Daily national Republican., 1865-04-28
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The Richmond Times Of honday mentions
the arrival In that city Of "Ho1i Charles y.
Faulkner II as We suppose, the person
spoken Of Is Charles J. Faulkntr, We hope The
Provost Marshal Of Riohnona promptly ~
rested tbs nOtofioas petpop, and will hoid
him TIL the eivi authorities can Wy him for
his crimes Somebody, according 70 Presi-
dent J 'hnson, is TO be made an example Of
and here Is the chance. =
This Faulkner was minister 10 France
under Buchanan'a AdminiAtration. His
treachery in Paris helped very much TO in.
ducs France and England TO grant belligsront
rights to the rebels, without delay. He was
also engaged In purchasing arms for Jeff.
Davis In Europe. When he returned 10 the
United States, be did 50 a. an open and un-
disguised enemy Of the Government which he
had just coased representing at . foreign
court. He refused 10 take tho oath OF allie.
glance, proclaimed his hatred Of the Union,
and declared himself q Confederate, As
such cur Government held, him In prison,
until II effected an exchange between him
and Mr.. Ely, a member Of Congress, who
was ooufned in the Libby prison.
When Faulkner entered Richmond in De.
cember, 1851, he was greeted a. a martyr"
had n public reception; and made n speech
In which he encouraged his hearers TO hope
for the speedy downfall Of the Union cause,
and indulged in the coarssst abuse Of Mr..
Lincoln and the Northern people. lie re-
moved presently TO his farm in Berkeley
county, and from there served the rebels as
guide through different parts Of the valley,
ofWhich he knew all the roads and passes so
woll that he was regarded by StonewaIf Jack
son, and by rebel generals since, as the best,
and also the most energetic and Icalous guide
n rahal Iaadar eould hava 10 ha vvtsbad 20 anr
prise Union force.
One Of Faulkner's hrst acts on returning
70 Virginia was to crafty private enmity OF
his own. Ho led party Of rebels to the
house Of Judge Strothsr, one Of his neigh
bors, and an eminent citizen Of Virginia, and
himself helped to turn the aged man into the
road, and set FIRE to his house, stables, and
outhouses. Before Faulkner left the place
be caused ii to bo thoroughly destroyed
fences were burned, animals killed or carried
away. buildings burned, and furniture de-
strOyed; and Judge Strother, an aged and
bodridden man, was left TO shin for himself
Ho died Of tho exposure and brutal troat-
mont. Ills Son, Col, Strother, better known
as "Porto Crayon," was then in the Union
army, and the father was also loyal to the
Gag. It was out Of hatred to them, for their
faithfulnsss to their country, that Faulkner
destroyed their property.
And now this peIjured criminal this ma
lignant rebel, eoolly walks into Richmond
and lets his arrival be announced in the pa
pers! Surely impudcnce could 90 no further
than this, We call the attention of the
proper law officers Of the Government to this
fragrant case. FRulkner cannot claim that
he was part Of Lees army, for he did not
serve As a soldier. but only acted as guide
whom the rebel forces were operating n'the
part Of the country he knew, and where he
could lead destroying party to the house Of
some Union-loving neishbor. II Faulkner
may walk the streets Of any place where our
Gag floats, then JeH. Davis aud Wigfali, and
Mason and Hunter and Slidcll and BenjR-
min have equal rights. Such men as this
ought to be made to understand that Presi.
dent johnson was in earnest when he said
treason Is crime and must be punished. -
~ Y, Evening Pos,