American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-04-19

schange, quite as sudden as that of 1861,
has taken place, and that the Herald now
rejoices over that which so disturbed its
temper the week before. The following
lis its language:
4 We now have the reliable gratifying
Intelligence that the army of Northern
Svirginia. under Gen. Robert Il. Lee,
Z have surrendered to our gallant and vic-
3torious forces commanded by U. S. Grant,
thus indicating that by proper manage
5ment ON the part of those in authority /
blood may cease to flow, the Union be re-
united and peace resume its sway through
out the land. This is certainly just cause
flor rejoicing. Many are confident that
8the war could have been terminated years
[ago-but they nevertheless join in the|
general manifestations of joy and thank
5God that the bloody conflict is about to,
Terminate. Those who have lost sonsl
brothers and husbands, who have con
ztributed their last dollar to alleviate thel
! saffictions of suffering friends, while they
zweep bitterly for those who perished in|
sthe struggle, rejoice with exceeding great
sjoy that such scenes are not to be re-
senaeted, and that Others may be spared
sthe pains which they have endured. lnI
sfact, all honest men, women and children /
possessed OF a spark of humanity, manifest
sgreat joy that the war is about at an end i
III he most boisteruus class however, are|
hose who have profi;ed most by the war;
sand contributed least to bring it to close
sThey seem t. claim credit for all the vie
stories achieved by our gallant armies
al heir claim will amount to but little, AS
sa generous people will assuredly award the
spraise to tie brave soldiers, instead of
sthose who robbed them, or remained atI
1 shome shouting for a . vigorous prosecu-
stion of the war.
His Satanic Majesty, Government rob
bers, and those who have been proftingI
] by the life blood OF their fellow men, mayI
! gweep over the approach Of peace. Let
sthem weep. To see such monsters inl
distress will be additional cause for honest
people to rejoice. The day that peace is
fully restored and proclaimed throughout
sthe land will be acknowledged by all
honest citizens as the happiest that ever
ldawned upon the American nation"
The true explanation to all this is found
jim the fact that SO far from being deferred
from their grateful and joyous demonstra-
!tions by the growing of Observer" the
people, without party distinction, (not|
having the fear of the HeraH before their
eyes, met on Friday evening, the 7thI
.inst., in the Court house, for the purposcI
.of more emphatically announcing their
qualification at the great success that had
attended our arms. Thus, finding that
the mass of the people were tsgerher on|
this matter, our neighbor, concluding that;
prudence was the better part of valor de !
'termiL ed to "wheel in" and "throw upI
his hat" Perhaps he may feel little,
disturbed for his consistency. Laying'
that aside we have no doubt he feels the!
better for having performed this patrioticj
evolution. There is another point, how
ever, to which it will be necessary to gives
some attention. 1t taught its readers to,
believe that the re election of Mr. Lincoln'
secured us four more years of war, andI
the independence of the South. Its rel
cent announcement, therefore, that our!
arms are victorious and peace and UnionI
are at hand, will fall ike a cold bath onl
many who believed its former predictions, !!
but this it can fix at its leisure. For!
ourself we are glad to see it, even at the'
expense of consistency, announce the factI
that victory Union, and PEACE are at hand