Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-28
The Richmond Nhie.

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We have been looking over COPY Of
the Richmond Wing of April 18th which
q friend was kind enough to send us. We
give our readers some interesting items
extracted therefrom, which while reading
please to remember these "waifs" weeo
extracted from paper but few days pre-
vious was strongly secesh. There is a
quiet, subdued air about tho editorials Of
this issue which must seem tame and in.
sipid beside the defiant and arrogant arti-
Giles Of few weeks since. But the altered
circumstances Of the people, the change
from no government to mild one, and
from the status of rebels to that of loysl
citizens, or denizens, accounts for the diff
ference in tone. A few weeks since, these
leaders of the public mind were PASSING
the graveyard of the Comic deracv and
were obliged to whistle to keep up their
courage, or in plain English, were COM
PEELED to brag apd buster to keen IN.
courage of the unthinking and the ignorant
clear up to the fighting, and tho last
ditch point 1t was a hopeless and un-
thankful task. 1t was the cour.re. M
bravado, which accompanies chatterin~
teeth and trembling limbs, and not tho
quiet, cool, determined, and fearless cou,-
age OF the true man. But for the ex-
tracts:
The duty Of all true virsinians i, perfectly
apparent Whatever may have besn their p,s.
vi"u' views and wishes, they will now step forsh
| and acknowledge at once tho authoritv ~ n.
United States Government. and that thsy eve
iuii allegiance to it. Tho slightest hesitation in
regard to this matter osn but still further con.
phGaie .ns dineulty Of thu situation. and throw
additional obstacles in the way ef spsedv ~.
turn to that quistudo and freedom from restr.int
that Is essential to enable the people to recover
from the blighting eGoct that this unhappy var
mas had on every interest in this State. The
eourse OF the authorities and Of the soldier, In
this city is we'll calculated to inspire son6dsns.
in their desire to see harmony and frsts,,sl fseI
ing restored in our common country; and We feel
confident that our people IN every ssetion Of n.
state, Will freely respond. and do oil in their
power to bring about q consumma tion which viii
DC iranght with so much Of happiness and good
Here Is an editorial caution:
FALSE REPonrs-Wc again adyizs our o;t;.
1ens to discontinue the practice Of circulating
!ainors when arc set nfoat by persons Interested
IN the success u the Southern arms. Tb.v A..
the progeny Of an overweight inns GIN alton. and
constitute inc food upon which the secession sIe.
inent expects to feed so long Us the war Late.
Give no iced to them"
Editorlally we are informed who COM
pose the staff Of General Weitzcl, vhat
hotels arc opened, where some of tho
goods can be found which were stored dur
ing the fire the public are told there Arc
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth Of
property stored away in the houses of diff
ierent persons which is the rightful prop
erty OF many worthy sufferers by the fire
martial law has limited the sale of iptoxi-
eating liquors and those persons that
have nothing else to do can 60 angling in
the James river at cheap tariff Of ex-
Penscs lockwood Cemetery is the place,
where most Of the Union soldiers hayo
been bnried, who died in prison in tho
city, and their graves are marked 81 that
Northern friends can find them "a nation
al salute OF two hundred guns were fred
yesterday by order Of the Secretary of
War civil courts have suspended their
functions, but the clerks have permission
10 issue marriage certificates: and here i,
one item which needs no commentary. md
with which We close the draft Oh the Uh;o
for this time:
RocKf1s, the port Of Richmond. ha, within n
'ew DAYS been changed as by the wand of en-.
chantment. The hum Of trade 10 again head
where SO recently Loihing was sudiSIe but Tho
occasional rumble of o Confederate vaem 80
the slow clanking of hammers on those .b..rd
institutions. Mr.. Maliory's iron eIad, Ste.m.,.
ana schoencrs line the wharvcs and wagon,
Trays and vansrush to and from 18th all the 90,
et enterprise Of Broadway. Another ,oua,Iv
't1sing change Is beirg rapidly worked. tn,
mua and filth and grass II four years had Aeon.
huiated on the pavements and sidewalks, r,,,,
ing IN dep h from inches to 2 feet, Dy ordrr
Of me military authorities, upwards Of . thou..
ana eoiored iaborcrs are employed in the thorough
e,eansins 81 the streets and whsrves . nd already
tho work has made great progress. II this avs.
en- Is prisersted in. as Judging from the action
OF inc United states authorities in New OsIesns.
we we have no doubt, during the coming summer
n'chmond VIII be healthier than At spv former
PERIOD. 1t will be reco!ected that never du,in.
inc occupation Of New Orleans ky the Tinted
states troops has yellow fever ever prsvsiIed
mere As an spidemici previous to the var YslIev
y"eA vas one VI the established INSTITUTIONS az
that city,"