Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-06
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THE SITUATION

Each additional item of news from the II ont
reaching rs goes TO strengthen the impression
that Grants prospect Of utterly destroying, If
not capturing the remnant of Lees fleeing
army, is very gooo. If (as it would appear) Lee
was at Amelia court House yesterday, Grant
and Sheridan were then certainly ahead OF
him, and have by this time doubled down on
him.
But whether able thus to intercept his flight
or not, his available communications with
anywhere are already virtually in the hands
OF Sherman, Thomas and Stoneman. Thus he
can exercise authority no where but In and
about his immediate presence, and can help
no one of his remaining lieutenants Joe John.
ston, Dick Taylor and others) nor can either Of
them assist him. He must be utterly incapa.
BILE OF supplying any considerable body Of
troops with anything required to be obtained
from distance, more especially with arms
and munitions.
ers will speedily appear on the scene, perfectly
willing and able to induce the people of the
South, to accept the nations conditions: their
return under the authority and jurisdiction of
the General Government, to hold hereafter re-
lations towards it precisely Identical with
those held by the people OF New York, Penn.
sylvania or Ohio. This is the emphatic will OF
the great mass OF the people Of the loyal States,
which can be barred or interfered with only by
successful intrigues on the part Of men of ex.
treme views, now politicians by trade, and OF
those who hope to batten and fatten by prolon.
CATION of the horrors Of the war and its cost to
the nation. That is, in inducing the Govern
ment to prostitute its divine mission OF the res
toration CT the whole people OF the country to
their lately SO we'll nigh lost American liber-
ties.
These have but barely escaped destruction
through the natural results of the state of
civil war in which we have been involved.
We know we'll how sincerely the heads of the
Government have labored up to this time to
prevent the rebellion from so changing the great
leading principles and features OF our system,
as that at the end Of the struggle the United
States might perchance emerge from it totally
altered nationality, not only as to limits, but
also as to the rights Of the citizen and his pros
poets and opportunities through life, through
practical European ization OF the future con-
duct Of our public affairs. With these dire
calamites, North as well as South, the rebel.
lion seriously threatened Us. They have been
equally commended against by President Lin.
colin and his Administration. ..--, .,
The only remaining danger to American in
sututions-the rebellion's war.making power
having been effectually crushed-lies, we re.
peat, in the bare possibility that the Presi.
dents wisdom and firmness which have, thank
God, SO far been his country's leading-star
may fail him in this most critical period of the
war. If he will continue to Think determine
and act for himself with the Jacksonian firm.
ness, integrity and promptness which have so
far guided him. all will be well, and the land
will escape being cursed with the fruits OF the
Romanish satrapy into which extreme men
in politics and specializing and peculating
blow.fies, together seek to merge cur glorious
American system Of Government.
As for the leaders of the rebellion: they may
for the most part safely be left to the tender
mercies Of the people they have SO UNANIMOUSLY
betrayed, who, SO soon as they realize the real
purpose NJ ting Unitod Statas UPWARDS them
selves, will eagerly seek to hold every mothers
son Of them, whereve hand can be put upon
them, to a just and righteous personal respon-
ShilitY,