The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-08-12
! Has there been a Rebellion ?

il Tt was hoped that the Treason of the South
would have the effect of showing up their boast
ed chivalry in its true light shat the blood
of our slain countrymen would wash the scales
of snobbery and obsequiousness from the eyes of
Northern men, and that henceforth none would
bow down and worship at the shrine of South
ern arrogance. But such is not the case. There
are still men in the North filled with tile DID, ro-
mantle ideas Of Southern chivalry, who do not
seem to recollect that we have had a Rebellion,
and who look upon the Goddess treason OF the
South as a heroic and praisewOrthy contest for
their rights They seem to think that Treason
is no crime, that needless boodshed is honora-
BILE, and that bringing desolation and woe to ey-
cry household in the land, entities the criminals
TO respectful consideration While the nation is
grooming under the burdens of the war, they
claim that the guilty authors thereof shall at
once be welcomed back with open arms, with
their social institutions unchanged and their civ
il and political rights unimpaired. The very
persistence with which they foughtis their ground
for clemency They have taken up the old bat
tle-cry. 'Let the South alone Let her manage
her affairs for herself" Copperhead papers are
filled with glowing panegyrics on the character
of the Rebel leaders, and touching appeals for
mercy toward our erring brethren Of the South.
One of this class of Northern men lately made a
trip through Virginia, and published his views
of things there in letter to the Easton Pa,
argus. The letter is so full of commendation
for Rebel leaders, gives such glowing account
of the unbroken spirit of the Southern people
and such painful pictures of the misery which
ethe abolition war; has brought on the negro,
that one would suppose the loyal people had been
fighting to strip the South of her rights and to
reduce her to a state of abject bondage. Inspeak-
ing of Gen. Lee he says: 9u1f g 10 1000
~ 81 failed to see this greatest Captain of the
age. Gen. Lee is idoIized by the people. His
picture is in every house, public and private
They love him as no man was ever loved before
Several large farms, we'll stocked, have been ten
dered to him but he declines all offers of that
kind. A great many little incidents are related,
illustrative of the character Of this great man.
During the war he made it a rule, at ALI times,
10 share the hardships and privations OF the COM
mon soldier. The fare of the humblest private
in the ranks was his fare. He often wrote his
without even common tent,to shelter him from
the winds If Gen. Lee had a single faultit was
his humanity and goodness of heart" .sfe
The Humanity and goodness of heart" we
suppose, refers to the treatment Of Union pris-
oners. The writer goes on to says:- ~ i9a
q sI went through Libby Prison and Castle
Thunder The latter is dreary-looking place,
but Libby is not half so bad as has been repre-
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ventilated building, formerly used as q tobacco
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So all the stories we have heard of the horrors
of the Libby are false, and after all our pris-
oners at Richmond had "a gerry large UeH light
ed and aOellvenilatcd building for their accommo
dation. ''The late Confederate President comes
in for his share of fattery in the following Ian
guage = 80 orifi
"There is much sympathy felt for Jefferson
Davis. have yet to hear the first person speak
unkindy of him. If he is hung or driven from
the country, the present generation of Southern
ers will never cease to hate the North, her people
and her government"
Let President johnson take notice and beware
how he treats sour President" .t'He might hurt
somebody" The writer's views of Emancipation
are given in the following language:
''Some of the negro men think freedom"
is COMPOUNDED humbug--that they are not as
well off as they were before. And that is the
truth" - M sqirt4ea sf.s5 esl
The Rebel Generals, including the guerilla
Moseby, come in for large share of encomium.
This is what he says of Breckenridge:
II find that the ex-Vice President of the q.
S., Gen. John G. Breckenridge, ranked high as
commander in the rebel army. He is very much
beloved and highly spoken of, especially by those
who served under him. He was brave as a lion,
fearless and talented, handled an army well, and
number OF those who were in his command say
that when Breckenridge led them into battle they
felt confident Of success "og90 y ''-9
Then follows TRADE of abuse ON the Federal
authorities in Richmond and a list of robberies
and expressions committed ON the people. He
says 8aa8 aasB g0i am els a8ap
1.-THE market wagons are daily stopped on the
streets outside of Lynchburg and robbed of all
they contain by the soldiers. They scatter all
overthe country in squads of five and six plum
dering the farms and houses of the people, rob-
bling the fruit trees and gardens of the only re-
source the people have to sustain life. Many out
RACES have been committed. y f,9fs rrg 81 fta
From these few extracts our readers may Judge
the character of the letter and the spirit of the
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