The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-05-18
REcoNsTRUCTED REBELDoM.

The 10th of May was Enthusiastically
commemoraied by the people Of Richmund,
as the third anniversary of tho death of
SroNEwAIL JACKSON. Business was gener-
ally suspended and crowds of persons
visited tho cemeteries to strew with flowers
tho graves of the rebel dead. lIENRY A..
WIS. got of speech, filled with acrimony
towards the Government, and JEFF. DAVIS
aud ANDREW JOHNSON were both toasted in
bumpers OF champagne. TO show the
spirit that is still active in these recon.
structed rebels, we give portion of the
toasts and report of WIsss speech on
tho occasion. Both toasts and speech tell
their own story, and need no further com.
mont. Among the regular toosts were the
following
The braves who have fallen in cause
! they believed to be just: Whilst their
bodieI are committed to the grave aud
their spirits to God, We will enshrine thom
In our hearts,
NiTginia--right or wrong.
General Robert 4, Loe: Soldier, patriot,
citizen and Christian.
Stonewall jackson: The only uncon-
quered Gensral--the Christian hero whom
even his enemies revere.
Tho lost cause,
Tho conquered banner: Fold it up ten
derly.
The illustrious prisoner now bearing in
his own person the imputed crimes OF his
people: Every true SOu.horn heart would
suffer III his stead. The God of Truth and
Justice judge him.
The old Captains; Dear the living
Henry A. Wise: Prisouer of war---un-
| forgiven, Wf0r9otieH. t..
SPEECH OF oESEEAt HEsRr 4. wtsE. %
When the applause had died away with
which the toast was greeted, the General
arose aud said
| don't know that I am a prisoner. laugh.
teri am bound 10y no chain. have o
pass to 60 where ! please upon the soil Of
my native land. At least Gcneral Grant
says So may be arrested, but want
no man living to tell me whittier might so.
tCheerl l have the proud satisfaction of
saying that fought until We had won the
privilege OF being parolcd. Applause.
There is no authority hero or elsewheTe tC
arrest me or stop my mouth. so long as
obey the conditions OF that parole; and upon
that parole shall stand so hong as I hve
Applause, You call me prisoner of war
am not prisoner Of war II prisoner
at all, am prisoner Of peace. Among tho
Nst slpo.s fred by Infantry at Appomatox
were thsn fred BY the troops that had
the honor aud pride to lead and there al
ApponRto1 peOcO was brought about.
You can the cause lost il is not Loaf. !
L is lost, tho cause of civil liberty Is
doomed. for II, too, Ia Loaf. There was
Paradise Loaf and Poradiss regained, ant
there will be = Paradise regSied in this
country. Fire blood that has been spilled
is too precious, should not beIieve IL
y God if did not believe that a speciRl prov
idsnee would ys, give victory to aud secur,
the triumph oi civil liberty in this eountry
One thing can be said, there was one
man who could not be driven to dc thai
which he did not consent to do. Az long
as ono man in this Commoaw eallh-I A
voice; "What Commonwealth g"l Wha
Commonwealth There never was but on,
NirgiGia. But | tell you, Oil Virginia /,
not at home She Win come back some o
these days, aud then the devil take thC
hindmOst. | am watching, and wiz tell her
wheN OhC comes what has been done in her
absence IN say, Mamma. your children
; did not do that. II was done by iRsposters
; and preteriers" Again, | say, there /,
but O0s Virginia. They have taken and
arc wtskling her powers. II J anna trai
tor, why 6OA't they tFy me and hang me
have lost my laISis aud properly. but
would clean boots on yo0r streets soonsr
thar bow 10 usurpAtion, n ] Aad trf
H,sphsd should kdrs .JlSored stripping
them naked, Laughter, Pardonl TAe.
lmigh hare Gppsalsd f'r P0raep bu