The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-31


RICHMOND, Aug. 18th, 1865.
Not three months have passed away
since the surrender of the Inst army OF
the late Coniederncy, md the world
hears of committees of invitation np-
pointed to solicit visit from the Presi-
don't of the United States to Richmond.
Nay more, Richmond, which six months
ago rejoiced ~ in the presence IN its
midst, with all the emblem of power,
of the de Jdcto government, which John
Bull. was so prompt 10 recognize as
"belligerent" against the United Statess
VIII witness, in q few dnys, IA monster
gathering of her best citizens, TO give
suitable expressions of their respect for
Andrew. Johnson, the President and the
The Intelligent and candid spectators,
who will witness this fjopulnr demon
stration, cannot nlisinterprtt either
Its design, or its spirit, 1t will he
no hypocritical tlyowal Of sonti=
ments which lie heart spurnsSyith dis
dain, nomere moclSeTy 10 cloak the cll-
venomed disloynlty, whose lItteriiiice is
ling power; but an honest and truthful
acknowledgement f1the logic of events,
consnmmatedin INDEPENDENTLY of any vo-
lition of theirs. The press and the peo-
pie III those States, which adhered TO
their allegiance to the national govern
ment during tlIewar, are slow to hcarlS-
en- to nYoNvals of Southern loyalty,
simply because they do mot see this
people as they are-cannot realize the
terrible ordeal through which they hnve
passed, nor conceive the stern eloquenUe
with which the facts of the past four
years have appealed to. their reason no
less than to their prejudices. OF 8eaIti-
mental loyalty, perhaps there Is IN no more
nor less in the Southern heart than
would be reasonable to expect while
the embers of fierce passion, en-
gendered during long and bloody
civil war, have not entirely ceased to
glow in the bosom of either party.
Like Mr.. Greedy, we may wonder hot0
men could believe in slavery and StQte
sovereignty in the secession sense, put
still we must acknowledge thnt the
great mass of the southern people did
believe in them, Just as earnestly as the
northern masses worshipped the Unionj
Regarding them as the base and corner
stone of everything worthy of preser-
vation in repn blican government, HaV-
ing Believed in them as they did; nav
ing fought, bled and died by thousands,
and literally destroyed themselves IN
the effort to maintain these two princi-
ples. it is hardly reasonable to demand,
as vet, that they shall rejoice with the
same enthusiasm as does the loyal peo-
pie north in the restoration OF tue
Union, over northern. tldumphs and
southern defeats, to glory in the sue
cesses of Grant, Sherman and Sheri-
dan, as they do in those of Lee,
jackson and Stuart, who led their own
brothers, fathers, husbands and. sons.
The LOYALTY OF the South is based upon
a practical conviction impressed upon
it by events, that it committed q great
blunder in its attempted secession, and
that everything for which 1t attempteq
- l1nU-
ing perished, they have no further mo-
tive for hostility to the Union, Dul
every reason to desire its perpetuation.
DO not fear that the old sentiment ol
loyalty. to the flag, to- whose glor1es
Southern Yalor has contributed no IN
significant shhre, and based upon the
traditions of ancestral glory common
to both sections, Will not return. Sen
timental loyalty will not (be long In
following q practical attachment tc
yyhat we are bound to consider oul
only source of prot lection and prosperi;
ty in the future. bsgfG
It is not definitely known when the
President will visit Richmonds and
within q few days past 1t has beer
binted that, after all thes runners
his intended visit wns prema-
ture If mot entirely untounded.-
Tha RS3fblic which assumes to inter
nret ali the Presidents views arCiitn,
tentions concerning our people nliltee l,
as much few days since, tno4sn ma
announcement was fur from nel e2IL eI
elusive to. the majority of people
ihereabouts. . ,,,;,i
JSvery day seems to reveal some stlll
more attractive feature of the PrpspeSci e
tiS,e.' eSrnyyth aud prosperity OF Rich
nond' The fbnrnt district must, be
fore many months cease 20 be lsnoIi y, I
rs such, and viii surrender a,s;, Lns u,S y
TiafiEs which it mt present exhi9lls, = y
fhe oC,ciIpafion of subs Staptial ana haIl1
some houses for resid dences 419 pllsl
ness. fess Al most fmportqnt step Y nav
been taken when this shad! NV, eIn
f5rsfes the very pride and hearE OF Klch
Ithond as a place of business. The pros
.lpects of Richmond were never s1,. nles, o.,
II bfiuiant than nt present; puSlhes :
1 ri fin1nroyina daily.3 our merctianh
ana hnsiiiesS men have taken hear
4 aneyy. and abandoned, their schemes
4 removal; to New York; Bait more ~,
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