Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-17

cover up this record ana Dilnd the PeoPlo ~
a pretended conversion to the views OF Presi-
dent Johnson and by mar: elouS outburs: OF
love for the soldiers. An examination of the
platforms of New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Connecticut and other States, show that it IS
all d trick and sham. The peaceful leopard
Democracy, cannot change its spots. Modern
Democracy is drifting without compass or oar,
and with no light. save that which occasion cd
flashes from its ancient record?' Poor De-
mocracy!!
The Rebel women Of Baltimore, of late, are
becoming bold in their demonstrations in our
midst. A few days ago delegation OF them
proceeded to Washington, in order to hold an
audience with the President, with a Wow to
the securing pardon for that arch traitor now
incarceratcd in the impregnabe walls of
Fortress Monroe. But the fates were against
them, and they failed in their object.
This class of women, during the war, and to-
day, look upon the Union soldiers with con
tempt-called them Lincoln. hireliugs-walked
across the street, to keep from walking under
the American hag-drew up their dresses with
feigned alarm when q gallant fellow, wearing
the blue passed, lest their ample skirts should
be contaminated by touching the hated uniform;
kept vigils for Jackson and several times pre-
pared glorious dinner for Lee, the 'liberator
of oppressed Maryland, NY Maryland =
always spoke of the Rebels IS tour boys"
and rejoiced in the progress of Harry Gilmore
with cousny glee, going to the extent of get
ting up a sao0rd to that adept railroad robber
who knew no other designation for President
Lincoln than clown or brute, and none other
for jeff. Davis, the traitor, than President
Davis 1t is stated that over fifteen hundred
names were upon the memorial presented to
the President on white satin. Tho procuring
of those fifteen thousand names must have
inf 1..ho and onl, md
shoe leather. If the same amount Of each had
been devoted to our suffering, fellow.country-
men, while they lay in the agOnies of suffering
and DEATH which, | am afraid, some of these
fifteen thousand helped TO bestow upon them,
how much their sufferings might have been
alleviated !
If this army of ladies had only been at An
Jacksonville or Mien or if they had only got
up d petition ia the name Of religion and hui
manly, calling their friend and President JEFF
tersOn Davis attention to the fact that our poor
boys were being starved to death and into idi-
ocy and madness, and done that petition up
in white paper instead of white satin, what a
world of good they might have accompl.shed
They might have saved some valuable lives;
they might have had water furnished to the
furnishing, or food to the hungry; they might
have spared many broke1-hearted widow of
o-day the pain Of weeping over and caring for
fatherless children; they might have had the
andggots moved outside the pen, and the dead
bodies carried off before they were eaten.
Some of our ladies possessed .faith enough in
the ultimate triumph Of the Southern Coincide
racy aud the ''noeraLlou OF Maryland" and
hope enough that JEFF DAVIS would be Presi-
dent, and the day would come when Lincoln
would be hung. l am glad to see they are, as
ever, still open as day, to melting charity, and
that the humliating position of the head traitor
touches their hearts. presume they were
not authorized by hlm to ap logic to the Pres
ident for having called him miscreant on the
floor OF the Senate. 1t is n pity, however,
that all this Loves labor should be lost. The
President who listened to the address of their
speaker, with courtesy and kindly attention,
told them that the prayer of the petition could
not be granted. Served them right
At last the day of re,ribution has come, ami
Henry Wirz pays the well earned penalty of
his awful crimes. Twas only the just punish
ment of villainy. He was hanged by the
neck, on Friday last, until he was dead. The
thirteen thousand dead at Andersonville have
had, not revenge, but justice-pnre, single
justice. The soldiers of the Union
gathered on the house-tops round about
the scene, typifyed the popular heart
when they gave a hearty, loud, exultant shout
as the drop fell. I would give an account of
the execution did | not believe that the reader
was already acquainted with it. The tele-
graphic lines have ere this flashed the particu-
lars across the entire continent.
1t has been decided that jeff Davis shall
have trial for the crime of high treason, but
the locality or manner of his trial is not yet
disclosed. Horace Greeley, Henry Ward
Beecher and others have visited the President
and begged for the life and pardon of JEFF
DAVIS, the ''eminent Southern statesman" 1t
is probable that no rebel ncw will be punished
for treason. If Davis goes to Europe he will
probably he made hero and martyr of in
certain quarters.
Gen. Longstreet said in Washington, a few
days ago, that the rebellion could and would
have succeeded had it not been for the inca
pacity of jeff Davis, whose intermeddng de-
stroyed all their hopes; and that on several
occasions he prevented the rebels from taking
Washington and making it their base Of offensive
operations. That is rather hard on the chief
ruler of the vanqushed Confederacy.
The Concordia Opera House, this celebrated
and excellent place of amusement, is still open,
AMI nightly crowded with the elite of the city
Friday the 18th inst, | had the pleasure of
listening to a concert, given at this institution,
by tie justly celebrated Haydn Musical Soci-
ETY. OF Baltimore" The selections for the
occasion were really excellent, and the music
could not be exceed by any amateur troupe in
the country. They propose holding series of
these concerts during the ensuing season
predict for them a success unparalleled by any
opera troupe or musical body in this country
The Haydn Association is composed of qenHe
men, and fine n1us5cidns
Another attraction, as well, has been given |
at the Concorda of late, known as 1.-THE !
Great iltonian Tahleaux of Parad Lost,
or the Great Rebe lion in Heaven The |
war Of The angels the fall of Sat IN and the
all of mau with sixty three splendid tabeaux |
paintings, carrying out the great authors idea
Of heaven, hell, chaos and paradise Visitors
to the city should every one embrace the ,
opportunity Of seeing so fine representation.
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