, 1865-08-05
"VIRGiklA's laGRaTITUDE.' p
W hat She Has Done
4 RESUME OF lER RECENT HISTORY.
General Turner'S Course Endorsed,

General Turner'S Course Endorsed.
U16er tie hsadlng Of ts yhgln!a's 1ng;a..i-
tude," the Norfolk, Va, Post of Monday last
disconrsts Of the cyents that hive occurred
II Virginia tince Grants capture .! Lee. The
article is drawn forth By the action Of the
Eecess:onists in tho recent election, and,
Though very severe N many points, cont aims
more truth than poetry. Tie article 1ili re.
par pe1usal. The Po5t says: {: =
At the time when Grant, Meade and Sberf-
dBn Fad completely surrounded and cut OF
all hope cf battle OF successful retreat, from
Robert E. Lee, and Grant. instead: Of open
i1g his. artillery and pouring In death and
Destruction upon the dea1oralized forces OF
the CoufsdeIacy, kindly received au Offer, Of
capltulation, and accepted the surrender Of
tie boosted army Of Northern Virginia, there
Has not voice raised throughout the entire
North, but app1auded the msg1anfmitF OF the
great General He gavo them such terms as
no other ccnqueror, who had o foe In hie
frssp as ne hnh fheI hsaa wona hsvf e Gyen
tory, for hitherto, the MARIN Of re rIdis-wo
to tie conquercd-had been the rule. But
Grant, actuated hY those fraternal feel.
ings, with which every bosom In the North
Is filled, satd:- "These arc our brothers !;
they arc Of the same race from which We
sprung; taye attended the same schools,
les, I'd their alphabet from the same spelling
bt ok; Played the same plays Of youth and
childhood hare the same feelings. thoughts,
ASPIRATIONS and faults that wc
pcs. pcs i' them sorelys'' s' There, sapao upoa
trat field Of eurrender, he fnreaye them ev.
eryab1pg. and taught his soldiers to rccelya
them back, and welcome them as they would
hayo welcomed long absent friend OF BROTH
tr. These were the klnd!y y!c~s and senti-
ments that governed Gen. Giant, aud the
same feelings peryndcd tho army commands d
by Gen. Sherman. when Johnst II surrendered
to hiu tho last hope and stay OF IT,, Coutcd-
e1acY. We're these feelings recIprocated!
We answer taey were not; and events that
der made at that time WAS not IN hoaest
one. The rebels gave up cnl5 because they
were driven to tbs wall, and had not the
courage or the foFtitude to endure further
t1ials cf war, hardship ard destitution.
They might, had they been Made Of clay
tough as that Of which the men Of the N3rih
and the West are mo!dsd, hare f,ught on
tor ycars; bnt they yielded at the first mis-
fortune that overlook them, ard cried PIC.
odri eycn before they were hu;t. These men
new return to the city Of RIchm oul, place
to which, but few days h.fore, they
had appalled, tue inctnuia1y torch, and
destroyed the Unrest portions Of the city;
they como Haunting in tho light Of monday
the insignia Of their trcason--toul as the
dagger CT Booth, tho assassin-Wea1fpe the
fine, gray cloth furnished By England, tho
brass buttons and the bars aud stars Of their
late t;alto1ous goyernmtnr. They lock
dtWn with tcorn ard contempt upon the
apfea. eufprls. d tiat they should hape the
andacity 10 place their foul footsteps upon
the sacred soil OF Virginia. If one Ut Item
detvns to converse with o Yankee, 1t is in
order that he mEy boast Of what Lee, Long-
street, jackson, 6enmts, or what some oll.er
distinguished rebel General or pirate did.
How .hcy slew tue coR'aEdly Yankees In this
other. They aeycr experienced defeat
tAtm5+lves---tEat Was IN lnpdssibllfty. Ask
them 1t the Union ferces had any Gcnsrals,
and the only oucs they ever heard Of were
Fremont and 31ctletlsn. Abou. Grans,
Sherman and Sheridan they kuow nothing.
All they know is that Lee Is tho ersatest
General IN The world and tp th1s belief they
Copperhead press. So prejud.ced are these
fellows, tlAt theysLont5tiy believe there arc
no people living on this continent no.ih Of
The Potomac " d Notwithstanding they Welu
whipped, and acknowledged they werc
Whipped, and badly whipped, they cannot tell
Whele the frees CAME from that whipped
them, Or who commanded them. They arc
actually 50 ignorant as to suppose that Gtan:
WaH O b1tch.r, Sherman u:ute. aud Rctler
beast, and they think they walk on four
1res. Ali these 1hngs, however, must nut
be lad 1t the door OF these unfortunate Viz
eIplane. It vas not their fault that their
education WIS ci1curnscstbcd, that their
kroWl,dgc OF geography and history never
extendtd beyond the copunts Of their Eatlvc
State.
But We will discontinue this strain aud en-
dtaror to Ind I'LL OF Indictment against
this people for one Of the b.sest crimes kn . IN
To scc1ety-the cftre Of ngIatitude. Since
WeitztTs soldltrs displayed their hatred and
mslIse, By exiting euish!rg tbs lce that hid
lions Ct property for th- people Of Richmond,
dom to the present time, they hsye received
nothing bnt E!ldne and Indulgence Ut the
hands Of the soldiers nnd officers OF tbs
United States. Even Insult and contu1nei1
/. have not bttn rosiced, but the largest ALLOW
.arce has been made, trat nagnaninlty could
make, for The cEntg;rin Of defeat. Our officers
aud people have patiently listened 10 their
uauseatipg panegJ1its Of Lee and Mosby
and other gtl at criminals, without Offering
to offend against the raics Of good breeding
by suggesting Tint they were no better than
other TRAITORS Of whom history furnishes us
thr recard; They ia1e b:en nlioxed to
without teer, and travel 10 a2d fro without
restraint No one has sntersered With them.
Tie President pordGued, instead OF hanging
; them us he had The tight to do, anu the OIL
ce1a and eoldiers Of the army have been OBJ
s11uious IN protecting and fsEofins them.
ness of seul exhibited toward.a fallcn en-
emye It has Only ee1yed to render them
more md more impudent, till finally they
began to think that they not only had s31ns
rights still. but that they were entitled to
rule. An election is ordered In Rlctm3nd,
aad u:ntnd.ul Of the deep debt Of gratitude
they. Owe :he people and The President, they
nominate and elect their own leaders In
treason and Crime to tie highest cfIlces
In the municipality, r9ocla.mins that
they do 20 because these NTH had been moe
guilty than they in conspiracy against aud
attempting tho overthrow osthe Government.
Had Pa5 ae not been hung. but amnestied and
Congress Tould have leen most favorable,
Bcoth, bad he escaped the bullet Of Sergeant
Corbctr, won!d hare been made GoGern1r OF
Fngi0lu, and NIe. Sur1att would have re-
ceived TN oyat1Cn and heeu .Gttd by the Ia
: dies Of Richmond. SHAME upon all this.
have 7iginians forgo.t.n their manhood
that thy thus easily violate their n ut ST.
cred obligations?
In rieW Of this state Of affairs, we applaud
tie act Ct Gen. Turner In nul1itylng the cleo
ton In Richmond, and boldly assert 1T as an
+!aiieho5 hs-e noF trnn1J + ~ s Ssn oeSss
masics4 mSn,,c % T. eetaf,is,, " Ju9st9 ,;; ne
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