, 1866-02-24
History Of the Suppression. of abe H1ch-
E101ld Examiner.

Washington correspondence Of The y. Z. Times ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. ID
The history Of the suppression Of the Rich
11ond Etamlnfr LAS not been heretofore
given to the public. We are now enabled to
present brief statement Of the whole mat
Ter rs It occurred. Ths special articles to
which exception was taken appeared In the
Exahai'ieF respectively Of the lutcs Of January
2Gth and February 9Th and 9TH. III the first
editorial:
Iwoald BE- in,measutahly the worst consequence Of
moHl and intellectual distinctions 4. people, snd
cease IN assert t1s Welknown tnpertonty in civil
,za19n, IN political 1eso!srsh,p and IN al The
the North. That superiority has been recognized
by every foreign observer. and BY the intelligent
eveE Where II is the Sontn that in the past pcnned
IL rn1shcd the 1si Of names best known In Enrope
either tor commanding etat:=man>hip OF for per
sonaI virtue. 1hat superiority the var has not
10 cialm and cherish it.
IL the same paper Is printed an account OF
a ball at the Gallorl House, given by umcers
oil the Union army. The writer ridfcu1cs and
insults Federal soldiers, aud afler giving IN
account Of the ptelilnlnArtes Of the bali, he
proceeds: ''The evening arrives, the Ballard
Is rcsplcndcnt there arc the haug ghtY dancers,
the luasslye, gor..cou ,cpaulefs, the polished
boots, the shining lace, and the ubiquitous
hsnsS; there Are women, too, and Southern
women, ne blush to say it, leaning on the
arms which guided the weapon, or perhaps
drew the sabre In the deadly conflict. The
band strikes up,. and the gay throns passes
into the supPtr-room; we count forty
five ladies In all bnt, thank God we sec
bnt few Of tho Richmond ladies. But, stop!
whence that Joyous looking, bright-eyet3
Southern girl: DO onr eyes deceive MS? can
1t be? We look aEain-we doubt-we look
again, but It IL SO. We cast our eyes over the
room, but in that crowd NC can sec only one
other lady Of Rich.nend. We know the sup
per Is over the sound OF music breaks forth,
and tie fort F-flyc ladies arc soon again whfrI-
ing IN the lance. The music is delightful !;
the room glitters With brass buttons aud
epau1ets; out where Is the joy. Tor the
Plny, the hyposritc md smile when our
the memories of the battlefield ~ An
ot1tr article follows, headed 'sDellum
and Post Bellun,,'' describing the changed
appearance ofntafrs at the hotels and inyefgh-
fnE nsafnst the better treatment accorded to
the Union soldier in comparison with TINT
heretofore and now given to the contsderates.
This Is equally as bitter and ycngefu as the
preceding articles. In the Eka,"sne. Of the
5tb Is "doub1e-leaded' notice at the head Of
the editorial column, stating thnt the demand
Tor copies Of tho Examiner containing the ac-
count OF the hop at the hotel was 80 great
that the publisher was compelled, in order to
accommodate the large number Of friends and
count of the hop, to Issue that morning large
special edition, containing, In addition to the
usual reading matter, the two articles which
seem to have created such q decided seu-
satfon. In the same paper are two other par
agrnphs, calculated 10 perpctuate had feeling
between North md South, one Of these refer
r1ug to the source Of Information upon which
the account of the hop was matle up, conclud-
Ing thus: I" It Is enough for Us to Know that
We obtaincd 1t accurately, and that, too, with
out getting our feet within the circle wiltrc
any Southern 1nan, however weak lis ante
cedentS, Should blush scarlet to be found, no
matter how Yankeefzed and galvanized le be
now" 1u the third aud last paper there is q
reproduction of IN account Of another Loyal
Union Hop Ut the 3potswood, which occupies
over a column Of tic Examiner, aud gives d
list Of the ladies who were present, and there
fore Contaminated. The editor publishes d
card in the sa1ne paper, purportiny to come
from a number Of ladies' Of Richmond Of the
first zespectabilIty. The editor thanks the
promises to preserve 1t In onc Of the hand
soonest eilded frames that can bo procured.
The card reads thus:
"atr. Pollard: We, the undersigned, repre-
Eentlug 2 large majority Of the ladies OF Rich
mond, feel that Our thanks are due you For the
able manner ir which you described the loyal
hops at the Spotswoo and Ballard hotels, and
in especial do we thank yon for desfgnatin:.:
the Indies Of Richmond who were present" )"
Such WIS the annoyance and such the In
snlts to which the "designated" ladies' were
subject In CONSEQUENCE Of these articles, that
they were compelled to address note to
General Terry asking his protection, and
expressing desire to continue the!r
hitherto agreeable eocial relations with
the Union men Of the city, II they
Gun be protected from the insults and
annoyapces suggested. twas upon thorough
examination of the articles In the Examiner,
md due consideration OF their baneful elect
In stirring up and keeping alive hatred be-
tween the people of Richmond who represent
the North and those Of the South, that GEL.
Terry Issued the order surprising the paper.
AS has been previously stated, Mr; Pollard
came to Washington. sought the President,
begged TINT the order be revoked. and wns
referred to General Grant. Upon calling to
see the latter, Pol1nrd wns requested to put
Ills application In writing. The substance Of
this ne have already given. The following
IS copy Of General Gfant's reply, indorsel
On the back Of the application:
BETTY TO APPLICATION or Il, nryzs POLLARD,
YHAIEa REVOCATION or TME ORDER SUPPRESS
ING TUE RICHMOND kxAAlNER."
The Course Of thc EDu1tafr IN every uumbes
which ! hare eeen hAE been guch as 10 fo.ter and
increase the M-teettng tosafd the Government Of
,he Southern people. believe ii 10 be- ar tha best
interests Of tho whole people, North and South, to
suppress fnsh u'terances wherever the power exits
to oo r. 1se R1"sE a. ss11sln Ell, de- st Enen
tant ss was to pns4e this eoure have felt It ny
duty to puIsue 1t In this tnstsuoe and AZ much a.
dislike 70 interfere Nth the Interests Of individuals