The Portland daily press., 1865-05-22


Cabinet and in field, If they had succeeded
and gained a separate national exissence'
would have put in plea in bar 70 alt lndict-
ments for treason. But that was the perry
thing he failed to do.
These able and desperate men were expert
enced popular leaders, perhaps entitled to
claim the raak of statesmen and publicists.
Thew knew enough of law and political his
tory to know that an unsuccessful revolution
was rebellion, and defeated revelutionists
we're traitors. The desperation and peftinac-
ity with which they kept up the resistance,
till the whole South, stripped Gifts resources,
fell at breath upon the surrender Of Rich
mond, show that they were perfectly aware Of
thepredicamentin which we say theynow stand
that if they secceeded they were heroes, who,
under the applause of an unlocking world,
mightraise and ELECTION, larrup their oson mig
gers,and rule the politics ofthe Western Cont
nent forever and day, butt they failed they
were to be booted to the gibbet mid the hiss
ing excavations, loudest of all from the poor
dupes Of their own sections-whom they had
seduced and betrayed. They could not have
expected that the loyal States would be con-
trolled (nor will they BEL by such thrice
sodden folly as to regard and treat them just
the same as it would ii this tremendous wager
of battle had terminated the other way
"The war is ended !" exclaims Mr.. Greeley
as a new shade Of eager infatuation streaks
his dazed and credulous face, "why may moi
Mr.. Foote come back, and why trouble that
distressed gentleman with the oath Of allegi
ance, If he is not ready to take it ?" Sure
enough And why may not Mason and Sill
dell, and Stephens and Wigfall, and Wise and
Davis himself all come back to Washington
on the same terms
The war is ended, but hop7 The horse
race Is ended, but there's all the difference ii
the world which horse has won, to the hun
dreds OF thousands Of guineas that pass out 0
the Stockholders hands. The lawsuit hal
ended, but the verdict has sent one law
yer out of court on the arm OF his client t.
take, q cigar, and has set another lawyer
down to his desk flushed and Indignant Z
draw up exceptions. and put his client into
brown study to find out how much the tota
of debt and costs will deplete his pocket
The war is ended, and Messrs. Foote, Ste
phens, Wigfall, &c, that staked their planta
tions, their citizenships and THEIR LIVES
HAVE LOST. Lee and Johnston have surren.
dered to Grant and Sherman, and not oict
persia. 1t Is the President of the Confederate
and not of the United States that was cap.
tured in a swamp in spite OF the defence Of o
bowie knife and a hoop skirt. It has cost us
$4,000 900, 600 Of treasure and lfmillion Of
lives to get our antagonists atthat very dis.
advantage.
The argus and Advertiser, and even Gree
ley and some other nominal Union men do
not seem to have heard the news, or If they
have, to be able TO comprehend the situation
They press round to give the same advice they
were all ready to give in case the war had ter.
minated In accordance with their plan of COM
promise and negotiation. It ended different
ly from their plan--that is by, 'Jsghting it out
on this Nne." Hence their advice is based
upon contingency that happily never oe-
Cured. sA Aae
NOTE. The motto TO our last article on Traitors
and Belliger ents should have b, Rebels are to
Dc OVERCOME by opposing Jorcs to force, but to be
PUNISHED BY toac." sSe4 eses