The weekly union record., 1865-04-15
THE Union RECORD.
ORovILLE. SATURDAY, APRIL Is.
A Contrast.

Fur years ago, the boastful and defiant
leaders OF the slave olgarchy imagined that
they bad conquered the United States, after
they had captured Fort Sumter They then
estimated that one chiv was equal to FIVE Yam
kees, that South Carolina had ten thousaud
men in the field and as many more n reserve
they knew they had stolen the principal arms
Of the old Government, and not only imagined
but were foolhardy enough to believes the
whole North people would tremble in their
boots, and submit as willing tools TO the de
mauds of the boastful chivalry of South Caro-
lima alone. The contrast is four years ago with
to-day. Charleston has fallen. Richmond and
all the strongholds Of the Contheveracy have
fallen, and the entire army of Lee, the only
military power Of consequence, have surrendered
to the Yankees-they have stacked arms in
presence OF Yankees, and consented to go home
to their families and act as good ctizens-Jef
Davis, Breckenridge, Beauregard and other
leading rebels, fleeing for life, fearing the
traitors doom.
-Four years ago, Maj. Anderson sent the
following dispatch to our Secretary of War {:
Sfs: Having defended Fort Sumter until
cur quarters were entirely burned, the main
gates destroyed by fire. the gorge wall seriously
injured, the magazine surrounded by flames and
its door closed from the effects Of heat, and
three cartridges cf powder only being available,
and no provisions but pork remaning-I &C
cepted the terms Of evacuation offered BY Gen.
Beauregard being the same offered by him on
the llth instant prior to the commencement
of hostilities. and marched out of the fort Oh
Sunday afternoon, 18th instant, With colors
flying and drums beating, bringing away my
company and our private property, and saluting
my flag with fifty guns.
ROBERT ANDERSON,
Major First Artillery.
The evacuation of Sumter was followed by
6endish rejocings and Governor Pickens, who
played the part of Prime Minister, gave utter
ance to the following blasphemies
! hope on tomorrow, Sabbath though it be-
that under the protection OF Providence and
under the orders of General Beauregard, com
mander of our forces from the Confederate
States, you shall have the proud qualification
of seeing the Palmetto flag raised upon that
fortress. and the Confederate flag of these free
and independent States side by side with it :;
and there they shall float forever, in defiance
OF any power that man can bring against them
Applause. We have humbled the flag of the
United States, and as long as have the honor
10 preside as your Chief Magistrate, so help
me God, there is 70 power on this earth shall
lower from that fortress those flags, unless they
be lowered and trailed in sea of blood.
IVocnerous applause. can here say to you
it is the first time in the history of this country
that the stars aud stripes have been humbled
Il has trumphed for seventy years, but to day,
on the 18th of April, it has been humbled, and
humbled before the glorious little State of
South Carolina. Applause. X And
L l pronounce here, before the civilized world
your independence is baptized in blood, your
independence Is won upon glorious battle field
and you are free now and forever, in detiauee
| of a world in arms.
The "old flag" now floats over Sumter, and
the Palmetto trails the dust.
Four YEARS AGo.-When an extra session
of the rebel Congress was being held at Mont
gomery, correspondent of the Charleston
Mercury said when quotation from Lin
coins Proclamation was read, commanding all
persons in this Republic to retire peaceably TO
their respective abodes within twenty days, it
was met BY dcrisive laughter on all sides, and
the smile of scorn curled on many lips" And
of the rebel ladies present on the occasion, the
correspondent said they "coud not restrain
bursting out into noisy demonstration" Had
not the Zip of scorn" been turned upon, and
the homely advice of that plain old man of the
. people been taken, they would not have had to
read the dark and dismal news of the fall of
Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and all their
principal cities, and the capture of the entire
rebel army. The slave arstocracy should now
begin 10 see that it would have been better to
have taken the plain advice of Lincoln, as be
was of the people, and not of the arstocraey.
New POSTAL LAw.-The first section OF an
Act relating TO the postal laws recently passed
by Congress, and which has received the sigma
ture OF the President, provides that all domestic
letters deposited wholly Ut paid in any Post
Office are TO be forwarded at once to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington; if part paid, they
ale to be forwarded TO destination, charged
with the unpaid rate, to be collected on delivery
hot double the unpaid rates, as heretofore
Section fifteen provides that the pre- payment
postage on drop-letters, in all places where free
delivery is not established, shall be one cent
only.
GUERRILLA MURDERS IN TgyxFsSEE-The
Chattanooga Gazette says that, short time
since, party Of gueEriilas hung the wife aud
daughter OF DR.. Joshua King, q rebel, on the
charge Of loyalty 10 the Federal Government
Mrs King and her daughter were taking a
ride in the country in & carriage, when they
were met by the guerrilas, taken out of the
carriage and hung upon the nearest limb
GnarrIlla Nufraros If fba v,,ek