Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-27
DADDLE. Ca DESERVED TRI-
BUTE


From the Richmond Times
Since the armies of the late Confederate
States were disbanded, and the arms Of the
soldiers of Generals Lee and Johnston stored
in the various arsenals of the United States,
certain Federal Brigadiers, who were very
quiet during the war, have manifested a
frightful amount Of pugnacity. While men
like Grant, Sherman, Meade and Hancock
have cheerfully chung up their bruised
arms, another class of warriors have
buckled on their armor, and declared eternal
hostility to rebels. Recollecting the heroic
demonstrations Of Fallstaff over the dead
body Of Hotspur, they never weary of stab
bling the dead COnfederacy. Indeed, these
warriors did so little hard fighting during
the war that they now Indignantly repudiate
theidea that it is over. Nearly all of these
bIoodthirsty patriots were either relieved by
General Grant of all active duties before the
war ended, or were mustered out at the ear
lest possible moment after the capitulation
of Kirby Smith.
The few who were retained in service for
a while exhibited the most daring and reck-
less courage as members of military COM
missions, in not only tramp!ing upon the
law of evidence, but in sentencing civilians.
to be hanged, shot and imprisoned. A few
of them also won immortal honors by brow
beating and insulting counsel and witnesses,
as well as the most fearless exhibitions of their
ignorance of the plainest principles of law
and justice.
Even after leaving the service, one of these
warriors became a sort of Flying Dutch
man." and performed an arduous campaign
in the Southern States, for the purpose of re-
porting to the Radicals the manifold sins and
transgressions of the Southern people. While
Grant, Sherman and the famous Fighting
Generals" of the North no longer seem in
spired with the slightest fear of the dead
Confederacy, theclass of disbanded Brigadiers
to whom we are alluding are still terrified
at the bare mention of its name. Poor fell
lows, how terribly they must have suffered
during the war, when their modesty kept
them from rivaling Grant and Sherman in
deeds of conspicuous valor.
If they failed to distinguish themselves
by Furnishing armed "rebels," they are eager
to demolish them since they have laid down
their arms. While the fighting Generals
like those we have named are humane, con-
sentative, pacific and supporters of the poll
cy of the President, the disbanded Brigadiers
are clamorous for "severe measures" and in
sist that treason shall be punished" In
deed these fellows feel that as far as traitors
and treason are concerned, they did precious
little in the way of furnishing either during
the war. They are painfully conscious of
having themselves been most terribly pun
ished by such terrible "rebels" as StOnewall
Jackson.
The most vindictiVe, cruel and merciless
enemies of the South at this time are the
unsuccessful Generals of the Federal army,
especially those who were taken from civil
life. General Banks is the only exception,
and he is, we believe, very amiable and
benevolent gentleman. His thoughtfulness
as collector of commissary stores made |
him popular with the Confederates even
during the civil war. The unsuccessful |
West Pointers do not seem to have been
embittered by their misfortunes, and we
hear pleasant accounts of Mcdowell, Pope |
and Hooper.
We rarely take up Northern paper that |
we do not find something very savage from |
General Whitefeather or General Skeedad- |
die. General Funk insists that no traitor |
shall ever hold office, and that famous war
rior Bombproof, has dedicated all of his en- |
ergies to slandering the South In a word, |
that glorious warrior, whom General Grant |
bottled as reward for his services, is the |
type and representative man of that class of |
disbanded Brigadiers, who hocked courage |
Ously to the front as soon as the last dilapi- i
dated Confederate soldier laid down his |
musket, If republics were not habitually |
ungrateful, these valiant prosecutors of dis |
armed "rebels" would be honorably "bucked |
and strapped" at the expense of the nation. |