The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-24

From the Petersburg News, June 10. I
The Alleged Indictment of Gen. Lee.
John G. Underwood an itinerant
schoolmaster, from a Northern State,
settled many years ago in the county
of Fairfrx, Virginia, took charge of q
country school, and began in modest
way to correct the ignorance of this
benighted State. In the course of time
he married very worthyl lady of that
county, and obtained, through her con.
nections, large and useful acquaintance.
ship in that region, which Ire improved
financially and otherwise. HIS senti.
ments on the subject of slavery were
obnoxious to the people, therefore, mo
destly concealed until an opportunity of
their safe exposition was afforded, as he
thought, at the time of the Fremont
campaign we believe, when, in the midst
ofa few fishermen. he raised pole at
Occoquan bearing flag inscribed with
the name of the Abolition candidate for
the Presidency. This was more than his
neighbors felt like enduring, and Under.
wood was forced to leave, to avoid sharper
castigation than he had been wont to
infict on the rising heirs of Fairfax.
During the war he was appointed to
q judgeship--why, we cannot conceive;
probably on the ground that as therc
was nothing to be done, he could do no
harm; but the conclusion of peace leaves
him the highest judicial officer in the
Eastern District of Virginia; and the first
official function of a public nature which
he discharges, Oh the return of peace is
to launch against a citizen OF this State,
the latchets Of whose shoes he is un.
worthy to loose, proclamation, which,,
for violence, blasphemy and unfonnded
asperslon ofa brave and chivalrous people
beggars'imagery and 'de6cs Comparison.
No sooner had this charge been issued
than its object was unfolded in the
summoning ofa cloud of witnesses before
the grand jury, in order to base on,their
evidence an indictment against Gen.
Lee.
Gen. Grant could afford afford not only
to pardon Gen. Lee, but to exhaust the
etiquette of conventional respect in all
his intercourse with him. The great
Army Of the Potomac could doff their
hats with theinvoluntary homage of the
soldier to genius, courage and chivalry,
as the old leader ofthe Army of N orthern
Virginia passed their lines after his sur.
render. The Northern visitors could
vie with the residents and natives of
Richmond in paying him the most touch.
ing marks Of respect as he wended his
way to his home through the streets of
our capital.
The stal@art heroes Of Sherman could
break out into ci,tsTss, rot of insult as
theyBpassed his door in their triumphant
march. The Government at Washing.
ton, which has thought proper to arrest
Governors and Ex.Governors, Commits.
sioners and Congressman, bureau chiefs
and blockaderunners, presidents and
preachers, has not laid the weight Of
huger, or threat on the man to whom
General Grant has given his soldier.
word for safeguard. No, the foul deed
was left for the congcnlal Performance
Of an imported Judge, who, after malign-
ing the State whose people gave him
bread in his poverty and consequence
in his obscurity, summons these people
toad him in hunting to his death their
most eminent fellow citizen.
Wear glad to say, for the honor,
of the American people ofall States and
sections, that no word has been Heard i'm
any quarter of sympatRyin the Rrosecl-
ticn, and we learn irom private sources
that SO great is the indignation among
all classes in Norfolk at this attempt TO !.
stain their city with SO. foul a crime, that
the friends ofsGen. Lee have no appre,a
hension. Of any unpleasant results from
this bulletin Of persecution from tho
pole.raiser ofoccoqpan.
Discharge Of Prisoners.