The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-04-12
gansins State Republican.
The Surrender Of Lees Army.

Millions rejoice to-day on Occount Of TINS
,,reatest event Of the war-an event which
surely foreshadows its speedy close. The
army reioices that its labors and suterinSs
are crowned by d victOry-we hope . final
,lctorv-wLich proves il has not laDored
and suffered in vain. Millions Of friends
Al home now anticipate q speedy and safe
return for their beloved ones whom before
the, had doubted If they should ever be-
hold again. The drafted man rejoices be-
cause his probable term Of detention viii be
FOR a shorter time and Z less dangerous 5er-
vice. Men liable 20 q draft rejoice mat Inc
wheel Will turn 10 more for them. Cold
hearted selfish men, who care not a ne Tor
their country or its Institutions, IN any
other way than as they affect their pockets
NAV now rejoice that there viii be an appa-
rent end 70 tie imposition Of new and bur
deusOme taxes A million Of men. women,
and children, whose tears have fallen for the
unforgOtten brave who lie buried IL south
ern soil, may now rejoice that this crown
Ing victory gives evidence that the neediu
sacrifice u the lives and the blood Of their
friends vas not poured Outin vain. Neknow
Of only one class who cannot rejoice to-day.
The northern friends Of the southern trail
tors-tnose who sympathIzed with their OBJ
,ects, prophesied their success, reJo.cei ~
their victories. and exulted in the hopes Of
their final independence these men cannot
but be sorrowiUl amid the general gladEess.
They loved traitors and rebels more than
their country, and now they must mourn
the sorrowful doom which awaits their be-
loved friends.
But we are not % suppose that this glal-
ness IS confined 10 the loyal states. We
may reasonably believe that all Of the 40,
900 or 50. 900 paroled officers and soldiers
hail with pleasure an opportunity Of once
more revisiting their homes in peace, with
the prospect that they will never leave them
again for warlike purposes. Their families
aud friends viii rejoice in return more
speedy than they could have hoped for; and
al through the South the surrender Of this
army will give q general satisfaction 10 null
titudes, not so much because they are loyal,
as because they know by bitter experience
that the rebellion is hopeless, and this sur
render ike that Of CORVALLIS, in the same
state nearly a century ago, will be both the
cause and the forerunner Of permanent
peace.
The most important and stirring events,
both military and political, may now be ex-
pected 10 succeed each other with rapidly
and it IS matter OF general thankfulness
with all loyal men that. in managing the
affairs which will precede the reconstruc-
ton Of the States, we have in Abraham Lin
coin man at the head OF the Executive
department whose patriotism, iirmne-s ana
practical sagacity can be more surely relied
upon than any other public man ia TIL.
country. The right settlement of affairs
following the war will be Of more impOr
lance than the right conduct of the war il
long enough, however blunderingly or in
efficiently the war might be carried Oh, the
final victory would be with Us, and our dis
asters would be for only short time
whereas any serious mistakes made in re-
adjusting the relations Of the States, and in
establishing their internal constitutions,
may last for centuries, and seriously affect
for evil the cestiny Of unnumbered mil
lions