Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-22
[From The Philadelphia Inquirer Of the tsihI
The latest GrOm Richmond.

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RlcBxoSD Saturday, April 10, llPM
Lees arrival has been The great sensation
Of the day 10 fact, the only one Approach.
Jog the city from the soutb-west, By The Rich.
mond and lyuchbure Turnpike, the little cav
alcade, composed of the fallen rebel chief
and some hall dozen Of his STAFF, with about
the same number OF cavalry, attracted little
attention until il bad nearly reached the cen
ter Of the city. II was half past two 10 the
af,ernooa many people we're on the streets,
aud The face Of Lee is too familiar here for
him to eseape recognition. Very soon mot
ley crowd we're following hiw, citizens and
rebel soldiers, Union soldiers and officers
The windows and doors Of the houses aes
open, and women waved their haudershiefs
/ in sad sort OF way
| Lee passed on with something Of the silent,
unobserYed thoughtlulness Of his conquerer
Grant. in his manner AT times glaneiug
right or left, he recognized an acquaintance
and bowed slightly. His hair as white as
snow, his careworn face, his jaded air, the cir.
cumstances surrounding the man, stirred the
peoples hearts, and we can forgive them for
il. Strong men wept, and women sobbed
with consuming grief The crowd increas
ed at every step, and by the time he hadreach-
ed his residence, on Franklin street, betwe en-
Seventh and Eighth, il had grown into a mul.
ltitude As he dismounted from his tired
horse, the croRd spontaneously gave him
three cheers As he mounted his steps they
called iumulluously for speech Lee stood
for moment on a balcony, bidding his stati
good.by. In reply TO the crowd he raised
his hat, bowed slightly, and the next instant
the ruined soldier had passed within his door,
and was lost to sight The staff rode Of, the
lerowd dispersed, and a few moments later
not even a curious loiter was left on Frank
lin street. Every body seemed at once TO
consider the propriety OF the OCCASION and
left the psroled General to the solitude Of his
own home.
All the afternoon aud evening Lees resI.
dence has been kept sorupulously closed
not blind open, not sign OF life about it
Occasionally some old personal friend wonld
call but almost invariably he would be turned
away without gaining admittance. 1t is due
to Lee to say that be entered the city with
the least possible display, that he took the
shortest route TO his house,land that he ha'
taken all possible care to avoid any kind o.
public demonstration That he has done So
from a sincere desire 10 observe the spirit a'
well as the letter OF the terms Of his eapituis
tioni there is no reason to doubt That
Southern people have love as well as NJ
admiration for the late commander Of theiI
armies, il did not need the events of to-day
to prove His simple presence, aud that th'
presence Of man fallen as conquered, bu
+ not in their eyes disgraced, stirred them to
the last sign Of emotion. 1t was no word
that be spoke for he said not a word il wai
no mute appeal that be made, for he avoided
them it was his presence and its signifca
ton that moved them II was their BLASTED
hopes, their lhwarled ambition, as well a
their military idol, that rode through tht
streets Of Richmond to-day, and it ia no won
der the people wept The animate corpse o
Napoleon pacing the wall of Logwood drew
tesra from many besidea the worshippers o
the Empire Lee ridiag to day, prisoner
through the streets of the city be had so loDI
I defended, is the latest paralll to that sst
= scene. We must forgive this people.
' Lees residence in this city is on the soutI
. side Of franklin street, between Seventh
] and Eighth, aud is a large three story brick
= built without ornamental aourishes Itis
house like thousands of Others-a hall at on
0 side, a basement, and one universal arrange
a ment ofrooms-in nowise different from 9th
= er houses, except that it contains to. night
e man without power, man ruined beyond re
demptou, who two weeks ago controlled al
= mics formidable in their numbers and disc
pliue