Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-23
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attached to them. "When least expected"
and when little dreamed of. Magruder in.
Inmates help for the Confederaey, Of which
he is now almost the sole military repre-
sentative. may come and relieve. Moth
ing could be more POLITICALLY vague than
this attempted encouragement for his COW
entry squad, now hurdled for the last
time on the memorable sheep-stealinR
plains Of Texas. One thing surprises us
in this address by Masruder. It is the
omission on his part to follow the estab-
lished line Of rebel proclamation and
speech, BY invoking the aid Of the Al
mighty at the beginning of his remarks,
and concluding with the assurance that he
has q sense in his soul of the favorable re.
Spouse of the Divine Being to his patriotic
prayer. This, indeed. is an omission,
"when least expected"
MAgruder informs his immediate audi.
ence, and the rest Of mankind, that be
would rather be Comanche Chief than a
Yankee slave. This, too, is highly fgur.
alive expression. Being vulgarly inter-
preted, we suppose it might be said to
mean that he had rather be at the head OF
a battalion Of barbarian outlaws, pursuing
with their aid his delightful avocation of
the past four years, than take up an actu-
ally civilized residence for the balance Of
his life in one Of the handsome stone-front
buildings which the United States Govern
ment has specially prepared or adapted for
the quiet convenience and established ease
Of precisely such articles Of humanity a,
MAgruder. ..- la .--.
How much can be conveyed in single
short sentence, quite the opposite Of its
natural reading, is fearfully illustrated in
MAgrudsr's exclamation: " We hous
nsishbors" Now, ordinarily, this would
be sentence having nothing whatsoever
connected with it, signiAcation but old
fashioned domestic comfort and cheer.
And il it were to be taken simply as in
dicating where that something Of help
heretofore limited at a. least expected, I"
it would be cheer and generous gratiaca-
ton STILL But unto those for whom this
word Of endearment, "neighbors," is
meant, there is portentous omen. If
they do not 80 appreciate it, then they are
to receive visitadons. from Magruder's
men at q time and with q species Of de.
mand "leass expected !" the idea Of the
would-be Comanche Chief being that there
are adjacent homes and treasure available
for Use Of his plundering pack.
Alas! alas! Who speaks now in
literally unconquered place and position
in behalf Of the intentions and the glory
Of the Confederacy From the polished
periods of jefferson Davis, uttered at
Richmond Capital, the whole thing has
come down to the solitary shrek Of
starving guerilla in the outskirts Of the
Republic - threatening the peace and
property Of detenseless people IN Mexico,
while practically conceding the hopeless
ness Of hellish rebellion which is now
beyond all hope. Whatever may have
been our constant and cherished wish and
expectation in regard to an ignominious
conclusion for the Confederacy, we may
say that this ending Of the great con-
spiracy is equally satisfactory and "least
expected" The prime statesman, the
chief Comanche of the rebellion, JEFF. him
sell, has been taken in q manner and in
garments "least expected" One BY one
or dozens by dozens the Generals Of his
army have been captured, until there only
remains with command Of any strength
the Beau Brummel bully, Magruder.
Now, Msgruder was long distinguished
among his fellow officers for the elaborate
and immaculate tie of his neck-cloth.
There is kind of crazy defiance in his
tone to-day but we think it no great
stretch of Imagination or prophetic pre-
tence, when we express the belief that the
military and common physical necessities
of himself and retinue will induce him to
commit or order the commission of certain
acts that will justify for him the prepare
ton and pulling Of 3 neck-tie less elegant
than forcible and effective.