The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-08
EFFECT Oh LEES SURRENDER.
The Surrendern0f Lees Army an Gun
toward Event" for Great Britain.
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toward Evont' for Great Britain.
When Z man IKE General Leo surrendes an army Of
twenty ;nvs thousand men We fear there little 70 b
just possbe indeed that the capitalization was sheer
military necessity and that the brave army Of Northern
vnis A. surrounded MIRO Ind on every side could only have
loss Of twothirds Of ite numbe Il Is pteligbie that
Lee persusded against hM win to nser on behind tho
southern Statss II may be true that Lss H. above all
IL. ssora and Sacsisr =. e,s 10 o
dorcstmates the defensive resourc and the resistant
prs q shs ,sss e q. seeding sAsss las can
that he has acted ACCORDING 70 his FOR
pledged, and bound accept his opinion a. den
mite concerning the chances Of the war and to consider
ms nm o. snS cause - me last acs
out In the Western World At the time II must be
remembered that the war was not Of Lees making, and
Of the sscessens The real motive power Of the revo
luton 10 still unfettsred The who, against thou.
have realized a. Independent Confidence are s.i un
trammeed By capitalization The Same causes which gave
them prominence exist now. Ths wrongs against
no ons Of
thing but the hoowsst reconciliation between politicians
mon ike lincoln and Andy johnson; there i : great
ga Of blood swelling out between the peoples Of the
North and South and therefore II Is still hssardous 70
will bc or 70 accept the surrender Of General Lee the
final humiliation OF the South. Tho answer Of General
Mostly may DO the answer given BY hundred partisan
commanders In the Confederate States There may be-
and doubtless win be- Thousands who win tho idea
that The fate Of the army Of Virginia should decide that
Of her sister States. When we hear the voice OF the
Carolnas and Of Georgia OF Mississippi and Alabama
Of Texas and Western Louisiana raised In supplcaton
for peacethen, and not I'LL then shall believe that
the end come, and that the second Of indepen
dence In America Is over.
Another weeks viii probably relieve us Of much
OF our suspense General Lee had been permitted 70
to Weldon. There he would, in all probability confer
with General Johnston and would be decided whether
cast Of tho Mississippi should disband and lay down liz
retire into the interior and protrac the contest
waiting for events Johnston's army, unlike Lees,
not be Of has free TO the richest portions Of
cotton states fall back upon finally Il be trans
ferrcd TO the Mississippi regions, where, with
Kirby Smiths troops, II would make up effective
force OF 100 600 men, occupying q fertile territory
by federal gunboas and not to be blockadcd by the
closest line OF federal bockaders We know nothing
of the objects aspirations Of the Texans of Their
able governor Kirby Smith He may be most potent n
the present jncture either for restoring tho Union
procuring It's permanent dissolution But u n plain that
tho voice Of General Lee and the decision OF Virginia
will exercise but faint influence the trans Mssis
spp States and that their interests will be the sole
guides Of their policy and action Under any circum-
stanoos As from america for TIE nea soA wSu b
have from the rst asserted that the 6outh Sighting
bacs and do not hesitate say that regard
ne dtsdsIey that has bousN Lees army a. a. ussodrd
event, and sDhiA w not h0 ultimately 70 esercic
been false to our principles and neglected our oppor
tunity We Aace bean gully 81 erise a sosl Nxn
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