The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-20
Robert e. Lee.

malignant radical sheet la thiswhote
country could publish such a para
graph rs the following. 1t is from a
paper which has: already attained an
unenviable notoriety for it's prostitu-
tion to party rancor; bnt bad as 1t has
been, we did not think there was a
mind 80 perveted as to pen the fol-
lowing about that christian clieftain,
whom friend and foe alike, since his
surrender, has honored with fitting
tributes of commendation for his
many noble qualities. We quote the
inaignant's language, that We may
give the reply of one Of his own city
papers to the foul fling at man
whose noble character the GuxeUe
cannot appreciate:
Robert +. Lee broke his oath OF
fidelity to the Government that gave
him his education, and took command
of the armies which killed tens of
thousands Of its defenders. He has
not been punished. Isaac Dorgan 8
former slave of Lees, was arrested
in Boston the other day, for stealing
clothing and jewelry from his en-
ployer in that city, He was very
properly locked up. Yet it is hardly
fair that the great villain should es-
cape scott free. while his humble
imitator in rascality should be SUM-
marily dealt with. If Isaac deserves
imprisonment, what should be done
with Robert?"
The Cincinnati Commercial answers
this carping CT the Gazette very point
edly as follows:
"There are, no doubt, good
many persons in the world with no
more sense than to suppose that the
above is smart paragraph. Robert
p. Lee surrendered to Lieutenant
General Grant, on the condition that
he was not to be disturbed by the
United States authorities, provided
he returned home and obeyel the
laws. He did return home and has
obe.yed the laws, and, therefore, ac-
cordlng to his agreement with Grant,
he has not been disturbed. People
who are whining because he has not
been punished, are simply displaying
their own ignorance, or are reproach-
ing General Grant They were pro-
badly very glad of it when Lee sur
rendered, and uttered no complaint
about the terms, and recognizing the
fact that the rebels had thrown down
their arms and dispersed, us the mat
ter of the pith of the moment Since
the conclusion Of the war they have
developed q violent propensity for
shedding blood. Judge Underwood.
who knows very little of law, and has
not much sense, was quite anxious to
have the distinction of trying leading
traitors, and had II large number Of
them indicted. He was stopped by
the Government, whose honor had
been pledged by Lieutenant-Gener
Grant that the men included in terms
of surrender should not be disturbed.
1t may be unfortunate that many of
the Southern military leaders have
not been hanged, but the war closed
as 1t did on consideration that they
were to be let alone. and that's an
end of it.
We do not believe that there is an.
other man in this broad land, besides
the writer OF the above offensive
paragraph. that believes Robert r.
Lee ls capable Of breaking any oath.
He rallied to the cause his native
State had esponseu, believing that
cause to be right, and believing, too,
that his allegiance and service We're
due to her first as n sovereign State of
the Union.
A BONNET. Anna Corr, KitclIie
(Mowatt) resides in London mt pre-
sent, and is regular correspondent
of the New York .Ners From her
last letter, We extract the following
paragraph, descriptive OF new bon.
net, which may hc interesting TO our
itdy readers:
Everybody knows that ladies have
ceased to wear bounets, and that they
apologize for the omission by cover.
ing the crown of the head with tiny
bit of ornamented lace or other n,a.
terial. or fiat bouquet. As we do not
doubt that American ladies have been
as bewitchcd rs the French and Eng.
ilsh 10y this new mode, we beg to dc.
scribe 10 them one of these substi-
tufpS for a hnnnnt ,,.1,;oI, ,,.,. 1.o.t: