The New York herald., 1867-02-19
GENERAL THOMAS GIVES THE REBELLION ONE MORE BLOW
Tho Tone Of Southern Sentiment.


HrApouArrERs DE,ARr,rESr OF TESvFssEr,
LotsviLtE Ky., Feb Q, 1867.
CHARLES II. SaIrH, Mayor Of the city Of Rome Ga, and
GENrrExES--Ths Major General commanding the dc.
directs 70 acknowledge the receipt OF
communication OF the 2Sth ult, addressed TO Brevet
Major General Davis Tlson, commanding sub-disrct OF
Georgia. giving statement OF facts end circumstances
which caused the arrest Of certain citizens Of Rome
for being concerned In the display Of the ag of
Southern conederacy In that city, and asking that JUS
tice may be done and tho prisoners released
In letter you state no disrespoct was intended 70
the United States government by tho exhibition of the
Confederate hag and that the parties who displayed IL
have accepted IN good faith the present status Of affairs
and do acknowedge the Jurisdiction Of the United States
II that Is the case IL can only be supposed, presuming
that thop possess ordinary intelligence that they mis-
the rebellion hes boon decided TO be huge crime,
bodyng all the crimes OF the dccaiogue and that II has
been conquered and disarmed, and that It's very name
and embems hateful TO tho people OF the United
states; he be indeed obuse who expects with.
out offence 70 parade oeoe ,ne eyes or loyal people
they have expressed In the most emphatic language In
which Is possible for great nation to utter Its sen
is pretended by certain newspapers that because no
order had beon issued from these headquarters that the
flag Of the coniederacy was not 70 see the light the
This excuse puerie to answer and unworthy Of
rs other citizens Of the SOUTH know well enough what
right and what s wrong In such matters without wait
gudcd Dy 0rucrs especially naming ana prOniD
ng displays honorng treason, and OF course contemn
ing loyalty Were they stupid not 70 possess such
innate sense OF proprctv the order from these head
quarters forbidding rebel glorincaon the rema
OF the rebel Brgadier General Hanson should have
been sufficient warning that such performances would
not be tolerated.
Tho sole cause or this and similar offences Ics In the
fact that certain citizens OF Rome, and portion OF the
people OF the States lately In rebellion do not
accepted the situation, and that is that the civil
war was o rebellion and history will so record H.
Those engaged In II and will be pronounced rebels
rebellion implies treason, and treason IL crime and
henous one too and deserving OF punishment and that
traitors have not been punished Is owing 10 tho magma
nmlty OF the conquerors With too many people Of tho
south the late civil II called revolution rebels arc
called Confederatesn ioyalists TO the whole country
whole grea, crime with It's accused record OF Slaughtered
heroes patriots murdered beause Of their trueheared
love OF couutry widowed wives and orphaned children,
and prisoners ~ slain amid such horrors nnd
parallel In the history Of the world, they are trying
throw the gloss OF respcctability, and thrustDg
with contumey and derison from their society
tho and women who would not Join hands
where In the States lately In rebellion respcc
table and loyalty odious This the people OF the United
States who ended the rebellion and saved the country
will not permit and oil attempts TO maintain this unnat
ura order Of things will be met by decided dsapprosa
Az, however, n pretended BY the friends OF the cii
arrested that they 70 Innocent a. not 70 kno
that was wrong for paroed prisoners and unpunshea
traitors TO glory In their shame and Haunt 'ne o
their crime In the face Of the country they wan pe ro-
leased from confinement with the understanding .nat no
vet Of treason will be passed unnotceu wnen ueteeu
anu may they and others who think IKE tnem PROM oy
the lesson they hav = received. WIN ID. WhlPPLE,
Brcvct Mnjor General U. . A. ana A. A. y.