Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-17
rae Altsgsd Indictment OF Gem
erA1 lee,

fFfdtn the Petersburg, Eews Jaho TO-
John g Underwood an iiinerant schools
master from Northern State, settled many
years aFo in the cohnty Of Fairfax, Virgiuin
took charge otA county school, and beran
10 modest way 10 correct the Ignorance Of
this benighted State In the course of time no
married n very worthy lady Of that county.
and obtained, through her connections a laree
and useful acquainiauccship in that region
which he improved financially and otherwise
His sentiments on the subject OF slavery we're
obnoxious to the people, and, therefore mo.
destly concealed, until an opportunity Of their
safe exposition was afforded, 'ns he tboupbi
at the time OF the Fremont campaign, VIC be-.
llevc, when, IN the midst of few Il i,hermon,
he raised pole ut Occoquan, bearing flag
inscribed with the name Of the Abolition cam
didate for the Presidency This was moro
than his neighbors felt like enduring. md
Underwood was forced to leave, to avoid
Sharper castiRaiion than he had been wont TO
inillct on the rising heirs OF Fairfax.
| Dnring the war he was appointed to Judge.
ship-why, we can not conceive: nrobably
as there was nothing TO be done. he could do
no harm; but the conclusion of peace leaves
him the highest judicial officer in the Eastern
District of Virginia; and the first official
function Of public nature which he dis
charges, on the return Of peace, is to launch
against citizen OF this State, the latehes of
whosesshoeT he is unworthy TO loosoa procla-
nation which, for violence. blasphemig and
untounded aspersion OF brave and chiyalrons
people, beggars imagery and defes comrnr-
lson.
No sooner had his charge been issued than
its object was uniolded in the summouing oi
a eiond OF witnesses before the Grand larry
in order to base on their evidence M indict
ment against General Lee
General Grant could afford, not only IA
pardon General Lee, Int to exhaust the ct
Iiquette ot conventional respect in all his in.
tercourse with him The great Army of The
Potomac could doR their hats with tn. inyol
untary homage of the soldier to genius, cour.
age aud chivalry, IA the old leader OF the
Army OF Northern Virginia passed their
lines after bis surrender. The Northern via.
Itors could vie with the residents and natives.
OF Richmond in paying him tho most touch
ing marks OF respect as he wended his way 10
his home through the streets Of our capitnI
The stalwart heroes of Sherman could
bseak ont iato cheers, not of insult, but of an.
probation, rs he passed his door in their tri
umphAnt march. The Government at Wash.
ngton, which has thought proper to arrest
Governors and ESGovernors, Commission.
ers and congressman, bnreau chiefs and
bIockade-runners, Presidents and preachers,
has not laid the weight of finger or threat
on the man TO whom General Grant has given
his soldier-word for safeguard. No, the fonl
deed vas left for the congenial performance
OF an imported Judge, who after maIigning
the State whose people gave him bread in his
poverty and consequence in his obscurity,
summons these people to aid him in hunting
TO his death their most eminent fellow.citi.
Een.
We are glsd to say, for the honor of the
American people Of all States and sections,
that no word has been heard in any quarter
of sympathy in the prosecution, and we learn
from private sources that go great is the in
IdlgnaLion among all casses in Norfolk at this
attempt to stain their city with a foul crime,
that the friends Of General Lee have NO an
prehension OF any unpleasant fesnlts from
THIS bulletin OF persecution from the pole
raiser OF OecOquan.