Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-01
Richmond Affairs.

The Republic says: Many of our citizen g
evacuation Of Richmond, if the prophecies of
an old and deserVedly popular merchant are
tulhlsd He DECLARES that IN the course of a
very lew years Confederate notes will be worth
dollar for dollar, the South will be paio full
value Tor her slaves, and the National debt
viii be repudiated. He holds on to his Con
feds with viee-lke grip, swears he would
not take fifty cents in the dollar for them, and
watches with eager eye every move on the
political chess-board, apxionsly expecting to
see his taysrite theory win. Poor fellow, if he
- compelled to live till his prophecy is fulfilled
he Will be APP 70 be here when the last trumpet
blows.
HENRY A. ;wIsE's SPEECH TO THE Blues
Gen. Wise, in his address night before last
mentioned the many hard marches and the
heavy fighting done by the company in North
western Virginia and at Roanoke Island. He
told them that he could always rely on them:
that be never knew them TO falter; Int, he said
they were "most incorrigible blockade run.
ners." They always knew where good things
them. he said they set 8 very bad exaEple in
this respect He mentioned the services done
BY the brigade in the Army of Northern Vir.
s srmn ana ssa snamW N at aPpomator the
from the commander in -chief-the division to
which the brigade belonged WAS the only one
mentioned BY name, and the only two brigades
IN the division were Ransom's and Wise's.
He said he had surrendered in good faith, and
was paroled prisoner of war; but that, being
above the rank Of colonel, he could not apply
Tia
he could not do. He advised the young men
who heard him TO let their surrender be like
wise IN good faith. Their duty was TO endeayor
10 relnstate our beloved Common wealth in her
former grandeur and glory Talk not of leaving
her; she is still the most delightful and dear
est portion Of all the earth. He warned them
net 10 encourage any thought Of establishing a
separate government. They were citizens of
me Union, and must remain so; and the idea il
the Government got into war with foreign
power an opportunity would be afforded to re-
new the rebellion, was a chimera. II thew
fought aeaIn they must fight under the ssstars
and stripes" 1t wes his flag; II was their nag
he mad never seen the day, not even when or.
dering his men to charge those who carried il,
mat ne dio not love it better than any of them
could do. He said that when more than four
thousand miles from home that flag was the
lettering ogis that protected him. Ii was still
the symbol OF liberty 70 the oppressed of the
whole world, for 1t was only this country that
anordea an asylum from despotisrn. He urged
his hearers TO go 10 work; not to be idle, nor to
ioaf about the streets. He said that he would
issue his last order TO them as their General
IL was. that none of them should be drones If
they could not get the work to do that they had
been accustomed 10, then do whatever came to
hand. Do something. If they could not get
money for their work, then work for their
yictual and clothes. II they could not get their
clothes, then work for their food; IL they could
not get meat, then work for bread. 1t was the
duty OF every man 10 do something for him.
sell, ms family, and his country.