, 1865-04-30
HECKaM ON IL,
NIn:ffft stntfs nH OF fkeb bel Sp11e-rhe old
Opprc-k0ft Of Union So:tllerz.

Correspondence OF tht Phil1dc phia Pr+ss
tE&s RICHMOND. Aorll II, ;s;5
The moral power OF tilt rebellion Ia not
ts1rctd In an. Eunfic demonstration, 'ut is
mRnlteFft FrlVut' ly or under such circum-
sinpccs ms vii, MT Incur the displeasurc OF
the authorities.
Su1nc irm=lss were walking up franklin
street, cay or two ago, whrir in 'hr r,c,u-
ity oi b. Exchange Ilo,el, there was Il large
Ame,ican tlag- With d.g:ce Of mal,.nity,
which couc'liatton rather Strengthens til N
tupprt sses. one OF them a.owed thA, she
would not walk under thu Union colors, at
lhc SINE lime CRUISING to tie opposite side
Of The street, followed hy tie
'theTs. This is but one Of the little
ne"nnesees in which these rebels indulge,
by which the, conscrt the spirits of treas IN.
One 1clpE IS evident, that 1t matters not how
much enmity these perple bear agaiust the
Government, ey. those who we're known To
shout when they heard that President Lmco n
was assassinatcd, they do not hesitate: to
dsa'p rdtions from The ton,nis*dyy What a
spectacle Vi nj pgled desti'u ut,on and ingrast.
tudc Is presented in the fed otllc~ts
Of the ,ebe1 service receiving rail ,aa,
and familits in this city, who were no less
mischiey ous In their Influence to DESTROY tie
Union, whom necessity obug. to accept the
CHARITY Of the Government. Humanity d.
mands, regardless of their In fanny Of the pas,
their w1chedness Of the present, and the,r %.
thty should to d certain extent be supplied
nith food t,y the authorities.
Rebel officers 6; i'll ntinue to strut about
in the uniform in which they delgh ed TO
n'ulder Union soldiers. in q spirit which is
almost beyond the degree Of foyn, furstar
unable 10 purchas Others, the Government
could furnish thv IN tut OF the abundance Of
uniforms now on baud, and !or wuich there
Is lot likely to lie any immedIate use. AS
they did not hesitate to st:ip our wounded
and dead, and not un'requently Obliged our
ing, which they would put on with q good
deal cf p1ide, they could have no more objec-
ton to wearing Government clothes than eat
ing Government rations.
Union officers aud soldiers are occasionally
recognizing those individuals who trcated our
troops 20 bruta!ls while they were prls ne-s
OF WAT In 'his city and Vicinity. They at once
Introduce Themselves informally recur to past
and unpleasant experience, and conclude the
seine by administering wtll-teseryed ehas-
usfment to those brutes In human form.
Some rebel officers are 20 b. seen with
clape up'n their LETT arm. which indicates
sot1o"sand rspect for the departed; but
whether this Is ieigued r gset ft,r the assass.-
nation Of the late President or sincere sorrow
ior the death If the Southern C5ntetleracy,
may Justly be regarded as an open question.
Col Lamar. whether Of the yacht Wandeier
LotI4iEl4. Vt LIE oAe VINO OHL -aYeQ ms SENSE
of the british pubic By 1ecturlnE hem UPON
tie blessing u human slavery, Is IL ma ter OF
very little difference, mas In the city last
week.
The authorities are now endeavoring to
c~llect all the gerds which were taken away
by the p or People on the day Of our occupa-
tlcn a1d dutiDa the tire. The wisdom of such
course may De judged by circumstances. II
this c)ass Of persons had not carried the
goods awsy they would have been consumed
The co1ored Methodists In this city who oy
force Of circumstances. were obliged to re-
main with The n. E. Church South, decided
yesterday, by unanimous vote Of tie male
members, to dissolve their connection with
that blanch Of Methodists. Bishop Brookes'
visit here to his brethren has been enfnently
successlul, and The prompt hnt cordial map
ner in which the metnoers dissolved their
conn. ct:on from the slaveho'ders' organiza-
tton Is due to his presence, and the powerful
influence which he has been able to exert.