Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-05-13

With all his obtuseneSs and pig-headed stupid
ity of character, old John Bull does die hard
lie hates to give up the hope that-his bosom so
fondly cherished that the South would conquer
the North, and, having achieved its independ-
ence, would cease to trade with those nasty
Yankees, you know" He in secret bcwails the
fall Of Wilmington, that nice little place that
WAS SO handy to into and peddle few mus
kets and kegs of powder. He grieves that the
republic of America is still the same bugbear in
the eyes of European royalty that it was just
after the battle of New Orleans. But harder,
indeed, is it to bear the decline of the Confed-
crate loan, into which so many of his hnrd-earned
pounds have vanished, never to return. lie
hates to give it up, but the concession has come
forth at last. The . roast beef of hold Hin
gland acknowledges the corn of America. The
Yankees can fight. That right old gentleman
an honest confession is good for tie soul.
The London Times, in fit of penitent candor
and truthful contriton admits that the veritable
catastrophe of the fall of Richmond is due to
Grant, and says that - his military abilities
should be recognized. lie did - fight it out on
that line, and the reward Of fortune is his at
last" Candid and ingenious Thunderer . What
remarkable instance of veracious concession will
follow next? whole mosquito feet of
lesser luminarieS of the English press are follow
ing in the wake Of the Leyiathan. The Telegraph
says, - It seems now beyond human probability
lHc OOHltucTHCN SuOu4u conquer It's lHuc-
pendence. The fall of Richmond is the catastro-
phe of the South. Most gracious and conde-
scending admissions, by educated men, of " hat
must be evident to everybody that can read.
How kind of our English cousins to 40 see it" in
any light. Their candor is overpowerng. We
may be prepared for anything, after this. Per-
haps, in their honest anxiety to do justice to the
genius of military heroes like Grant, they may
even go SO far as to admit that Blucher won the
battle of Waterloo
Wait awhile. The old gentleman is not done
talking. The Times goes to seek consolation
in this hour of his aiiction, by throwing out
self-comforting arguments, like a school-boy
whistliug psalm tune he walks through a
Church-ya Yard, with view of keeping off COLLINS
and ghosts. 1t goes on to say that - As regards
the future, time only can solve the problem. If
the South now proves powerless and Responding,
the work of the North will be easy but if we
have now arrived at the end. not of the war; but
of the first stage of political revolution, the
real troubles of the North are but just Begin
ming" What did they say when they heard of
the surrender Of Lee with his whole army :?
And what will they say when they hear that
Johnston has surrendered to Grant all his COM
mand making not less than SIS, 900 effective men
in all
Another sheet OF rebel sympathy, the Morning
(mourning?) Post. aStonshes its readers with
the specious argument that our troubles have
just commenced. 1t says, d" admitting the VIC
tories claimed by the Federals, they must now
be about to enter the real difficulties of their
task" Every word of consolation that it can
give its rebel CONDUCTORS it pours forth in the
true spirit of English liberalty. Loving old
Gadgrind Nothing like being cheerful in Attic
ton. When John Bull is so true and staunch
friend Of JET. Davis, it is pity be can't help
him.
No, they are right, we have only got to the
beginning OF our troubles. We have account
to settle with England, ere long. The claims of
America for the injury done her commerce must
meet with full reparation at the hands OF the
powder-peddling. blockade-running, pirate-build-
ing people of England, will give them
little set-to, q la Kearsarge and Alabama, every
morning before breakfast, right off the cliffs OF
Dover, just for an appetizer, and with the same
results as the case aforesaid. In the days of his
infancy, before his pin-feathers were well shed
out, the American eagle gave the British lion
two good, sound, separate drubbings, and this
IS no time for us TO be afraid of any of his great
iGbberly whelps Be-,