Daily national Republican., 1865-08-03

tude, " the Norfolk Pon Of Monday last dis.
courses Of the events that have occurred in
Virginia since Grants capture Of Lee. The
article is drawn forth by the action Of the
secessionists In the recent election, and,
though very severe In many points, contains
more truth than poetry. The article will re-
pay perusai. The Post says: r ,.....
Al the time whom Grant, Meade, and Sher-
idan had completely surrounded and cut of
ali hope Of battle, or successful retreat, from
Robert e. Lee, and Grant, instead Of open
ing his artillery and pouring in death and
destruction upon the demoralised forces Of
the Confederacy, kindly received an offer Of
capitulation, and accepted the surrender Of
the boasted army Of Northern Virginia,
there was not voice raised throughout the
entire North, but applauded the magnanim-
ity Of the great General. He gave them
such terms as no other conqueror, who had
q foe in his grasp as he then held Ice, would
have given. Indeed, it Furnished new
precedent in history, hitherto the maxim Of
pa victis-wo 10 the conquercd-had been
the rule. But Grant, actuated by those
fraternh feelings, with which every bosom
10 the North is filed, said: These are our
brothers.; they are from the same race from
which we sprung have attended the same
schools, learned their alphabet from the
same spelling book played the same plays
Of youth and childhood; have the same feel
ings, thoughts, aspirations, and faults that
We have-therefore, why should press them
sorely ?'' E.-.- ....E-
There, upon that field Of surrender, he for
gave them everything, and taught his SOL
diers to receive them back, and welcome
them rs they would have welcomed long
absent friend or brother. These were the
kindly views and sentiments that governed
General Grant, and tho same feelings per-
vaded the army commanded by General Sher-
man when Johnston surrendered TO him the
last hope and stay Of the confederaey. Were
these feelings reciproeated? We answer they
were not and events that have since trans
pired prove that the surrender made at that
time was not an honest one. The rebels gave
up only because they were driven to the wall,
and had not the courage or the fortitude to
endure further trials Of war, hardship, and
dostitution. They might, had they been
made Of clay tough rs that Of which the men
Of the North and the West are moulded,
have fought on for years; but they yielded
mt the first misfortune that overlook them,
and cried peceaUi even before they were hurt.
These men now return 10 the city Of Rich
mond, n place to which, but few days be-
fore, they had applied the incendiary torch,
and destroyed the fairest portions Of the city;
they come Haunting in the light Of MONDAY
the insignia of their treason-foul rs the
dagger Of Booth, the ASSASSIN wearing the
fine gray cloth furnished by England, the
brass buttons and the bars and stars Of their
late traitorous government.
They look down with scorn and contemp
upon the blue coated defenders Of the Repub
lie, and appear surprised that they should
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steps upon the sacred soil of Virginia. L
one of them deigns to converse with a Y ankee
1t is in order that they may boast Of wha
Lee, Longstreet, jackson, Semmes, or som,
other distinguished rebel General or pirat,
did. How they slew the cowardly Yankee
in this battle, and how they routed them il
the other. They never experienced defeat
themselves-that was an impossibility. Ash
them II the Union forces had any Generals,
and the only ones they ever heard Of were
, Fremont and Mcclellan. About Grant, Sher
man and Sheridan they know nothing. Al
they know is that Lee Ia the greatest Genera
in the world; and in this belief they hav
+, been confirmed by the English and copper
head press. So prejudiced are these fellow
that they honestly believe there are no peo
r pie living on this continent north Of the PO
# tomac; and notwithstanding they wer
whipped, and acknowledged they wer
whipped, and badly whipped, they canno
c tell where the force came from that whippe
them, or who commanded them. They ar
actually so ignorant as TO suppose that Gran
was n butcher, Sherman n brute, and Butle
d n beast, and they think they walk on fou
legs. All these things, however, must nc
' be laid at the door Of these unfortunate Vii
'r ginians. 1t was not their fault that the
n education was circumscribed, that thei
"a knowledge of geography and history neve
extended beyond the confines Of their nativ
b. State.
But we will discontinue this strain, an
y endeavor to find bill Of indictment agains
n this people for one of the basest crime
n known to society-the crime Of ingratitude
Since WeitIel' soldiers displayed their hatre,
and malice, by extinguishing the FIRE tina
, had been kindled by rebel hands, and save'
{ millions of property for the people of Rich
mond, down TO the present time, they hav
received nothing but kindness and indulgenc
: at the hands Of the soldiers and officers
d the United States. Even insult and con
= tumely have not been noticed, but the large:
=. allowance has been made, that magnanimt
~ could make for the chagrin Of defeat. Ou
l. officers and people have patiently listened t
,, their nauseating panegyrics of Lee and Mosb
d and other great criminals, without offering I
"a offend against the rules Of good breeding
suggesting that they were no better tina
l. other traitors of whom history furnishes U
n the record. They have been allowed to
y just as they please, speak their sentiment
without fear, and travel to and fro withor
restraint. No one has interfered with then
The President pardoned, instead of hangin
o them, as he had the right to do, and the of
l. GERS and soldiers Of the army have been oil
sequious in protecting and fayoring then
:, What has been the effect Of all this great
~ ness Of soul exhibited towards u fallen en-,
r, my? 1t has only served to render them MOI
!, and more impudent, till finally they began t
think that they not only had some right
sill, but that they were entitled to rule. A
election is ordered in Richmond, and uI
mindful of tho deep debt of gratitude the
l. owe the people and the President, they nomi
10 nate and elect their own leaders in treaso
N and crime to the highest Offices in the munic
- pality, proclaiming that they do so becaus
these men had been more guilty than they /
v conspiring against and attempting the over
It throw of the Government. Had Payn
0 not been hung, but amnestied and sent h
Q Richmond, his chances for election to Con
= gress would have been favorable. Booth
had he escaped the bullet Of Sergeant Corbe
. would have been made Governor Of Virginia
!; and Mrs Surratt would have received a
n ovation and been Jeted by the ladies of Rich
Il mOnd. Shame upon all of this. Have Vir
ginians forgotten their manhood that The
thus easily violate their most sacred obliga