Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-18
rnE rAsr wINTkK N RIcHxoND.

before Petersburg. Constance Carey still sbldes
in Richmond
rnE PAST wISTKR AZ RICHMOND.
Although no receptions we're given by Mrs.
Davis last winter. the season was remarkably
brilliant. No grand fetes signslized II. These
would have involved a too promiseuous sssocia-
ton r chmond aris,ocracy I0ced and leased
10 their own exclusive parlOrs During Christ
mas week festivity ran high Parties we're Civ
en- by Mr.. Trenholm. secretary of the rebel treas
ury: Mrs Roy, a refugee from eastern Virginia
Mrs. Dr. W. Morris: M. Arch. Thomas. tobAc
conist; and DR.. Wexford These were all large
ly attended Rich. but not glittering, they
we're typical OF the serene and arrogant conven-
tionslity which. although borrowed from Eng
land long AGO. the Oh DJmiaol has always
held to be peculiarly its own.
Children's parties have been frequent all win
ter Private scirees have been given by officers
of the army, and serenades TO generals made the
night musical outside. Richmond has had It's
fifth avenue withal Franklin street in the af
ternoon swarmed With riders. the best and love
lest upon the continent Riding in Rchmoni
has always taken precedence OF the promenade
IL is considered shocking for ladies, except on
the Sabbath, to be seen walking alone
THE WOMEN or THE CAPITAL
Around the corner Of 4 square opposite the
a brilliant cavalcace OF northern officers and la
dies The dust from their horses boots surgei
TO the sidewalks, and into the faces OF grosp OF
the deu ghters of Richmond who were returning
from church The eyes of the female riders
aglOw with excitement aud pleasure, were first
Lifted toward the statue of Washington. imme-
diately in front, then fell, with a curious look
mingled OF irony and wonder. upon the ladies Of
the sidewalk In the gaze that returned the
look fashed that keenest OF the varied light
nings Of womans eye-a quivering scorn. One
of the equestriennes could not have observed it,
Refining her horse up to the curb. with an expires
sion of grlish srdor and delight she bent sun
ny face. crowned with golden hair, above the as.
tonished group OF sOuiherners, and, singing out
one naughty figure from the rest, said eagerly:
Il beg pardon, but IS il not true that ! recog-
nize friend. Can i; be that this is really
You are mistaken, the southerner respond.
ed, with the same fixed gaze. Il have no friends
where you abide.
Lifting her dress al the curb, the woman pass-
ed on with just the slightest bow that was not IA
the slightest degree returned
l. there another name for the pity OF them
these women of the SOUTH Poor. naughty, HARD
hating creatures, what shall il be I hey are 30
proud that they do not care to be fairly judged
Yet, let Us fairly judge them, for there l.
something appealing in their sorrow. Humiiiat-
as they are, who in their beauty and their lof-
tness of spirit have been caDbearers Of hope 10
the rebellion, what have thew to sustain them
save their pride? Here, where all is over and
done to our content, We can afford not only 10
pity but 10 admire them.
Surely their hatred Of the north has been bit
ter as gall; their scorn of lukewarm traitors as a
rod, scourging them to their allegiance. Rich
mond, ithout them, would have been neither SO
"A tfrfl "A hy
was. Their hands and tongues. their dauntless
faith in the justice and success of the southern
cause have been employed without stint, making
the battle 6ercer and desdlicr against Us. But
they have suffered. and 81 times have fallen
Their sons and brothers, stricken by DEATH lie
thick in graves around them; their mourning gar
mems trail about thousand hearihs their tears
are sacred. a. TO our own wounded prisoners.
they have rarely re used compassion. let compass
sion also be theirs
FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONS.
CRY PoISr. Monday Night
We are here waiting for Grant who is expect
ed rumor prevails that Lee Is coming with
him, but this cannot be true. Mrs. Lee is lying
very low ia Richmoud, broken in heart, her sons
being killed and captive, her home possessed by
the enemy, and her husband overthrown. The
strong contrast to her sorrow is the steamer Nav
y
awaits her husband. There is music upon the
vessel; her spars and hull showing lights Of illu.
minaiiOps. and all the gunbosts are firing ssuIes.
The railway is quite open 10 BuTkesville, but a
train is oil the track somew here. and the generals
arrival is delayed He is not the man 10 exult
over fallen foe, and vii make no travelling
menagerie of his prisoners. They retain the
swords they used so well, aud The only question
that concerns Us is the character and place of the
rest OF the campaign
In the first place, headquarters will move,
possibly to Washington. possibly to Richmond,
possibly to Old Point or Norfolk Ii the war is
prolonged IN the gulf states. Grant may proceej
southwark; but the cottonites a'e seen Virginia
too well ruined to draw the battle to their own
thresholds
But the army IS not 10 be disbanded until the
country is Dacfed we cannot ford the exOense
of raising new one in contingency. The navy,
when ali the warehouses; are reopened, will po-
lice most OF the country; but the large towns re
quire temporary gtsrisons. We shall have such
excellent iuland military posts as Fort Darling,
bcilt for Us by the rebels; aud the many fugitive
leaders. guerrilla and othersise, must be persua
ded. even IT sacrifice to themselves, to return
to civil pursuits The esphantine negro ques-
ton is not done. and the enforcement of the
emancipation sct will be like drawing the teeth
of every STAKEHOLDER. hen il is done, troops
must be present 10 protect the entranchised
darkies. and this will take time But pac6ca-
ton will be more easy than We had imagined.
When you get toward the end Of thing, it is
astonishing how comprehensive II IL
THE OPENING VI TRADE IN TRE s9UTH.
There are hundreds Of merchants. factors. and
others coming here to open business. Mos OF
these 20 back discouraged There are no green
backs in Richmond or elsewhere; there is very
little cotton and tobacco, and no gold To buy
the necessaries Of life, when their negroes are
gone. the peop,s Of this unhappy section must
cell and nOrtga. heir real estate Thus, most
of them will he =. efTsctuAlly dispossessed as if
the conf>cation tiii we're universal in its applics
ton and the7 nus come q, las, 20 the bitter eI-
oerieuce Of labor Men OF large capital will be
the rel ones to gau greatly; the social revolu-
tons OF the South w be suggestive and ter
rble as is military rebellion.
NEGRO ESrERPRIsE N VIRGINIA
Not the less. remsrk able thing to note is the
awakened enterprise IF the daTkes They are
coming into Richmond from remote places With
lea head of cattle. with vegetables and forage,
and are fishing the James river 10 organization.
Lass Sunday afternoon they solennly dispossess-
ed the white preachers of authority 10 the Rich
mond negro churches, and seen % rise TO some
conception Of their new opportunities. being or