Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-18
TIA CAPTURE OF RICHMOND, AND ITS
RE;ULTS.


w. PHILADELPHIA NORTH A0i :r;csa AID Gazette, In
rga<ng tie fact that General WeitzsPs troops were
r.s,rl slth the most enthusiastic expires In OF
i.ry b, sho people of Richnosd, says
De r.uno. say that VIC ara surpr sed at this exbi-
A,s az ,lsasu . az b return OF the Old fig to
~. 81, ys It had once been so honored, as TIE peep
- 2 Fzn must iouG s.uce have beclme W! aged q
~, 7s,oy and di5 strous struggle FIR the possession
az sAas D acs; So tEat the chargs must o7 an mex
s,7saSb o relief % them 1t has also been long k1o"n
Ena 1bsro re, G many s.aunch and patriotic lovers
Ut 2raEniol in that capital, who n secret have e.
Bxsxl III efficient aid AMI befriended our prisoners
vsESerer the opportunity was afforded them.
W. rsSe these manifestations OF Joy in Richmond
asJarIScant of the future In the entire Sou b a.
"a, termination Of tie war. These people are evil
sS,-IsSg ,repanug to weco mo back the old standerl
g,RriT own once more, and not that Of foreign
~sEss holding authority smong them oey y
,shesa 81 conquest. Il illustrates low thoroughly
v;.,taro were the persistent declarations that the
5orsrz re,Ile would never submit sgain to the
SO me quietly, no matter how much they might
be q rnua1ed by our armies. Fr II any place In
lst n Nih might have been expected to become m
Ah9y abscreed in the rebeion, aad identified with
tbsgHrst Of secession, It certainly WIS Richmond,
rslS has onioJel all the advantages incident to the
f7r nrq Of q gigantic wa, and which, besides
the gRyt patronage Thereof he's enjoyed all the ju-
fagE7ya and giorifcatiorS of REPEATED rebe! yc-
taIg.
Ne have not N srely aiken the town o, Richmond.
Ws,SzBa captured tue capital of Virginia the CAPT
BAL q Ss Rsbe Confederacy, the bllwark Of al y
"a Virginia, sad by all odds tue strongest mixer
SoQSfTO in the Stale This event will Go moe to
aaaJzase the rebels than any ether event that
ssE2A Rappen short OF the utter dispersion of es
azoy.
HsEt1is, although dragged reluctantly into this
By the Internal machinery of c secret order,
whaaa gTerawed her State Convention and forced the
pszRes Of the Secession ordipa1ce by violent mesne,
&as PEI been the bulwsrk Of the rebellion from
Ea gEy beginning. Her troops have far outnum.
ssrSd 4hOse of all other States In the rebel ar
srlas, and have uniformly fought better on every
ossI9sn Her faith IN tue rebel cause has never
wsxEnl under any dscouiagement, however great
Ter sEnsrlls have been the best In the rebel SER
yssE Without tbs aid OF Virginia it Is extremely
sSs'lft5 the rebellion could have lasted half so
log RS ey:dGct therefore, that the success wh:h
has Sstoad]d reoe military operations IA Virginia
6Gs uiSen from nothing which the Virginia soldiers
hold IN common with these of o.het rebel States
bCa SSaAsr from qualities inheren. in the Yrylniaus
&uS5E7 t. shoss of the Northern psople. Their
saTsE ygs s4JlbIy wrong bat the awful Losses they
AsBe endured in It's behalf, tie military abilities
ESSs BIiiers have displayed, and the discipline,
s4Uac ess and obstinate courage OF th,F troops en-
sfe fbsn to the respect OF tho against whom they
&Svs been arrayed.