Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-13
COMMITS OF THE PRESS.
From the Now Yuk Tines, Of nc iCth ii

COMMITS OF THE PRESS.
From the Now Yuk Tines Of tie 10Th inst
The great struggle Is over. Gen. PoleIt T. Lee and
the Army Of Northern Virginia surrendered Yesterday to
Lieut.. Gen u. = Grant Gnc the Amy Of the Potomac.
The thrilling word FIACE--the glorious fact ofPEACE-
again 10 he Ieaiizd by the american peo-
pie
The profound Joy of the nation in this suspicious
suit cannot be expressed u efeIJ ecent eIthuslam anc
noisy huZZahs; hut will appear in the fcIm in hch i
il fifty and opportunity proclaimed by the Secretary
of War-ascrpuOns OF Praise 70 Almighty God and Of
erngs OF honor TO the great leader Of our ames wnon
lie has used as His inst umeut 10 save the nation.
The history OF bloOdthe four OF are brough;
TO close Tie iiatricdal slaughter is all over Tie gi
gantic battles have all been fought The last man,
trust has teen slain The last shot Las been fred
We have achieved. too, ;Eat ior which the war was
begun-tha for which our soldier have 80 long ana
grGndly fought, ana that for which mppy Thousands
OF brave men haya laid down their h,es. We have
achieve he great triumph, and &c; with the Clio.
r.ous Union. We get will il Our couniy-s country now
and fore, rejoicing in Universal Freedom. The nation
al couTsge and endurance have Their fun reward.
The event occurred Palm Suu6sy-:be day which
commemorate The triumpal eE;y o. Christ INTO Jerusa-
lem L will hencioIth he patriotic Is wei as pous
holiday in America
Just four years almost to cay has the war lasted II
the 1911 Of April. 1861! hat SumteT Tas sunch-
dered 20 the rebels. 1t tie 9 dag Of April 1855
that the great rebel army was sueGde'ed 10 me pow ef
The surrender of the army Of General Lee solves a
thousand difficulties that bat lately threatened in tire
future. il simplhes tie HC!k O. pacincatCn n The
South. Itgiyes hope iog speedy lesoiGtou of der
ard fraternity
The CORES pon dence between Grant ard Lee which We
give in full is yey dnec: ard coLcse Grant proposed
TIE surrender on fnd'y last AID II ;hI,e Gays aerLee
accepted the terms.
The terms proposed by Grant are very simple and
DOUBTLESS had the approval O. he President bo it az
Richmond. We get al ;Lo Ie5s. oce-s aad soldiers, all
the arms, artillery and public property but the officers
retain their sdeaims PTyae hdgE le ana horses Eaoh
officer and will be pl,owe5 - letGIn 20 their homes
and will not be disturbed.
We have idea hat 10 Johnstons forces or any OF
tie other rebel bodies viii lie q aay trouble after ihs
great event ee nCmrally Only suren6ers ms own I'm
mediate army but he ia commander OF ali tie armed
forces Of lie REBELLION ever Lte ard n Of hs lei
:ers he speaks abcU. Gg1ots.ng vita reference % The
whole Of the Confederate staeS torres under bis rom
mand This Mil RrdoGbtoay nc lie upshot Of the hole
The great rehelior IS rrusaed. Tie Republic is saved
Peace comes again. To heaven be the praise.
Prom the n Y. Tribune, 10Th inst.l
Lee has surrtndeied qh-ee words only. but how
much tley rrea last o.. VI II O'clock tnis news
reached u, and before ' g.. ho6 reading to TO
spatch 'i Ger upa- chez! gh ice nght
ou.'s-. - 'ehi,7 !" m' i,I. on ~ u
..... ..... .r noun 80
III, d ;l - - Of thanksgiving iIc-.
g.. o., o.. flLy al .rs. IN October l1si on d di'.
.-....y q rt, tie Lite 'o"n Of bosioi Tas Sisrieo
,-a. . Al, Lers b., tie clear voice OF solitary watch
man no cred "TWal o'clock and CORVALLIS be taken
Three Torus-Cornn sllIs s taken but how much the!
meant he Liberties Of q whole people were adhered
the sruc gle o. eight years was ended the long cark
mig ut of ar was over the bright dawn q Peace ha0
bEGton, England Wa roIcnercd NOW &c has surrer
dercd Our struggle over IL new tuth q The Ma
TOMS accomplished the revolution begun hundred
years ago Is fulfilled RepubCEhs. tried by the sever
ties 10 which il be put IS truH plant do
nestle treason il utterly suppressed anu punished tAG'
al men are created free and equal Is 10 longer an al
siract principle but tie faith and foundation OF nations
the south is conquered the Rebellion over and peace i'm
meGatcwith MON restored and puTlhed
For such j. the meaning @; Lees surrender. Inc he
bells lost much the loss OF then CAP tai IN the loss OF
Lee they lose everything. Lee 10; DAVIS is then eade
he may be the head OF faction not o. people laws
ls pOEticiau; Lee soldier The military heAa lont
and there is nothing eft i Johnston ~ wise he "li
follow Lee's ample. i 20 IS not wise he VIII earn u .
ezecrons q The South for tie useless waste oi to.G
I'm e "a question Of l2y. lie must bow 20 fate and
sac r. O. -tB. swift destruction Iiere nc cttet
alternative he Eo7t amt hearted the mott hope.e
no" t1e No't5 "eeC NE'e- Or Goub. no 'obGeI ne
EoSt desperate The C,.e-rec - TIE South ftL &C
,onGe' aope OF struggle. b hc,c-ca 10 o',F, sup
pressed eIr Dee -etldes.rs,Cd- flU, Is doNI-t!
s4cnr grnt, ana e.ou; heats anu lse ttadiendec-
e-ced a. ttoc.Ioi shou'G De 81 utter cesu Oh.
h1ai. Fs not bless God We we're worse than heatheL3
u d. no; . Fs Kingdom c. :ne irasmuch As IL
30 triumph Of light over rIc?c. - great 'Ic Aoi
cas-. .! re c !oaI o. ice PoEcr nCIt Thet ttr
W0ui has been lighting iCr nesa = az ccc.lres, - o.
.a5sled as no man living dared loIe see ID ptopc
iesn On 80 much Of tlis vide section Of gio.etto
inc Union covers The people reign tacre presently 70
De peace and good vii % man." hos Us tie meaning o..
s- tuA % sLT Irpelhpn ibis ~ NLa- l"t' n i-g eA
ted states means 20 al II people OF all The earth
There Is nothing N history like It's eGrlagn q
G.aTts. =: ieE.n ayeaago. q" snail fight on TINS
line he said. i 10 takes all sumner utook an su-a.
mer ana Az winter. but le relaxed or moment
his clutch on Lee ard tie lelelon. he had him where
lie ted hin all the time Fc hurled him from .ie
Rapdan ne shut him Up in f.cl mond and bo17r hin
thae th CHAINS that lie could not ireas except - 81
destruction lc broke tf,n q. last Int GRAFT thrN IN
self Win 7 h.s sIonFb IRON the fyTc rtteis ESCAPE
wss lnrosstle fem ttAt 'IvEfut Ecr nat
mas cry geae~alslip i Uas Tie la, and he hou2a