallen before the ddsuning of that day,
blessed are the dead which are already
dead, rather than the living which be yet
alive" But he must stihe the impreca-
tions which rise to his throat, though they
choke him; for this is to be a day of jubi>
lee, and the Yankee guards and spies are
hy his side. Then will come the time to
garrison every town with Yankee guards;
To garrison every court with Yankee judi
ges; every church with Yankee preachers;
and the task Will be commenced Of dis
elimination between those who are to be
pardoned and those who are not to be par
doned under the proclamation which the
base Toe has addressed to u.s. No man
who does not take the oath of uncondition-
al support to the enelny, and nncon-
ditional denunciation OF our own kindred
and children as 'srebels, will sit on any
bench OF justice or on any jury. It will
be the harvest time of intormers and de-
tectives; and let them swear as they will,
those judges and juries will be bound to
believe them. OF course the enemy will
not undertake to rule the country without
the aid of some of its citizens, who may.
swear and prove that they are loyal-that
is to say, traitors to their country. Ten
per cent. of the population seems to be
counted upon for this service. Mr.. Lin.
coin calculates that, out of every hundred
may be found ssperadventure ten just
men," By and through these ten men he
must govern the other ninety; aud, to So
do in safety, he must make sure that the
ninety are deprived first, OF all votes and
franchises; secondly, of all arms for self
defence. 70 attain this last indispensa-
bic object it will be found necessary to
copy. pretty closely the code OF farms
acts" and insurrectionary acts" in Ireland;
under which, at this time whenever the