The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-11

TsE GLoRIoUs cOSsUxNkTIoE.--Lee SEr-
rendered Petersburg oursi Richnond
oursi Lee snrrsnderedi Glory enough
for one dayl Such were the sxciamatiOns
heard yesterday, when the news was pro
muIgsted that the head and front, the sup
port, Abe prop. the strength Of the rebel
cause, Lee and his army, he'd surrendered.
The dying business had not a show Of color
the last ditch was as empty Us our locals
pocket-surrender was the word and Lee
the man that uttered il. Oh rebel blow,
boast, and bombast-ohl copperhead grosn
and growl, and screeeh--here is the termi-
nation Of your mighty mOvensnls--Lee
has surrendered The rights Of the stases
70 do wrong deEied--and Lee surrenderu
The slave mart turned into hospital the
whipping post chopped into hreWOodj ihs
man hunting dogs shot and poisoned the
"diylne institution preachers sileneedi the
slave emancipated and Lee surrendered J
Glory enough for one day The people Of
she city we're wild with JOY. They
shook hands with each other in the streets
in happy congrathlntion, saying IS they did
so-Lee has surrendered
The members Of the Legislature found il
impossible to attend to business, while every
throb Of The bounding pulse was proclaim
iug-Lee has surrendered J They adjourned
end 10 sooner had they done 90 than the
iron throau Of the cannon two hundred
times proclaimed, xIsh flames and accents
that mocked the thander--Iee has surren
dsrsd On whirled The crash Of sound, I'LL
ing the valley with hoarse roar, dimpling
the Cumberland with is deep vibration,
striking the distant hills with its sharp
clamor, and driving echo hurting back
with the cheering words--Lee has sarren-
derod And pesling on--rising and falling,
nov believing in might, now whispering IN
deep gush Of pent up impulse, on bounds
the note until il dies away in far of woods,
or fingers on the Geld where heroes bled,
telling 81 1t goes-bse has surrendered [!
Last night many houses in the city were
III up 70 nark he JOY that filed the loyal
hearss within Il particular We must
mention the beautiful illumination a. Capt.
Litfles. OF the commissary Department.
The shade trees opposite his Office on
chsrrv street. south Of TIE Post Office, were
6Ilsd with geOrgeops lanterns, painted an
SNOWY and patriotic designs, Snd hanging
from the boagha. There were over hfty Of
them, each one eighteen inches or two feet
In length. The display was beautiful and
"A uon aamiration from hundreds Of graft
SEE rsssrs. Capt Ven soFibef's quarters
.. sprros stseat, between Church asa
ch.rrx. sas snssslsr sfssscfiea isz ms 70
foicing crowd. The SHADE treos IL his Gar
den, and The fences around Il, we're covered
with flags and illuminstions, showing the
glorious, victorious, ever TO reign over us,
stars and stripes. The southern portion Of
the coIonade buildingws also handsomely
Illuminated. An immense transparency
bore che honored names Of the military and
naval heroes 10 whom is owing the crafty
ink fact thaa zes has Surrendered other
dwellings and Offices were Illuminated, AMI
. general feeling Of enthusiasm and hilaiisy
prevailed because the glorious news b
come. Lee has surrendered, and hurrah
for the cternal United States which sEvrA
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